. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1768 TAMARINDUS elds a handsome furniture ellowish wliite. sometimes with red d close-grained; heart-wood dark pur- very , U |r,â,n .1 "ir a i^ added. Alsc that an i-\.'. |.\-. i- nn|: from Cura<;oa, which i^ mad.' liMin ii!iia|i.' [nTserved in su- gar with il
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1768 TAMARINDUS elds a handsome furniture ellowish wliite. sometimes with red d close-grained; heart-wood dark pur- very , U |r,â,n .1 "ir a i^ added. Alsc that an i-\.'. |.\-. i- nn|: from Cura<;oa, which i^ mad.' liMin ii!iia|i.' [nTserved in su- gar with ~|. i;a~i Indian Tama rind has U,un (.oU»; the \\\;.,i liidiau shurt ones. The Tamarind wood. It is streaks, hard Botanically, the flower of the Tamarind is rather dif- ficult to understand. It is far reniovi^d from the sweet pea type, which is the one a northerner commonly thinks of as typical of the h'^-inne family. At first glance il i~ a |...l.' .I'. ail ' aiT<iss withd ..!â : I" â¢â â : â - ' , ,1. ,;,, , â , ,, ,i. On closer ^iim; . i .â , . . -:. i, â ⢠i.,.,'i~ are sepals, « IN. I. .,,â â an |. II. ... In. I ^.â illed parts ale ,., liir .. 1., ihat the student expects to hud, are reduced to mere bris- tles hidden in the flower at the base of the staminal tube. Only 3 [of the stamens are fertile, the other 6 being small and rudimentary. These floral characters distinguish Tamarindus from allied genera, of which only Schotia seems to be cult, in America. Tamarinds can be raised from cuttings but more easily by seeds, although they are of slow growth. Indica, Linn. {T. off:,-in,Vis. Hook.). TAMARrxD. Fig. 'HM. Tender evergreen tree, attaining a Ijeiirht id' 80 ft., wirli a circumference id. 2462. Tamarix parviflori often anipl petals times sligli \\ are verv fine only slightly .1- usually by cuttings I or greenwood
Size: 1313px × 1902px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectgardening
