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Talinum—continued. 
sepals two, deciduous or rarely sub-persistent ; petals 
five, hypogynous, ephemeral; stamens five or numerous. 
Leaves alternate or nearly opposite, flat; stipules want- 
ing. The best-known species are here described. They 
are pretty succulents, and will thrive in any light soil; 
but they prefer sandy peat. Cuttings are a ready means 
of increase for thè shrubby species. T. reflexum may 
be multiplied by seeds. 
H Fie. & UPPER PORTION OF PLANT, AND PORTION OF DETACHED INFLORESCENCE, OF 
ALINUM TERETIFOLIUM 
T. Arnotii (Arnot’s).* ji. golden-yellow, lin. in diameter; 
petals obovate, acute; peduncles axillary, one-flowered, longer 
the leaves, spreading, with a small bract above the 
Summer. l. attenuated, almost sessile, 1jin. long and nearly as 
broad, orbicular-oblong, rounded at both ends, apiculate at the 
culen' Trunk EnS Saig, woody, Bin. ‘to Sin. long. 
South Africa, 1867. Greenhouse sub-s . (B. M. 6220.) 
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Talinum—continued. 
T, cuneifolium (wedge-shape-leaved). fl. of a reddish-violet 
colour, disposed in a terminal panicle; lower peduncles three- 
flowered. July and August. J. flat, wedge-shaped, obtuse, 
mucronate. Stem erect, 14ft. high. India, Arabia, and Africa, 
1820. Greenhouse sub-shrub. 
T., patens (spreading). Puchero. fi. carmine; petals obovate, 
jin. long; stamens fifteen to twenty ; panicle terminal, elongated, 
leafiess, bearing dichotomous cymes. August to October. 1. 
mostly opposite, oval, abruptly tapering towards the petioli- 
form base. Stem erect, almost simple, Ift. to 2ft. high. West 
zie, 1776. Stovesub-shrub. (A. B. R. 
.) 
T, refiexum (reflexed). fl. yellow, in a 
terminal panicle; peduncles usually op- 
posite, dichotomous, bractless. August 
to October. J. flat, lanceolate or oval, 
obtuse, usually opposite. Stem erect, 
lft. high. South America, 1800. Stove 
biennial. (B. M. 1543.) 
T, teretifolium (terete-leaved). Fame 
Flower. jl. pink, Zin. broad; stamens 
fifteen to twenty; peduncle šin. to 6in. 
long, naked, bearing an open cyme. June 
to August. J. linear, cylindrical. Leafy 
stems low, tuberous at the bas@ North 
America, 1823. . Greenhouse perennial. 
See Fig. 5. (B. R. xxix. 1; L. B. C. 819.) 
. triangulare (triangular). fl. red or 
white, arranged in terminal, corymbi- 
ferous cymes ; petals rounded, żin. long ; 
stamens about thirty. August and Sep- 
tember. Z. alternate, obovate-lanceolate, 
tapering towards the sub-sessile base. 
Stem simple, about 2ft. high. West In- 
dies, 1739. Stove sub-shrub. 
T, t. crassifolium (thick-leaved) l 
usually broader, often emarginate and 
mucronate. Stem higher and branched. 
TALIPOT PALM. A common 
name for Corypha umbraculifera 
(which see). 
TALISIA (said to be thè native 
name of some members of the genus 
in Guiana). Syn. Comatoglossum. 
ORD. Sapindacee. A genus including 
about eighteen species of stove, ever- 
green trees, inhabiting Brazil, New 
Grenada, and Guiana. Flowers me- 
diocre or small, in branched panicles ; 
sepals erect, biseriate; petals five, 
rarely more, unguiculate, the mar- 
gins villous; stamens eight, rarely 
five or seven. Leaves alternate, ex- 
stipulate, abruptly pinnate ; leaflets 
alternate and opposite, coriaceous, 
oblong, acuminate, entire. T. guta- 
nensis, the only species introduced, 
thrives in a compost of turfy loam 
and peat. Large cuttings, with the 
leaves intact, will root in sand, under 
a glass, in moist heat. 
T, guianensis uiana). fl. 4 ed, 
posed in r manemane Aaa phr calyx 
shorter than the petals. June. l., leaf- 
lets many pairs, ovate-lanceolate, acu- 
minate, coriaceous, quite smooth on both 
surfaces. A. 4it. Guiana and Cayenne, 
1824. (A. G. 136.) _ 
TALLIES. Anothername for labels 
made of wood, cast iron, porcelain, and 
other substances, for permanently at- 
taching to plants or trees. See Labels. 
TALLOW SHRUB. A common 
name for Myrica cerifera (which 
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TALLOW-TREE, CHINESE. A common name 
for Stillingia sebifera. i 
TALLOW-TREE, SIERRA LEONE. A com- 
mon name for Pentadesma butyracea (which see). 
TALPA EUROPZHA. See Mole. 
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