| | |soil is a stiff clay,
| | |chalky, or too much parched
| | |up in the summer. It is
| | |deciduous, but during the
| | |Summer the foliage is as
| | |delicate as any of the
| | |Conifers, and in May, when
| | |the branches are terminated
| | |by the waving plume-like
| | |panicles of pink blossoms,
| | |it is delightful.
| | |As a plant for the
| | |waterside it is most
| | |useful, and forms a
| | |pleasing picture if a score
| | |or so of plants are grouped
| | |on a lawn or open stretch
| | |of grass. In such a
| | |situation the long
| | |straggling shoots must be
| | |shortened back occasionally
| | |to keep the plants within
| | |bounds, as growing
| | |unchecked they will reach a
| | |height of 10 to 15 feet.
| | |There are several forms of
| | |Tamarisk, by some
| | |considered distinct
| | |species, and by others as
| | |forms of T. gallica, but a
| | |good deal of confusion
| | |prevails concerning them.
| | |One of the best (perhaps
| | |the very best Tamarisk) is
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