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INDEX 



Sulla, see also Hcdysarum coron- 



ariiDii 

 Sunn or Indian hemp, how obtained, 



lOI 



Siinihisojiia Greyana (shrub), re- 

 ^^arded with suspicion, 244 



— Olivera (shrub), poisonous, 244 

 - — valuable as fodder, 289 

 Swattzia Langsdorffii (tree), wood, 



uses of, 355 



— toinentosa (tree), wood, uses of, 



355 

 Syphilis, treatment of, decoction 

 used for, 383 



T. 



Tagasaste, 282 



— see also Cytisns froUferus 

 Tamarindus indica (tree), geo- 

 graphical distribution, 395 



medicinal uses, 383 



pods edible, 395 



pulp, chemical composition, 



396, 397 



used as seasoning, 396 



seeds, chemical composition 



of, 396 



edible, 395 



wood, quality, uses, density, 



and breaking strain of, 362 

 Tanniferous bark, insects which 



attack acacias producing, 418, 



420, 422 



trees producing, 334 



Tannin in fruit of carob tree, 295 



— gums containing, 328, 329 



— kino gum containing, 320 



— production of, best means for, 



336 

 Tanning matter, Lcgummosae pro- 

 ducing, 333 

 Tapeworm, remedy for, 383 

 Tea, leaves of Leguminosae used as 

 substitute for, 392, 398 



— see also Jyree tea 

 Tea-packing chests, wood used for 



making, 368 



Templetonia egena (shrub), danger- 

 ous, 244 



Te-phrosia Candida^ indigo-yielding, 

 192 



loss to soil from growth of, 195 



• how avoided, 196 



root system, 197 



seeds, used for feeding live- 

 stock, 196 



and husks, chemical com- 

 position of, 196 



— • — stems and fruit, 194 



— and leaves, green and dry, 



mineral composition, 195 



mineral composition, 



193 



Tefhrosia Candida, time of sowing, 

 196 



value as green manure, 198 



; as rotation crop, 192 



— littearisj 200 



— -piscatoriaj poisonous to poultry 



though eaten by cattle, 200 



— -purpurea (shrub), as green 



manure, 198 



■ chemical analyses of, 198 



leaves and branches, propor- 

 tion of nitrogen in, 198, 199 



medicinal uses, 376 



poisonous, 244 



■ root system, 197, 198 



— some species poisonous. 200 



— species of, local names for, 198 



— wood, uses of, 356 



— toxicaria (plant), medicinal uses, 



— Vogeliij stems, flowers and fruit, 



197 



Tcreas, undetermined species of, 

 stem of Cajanus indiciis (pigeon 

 pea), and pod of Muciaia idilis 

 showing chrysalids of. 424 



T etraplcnra Thotiningii (tree), 

 medicinal uses, 384 



Textile purposes, Leguminosae used 

 for, 385-389 



TJiea si}ieiisis, manganese in, 229 



Tiger-wood, 352 



Tipuana (wood), quality of, 356 



Tobacco-plant, absorption of am- 

 monia by, 17 



Tolu balsam, chemical composition 

 complex, 319 



— — collection, 318 



nature, 319 



■ solubility, 319 



— — therapeutic uses, 375 



tree producing, 318 



Tonics, plants used for, 375 

 Tool-handles, wood used for, 357, 



358 



Tortrix glaphryiana, moth attack- 

 ing lucerne, 287 



Tounatea panacoco (tree), wood, 

 quality, uses, and breaking 

 strain of, 355 



Toxins, accumulation in soil by 

 plant growth, 42 



Trade requirements, conditions to 

 be fulfilled by in order to con- 

 form with, 313 



Trees producing tanniferous bark, 

 methods of cutting, 334 



— yield of, 334, 335 



Treub, M., prussic acid in PJiaseo- 

 liis lu7iatus, 232, 233, 234 



Trifolitan alexandrinum, yield of, 

 289, 291 



