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tube : the corolla has five petals, obcordatc, 

 acuminate, fiat, from upright spreading : claws 

 narrow, inserted into the tube of the calyx : the 

 stamina have live awl-shaped filaments, shorter 

 than the corolla, inserted into the tube ot" the 

 calyx : anthers acuminate, erect : the pistiilum 

 is a conical germ: Styles three: filiform, length 

 of the stamens : stigmas capillaceons-multiiiii : 

 the pcricarpium is an ovate capsule, one-celled, 

 three-valvcd : receptacles annexed to the valves 

 longitudinally, linear: the seeds numerous, ob- 

 long, obtuse. 



The species cultivated is T. ulinifvlia, Elm- 

 leavcd Tumera. 



It has a shrubbv stem, eight or ten feet high, 

 «e iding out branches on every side the whole 

 length: the leaves ovate-lanceolate, two inches 

 and a half long, and an inch and half broad, 

 rough on their upper side, and of a lucid green; 

 their under side has many strong veins, and is 

 of a lighter green, the edges are serrate: the 

 flowers sit close upon the footstalks of the 

 leaves, having two pretty large leafy appen- 

 dages to the calyx : the corolTa is large, and of 

 a bright yellow. It is a native of the West 

 Indies. 



There is a variety with narrow leaves, which 

 rises with a shrubby stalk to the height of eight 

 or ten feet, with branches less slender and stiff 



than in the broad-leaved sort : the haves narrow- 

 lane, iry, near three in 

 about three quarters of an inch broad, termina- 

 ting in acute points, obtusely scrr.uc on their 

 , and standing upon very short foot, talks; 

 when rubbed, they emu a disagreeable odour: 

 the flowers are of a pale yellow : the p tals large 

 and oval, with the lads or claws twisted and 

 joining: they are not so large or of so bright a 

 yellow as iu the true Elm-leaved sort. It is a 

 native of Jamaica. 



Culture. — These plants arc casilv raised from 

 seed, which should be sown in the sprti 

 pots, and plunged in the bark-bed, or anv Other 

 hot-bed, under glasses; and when the plant, 

 arc come up two or three inches in height, 

 should be planted separately in small pott, 

 plunging them in the stove of the bark-bed, to 

 forward them a little in growth : they may af- 

 terwards be placed in any part of the stove, and 

 be managed as other stove exotic plants. They 

 are also capable of being increased by cuttings, 

 planted in pots, and forwarded in the above 

 manner. They afford a good variety among 

 stove plants. 



TURNSOLE. See Croton. 



TURPENTINE TREE. See Pist.acia. 



TUTSAN. See Hypericum. 



TWAY-BLADE. Sec Ophkvs. 



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tTLEX, a genus furnishing shrubby plants of 

 j the thorny kind. 



It belongs to the class and order Diadelphia 

 Decandria, and ranks in the natural order of 

 PapiiionacecB or Leguminosce. 



The characters are : that the calyx is a two- 

 leaved perianth, permanent: leaflets ovate-ob- 

 long, concave, straight, equal, a little shorter 

 than the keel : upper leaflet two-toothed, lower 

 three-toothed : the corolla papilionaceous, five- 

 pctalled : standard obcordate, emarginate, erect, 

 very large : wings oblong, obtuse, shorter tban 

 the standard : keel two-pctalled, straight, ob- 

 tuse, converging by the lower margin : the 

 stamina have diadelphous filaments, simple and 

 nine-cleft : anthers simple : the pistiilum is an 

 oblong germ, cylindrical, hirsute: style fili- 

 form, rising: stigma obtuse, very small: 

 the pericarpium is an oblong legume, turgid, 

 scarcely longer than the calyx, straight, out- 



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celled, two-valved: the seeds few, roundish, 

 emarginate. 



The species cultivated arc: 1. l T . Euro; 

 Common Furze, \Yh:n, or Gorsc ; -J. C. nmus, 

 Dwarf Furze; 3. U. Capemis, Cape or African 

 Furze. 



The first is a well known shrub, which ba- 

 its branches very close, dceplv furrowed, wool- 

 ly or hirsute, full of thorns, w hich are stretched 

 out, branched, angular, very sharp, smooth, 

 evergreen, leafy, frequently flower- bearing ; 

 according to Withering, awl-shaped) a little- 

 bowed downwards, woolly .it the base, yellow 

 at the ends: the leaves ;it the base oi ibespinea 

 and spinules, -olitury, awl-snaped, terminating 

 in sharp yellowish thorny points, somewhat 

 nigged, often hirsute, deciduous: the peduncles 

 axillary, single or two together, one-flowered, 

 villose : the flowers oi .1 fine vellow or gold 

 colour. It is a native of Brit J 



