. Flowers of the field. Botany. WATERWORT TAMILV 89 I * T. ^dllii-a (Common Tamarisk).—A handsome e^'ergreen shrub or small tree, with long flexible reddish/'/-liz/r/^^, and closely adpressed scale-like leaves which give the tree a light feathery appearance. 'Y\\& floivei-s are rose-colour.—Though extensively planted on the south and east coasts, this shrub is not in- digenous. —Fl. July—September. ;. X\'. Elai i',.—Thp; ^^'atrrwokt Famii \' Xlostly minute a(iuatic annual herbs, with prostrate stems, root- ing at their nodes : and opposite, stipulate leaves : sepals, petals, and
. Flowers of the field. Botany. WATERWORT TAMILV 89 I * T. ^dllii-a (Common Tamarisk).—A handsome e^'ergreen shrub or small tree, with long flexible reddish/'/-liz/r/^^, and closely adpressed scale-like leaves which give the tree a light feathery appearance. 'Y\\& floivei-s are rose-colour.—Though extensively planted on the south and east coasts, this shrub is not in- digenous. —Fl. July—September. ;. X\'. Elai i',.—Thp; ^^'atrrwokt Famii \' Xlostly minute a(iuatic annual herbs, with prostrate stems, root- ing at their nodes : and opposite, stipulate leaves : sepals, petals, and carpels 2—5, each ; sepals free or united ; stamens equalling, or twice as many as, the petals ; ovary syncarpous, 2—5-chambered, w'hh as many styles and valves to the ripe capsule ; seeds wrinkled,. 'nk )!RX'.ixDEA {Six-staincilCti ]Vatc numerous ; plaee?itatlon axile. These plants arc found in most parts of the world. I. Elatine ("\"\'aterwort).—\ery small glabrous plants; leaves spathulate; plowers minute, axillarv ; seeds cylindric, furrowed, and transversely striated. (Name of Greek origin.) 1. E. hexatidi-a (.Six-stamened 'W'aterwort). — A minute plant, forming turfy beds on the margin of lakes, or entirely submersed. When left by the subsiding water it assumes a bright red hue. Flowers inconspicuous, stalked, 3-merous ; stamens 6. Kare.—• Fl. July—September. Annual. 2. E. Hydropiper (Eight-stamened \\'aterwort, ^Vater Pejiper). —Differing in having sessile, 4-merous /lerwers : stamens S. Growing in similar situations to the preceding, but even rarer,— Fl. July, August. ^ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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