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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Tabernæmontana—continued. 
T. dichotoma (dichotomous). f. siaii odorous, lin. long; 
corolla segments slightly exceeding the tube; cymes terminal, 
dichotomously branched, many-flowered, nearly equalling the 
leaves ; peduncles naked, 3in. to 6in. long. September. l. oblong, 
acute at base, obtuse at apex, 24in. to bin. long; petioles six to 
ten lines long, embraced by the sheath-like op es. Branches 
terete. h. 6ft. India, 1840. (B. R. 1841, 55.) SYN. Cerbera 
f. yellow, inodorous; calyx 
dichotoma (L. B. C. 1616). 
T. ora e-flowered). 
lo ĝin. long, leafy, gland-bearing towards the base ; corolla 
tube fourteen lines long, the lobes obovate, very obtuse, shorter ; 
peduncles terminal, twice-forked, few-flowered. Summer. Z. oval 
or elliptic-obovate, acute at base, long and acutely cuspidate 
at apex, 2in. to 4in. long, one in each pair smaller, glabrous. 
Branchlets dichotomous. A. 6ft. British Guiana and Vene- 
zuela, 1823. (B. M. 5226.) 
T. gratissima (very sweet-scented). A synonym of T. recurva. 
T. laurifolia (Laurel-leaved). ñf. yellow; corolla lobes linear- 
oblong, shorter than the tube ; cymes contracted ; peduncle about 
as long as the petioles. May. l. oval or oval-oblong, 4in. to 8in. 
long, blunt at both ends. A. 10ft. West Indies, 1768. Stove 
shrub, (B. R. 716.) 
TABLE MOUNTAIN PINE. See Pinus pungens. 
TACAMAHAC. See Populus balsamifera. 
TACCA (the Malay name). Syn. Ataccia. ORD. 
Taccacew. A genus comprising about nine species of 
stove, perennial herbs; three are natives of tropical 
America, and the rest inhabit various tropical regions. 
Berry (? always) indehiscent. Other characteristics those 
of the order (which see). The species best known to 
cultivators are here described. The tubers of T. pinnati- 
fida contain a great deal of starch, known as South 
Sea Arrowroot, and largely employed as an article of 
diet throughout the tropics. A compost of loam, peat, 
and sand, is most suitable for the culture of these plants. 
They must be very sparingly watered while in a dor- 
mant state. Propagation may be effected by division 
of the roots. 
T, artocarpifolia (Artocarpus-leaved). fl. very numerous, on 
pedicels lin. 
to 3in. long, the sterile, pendulous ones filiform ; 
Fic. 1. UPPER PORTION OF SCAPE, 
. longifiora (long-flowered). fl., corolla tube long, sli 
swollen below the middle; peduncles lax, nF Resin anaa d 
Summer. l. oblong-elliptic, abruptly acuminate, acute at base 
Page dilated y base. Sierra Leone, 1849. Tree, ; 
; F, d. S. 5634 
T. longifolia (long-leaved). ŝin. long ; corolla lobes 
oblong, reflexed, equalling che tube Eei axillary, j reien 
mous, many-flowered, much shorter than the leaves; peduncles 
July. Z. sub-sessile, oblong, acuminate, long-narrowed at 
6in. to 10in. long, l4in. to 24in. broad. 
base, E -iong hin. to 24 road, membranous. h. bft. 
. . 
ong, obtuse ; 
shorter than 
lanceolate, acute and acuminate at apex, 4in. 
four to six lines long. Branches terete. A. 6ft. 
‘enasserim, 
5 petioles 
Chitiagong and T 1824, SYN. T. gratissima (B. R. 
T. Wallichiana (Wallich’s). f. on pedicels twice as long as the 
calyx; corolla t four to five lines long, the lobes aow, 
 falcate, rather obtuse; peduncles twin oo, peg of Mar 
-Te l st o five-flowered. 
Summer, }. lanceolate, very shortly. narrowed into the 
petioles, obtuse and at in. to 4in. long; 
petioles very short, channelled. h. 2ft. to att, Sumatra, 1873. 
WITH FRUITS, OF TACCA PINNATIFIDA, 
| or brown at base, the rest green, glabrous, the segments 
| roadly ovate ; involucre of six or seven leaves; scape 5ft. to bft. 
| high. May. l. about three, 2ft. to 3ft. in diameter, trisected ; 
segments stalked, pinnatifid; petioles 2ft. long, stout, erect. 
Root tuberous. r, &c., 1872. (B. M. 6124.) 
| T. aspera (rough). A synonym of T, integrifolia. 
Ataccia cristata (F. d. S. - F. i. : T; RE 
| 1866, 51). ( 860-1; F. M. 388; L. J. F. 186- 
| T. integrifolia 
cellate, at first 
variegated with 
(entire-leaved),* fi. four to eleven, long-pedi- 
sub-erect, at length nodding; perianth green, 
purple and yellow; thes ovate, twisted ; 
scapes axillary, solitary. June. J. shining-green, recurved, 
oblong, acuminate, 8in. to 16in. long. Stem none or very short. 
Chittagong, 1810. (B. M. 1488.) Syn. T. aspera. 
oe 
| 
vis (smooth). f. six to twelve, umbellate; perianth 
h-violet, with a cup-like, sessile tube; involucre four- 
ved ; scapes axillary, solitary, shorter 
than the petioles. July. 
l. oblong, acuminate, glabrous, about lft. long. Stem none. 
Silhet, Khasya, Assam, Birma, &c., 1820. 
T. pinnatifida (pinnatifid).* Otaheite Salap-plant; South Sea 
