TAMARIX 



minutely 10-lobed. Himalayas. Var. NarbonnSnsis, 

 Ehrenb. Racemes short, almost sessile, later:il .lU tljc 

 current year's branches. S.W. Europe. 



4. jnniperlna, Bunge {T. Japdnica and T. phii„;,sa. 

 Hort.). Shrub or small tree, attaining 15 It., with 

 slender spreading branches : Ivs. green, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, scarious at the apex: fls. pinkish, in 

 lateral racemes 1K-2K in. long on last year's branches; 



TARAXACUM 



1769 



2463. Tansy — Tanacetum vulgare (X 1-5). 



pedicels shorter than calyx; sepals ovate-lanceolate, 

 little shorter than the persistent petals; disk 5-lobed, 

 •with emarginate lobes. Japan, N. China. S.Z. l:71(as 

 T. Chinensis.) 



5. ChinSnsis, Lour. Shrub or small tree, attaining 

 15 ft., with slender spreading, otten drooping branches: 

 Ivs. bluish green, lanceolate, acuminate, keeled: lis. 

 pink, in large and loose usually nodding panicles, pedi- 

 cels as long as calyx; sepals ovate, much shorter than 

 the persistent petals; disk deeply 10-lobed. China. 



6. Odess&na, Stev. Shrub, 4-6 ft. high, with upright, 

 slender branches: Ivs. lanceolate, subulate, decurrent: 

 fls. pink; racemes slender, about 1 in. long on short, 

 naked peduncles, spreading and disposed in ample loose 

 panicles; pedicels about as long as calyx; petals slightly 

 spreading; disk 5-lobed, with rounded "lobes. July-Sept. 

 Caspian region. 



7. hispida, Willd. (T. Kashgdrica, Hort.). Shrub, 

 with slenili-r upright branches: Ivs. bluish green, cor- 

 date anil suli;uiriinilate at the base, acuminate, some- 

 wh.-it spreading, tinely pubescent: fls. pink, almost ses- 

 sile, in dense racemes 2-3 in. long, disposed in terminal 

 panicles: petals deciduous, much longer than sepals; 

 disk 5-lobed. Aug., Sept. K.H. 1894:352. 



T. articulata. Vahl. Tree, attaining 30 ft., with slender, 

 jointed branches: Ivs. glaucous, minute, sheathing;: fls. 5- 



hardy north.— T. PiW/.),;,. 1 1. - , ^l i iM y ,iim1 ver.v similar to 



T. Odessana. l»ut itaii ' j uiih nii.re upright 



racemes: petals upriL-l ii !i ,.m.iri.'in:ite lobes. 



Aug.. Sept. S.Rus.i;, r, i\ , I ;: T .Mnurensis. Hort., 



l.loom by writer, may also belong liere. Alfred Rehder. 



TANACfiTUM (name of doubtful derivation). Co»i- 

 pusitw. A genus of 30 species of annual or perennial 

 herbs scattered about the northern hemisphere, of which 



7 are native to North America. They are odorous plants 

 with alternate, variously cut leaves and small to me- 

 . Hum-sized heads of yellow flowers disposed in corymbs, 

 '■r rarely solitary. Fl. -heads heterogamous, disk-shaped: 

 lemale fls. with »-5-toothed, tubular corollas; akenes 

 5-ribbed or 3-5-angular, with a broad truncate summit, 

 bearing a coroniform pappus or none. For culture, see 

 Tattstj. 



vnlg4re, Linn. Tansy. Fig. 2463. Stem robust, 

 erect. 2-3 ft., leafy to the summit: Ivs. pinnately di- 

 vided into linear-lanceolate segments which are serrate 

 or pinnately cut: fl. -heads h-% in. across, numerous, 

 in a dense, flat-topped cyme. July-Sept. Europe. Ad- 

 ventive in the eastern 1'. S.-V:ir. crispum, DC, has 

 the leaves more cut an.l .li^i..,!. A. -cording to B.B. 

 3:460, this variety is in -..lue |.hi.rs iij.ire common than 

 the type. F. W. Barclay. 



TANGIEEINE. See Ora„ 



Qd Cii 



TANGIER PEA, Scarlet. Lallnjnis Tlngitanus. 



TknSY (Tutmcetum vulgure, Unn.). Fig. 24Gt. A 

 coarse-growing, herbaceous perennial naturalized from 

 middle Europe, and a familfar occupant of our old gar- 

 dens, waste places and roadsides. Its common name is 

 said to he derived from tithnnasia, immortality, an idea 

 suggesteil to tlie ancient Greeks by the characteristic 

 permanent possession it takes of the soil. Its annual, 

 upright, usually unbrauched stems, which rise about 

 3 feet from the perennial root, bear greatly divided, 

 deeply cut, compound, bitter, aromatic leaves and 

 rather dense corymbs of numerous small yellow 

 flower-heads which appear in midsummer. The seed, 

 which is small, is marked by 5 rather prominent gray- 

 ish ribs and retains its vitality for about two years. 

 Formerly its leaves were in great favor as a seasoning 

 for various culinary preparations, especially puddings 

 and on)e)..tres. uses now almost obsolete. By the medi- 

 cal pr"l. --i"'i i!- i^iiiii' and 

 stiiiiir ; , , , - and 



lerical 



its .:■ . 

 and.lr"i.-:-,il ,l-,,Mirrs are 

 still reoognizeil. though 

 other medicines are more 

 popular. In domestic prac- 

 tice it played an early role 

 as an a n t h e 1 m i n 1 1 c and 

 stomachic and is still some- ; 

 what popular as a local L 

 agent to relieve the pain of .'; 

 muscular r h e u m a t i s m , 

 bruises and chronic ulcers. ,- 

 The wild plants usually ^;.: 

 satisfy all demands, but 

 when no wild supply is at 

 hand seed may be used to 

 start the half-dozen speci- 

 mens that a family should 

 need. Easilv .started, read- 

 ily transplanted or divided. 

 Tansy requires no special 

 care in cultivation except 

 to keep it clear of weeds 

 and to prevent its spread- 

 ing and thus becoming 

 troublesome as a weed. It 

 will thrive in almost all ""<= 

 soils and situations that 

 are not too wet. For botanical 



spray of Tansy. 



M. G. Kaiss. 



TAPE GRASS. raUisneria. 



TAPIOCA. See Manihot. 



TARAXACUM (ancient name of doubtful origin, 

 probably associated with supposed medicinal proper- 

 ties). Compisitw. Dandelion. Low nearly or quite 

 stemless herbs of cold and temperate regions, mostly of 

 the northern hemisphere. The plants are exceedingly 

 variable and there are consequently great differences 

 of opinion as to the numoer of species. Bentham & 



