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Then comes the Tulip race, where Beauty plavs 

 Her idle freaks ; from family diffused ' 

 To family, as flies the father dust. 

 The varied colours rise ; and while they break 

 On the charmed eye. th' exulting florist marks 

 With secret pride the wonders of his hand " 



THOMSON. 



ACSO'NIA (not. ord. 



Passiflor'ese). 

 A grand genus of the 

 Passiflora family, yielding 

 to no twining shrub in 

 cultivation for the dazzling 

 brilliancy, size, and beauty of its flowers, 

 which are produced in great profusion 

 for months in succession. To those who 

 have experienced difficulty in blooming 

 the varieties of this magnificent genus 

 the following information will be useful 

 and acceptable. To flower the Tac- 

 sonia successfully, it should be frequently 

 stopped as the flowers are produced upon 

 the lateral shoots ; it should be grown in 

 rich soil, and frequently syringed during 

 warm weather to induce a vigorous growth ; 

 thus treated it will cover a large space in 



an incredibly short period, and bloom 

 most profusely. For culture, &c., see 

 Passion -flower. 



Tagetes. See Marigold. 



Tam'arisk (not. ord. Tamarisci'nese). 

 A pretty shrub, with small narrow 

 foliage, which flourishes near the seaside, 

 and being very hardy and accommodating 

 as to the quality of the soil in which it is 

 grown, it is valuable for seaside places and 

 for shrubberies. It is propagated by means 

 of cuttings struck in spring in light soil 

 under a handglass. The tamarisk usually 

 met with in outdoor positions is T'amarix 

 Gallica, the French or Common Tamarisk. 

 There are, however, other varieties that are 



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