Tambookie-land

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index, p. 57

Tambookie-land, part of the Transkei (q.v.) territory.

A botanical illustration of the Common Tamarisk (Tamarix gallica). The main drawing shows a tall, slender plant with several upright, jointed stems. The stems are covered in small, scale-like leaves. At the top of each stem is a dense, spike-like inflorescence of small flowers. To the left of the main plant, there is a smaller, separate illustration of a single flower, labeled with a lowercase 'a', showing its petals and stamens.
Common Tamarisk (Tamarix gallica):
a, a flower.
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