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TANGIER PEA. See LATHYRUS tingitanus. 

 TASBEL FLOWER. See CACALIA. 

 THELESPEn'MAfiZijb'lium. See COREOPSIS Jllifolia. 

 TEN- WEEK STOCK. See MATTHIOLA. 



THISTLE, formerly also Thissle. See CARDUUS, CHAMOE- 

 PEUCE, and CNICUS. 



THORN APPLE. See DATURA fastuosa. 



THUNBER'GIA (called after Carl Thunberg, the Swedish 

 botanist). Nat. Ord. Acanthacece. 



T. ala'ta, sometimes called Black-eyed Susan, is a 

 pretty South African climber, best treated as 

 a half-hardy annual. It is suitable for low 

 trellises, verandah posts, or such like places, 

 and requires a sheltered, sunny position. It 

 will grow 4 or 5 ft. in a season, the flowers 

 being a buff colour with a dark purple centre, 

 from July to August. 1823. There are a few 

 varieties as follows : 



T. ala'ta al'ba, having white flowers with 

 blackish eye. Madagascar. 



T. ala'ta auranti'aca has buff-orange blooms 

 with dark maroon centre. 



T. ala'ta Dodd'si. With orange flowers and deep 

 purple eye, the foliage variegated. 1848. 



T. ala'ta Fry'eri. Orange with white eye. 



Sow the seeds ^ in. deep in light soil in a pan 

 in temp. 65 to 70 in February or March. When 



