TANACETUM 



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TAUSCHERIA 



TANACE'TUM. Tansy. (Derivation uncertain. Nat. 

 ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2- 

 Superflua.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Divisions in spring, and cuttings 

 under a hand-light in summer ; any soil. Grandiflo'rum 

 requires a cool greenhouse or a cold pit in winter, and a 

 sandy, fibrous loam. 



T. alpi'num (alpine). See CHRYSANTHEMUM ALPINUM. 

 arge'nteum (silvery), i. White. Leaves silvery-grey. 



Asia Minor. 

 aucheria'num (Aucherian). i. White. July. Asia 



Minor. 

 Balsami'ta (Balsamita). See CHRYSANTHEMUM BAL- 



SAMITA. 



camphora'tum (camphorated). Yellow. California. 

 corymbo' sum (corymbose). See CHRYSANTHEMUM 



CORYMBOSUM. 



e'legans (elegant). See T. CAMPHORATUM. 



flabellifo'rme (fan- formed). See PENTZIA CRENATA. 



fruticulo' sum bractea' turn (long-bracted-shrubby). Pale 



yellow. Himalaya ; Soongaria. 1877. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). See MATRICARIA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



Herds' ri (Herder's), i. White. Turkestan. 



hurone'nse (Lake-Huron). YeUow. July. N. Amer. 



1857- 

 leptophy'llum (slender-leaved), i. White. August. 



Caucasus. 1821. 

 leucopky'llum (white-leaved), i. Deep yellow. June 



to August. Turkestan. 1880. 

 millef olio! turn (milfoil-like). 2. Yellow. July. 



Armenia. 1739. 



pa'llens (pale). See CHRYSANTHEMUM FALLENS. 

 purpu'reum (purple). See CYATHOCLINE LYRATA. 

 vulga're (common). 2. Yellow. June. Europe 



(Britain). 

 cri' spurn (crisped). Leaves crisped, used for 



garnishing. 

 variega'tum (striped-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Britain. 



TANAKffi'A. (A Japanese commemorative name. 

 Nat. ord. Saxifragacea?.) 



A hardy, evergreen herb for the rockery. Divisions. 

 Ordinary, well-drained soil. 

 T. radi' cans (rooting). J. White. June. Japan. 



TANGHTNIA. (From the native Madagascar name. 

 Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Now referred to Cerbera.) 

 T. dicho'toma (forked). See TABERN^MONTANA DICHOT- 



OMA. 



laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). See CERBERA ODOLLAM. 

 Ma'nghas (Manghas). See CERBERA ODOLLAM. 

 Odo'llam (Odollam). See CERBERA ODOLLAM. 

 veneni'flua (poison-flowing). See CERBERA TANGHIN. 



TANGIER PEA. La'thyrus tingita'nus. 

 TANNER'S TREE. Coria'ria myrtifo'lia. 

 TANSY. Tanace'tum vulga're. 

 TAPE GRASS. Vallisne'ria spira'lis. 



TAPEINA'NTHUS. (From tapeinos, low or humble, 

 and anthos, a flower ; the plant is very dwarf in stature. 

 Nat. ord. Amaryllidaceae.) 



A hardy bulb. Offsets ; seeds. Light, sandy soil. 

 T. hu'milis (low). $-. Yellow. Spain ; Tangiers. 

 1820. 



TAPEINO'TES. (From tapeinoies, lowliness. Nat. 

 ord. Gesneraceae. Now referred to Sinningia.) 

 T. barba'ta (bearded). See SINNINGIA CAROLINA. 

 Caroli'nce ma'jor (greater). See SINNINGIA CARO- 

 LINA MAJOR. 



TAPI'SCIA. (From tapis, a coverlet or housing. Nat. 

 ord. Sapindaceae.) 



A hardy or half-hardy deciduous tree. Seeds, layers ; 

 cuttings of half-ripe shoots in sandy soil in a close frame, 

 with gentle bottom-heat. Ordinary garden soil. 

 T. sine'nsis (Chinese). 20-30. Yellow, small, fragrant. 

 Central and W. China. 1909. 



TAPOGO'MEA PURPU REA. See CEPHAELIS PUR- 



PUREA. 



TAPOGO'MEA VIOLA'CEA. See CEPHAELIS vio- 



LACEA. 



