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Syncarpia laurifolia, Tenore. (Metrosideros ylomulifera, Smith.) 



Queensland and New South Wales. Vernacular name, Turpentine- 

 tree; attains a height of 200 feet, with a stem of great thickness, to 

 30 feet in girth; rather of quick growth; well adapted to shade road- 

 sides. The wood is very durable, mostly used for flooring and cabinet- 

 making, as it takes a high polish (Hartmann) ; extremely durable, of 

 excellent qualities (A. McDowall). 



Synoon glandulosum, A. de Jussieu. 



New South Wales and South-Queensland. This tall evergreen 

 tree deserves cultivation in sheltered warm forest-valleys on account 

 of its rose-colored easily worked wood. Some species of Dysoxylon 

 of East-Australia also produce rose-wood, for instance, D. Fraseranum 

 (Bentbam), of New South Wales, a tree reaching 100 feet in height 

 and 3 feet in stem-diameter, with fragrant wood, and D. Muelleri 

 (Bentham), 80 feet high; the wood of the last mentioned species is of 

 a rich color, valuable for cabinet-work, and fetches in Brisbane 3 

 to 4 per 1,000 feet (W. Hill). 



Tacca pinnatiflda, G. Forster. 



From India to tropical Australia and Polynesia, also in Madagas- 

 car. This perennial plant will live even on sand-shores. From the 

 tubers of this herb the main supply of the Fiji-arrowroot is prepared. 

 It is not unlikely that this plant will endure a temperate clime. The 

 Tacca-starch is much valued in medicine, and particularly used in 

 cases of dysentery and diarrhoea. Its characteristics are readily 

 recognized under the microscope. Several other kinds of Tacca are 

 distinguished, but their specific limits are not yet we'll ascertained. 

 From the leaves and flower-stalks light kinds of bonnets are plaited.. 

 A Tacca, occurring in Hawaia, yields a large quantity of the so-called 

 arrowroot exported thence. Other species (including those of Atac- 

 cia) occur in India, Guinea, Guiana and North-Brazil, all deserving 

 tests in reference to their hardiness and their value as starch-plants. 



Tag-etes glanduligera, Schranck. 



South-America. This vigorous annual plant is said by Dr. Pren- 

 tice to be pulicifugous. 



Talinum patens, Willdenow. 



From Mexico to Argentina. A perennial succulent herb, which 

 might easily be naturalized on coast- and river-rocks. It furnishes 

 the "Puchero" vegetable. The Talinum-species can all be placed 

 well enough into the genus Claytonia. 



Tamarindus Indica, Linn^. 



Tropical Asia and Africa. This magnificent, large, expansive tree 

 ranges northward to Egypt, and was found in North-Western Aus- 

 tralia by the writer of this list; reaches a very great age. Final stem- 

 girth of 25 feet not rare. Never leafless. Varieties occur, according 

 to Brandis, with sweetish red pulp. It is indicated here not without 



