Ammodendron
(from ammos, sand, and dendron, a tree; in reference to its natural habitat). ORD. Legu-minosae. A small, neat, hardy evergreen, silky shrub, having the petioles hardening into spines; an excellent subject for shrubberies. It thrives in an ordinary soil, with good drainage, and is propagated by layers and seeds.
A. Sieversii (Sievers').* fl. purple, disposed in racemes. June. l. bifoliolate; leaflets lanceolate, silky-white on both surfaces. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Siberia, 1837.