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earliness and productiveness ; the varieties of 

 late introduction are undoubtedly superior to 

 the older sorts, earliness and solidity being 

 the great desiderata. Tomatoes are now ex- 

 tensively grown for canning, and many 

 thousands of acres are used in growing them 

 for that purpose. They are also forced advan- 

 tageously for winter use, bringing good prices 

 till the crop from Florida comes in. 

 Tomato. Cannibal's. Solanum anthropopha- 



gorum. • 



Tomato. Strawberry. See Phyaalis Alkekengi. 

 Tomentose. Covered with dense, rather short, 

 rigid hairs, so as to be sensibly perceptible to 

 the touch. 

 Tonga Plant. See Epipremnum. 

 Tongue Grass. A common name for Lepidium 



sativum. 

 Tongue-shaped. Long, flat, but thicklsh and 



blunt; like the leaves of some Aloes. 

 Tonguin or Tonga Bean. See Dipterix odorata. 

 Toothache Grass. See Otenium Americarmm. 

 Toothache Tree. See Xanthoxylum. 

 Toothed. Dentate ; having small divisions on 



the margin. 

 Tooth-violet. The popular name of Dentaria 



bulbifera. 

 Tooth-'wort. A common name for Lathrcea, 



also for Dentaria, which see. 

 Top Dressing. See Fertilizers. 

 Torch Lily, Torch Flower. Popular names for 



Triloma (Kniphqfia). 

 Torch Thistle. An early name given to various 



- species of Cereus. 

 Tore'nia. In honor of Olof Toren, a Swedish 

 clergyman, who discovered T. Asiatica and 

 other plants iii China. Nat. Ord. Serophularir 

 Mcece. 



A small genus of very beautiful, trailing 

 annuals and perennials, natives of China and 

 the East Indies. For the green-house or con- 

 servatory these plants, with their numerous, 

 dark-purple flowers, are a great attraction. 

 They also succeed well in a moist, shady bor- 

 der, but will not endure our hot; sunny 

 weather. They are all readily increased by 

 cuttings or from seed. T. Fournieri, is an up- 

 right-grov?ing plant of branching and grace- 

 ful .habit, with a profusion of beautiful violfet 

 flowers. T. Bailloni, introduced in 1878, is 

 an entirely distinct species, having deep-yel- 

 low and maroon-colored flowers. All make 

 excellent basket or vase plants. They must 

 be kept at a temperature, in winter, of not 

 less than 60° at night, and they are at all 

 times impatient of being chilled. Propagated 

 by seeds or cuttings. 

 Tormenti'Ua. A small genus now included un- 

 der Potentilla. 

 Torne'lia. A synonym of Monstera. 

 Torose. Torulose. A cylindrical body, irregu- 

 larly swollen. 

 Torrey'a. Named in honor of Dr. John Torrey, 

 one of the most distinguished of American 

 botanists. Nat. Ord. Comfera. 



This genus is a branch of the Yew family, 

 and is represented in this country by T. tcm- 

 folia, a native of Florida, a perfectly hardy 

 and beautiful species, «ind one of the most 



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attractive and desirable evergreens. T. Cali- 

 fomica is known as the California Nutmeg. 



Tortilis. Susceptible of twisting. 

 (Totara Pine. Podocarptta Totara. 



Touch-me-not, Balsam, Jevrel Weed, is Impa- 

 tiena Noli-me-tangere, a marshy plant, common 

 from New York southward. See Impatiens. 



Tournefo'rtia. In memory of Joseph Pitlon de 

 Toumefort, the distinguished author of an 

 arrangement of plants under the title of "/re- 

 atiluUoues Rei Hehariae,," and other botanical 

 works, from lti94 to 1717 ; his first work, the 

 "InstUutiunes," laid the foundation of the 

 arrangement now followed, called the Jus- 

 sieuan, or Natural System. Nat. Ord. Borage 

 inaeem. 



A genus of evergreen, twining shrirt)S in- 

 habiting the tropics of both hemispheres, and 

 extending as far north as the Canaries and 

 Central Russia. T. heliotropwidea, from Buenos 

 Ayres, is a very beautiful species, and is 

 occasionally grown for its pale-lilac flowers, 

 which are arranged similar to those of the 

 Heliotrope. It is commonly called the "Hardy 

 Heliotrope," and is easily raised, from seeds: 

 in spring. 



Tova'ria. A synonym of Smilacina. 



Tovomi'ta. From tovoniite, the Caribbean name 

 of T. Cruianensis. Nat. Ord. Guttiferx. 



A genus of shrubs or trees with resinous 

 juice,, natives of tropical South America and 

 the West India Islands. Three species have 

 been introduced to cultivation, Tmt are seldom 

 found except in large collections. They are 

 generally propagated by cuttings of the 

 ripened wood in sand. 



Toxioode'ndron. From toxicon, poison, and 

 dehdron, a tree; aUuding to the poisonous 

 nature of the fruit. Nat. Ord. Apocynacem. 



A genus of smalli rigid, much-branched 

 trees, peculiar to' South Africa. T. capense, 

 the only cultivated species, is found princi- 

 pally in botanic gardens. 



Tozicophlse'a. From toxicon, poison, and 

 phloroa, bark; in allusion to the poisonous 

 bark. A genus of Apocynacem containing one 

 or two species from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 T. spectabilia, introduced in 1872, has the gen- 

 eral appearance of an liora, and bears its pure 

 white, exceedingly f ragi-ant flowers in terminal 

 aftd axillary corymbs, which form a very large, 

 dense spray, often over two feet in length, It 

 is increased readily by cuttings. 



Traohe'lium. Throatwort, From tracheloa, 

 the neck ; in allusion to the elHcacy of the 

 plant in disea,ses of the throat; hence the 

 common name Throatwort. Nat. Ord. Cam,' 

 panulacea. 



Very pretty, half-hardy, biennial plants, 

 with showy, bell-shaped, blue flowers, varying 

 from very dark blue to nearly white, natives 

 of the Mediterranean coast. It is an elegant 

 plant for vases, and such-like purposes. Seeds 

 BhouUI be sown in spring for flowering the 

 next season, and the plants protected by a 

 frame in winter. 



Trachelospe'rmum. From iracheloa, the neck, 

 and aperma, a seed; alluding to the api(?ftl< 

 elongation of the seed. Nat. Ord. Apocyno' 

 cecB. 



A small genus of green-house shrubs, na« 

 tlves of the East Indies, Eastern Asia and 



