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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Synthyris—continued. 
S. reniformis (kidney-shaped). jl. pale violet, about 4in. long; 
corolla lobes oblong-lanceolate, unequal; raceme erect, 4in. to 
6in. long, many- but not dense-flowered; peduncle stout, Sin. 
to 10in. long. April. 7, l4in. to 2sin. in diameter, orbicular- 
cordate, coriaceous, double-toothed. 1885. (B. M. 6860.) 
SYRINGA. ‘To the species and varieties described 
on pp. 536-7, Vol. IIL., the following should be added: 
S.amurensis. According to the ‘‘ Index Kewensis,” this is the 
correct name of S. japonica. 
S. Emodi aurea (golden). This only differs from the type in 
having the leaves blotched with dull yellow. 1886. 
S. E. rosea (rosy). A variety with rosy-lilac flowers. 1888. 
(R. G. 1888, p. 492.) It is also known as Bretschneideri. 
S. Josikzea eximia (choice).* /. bright red in bud, turning to 
bright rose when open, larger than in the type and disposed 
in larger panicles. 1899. 
S. pekinensis (Pekin). jl. white, in a dense panicle. J. ovate- 
deltoid, obtuse or acuminate, the long petioles and th® midrib 
blackish-purple. Branchlets slender, flexuous, velvety, dark 
red. China, 1886. A very bushy shrub or small tree, nearly 
allied to S. amurensis, (G. & F. 1890, p. 165; f. 30.) Syn. 
Ligustrina pekinensis. 
S. p. pendula (pendulous). 
its “weeping” habit, 
S. persica laciniata (torn). 
deeply cleft. 
S. p. mimoszfolia (Mimosa-leaved). A variety with impari- 
pinnate leaves. 1878. (R. H. 1878, p. 453, f. 99.) 
S. persica (of gardens). See S. dubia (S. chinensis). 
S. pubescens (downy). A synonym of S. villosa (which is 
figured in B. M. 7064). 
Ss. rothomagensis is synonymous with S. chinensis. 
S. vulgaris chamethyrsa (ground-thyrse). A 
monstrous form. 1894. (R. H, 1894, p. 370, f. 157-8.) 
Varieties. The following are all good. Single: Aline 
Mocquery, Frau Dammann, Géant des Batailles, La 
Ville de Troyes, Marie Legrange, Noisettiana, President 
This only differs from the type in 
A variety with leaves very 
dwarf, 
Grévy. Double: Charles Joly, Doyen Keteleer, Emile 
Lemoine, La Tour d’Auyergne, Leon Simon, Madame 
Casimir Perier, Madame Jules Finger, Souvenir de 
L. Thibant, and Virginite. 
SYRINGE. An indispensable implement for spraying 
and washing plants, damping the walls and floors of 
fruit- and plant-houses, frames, &c. The best Syringes 
are sold with two or three spare nozzles, viz., with a 
coarse and a fine one, and one that ejects the water in 
the form of a jet. A skilful man can direct water on 
the plants in the form of the finest Spray or as coarse as 
he likes by the use of the finger applied to the nozzle 
while driving the water ott of the Syringe with the 
other hand. There has been little or no improyement 
of late years in the form of the Syringe, Read’s being 
still one of the best, and is universally used. A few 
years ago Messrs. Stotts, Manchester, introduced a 
Syringe with a small chamber at the end. Im this 
chamber a solid insecticide is placed, and as the person 
using the Syringe forces the water ont it becomes 
sufficiently impregnated with the insecticide in the 
chamber to kill the insects it is employed against, thus 
avoiding the trouble of dissolving the insecticide, and 
very little waste is experienced, as the liquid leaves the 
Syringe in the form of a fine spray through a patent 
nozzle. 
SYRINGODEA. Seven species are referred to this 
genus by J. G. Baker; S. pulchella is the only one in 
cultivation. 
TABEBUIA. ‘To the species described on p. 1, 
Vol. IV., the following should be added. 1. chrysantha, 
T. serratifoua, and T. spectabilis are now referred to 
Tecoma. 
T. pentaphylia (five-leaved). fl. rose_or purplish, large, dis- 
posed in pedunculate, dichotomous panicles. July and August. 
4. composed usually of five obovate, obtuse, stalked leaflets, 
scaly-pubescent on both sides. h, 15ft. Martinique, 1733. 
Syns. Bignonia pentaphylla, Tecoma pentaphylla. 
TACCARUM. 
of T. peregrinum. 
TACHARDIA LACCA. See Scale Insects. 
T. cylindricum is the correct name 
TACHIA. ‘Two species formerly known under this — 
name are now classed under Leianthus (which see). 
