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Stove Palm. Seeds, rich turfy loam. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 T. Bengale'mis (Bengal). 100. E.Indies. 1823. 



TALI'NUM. (From thalia, a green 

 branch; its durable verdure. Nat, ord., 

 Purslanes [Portulacefe], Linn., 11-Do- 

 decandria l-Monogynia.} 



Annuals and biennials, sown in a hotbed, 

 early in spring, pricked out and bloomed in the 

 greenhouse, or a sheltered place out of doors ; 

 the others are under-shrubs, easily propagated 

 by cuttings of the succulent shoots, dried at the 

 base before inserting them in sandy soil ; peat, 

 loam, sand, and brick-rubbish. Winter temp., 

 45 to 58, and dryish ; summer, 60 to 80. 



ANNUALS, &C. 



Purple. August. 



T. purjnifreum (purple) 

 Mexico. 1826. 



refle'xum (bent-back). 1. 

 tember. S. America. 



Yellow. Sep- 

 1800. Biennial. 



EVERGREENS, &C. 



T. Andre'wsii (Andrews's). 1. Pink. August. 

 W. Indies. 1800. 



crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). 1. Red. August. 



1800. 



albiflo'rum (white - flowered). 



White. July. S. America. 1819. 



cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved). 1. Purple. 



August. Egypt. 1820. 



pa'tens (spreadrng-flowered). 1. Red. Sep- 



tember. S.America. 1776. Herbaceous. 



#-e^/o7mm(cylindric-leaved). 1. Pink. Au- 



gust. N. America. 1823. Herbaceous. 



triangula're (triangular), ij. Yellow. Au- 



gust. W. Indies. 1739. 



TALI'SIA. (From Toulichi, the name 

 in Guiana. Nat. ord., Soapworts [Sa- 

 pindacese]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of ripened 

 wood, with leaves, thinly inserted in sand, 

 under a glass, in moist bottom-heat; sandy 

 peat and fibry loam. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



T. Guiane'nsis (Guiana). 8. Rose. Guiana. 

 1824. 



TALLOW-TREE. Stilli'ngia sebi'fera. 



TAMARI'NDUS. Tamarind-Tree. (From 



[Tamaricacefe]. Linn., 5-PentanJria 

 i-Trigynia.} 



Hardy, by cuttings, under a hand-light, or 

 even in the open air, in spring or autumn, and 

 any common soil ; the tender species require a 

 warm greenhouse, or a cool plant stove, and to 

 be grown in peat and loam; increased by 

 cuttings, under a hand-glass, in sand, and in 

 heat. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



T. Dahu'rica (Dahurian). 6. Pink. Dahuria. 

 1827. 



Ga'llica (French). 10. Flesh. July. Eng- 



land. Deciduous. 



Palla'sii (Pallas's). 8. Flame. July. Cau 



casus. 1827. 



tetra'ndra (four-stamened). 6. White. July. 



Tauria. 1821. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 T.dioi'ca (dioecious). 6. E.Indies. 1823. 



I'ndica (Indian). 6. Pink. July. E.Indies. 



on enta'lis (eastern). 10. Pink. E.Indies. 



TAMO'NEA. (From tamone, the Griiia- 

 nan name. Nat. ord.. Verienes [Yer- 

 benacese]. Linn., l-Didynamia '2- 

 Angiospermia. Allied to Lantana.) 



Tender, blue-flowered biennials. By seed, in 

 i a hotbed, in spring ; pricked out, and potted 

 ! off, and bloomed in the greenhouse. 

 1 T. Cwassa'wiea(Curassoa). 1. July. W. Indies. 



1823. 



I mu'tica (awnless). 1. July. Guiana. 1820. 

 i spica'ta (spiked). September. Trinidad. 

 1824. 



TANACE'TUM. Tansey. (Derivation 

 uncertain. Nat. ord., Composites [As- 

 teraceEe]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia Z-Su- 

 perftua.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Divisions in spring and 

 cuttings, under a hand-light, in summer ; any 

 soil. Grandiflorum requires a cool greenhouse, 

 or a cold pit, in winter ; and a sandy fibry loam. 

 T. grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 1|. Yellow. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



purpu'reum (purple). l. Pale red. June. 



Nepaul. 1811. 



vulga're (common). 2. Yellow. June. 



Britain. 



variega'tum (striped-/eaed) . 2. 



Yellow. July. Britain. 



TANGHI'NIA. (From Tanghin, the 



Tamarlindy, the Arabic name. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Papilionacese] . 

 Linn., IQ-Monadelphia 6-Dccandria.') 

 Stove, yellow-flowered, evergreen trees. Seeds , Madagascar name. Nat. ord.,* Dogbanes 



Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. j Monogynia, Allied to Cerbera.) 

 T. I'ndica (Indian). 60. July. E.Indies. 1633. j Stove, white-flowered evergreens, from the 

 occide'ntalis (western). 40. February. West | East Indies. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, 



in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat ; peat and 

 loam, with a little sand. Winter temp., 50 to 



Indies. 



Ta- 



| 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. The nut of veneniflua, 



TA'MARIX. Tamarisk. (From 



mar is, now Tambro, the name of a j thougnnot larger than an almond, is sufficient 

 river where it grows, on the borders of i to poison a score of people, 

 the Pyrenees'. Nat. ord., Tamarisks \ T, dicho'toma (forked). June. E, Indies, 1827' 



