TALAUMA 



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TALAUMA. (Its South American name. Nat. ord. 

 Magnoliads [Magnoliaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 6- 

 Polygynia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of ripe shoots, thinly, in 

 sand, under a large bell-glass, in heat ; grafting and 

 inarching on Magno'lia obova'ta ; fibrous peat and a 

 little loam and sand. Winter temp., 45 to 55 ; summer, 

 60 to 80. 

 T. Cando'llei (Decandolle's). 15. Striped. April. Java. 



1827. 

 galeottia'na (Galeottian). Pale yellow, fragrant. 



Java. 

 Hodgso'ni (Hodgson's). Calyx purple ; petals white, 



fragrant. Himalaya. 1857. 



Plumie'ri (Plumier's). 60. White. Antilles. 1829. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). See MAGNOLIA PUMILA. 



TALBO TIA. See VELLOZIA. 



TALEWORT. Bora'go officina'lis. 



TALIE'RA. (The Indian name. Nat. ord. Palms 

 [Palmaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Referred 

 to Corypha.) 

 T. bengale'nsis (Bengal). See CORYPHA TALIERA. 



TALIGA LEA CAMPE STRIS. See AMASOMA ERECTA. 



TALIGA LEA PUNTCEA. See AMASONIA CALYCINA. 



TALI'NUM. (From fhalia, a green branch; its 

 durable verdure. Nat. ord. Purslanes [Portulaceae]. 

 Linn. n-Dodecandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Annuals and biennials, sown in a hotbed early in 

 spring, pricked out, and bloomed in the greenhouse, or 

 a sheltered place out of doors ; the others are under- 

 shrubs, easily propagated by cuttings of the succulent 

 shoots, dried at the base before inserting them in sandy 

 soil ; peat, loam, sand, and brick-rubbish. Winter 

 temp., 45 to 58, and dryish ; summer, 60 to 80. 



ANNUALS, &c. 

 T. polya'ndrum (many-stamened). See CALANDRINIA 



POLYANDRA. 



purpu'reum (purple). Purple. August. Mexico. 1826. 

 refle'xum (bent-back), i. Yellow. September. S. 

 Amer. 1800. Biennial. 



EVERGREENS, &c. 



T. Anaca'mpseros (Anacampseros). See ANACAMPSEROS 

 TELEPHIASTRUM. 



Andre'wsii( Andrews'). See CALANDRINIA ANDREWSII. 



Arno'ttii (Arnott's). Yellow. S. Africa. 1867. 

 Greenhouse perennial. 



ca'ffrum (Caffer). Damaraland. 



cilia'tum (eyelashed). See T. TERETIFOLIUM. 



crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). See T. TRIANGULARE. 



albiflo'rum (white-flowered). See T. TRIANGU- 

 LARE ALBIFLORUM. 



cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved), i. Purple. August. 



Egypt. 1820. 

 panicula' 'turn (panicled). See CALANDRIXIA PANICU- 



LATA. 



patens (spreadins-flowered) . i. Red. September. 



S. Amer. 1776 Herbaceous. 

 ro'seum (rosy). Rose. Abyssinia. 1892. Succulent 



shrub. 

 teretifo'lium (cylindric-leaved). i. Pink. August. 



N. Amer. 1823. Herbaceous. 

 triangula're (triangular). f. Yellow. August. 



Trop. Amer. 1739. 

 albiflo'rum (white-flowered). White. July. S. 



Amer. 1819. 



TALIPOT PALM. Co'rypha umbraculi'fera. 

 TALTSIA. (From Toulichi, the name in Guiana. 

 Nat. ord. Soapworts [Sapindaceae]. Linn. 8-Octandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripened wood, 

 with leaves, thinly inserted in sand, under a glass, in 

 moist bottom- heat ; sandy peat and fibrous loam. Wintc r 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 T. guiane'nsis (Guiana). 8. Rose. Guiana. 1824. 

 olivafo'rmis (olive- formed). 20. Yellow. Colombia. 



1824. 



Pri'nceps (chief). Whitish. Leaves 6 ft. long. 

 Venezuela. 1888. 



TALLOW SHRUB. My'rica ceri'fera. 