T. Swartwi is a synonym of Leianthus exsertus. 
TACHIADENUS. J. radiatus (mentioned in the 
‘“ Wiener Illustrirte Garten-Zeitung,”’ 1889) appears to be 
intended for T. carinatus. - 
TACSONIA. To the species described on pp. 3-4, 
Vol. IV., the following shonld be added: 
T. eriantha (woolly-flowered). A form of 7’. mixta. 
T. exoniensis (Exeter). /l., tube 2sin. long; limb 44in. to 5in. 
across; sepals and petals brick-red, rose-pink within; throat 
violet. 7. Sin. by 4in., downy. Before 1872. A hybrid between 
T. Van Volzemii and T. mixta mollissima. 
T. ignea (fiery). A synonym of 7. manicata. 
T. Jamesoni (Jameson’s). fl. bright, rich rose-colour, large ; 
tube cylindrical, 4in. long ; flower-stalk shorter than the leaves. 
1. glabrous, sub-orbicular, three-lobed, 2in. long, 2sin. broad. 
Ecuador. Greenhouse. 
T. militaris (military). This is said to be a hybrid between 
T. Van Volaemii and T. insignis, but according to the ‘‘ Kew 
Bulletin,” the latter and 7’. manicata are more likely to be the 
parents. 1899. (G. C. 1899, xxvi., p. 484, f. 60.) 
T. quitensis (Quito). A form of 7. mizta. 
T. Smythiana (Smyth’s). A garden hybrid or seedling very 
similar to 7. mollissima, but with brighter-coloured fiowers. 
1892. (G. C. 1892, xii., pp. 442, 704, f. 109.) 
T. speciosa (showy).* A form of 7. mixta. 
T. tomentosa (downy). jl. rosy-red; involucre large, three- 
leaved. 7. tomentose, trifid above the middle, three-nerved ; 
lobes ovate, serrated ; petioles glandular, bearing six pedicels ; 
stipules falcate. Peru, 1870. 
TZNITIS. Fillet or Ribbon Ferns. These plants 
require a soil of a peaty nature (two parts peat t6 one 
of loam), a moist atmosphere, and abundant shading. 
They are generally propagated by the division of the 
crowns. 
TAGETES. To the species described on pp. 4-5, 
Vol. IV., the foHowing should be added: 
T. erecta. Of this, the well-known African Marigold, the forms 
LEMON QUEEN and PRINCE OF ORANGE should be grown. 
T. gigantea (gigantic). fl. unknown. J. opposite, pinnate, 
having a balsamic odour; leaflets soft, narrowly elliptic, 
toothed. Stem stout, pruinose, 6ft. to 9ft. high. Bolivia, 1886. 
A stout, half-hardy herb. 
T. lacera (torn). /. small, freely produced in lax, terminal 
panicles ; florets of a cleat orange-chrome or yellow, February 
to May. 1898, A half-hardy, sub-shrubby perennial, of neat 
and graceful habit. (G. C. 1898, xxiii., p. 355, f. 135.) 
T. minuta (minute). The correct name of 7. glandulifera. 
TAIL. 
appendage. 
TAINIA. To the species described on p. 5, Vol. IV., 
the following should be added: 
T. penangiana (Penang).* jl. yellow and brown, 2in. across; 
sepals acuminate; petals narrow; column broadly winged; 
scape lft. high, few-flowered. J. 8in. to 12in. long, lsin. to 
2in. broad (about equalling the slender petioles), elliptic- 
lanceolate, plicate. Pseudo-bulbs clustered, flagon-shaped. 
Penang, 1897. (B. M. 7563.) 
T. speciosa (showy). i. white, with the sepals and petals 
produced into long, filiform, slightly yellowish tails; lip 
many-nerved; scape lft. to 2ft. long. 7d. 4in. to 6in. long, 
jin. broad; petiole 6in. to 10in. long. Perak, &e. 
T. angustifolia, a species allied to 7. latifolia, is rare in culti- 
vation, 
TALIGALEA. A synonym of Amasonia (which 
see). 
TALINUM. ‘To the species described on p. 6, 
Vol. IV., the following should be added. Several plants 
formerly included hereunder are now referred to Ana- 
campseros and Calandrinia. 
T. roseum (rosy). i. rose-coloured, produced in long panicles. 
oS 1892. ‘This is probably identical with 7’. cunei- 
Jolium. 
TALISIA. To the species described on p. 6, Vol. IV., 
the following should be added: 
T. princeps (first).* . whitish, small, very numerous, in 
large, branching panicles. /. forming a superb plume, spread- 
ing, broad, pinnate, acuminate, attaining 6ft. in length. Stem 
unbranched. Venezuela, 1888. This ornamental tree (before 
it flowered) has been known in gardens as Zheophrasta pinnata 
(Myrsinee) and Brownea princeps and B, erecta (Lequminose). 
This term is also applied to any long, flexible 
