TABEBUlA ( Brazilian i 



BignoniAcece. Orna- 



less to transplant in November, the time when most 



cverjire.-iiK anil i.th.-r ]. hints ;irc in..st Mu-c'sstully set 



"iif 'I'll, i-L'tiit ,,t tliK -.,,-.,11 l,,r-. ,,., Til,,.- to become 



tuliag.: y.T. MM hi. I.. 1. |.„ v.lii.i; -.. / ,•. 



Ieuc6xyla, DC. ^Biynditia lrur,:,iil., . V,ll. /;. /»,V. 

 lida, LincU.). Evergreen tree or slinil.: Iv>. . Iliptk- 

 oblong to obovate-oblong, obtuse or ^,,1,,, tim..- .niargi- 

 nate at the apex, glabrous, dark ^;rp.n witli .li-tinct 

 pale midrib, 4-7 in. long: fls. in few-fld. terminal ra- 

 cemes; corolla funnel-shaped, about 2 in. long, with 

 yellow tube and pale lilac limb. Brazil. B.R. 12:90.5. 

 Alfred Kehder. 



TABERNffiMONTANA (J. T. Tabern»montanus of 

 Heidelbi Ti,', |ilivsii-i.ui and botanist, author of Krauter- 

 buchmit Kunstli.lnii Figuren; died 1590). ApocijnAcem. 

 A genus of muru than 100 species of trees or shrubs 

 widely scattered in tropical regions. Lvs. opposite, 

 penni'-nerved : fls. white or yellow, in terminal or some- 

 times apparently but not truly axillary cymes; calyx usu- 

 ally short 5-lobedor parte<l; corolla salverforra; stamens 

 inserted on the enrol hi luh... iin-lnded: berries large and 

 globose or small, ohhipii' iitmI r.-.-urved. See Gonioin<t 

 for distinctions from ihn' lium--. 



coronaria, Willd. Chape Jasmine. Nero's Crown. 

 A tender shrub, 0-8 (t. high: lvs. glossy green, oblong 

 to oblanceolate: fls. white, fragrant, 1-2 in. across, in 

 1-8-fld. clusters in the forks of the branches; petals 

 crimped on the margin, whence the common name. 

 Cult, in India but native country unknown. Var. flore- 

 pldno, with double, somewhat larger, very sweet- 

 scented flowers, seems to be far ra 

 vation. P.M. 16:354. B.M. 1865 (asiVeWftmc 

 — Cult, in the more southern states and also in green- 

 houses. Also known as Adam's Apple and East Indian 

 Rosebay. 



AA. Fls. yellow. 



grrandifldia, Jacq. A small, tender shrub: lvs. ob- 

 long-ovate, sharply acuminate, 2-3 in. long, thick: fls. 

 single, yellow, 1-2 in. long, in few-fld. clusters; corolla- 

 lobes oval, obtuse, entire. Early fall. Carthagena, 

 Guiana. B.M. 52'26. — Rarely cult, in the more southern 

 portions of the United States. 



T. Camdssi, Kegel. See Gonioma Kamassi. 



F. W. p. M:i l.AV. 



The East Indian Rosebay, TiW,, ,/(.f /,...,. /,//.. i <-<'ro- 

 naria, is one of the be.st ornami'ih.il ^hruh- h.r sub- 

 tropical gardi-ns. This species an.l T. (\f„nix.-,i. re- 

 ferred in fli i - \--.,ih I,. (:.,ii:..iir., :;..,.r:-h .x.TW.Iiere in 

 Ploriihi li - . '■■■■' '•' ! .,' h thev n .■.■i\e 



plants are so densely cuvured with buds and flowers 

 that it is often difficult to find a sufficient supply of 

 cuttings for propagation. T. coronaria has larger 

 leaves than T. ('(^»./,^.s/ ami the flowers are much like 



those of the douhh ■, ■ .,h in.hr, wliile V. Cimassi 



has solider ami ^h, , i I',. -Mi ,h,\\.ll under 



the same treat n I. I' 1 ., ,, . . n ...v ili.' h.nni ,■ of the 

 East Indian Ro-eh. : : hh-; eM.nt.ii must be 



planted in rich, M.||||^ ■■■ih ii..i i..o wet and not too dry, 

 and in places tnllx e\[....iii to the sun. Only very 

 .strong pot-grown |ii,ini -honhl be set out in the gar- 

 den. This slu.ul.l e. ih.m .liiriiig the rainy season. 

