TAMARIX 



TARAXACUM 



1769 



minutely 10-lobed. Himalayas. Var. Narbonnensis, 

 Ehrenb. Racemes short, almost sessile, lateral on the 

 current year's branches. S.W. Europe. 



4. juniperina, Bunge ( T. Jap&niea and T. plumbsa, 

 Hort.). Shrub or small tree, attaining 15 ft., with 

 slender spreading branches: lvs. green, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, scarious at the apex: fls. pinkish, in 

 lateral racemes Wi-IYi in. long on last year's branches; 



2463. Tansy— Tanacetum vulgare (X 1-5). 



pedicels shorter than calyx; sepals ovate-lanceolate, 

 little shorter than the persistent petals; disk 5-lobed, 

 ■with emarginate lobes. Japan, N. China. S.Z. 1:71 (as 

 '£. Chinensis.) 



5. Chinensis, Lour. Shrub or small tree, attaining 

 15 ft., with slender spreading, otten drooping branches: 

 lvs. bluish green, lanceolate, acuminate, keeled: lis. 

 pink, in large and loose usually nodding panicles, pedi- 

 cels as long as calyx; sepals ovate, much shorter than 

 the persistent petals; disk deeply 10-lobed. China. 



C. Odessana, Stev. Shrub, 4-6 ft. high, with upright, 

 slender branches: lvs. lanceolate, subulate, decurrent: 

 fls. pink; racemes slender, about 1 in. long on short, 

 naked peduncles, spreading and disposed in ample loose 

 panicles; pedicels about as long as calyx; petals slightly 

 spreading; disk 5-lobed, with rounded lobes. July-Sept. 

 Caspian region. 



7. hispida, Willd. (T. Kashgdrica, Hort.). Shrub 

 with slender upright branches: lvs. bluish green, cor 

 date and subauriculate at the base, acuminate, some 

 what spreading, finely pubescent: fls. pink, almost ses 

 sile, in dense racemes 2-3 in. long, disposed in terminal 

 panicles; petals deciduous, much longer than sepals 

 disk 5-lobed. Aug., Sept. R.H. 1894:352. 



T. articulata, Vahl. Tree, attaining 30 ft., with slender, 

 jointed branches: lvs. glaucous, minute, sheathing: n\ 

 merous. pink, sessile, in terminal panicles. W. Asia. Not 

 hardy north. — T. Pdltasii, Desv. Shrubby and very similar to 

 T. Odessana, but panicles less spreading, with more upright 

 racemes: petals upright: disk 5-lol>ed, witli emarginate lobes. 

 Aug., Sept. S.Russia and W. to C.Asia. T. Amurensis. Hort., 

 is a form of this very variable species. T. Caspica, not seen in 

 bloom by writer, may also belong here. Alfred Rehder. 



TANACETUM (name of doubtful derivation). Com- 

 pdsitte. A genus of 30 species of annual or perennial 

 herbs scattered about the northern hemisphere, of which 



7 are native to North America. They are odorous plants 

 with alternate, variously cut leaves and small to me- 

 dium-sized heads of yellow flowers disposed in corymbs, 

 or rarely solitary. Fl. -heads heterogamous, disk-shaped : 

 female fls. with 3-5-toothed, tubular corollas; akenes 

 5-ribbed or 3-5-angular, with a broad truncate summit, 

 bearing a coroniform pappus or none. For culture, see 

 Tansy. 



vulgare, Linn. Tansy. Fig. 2463. Stem robust, 

 erect, 2-3 ft., leafy to the summit: lvs. pinnately di- 

 vided into linear-lanceolate segments which are serrate 

 or pinnately cut: fl. -heads V^-Vi in. across, numerous, 

 in a dense, flat-topped cyme. July-Sept. Europe. Ad- 

 ventive in the eastern U. S. — Var. crispum, DC, has 

 the leaves more cut and crisped. According to B.B. 

 3:400, this variety is in some places more common than 

 the type. p. W. Barclay. 



TANGIERINE. See Oranije and Citrus 



TANGIER PEA, Scarlet. Lathyrus Tingitanus. 



TANSY {Tanacetum vulgare, Linn.). Fig. 2464. A 

 coarse-growing, herbaceous perennial naturalized from 

 middle Europe, and a familiar occupant of our old gar- 

 dens, waste places and roadsides. Its common name is 

 said to be derived from athanasia, immortality, an idea 

 suggested to the ancient Greeks by the characteristic 

 permanent possession it takes of the soil. Its annual, 

 upright, usually unbranched stems, which rise about 

 3 feet from the perennial root, bear greatly divided, 

 deeply cut, compound, bitter, aromatic leaves and 

 rather dense corymbs of numerous small yellow 

 flower-heads which appear in midsummer. The seed, 

 which is small, is marked by 5 rather prominent gray- 

 ish ribs and retains its vitality for about two years. 

 Formerly its leaves were in great favor as a seasoning 

 for various culinary preparations, especially puddings 

 and omelettes, uses now almost obsolete. By the medi- 

 cal profession, its tonic and 

 stimulant properties and 

 its efficacy in hysterical 

 and dropsical disorders are 

 still recognized, though 

 other medicines are more 

 popular. In domestic prac- 

 tice it played an early role 

 as an an t li e 1 mi n t i c and " 



stomachic and is still some- Sw^t *'*■ 1 ■"" '. 

 wiiat popular as a local '„ ;*j-;>', : -*-; * .<■* 

 agent to relievo I In- pain of {-■';' '' ■'■'•" t'__ . 

 muscular rheumatism, «A^yTW'"-"f WOk "''<'. P»vivfliSSr 

 bruises ami clironio ulcers, ^ ,,; . •_ ";. _ , 



The wild plants usually -'.:> _ - 

 satisfy all demands, but V ' 



when no wild supply is at "^^^^fi^Svl^ ''"'' ' 

 hand seed may be used to ' ' ' \ 



start the half-dozen speci- 

 mens that a family should 

 need. Easily started, read- 

 ily transplanted or divided, 

 Tansy requires no special 

 care in cultivation except 

 to keep it clear of weeds 

 and to prevent its spread- 

 ing and thus becoming 

 troublesome as a weed. It 

 will thrive in almost all The ie: 

 soils and situations that 



are not too wet. For botanical account, see Tanacetum. 

 M. G. Kains. 



TAPE GRASS. Vallisneria. 



TAPIOCA. See Manihot. 



TARAXACUM (ancient name of doubtful origin, 

 probably associated with supposed medicinal proper- 

 ties). Comp6sita>. Dandelion. Low nearly or quite 

 stemless herbs of cold and temperate regions, mostly of 

 the northern hemisphere. The plants are exceedingly 

 variable and there are consequently great differences 

 of opinion as to the numoer of species. Bentham & 



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2464. 

 -like spray of Tansy. 



