532 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Tilia Mandschurica, Ruprecht. 



Amoor and Mandschuria. Not so tall as T. tomentosa, to which 

 it bears close alliance [Maximowicz, Koch]. T. Miqueliana (Maxi- 

 mowicz) is an allied tali Japanese species. 



Tilia petiolaris, De Candolle. 



Bithynia. A lime-tree with pendent branchlets, allied to T. argen- 

 tea, recently brought under cultural notice by Sir Jos. Hooker. 



Tillandsia usneoides, Linne. 



Black Moss, Long Moss, Florida-Moss. From Carolina and 

 Florida to Uruguay and Chili, on trees. Might be naturalised in 

 forests of countries with mild climes. In its native country the 

 almost horsehair-like ramifications a favorite material for upholsterers' 

 work. 



Tinguarra Sicula, Parlatore. 



Southern Italy. The root is edible and celery-like. 



Todea Aflicana, Willdenow. (Osmunda barbara, Thunberg. ) 



South-Africa, South-Eastern Australia, New Zealand. The 

 colossal " square fern," most important for scenic effects in places 

 with abundance of water not stagnant. As an export article the 

 very aged stems of this fern are now much sought, and have endured 

 wide transits, which were initiated by the writer. Some stagnation 

 of growth takes place here about Easter, when, therefore, the plants 

 can best be moved and shipped. Stems have been found bearing 

 from 500 to 600 fronds. A gigantic specimen was got in the Dan- 

 denong-forests, the trunk of which weighed 4,568 Ibs. after many 

 fronds were cut away, the extreme dimensions of the stem being 

 about 6 feet in height, breadth and width. Supplies of this massive 

 fern in the gullies ought to be maintained for future generations by 

 the manual dispersion of the dust-like spores. 



Torreya Calif ornica, Torrey. (T. myristica, Hooker.) 



California, extending from the coast to the Sierras. A symmetrical 

 tree, becoming about 100 feet high, with a clear straight trunk to 30 

 feet in length and 6 feet in diameter [Dr. Gibbons]. The wood is 

 hard and firm. 



Torreya grandis, Fortune. 



The " Kaya " of China. A tree at length 60 feet high, with an 

 umbrella -shaped crown ; it produces good timber. Dislikes exposure 

 to intense heat and light. 