 Avoid breaking llie hall iji transplanting. It is use- 



look best in groups by themselves or in front of other 

 glossy-leaved evergreens. h. Nehrling. 



TACAMAHAC. Populus laUamiferu. 



TACCA (Malayan name). Taccheeir. A genus of 9 

 species from tropical regions. Perennial herbs from a 

 tuberous or in. |. Hl- ihi.i.nie with large, radical, peti- 

 oled leaves .n i hi rid brown or greenish flow- 



ers in a den m- on a leafless, rigid scape. 



The flower rh.-i. I i- -.n.iended by a few, usually 4, 

 leaf-like or colored hracis. and intermixed with the 

 flowers are more or less numerous, long and conspicu- 

 ous, sterile, filiform pedicels, which usually droop be- 

 low the flower-cluster. 



A. Lvs. much lobeil. 



pinnatiKda, Jack. Tender perennial herb, about 2 ft. 

 high: rootstock globose, becoming 1 ft. through: lvs. 

 large, usually 3-branched, the divisions pinnately cut or 

 divided, the ultimate lobes sometimes irregular and un- 

 equal but usually ovate to lanceolate: fls. greenish, K 

 lines across, many with the sterile pedicels ].ni|ilisli: 

 berry nearly globular, 1 in. through. Afr.. Imlia and 

 Australia. L.B.C. 7:692. B.M. 7299; 7300. -According 

 to Von Mueller's Select Extra-tropical Plants, the Fiji 

 Arrowroot is prepared from the tubers of this species. 

 The plant thrives even on the sand-shores of tropical 

 countries, and it is not unlikely that it will endure a 

 temperate climate. 



AA. Lvs. not lobed. 



criat4ta, Jack. (,4^rffcia cj-is^Wn, Kunth). Rootstock 

 a short conic caudex, marked with leaf -scars: lvs. 1-2 ft. 

 long, oblong, acuminate, dark purplish green: scape 

 longer than the lvs.: fls. dark purple, 1}.; in. across, in 

 a somewhat one-sided umbel, with numerous pale sterile 

 Tieilici 1 s 10 in, loir': iiivolncral bracts 4, conspicuous, 



the ■ ,:.,:.. .M ,1 , , , , r, .Wed to a petiolc, the 2 outcr 



r, V : , M h. : h,s:i. F.S. 9:800, 801. On. 45, 



,,, I ,, I' , h ,, I lires, according to Gn. 45, p. 



41.",. :, - h II. h. .,|.. II -i.il. with ample drainage, plenty 



of water, ami a stove temperature. During the winter 

 season the plant should be kept in a state of partial rest. 

 F. W. Barclay. 



TACSONIA (from the Peruvian name of one of the 

 sjieiiesi. Pa.i.iiriorilcea. From Passiflora, Tacsonia 

 iliili I s in having a long-tubular calyx, styles 3, stamens 

 anil [H lals 3 or 5, the latter never wanting, corona of 

 tuhercles or very short threads, and in a short reflexed 

 crown near the base of the flower-tube. However, the 

 line of demarcation between the two genera is often not 

 well marked and Harms (Engler & Prantl's "Pflanzen- 

 familien") unites Tticsonia with I'assitlora. Masters 

 accepts ('I'lMii-, I, inn N,..' L',1 -h'l ^|,, li.- i.r irne Tac- 

 sonia, releu,',; ,1 • ih, ,,' , I •, , .'I h- .eU to I'as- 

 siflora. ( n h, i i . . '■' ■ ■ •,, , i, , , i ,■, ■ , .-n .1 snlise- 



quently, InnhniL' im- l..l:il nn t m Nil J, nils alioVO 



Andes. They are tendril-climbing shrubs or herbs, re- 

 quiring the treatment given Passifloras. Tacsonias are 

 cultivated freely in the open in middle and northern 



