584 FOREST CULTURE AND 
Sesbania cannabina, Persoon. — South Asia. An 
annual herb of easy growth in wet localities, requir- 
ing less attention in weeding and otherwise than the 
Jute plant. The crop for fiber ripens in about five 
months. 
Taxus baccata, Linné.—It should be kept out of the 
reach of pasture-animals, as leaves and berries are 
deadly poisonous. 
Thea Chinensis, Sims. (Camellia thiefora, Griff.) 
—The very troublesome tea-bug of Asia is Helopeltis 
theivora. Fumigation and the application of bird- 
lime are among the remedies to cope with this insect. 
The third volume of the Agricultural and Horticultu- 
ral Society of India is mainly occupied by Lieut. -Col- 
onel Edw. Money’s and Mr. Watson’s elaborate essays 
on the cultivation and manufacture of tea in India. 
Thuya gigantea, Nuttall. — The Oregon White Ce- 
dar ; wood susceptible of high polish. The diameter 
of the stem attains 10 feet, or even more. The tim- 
ber is light. Canoes carrying over four tons have 
been obtained out of one stem. The bast can be con- 
verted into ropes and mats. 
Thuya occidentalis, Linné, — Northern White Ce- 
dar. It prefers moist soil. Valuable for hedge-cops- 
es ; it can also be trained into garden-bowers. 
Tripsacum dactyloides, Linné.—Serves for binding 
sand. The seeds are available for food. 
Tropeolum sessilifolium, Poeppig.—Chile. Among 
the species of this genus one of the most eligible for 
its tubers, which can be consumed even in a raw state, 
and are larger than those of most other Tropzolums, 
while the stems are short and procumbent (Philippi). 
Vaccinium prestans, Rudolphi.—Kamtchatka. <A 
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