TARA'XACUM. (From tarasso, to disturb or stir ; in 

 reference to its supposed medicinal effect. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae.) 



Hardy perennial herbs. Seeds ; divisions. Ordinary 

 garden soil. T. offic in. le is s imetimes grown and blanched 

 as a salad, in the saire way as Chicory. Its roots are 

 sometimes dried, ground, and used to adulterate coffee, 

 as is the case with Chicory. 

 T. gymna' 'nihemum (naked-flowered). Yellow. June. 



Mediterranean region. 

 ,, monta'num (mountain). Yellow. August. Asia 



Minor ; Persia. 1834. 



officina'le (officinal). J-i. Yellow. May to October. 

 Temperate regions (Britain). "Common Dande- 

 lion." 



TARCHONA'NTHUS. (From tarchos, burial or inter- 

 ment, and anthos, a flower ; the corolla and fruits are 

 densely buried or enveloped in long woolly hairs. Nat. 

 ord. Compositae.) 



Greenbo --,e evergreen little tree or shrub. Cuttings 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in spring or early summer. 

 Fibrous loam, a little peat or leaf-mould, and sand. 

 T. camphora'tus (camphor-scented). 10. Purple. S. 



Africa. 1690. " African Fleabane." 

 ,, denta'tus (toothed). See BRACHYL/ENA NEREIFOLIA. 

 elli'pticus (elliptic). See BRACHYL,*:NA ELLIPTICA. 



TARE'NNA. (Derivation not obvious. Nat. ord. 

 Rubiaceae. Allied to Randia.) 



Small evergreen stove tree. Cuttings in sand, in a 

 close case, with bottom- heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 T. zeyla'nica (Cingalese). White. July to September. 

 Ceylon. 



TA'RO. The tuberous rootstock of Colocasia anti- 

 quorum are variously known as Taro, Eddoes, and Cocoes 

 in tropical countries, where they are grown as food. 

 The sliced tubers are known as White Coco Biscuits, or 

 Red Coco Biscuits, according to the variety of Colocasia 

 antiquorum, from which they are made. The roots are 

 grown in the West Indies, and ground into meal, or the 

 starch is extracted from them and used as food. The 

 roots are extensively used as food in India, under the 

 above names, Taro, Eddoes, and Cocoes. In the raw 

 state they are acrid and poisonous, but these properties 

 are destroyed by the heat applied in cooking or preparing 

 them for food. 



TARRAGON. (Ariemi'sia Dracu'nculus.} Used in 

 salads to correct the coldness of the other herbs ; and its 

 leaves are excellent when pickled. 



Soil. Poor, dry soil is essential to produce it in per- 

 fection, and hardy. 



Propagated by parting the roots. To have green 

 Tarragon during the winter and spring, strong-rooted 

 plants must be planted, small portions at a time, once 

 or twice a month, from the close of October to the end 

 of January. For the main crop, it may be planted any 

 time from the end of February until the conclusion of May. 



Plant 10 inches apart, and, if dry weather, water must 

 be given regularly every evening until they are rooted. 

 They soon establish themselves, and may be gathered 

 from the same year. As they run up, the stems should 

 be cut down, which causes them to shoot afresh. 



At the end of autumn, if some established plants are 

 set beneath a south fence, they will often afford leaves 

 throughout the winter, or, at all events, come early in 

 the spring. Some of the leaves should be gathered in 

 the summer, and dried for winter's use. 



TASMA'NNIA. (Named after C. Tasmann, a Dutch 

 navigator. Nat. ord. Magnoliads [Magrioliacea 1 ]. Linn. 

 23-Polygamia, i-Moncecia. Now referred to Drimys.) 

 T. aroma' tica (aromatic). See DRIMYS AROMATICA. 

 ,, dipe'tala (two-petaled). See DRIMYS DIPETALA. 



TASTELESS MOUNTAIN CURRANT. Ri'bes alpi'num. 



TAUSCHE'RIA. (Commemorative of Ignatius F. 

 Tauscher, a Professor of Botany at Prague. Nat. ord. 

 Cruciferae.) 



A hardy annual. Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 

 T. lasioca'rpa (woolly-fruited). 1-2. Yellow. Central 

 Asia and N. India. 



