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come early in the spring. Some of the 

 leaves should be gathered in the summer, 

 and dried for winter's use. 



TARCHONA'NTHUS. African Fleabane. 

 (From tarchon, Arabic for tarragon, and 

 anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Synyenesia 1- 

 JE quails.) 



Greenhouse, purple-flowered evergreens, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings in sand, under 

 a hell-glass, in the beginning of summer; fibry, 

 sandy loam and a little leaf-mould. Wiater temp., 

 40 to 48. 

 T. camphora'tus (camphor-scented). 10, 1690. 



elli'pticus (ov&\-leaved). 8. 1816. 



TASMA'NNIA. (Named after <?. Tas- 

 mann, a Dutch navigator. Nat. ord., Mag- 

 noliads [Magnoliacese]. Linn., 23-Poly- 

 gamia \-Moncecia. Allied to Drimys and 

 Illicium.) 



The fruit of T. aroma'tica is used for pepper 

 in New Holland. Greenhouse, New Holland, 

 white-flowered evergreens. Cuttings of firm shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass ; kept cool at first, and 

 then, when the base swells, placed in a sweet, 

 mild bottom-heat. Fibry, sandy loam, with a 

 little peat; require the protection of a cold pit in 

 winter. 

 T. aroma'tica (aromatic). 10. May. 1823. 



dipe'tala (two-petaled). 8. May. 1824. 



TAXO'DIUM. Deciduous Cypress. (From 

 taxus, the yew, and oides, like. Nat. ord., 

 Conifers [Pinacese], Linn., 21-Moncecia 

 8-Octandria.) 



Hardy Conifers. Seeds in April ; cuttings in 

 autumn or spring, in a moist, shady place ; layers, 

 also, root the first season ; a low, moist situation 

 suits all the hardy varieties best; cuttings will 

 also strike in water as freely as the Nerium. The 

 evergreens should have a little peat added, and 

 will require a little protection in winter, such as 

 a cold pit would give, or surrounding them with 

 a frame of Spruce-branches. 

 T. Cape'nse (Cape, Cypress Broom). 6. April. 

 Cape of Good Hope. Evergreen. 



di'stichum (two-ranked-teawd). 50. May. 



N. Amer. 1640. 



exce'lsum (lofty). May. 



nuci'ferum (nut-bearing). May. 



nu'tans (nodding). 20. May. 



pa'tens (spreading). 20. May. 



pe'ndulum (drooping). May. 



semperm'rens (evergreen). 50. Yellow. 



New Zealand. 1843. Evergreen. 

 Sine'nse (Chinese). May. 



TA'XUS. The Yew. (From taxon, a bow ; 

 being used for bows. Nat. ord., Taxads 

 [Taxaceae], Linn., 22-Dicecia IB-Poly- 

 andria.} 



Evergreen Coniftrs. Seed, gathered in October, 

 either sown directly, or taken to the rot-heap 

 until spring, when the plants, many of them, will 

 appear the following year ; cuttings, ten inches 

 in length, lower half deprived of leaves, in sand, 

 in a shady border, in April and August, taken off 

 with a heel ; deep, loamy soil, with a fair portion 

 of moisture. 



T. adpre'ssa (close-pressed). Japan. 1844. 



bacca'ta (common. Berried). 20. February. 



Britain. 



fastigia'ta (tapering), 20. April. Ireland. 



1780. 



fo'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved), 3, 



March. 



fru'ctu-lu'teo (yellow-berried), April. Ire- 

 land. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). 8. February. 



Europe. 



sparsifo'lia (scattered-leaved). March. 



variega'ta (variegated). 20. February. 



Europe. 



Canade'nsis (Canadian). 20. February. Canada. 



1800. 



Inuka'ja (Inukaja). Japan. 1838. 



Maka'yti (Mahay's). May. Japan. 1838. 



nuci'fera (nut-bearing). 20. China. 1820. 



TEAK WOOD. Te'ctona. 



TEASEL. Di'psacus. 



TEA-TREE. The' a and Lycinm afrum. 



TE'COMA. (A contraction of the Mex- 

 ican name. Nat. ord., Bignoniads [Big- 

 noniacese]. Linn., li-Didynamia 2-An- 

 giospermia.) 



Mostly by cuttings ; the hardy ra'dicans and 

 its varieties by cuttings of the shoots, and very 

 freely by pieces of the roots ; all the others are 

 the better for a glass being placed over them, and 

 flourish in loam and peat. The Cape'nsis makes 

 a neat pot-plant. 



HARDY EVERGREEN CLIMBERS. 

 T. ra'dicans (rooting). 30. Orange. July. N. 

 Amer. 1640. 



ma'jor (greater. Ash-leaved). 30. Orange. 



July. N. Amer. 1640. 



mi'nor (smaller. Ash-leaved). 20. Scarlet. 



July. -N. Amer. 1640. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN CLIMBERS, &C. 

 T. austra'lis (southern). Orange. June. N.-S. 

 Wales. 1/93. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). 8. Orange. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1823. 



diversi 'fo'lia (various-leaved). N. Holland. 



1830. Deciduous. 



grandiflu'ra (large-flowered). 30. Orange. 



July. China. 1800. Deciduous. 

 jasminoi'des (jasmine-like). Pink. August. 



N. S. Wales. 



' meona'ntha (less-flowered). 12. Blush. April. 

 . N. Holland. 1815. 



mo'llis (soft).6.Yellow.Mexico.l824.Deciduous. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 T. digita'ta (hand-Zeawed).6.Yellow.S.Amer.l813. 



pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). 6. Orange. July. 



E. Ind. 



roscefo'Ka. (rose-leaved). 6. Yellow. Peru. 



sambucifo' lia (elder-leaved). 6. Yellow. 



Peru. 1824. 



sorbifo'lia (sorb-leaved). 6. Yellow. S. Amer. 



sple'ndida (splendid). 6. Yellow. Brazil. 1820. 



sta'ns (standing). 12. Yeiiow. August. S. 



Amer. 1730. 



inci'sa (cut-leaned'). 10. Yellow. August. 



S. Amer. Irf-JO. 



xyloca'rpa (woody-fruited). White. W. Ind. 



1620. 



TE'CTOKA. Teak-tree. (The Malabar 

 name is tekka. Nat. ord., Verbenas [Ver- 



