270 TYPHA. 



aperient, diuretic, vermifuge, decoction in obstructfons. 

 TV, durum or flinty wheat, makes best Semoln or coarse 

 meal, and this the best vennicelli and other Italian 

 figured gruels and nudles, very healthy as diet for inva- 

 lids convfllGSccnts* 



TROPEOLUM MAJUS, Lin. Nasturtium, Indian 

 cress. Leaves and flowers eaten in sallad and soups, 

 subacrid, diuretic, antiscorbutic. ^ 



TUBER, L. Truffle Tuckaho. Subterranean Fungus, 

 the most delicious of all food. We have several native 

 %p. not yet distinguished nor described. Bosc mentions 

 one from Carolina, of fine taste, excellent to eat, but in- 

 odorous- European very odorous, contains albumen, 

 ammoniac, phosphate of (ime, arome. Very nourishing, 

 aphrodisiac. Many dishes and a syrup made with theun 



Eaten greedily and destroyed by hogs, dogs, foxes and 

 wolves, 



TUCAHUS, Raf. or Geynrmdariiu Tuckahoe^ Tucka- 



hoo of Indian tribes. Very different genus from Tuber 

 and from Uperhiza of Bosc, although same native name^ 

 nay all esculent roots called Tuckalio^ such as Apiosmid 

 Patatos. Also subterranean fungus, Tuber has internal 

 veins, Tuckahus a solid white mass, with wrinkles and 

 gemules outside. Several sp. I have seen 3. T. ru- 

 gosus, leviusmlus and atbidus. Parasite on the roots of 

 Oaks and Hickories when young, detached when old- 

 71 rugosus reach 401 b. weight. Fungose when fresh, 

 hard brittle like starch when dry, tasteless, inodorous, 

 esculentj eaten by Indians in many ways ; asserted by 

 Dr. Macbride to be altogether modified gluten, without 

 fecula nor fibrine ! 



TULIPA, L* Tulip. Cult. 71 suaveohns is frajjrant. 

 . Fresh roots emetic. A native sp. T. montanOj Raf. 



TYPHA, L- Cat tail. Reed mace. 4 sp. T. latifolia, 

 angustifolia, crassa, Raf- and elatiQT\ Raf. 10 feet high- 

 All eq, useful. Roots subastringent, febrifuge, esculent, 

 yield one tenth of a fine fecula similar to salep, eaten by 



Indians of Oregon, useful in fevers. Leaves used by 

 coopers and to make mats, chair bottoms. Pollen equal 

 to Lycopodium tor medical use and pyrotechny. Burs 

 or hairs of seeds used to fill cushions, united to ashes 



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