TALLOW TREE, CHINESE. Stilli'ngia sebi'fera. 



TALLOW TREE, SIERRA LEONE. PentadSsma buty- 

 ra'cea. 



TAMARIND TREE. Tamari'ndus i'ndica. 



TAMARI'NDUS. Tamarind-tree. (From Tamarlindy, 

 the Arabic name. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legumi- 

 nosae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 6-Decandria.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered, evergreen tree. Seeds soaked, 

 and sown in a hotbed ; cuttings in sand, in heat ; sandy 

 loam and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 T. i'ndica (Indian). 60. July. E. Ind. 1633. 



occidenta'lis (western). See T. INDICA. 



officina'lis (officinal). See T. INDICA. 



TA'MARIX. Tamarisk. (From Tamaris, now Tarn- 

 bro, the name of a river where it grows, on the borders 

 of the Pyrenees. Nat. ord. Tamarisks [Tamaricaceae]. 

 Linn. 5-Pentandria, $-Trigynia.) 



Hardy, by cuttings under a hand-light, or even in the 

 open air, in spring or autumn, and any common soil ; 

 the tender species require a warm greenhouse or a cool 

 plant-stove, and to be grown in peat and loam ; in- 

 creased by cuttings under a hand-glass, in sand, and in 

 heat. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



T. a'nglica (English). 3-6. Pink. Seashores of Western 



Europe (England). " Tamarisk." 

 chine" nsis (Chinese). China and Japan. 

 dahu'rica (Dahurian). See MYRICARIA DAVURJCA. 

 ga'llica (French). 10. Flesh. July. Mediterranean 



region. Deciduous. 



germa'nica (German). See MYRICARIA GERMANICA. 

 hi'spida kashga'rica (Kashgar). Leaves glaucous. 



1893. 

 astiva'lis (summer). A seedling which blooms in 



July instead of September. 1901. 

 kashga'rica (Kashgar). See T. HISPIDA KASHGARICA. 

 ,, odessa'na (Odessan). Odessa, Russia. 1891. 

 ,, Palla'sii (Pallas's). See T. PENTANDRA. 

 parvifto'ra (small-flowered). See T. PEVTANDRA. 

 mto'kfra(five-stamened). 4-8. Bright rose. July. 



E. Europe to Afghanistan. 1827. 

 ,, macroste'mon (large-stamened). Stamens large. 

 molda'vica (Moldavian). 

 ro'sea (rosy). Flowers rosy-pink. 

 ,, rube'lla (red). 5-8. Rose. Branches sombre red. 



Algeria. 1907. Half-hardy. 

 fefra'wfra(four-stamened). 6. White. July. Eastern 



Europe ; Tauria. 1821. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



T. articula'ta (jointed). 10. Pink. July. Arabia; 



Persia ; India. 



dioi'ca (dioecious). 6. E. Ind. 1823. 

 i'ndica (Indian). See T. GALLICA. 

 ,, orienta'lis (eastern). See T. ARTICULATA. 



TAMO'NEA. (From tamone, the Guianan name. Nat. 

 ord. Verbenas [Verbenaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2- 

 Angiospermia. Allied to Lantana.) 



Tender, blue-flowered biennials. By seed in a hotbed 

 in spring ; pricked out, and potted off, and bloomed in 

 the greenhouse. 

 T. curassa'vica (Curassoa). See T. SPINOSA. 



mu'tica (awnless). See T. SPICATA. 



spica'ta (spiked). September. Trinidad. 1824. 



,, spino'sa (spiny), i. July. W. Ind. 1823. 



verbena'cea (Verbena-like). See T. SPINOSA. 



TA'MUS. (Derivation doubtful. Nat. ord. Dios- 

 I coreaceae.) 



Hardy twining herb, with tuberous rootstock, red 

 berries, and bronzy-black leaves in autumn. Seeds; 

 offsets. Ordinary garden soil. 

 T. commu'nis (common). 8-12. Green. May, June. 



Europe (England), &c. 



Elepha'ntipes (elephant's-foot) See TESTUDIXARJA 

 ELEPHANTIPES. 



TAN. See BARK. 



