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M&hghas 3 . White . 8, S. Ev. T. 20 Singapore 1800 

 Odollam 4 . White . 8, S. Ev. T. 20 India . . 1756 

 veneniflua5 . Pink . . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 Madagaa. 1826 



TAnqhin. See Cerbera T&nghin. 



Tangier pea. See Ldlhyrus tingitanus. 



Tangle-wrack. See Laminaria. 



Tanna. See Euphdrbia tanninsis. 



Tansy. See Tanacitwm. 



Tapag6mia. See Qcphallis. 



Tapering, becoming gradually narrower. 



Tafia. See Cratdsva Tapia. 



Tapioca. See Jjtnipha and Jdtropha. 



Tap-root, a root which, penetrates deep and 

 perpendicularly into the ground, without 

 dividing. 



Tarantan. See Cassia Tar&mtaw. 



Tarchonanthus, Linn. From tarchon, the 

 Arabic word for tetragon, and anthos, a flower. 

 Linn.,19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aste-racece. Interest- 

 ing plants, succeeding well in light rich soil ; 

 and readily increased by cuttings, in sand, 

 under a glass. See Brachyldma. 

 camphoratus Purple . 6, G. Ev. 8. 10 C. G. H. 1690 

 eUIptious . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. 1816 



Tare of Scripture. See Lolium UmuUntum. 



Tare. See Ervum. 



Target-bearer. See Peltigera. 



Targi6nia, Micheli. In honour of John An- 

 thony Targioni, a Florentine botanist. Linn. 

 24, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Marchantiaceae. - This 

 species is found growing in broad patches, in 

 wet places — hypophfilla. 



Tarragon. See Artemisia. 



Tartareous, consisting of tartar. 



Tartarian bread. See Ordmbe tataria. 



Tartarian lamb. See Aspidium Baromttz. 



Taraxacum. See Leintodon. 



Tarton-raIra. See Ddphne Tarton-ralra. 



Tasmannia, B. Brown. In honour of Tasmann, 

 a Dutch navigator. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Magnoliacem. In the Botanical Register Dr. 

 Lindley, in describing T. aromdtiea, one of the 

 species, says, " this plant is a handsome ever- 

 green bush, with dull purple branches, and 

 light green leaves, distinctly marked with 

 transparent dots. Every part is aromatic, and 

 pungent to the taste. The fruit is occasionally 

 used as pepper." They grow freely in sandy 

 loam and peat, and only require sheltering 

 from frost. Cuttings strike in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonymes: 1, Winterana Ian- 

 ceolata; 2, T. iusipida. 



aromatica 1 . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 10 V. D. L. . 1823 

 dipetala2. White . 5, G. Ev. S. 8N. HoL .1824 



Tatula. See'Dathra Tatula. 

 TauscheRIA, Fischer. In honour Of Ignatius 

 Frederick Tauscher, Professor of Botany at 

 Prague, author of several botanical works. 

 Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. Annuals of 

 no beauty. The seed merely requires to be 

 sown in the open border, or on rock-work. 



A. & Siberia . 1820 

 A. i Siberia . 1821 



gymnocarpa . White . 6, H. 

 lasi'oearpa . . White . 6, H. 



Tauzin. See QiUrcm Tausin. 

 Taverniera, De Candolle. In honour of J. B. 

 Tavernier, a traveller in the Levant. Linn. 



17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabacece. For culture and 



propagation, see Dicirma. Synonymes: 1, 



Hedysarum lappacewni ; 2, H. nwmmularicefb- 



lium. 



lappacea 1 . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. Tr. 1 Arabia . 1820 



nummularia 2 Rose . . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 Levant . 1826 



Taxace^e, Taxads or Yews. Are well-known 

 trees and shrubs; the common Yew (Tdxus 

 baccata) may be given as an example of the 

 order. 

 Taxanthema. See St&tice. 

 Tax6dium, Richard. From taxus, the yew, and 

 eidos, like ; trees resembling the yew. Linn. 

 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Pinacew. Ornamental, 

 lofty-growing trees, well suited for planting 

 singly on lawns. They grow best iu a rich 

 moist soil ; and are readily increased by seeds, 

 layers, or by cuttings, with the leaves left 

 whole, placed in a vessel of water, where they 

 will root in a few weeks. The Deciduous Cy- 

 press is universally employed, throughout the 

 United States, for making the best kind of 

 shingles ; and in Louisiana it is used for almost 

 every other purpose to which timber is applied. 

 Synonymes : 1, Schublrtia capinsis ; 2, S. dis- 

 ticha ; 3, S. d. pindula ; 4, T. sininse pendu- 

 lum ; 5, T. sininse. See Schubirtia. 

 capense 1 . Apetal . 4, G. Ev. S. 10 C. G. H. 

 distichum 2 . Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 30 N. Amer. 1640 



excelsum . Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 35 



nutans 3 . Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 20 



patens . . Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 20 



pendulum 4 Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 20 



Binense 5 . Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 20 



semper- 1 Te llow . 5, P. Ev. S. 10 N. Zeal 1843 

 virens. J ' 



Ti.xus, Linn. From toxon, a bow ; being for- 

 merly used in making them ; or from taxis, 

 arrangement ; the leaves are arranged on the 

 branches like the teeth of a comb. Yew is 

 supposed to be from the Celtic word iw, signi- 

 fying verdure ; alluding to the yew being an 

 evergreen. Linn. 22, Or. 13, Nat. Or. Tax- 

 acece. Ornamental trees, well adapted for 

 underwood, as they thrive under the shade and 

 drip of other trees ; they are also very orna- 

 mental when planted to form hedges. They 

 will grow in any moist soil, but succeed best 

 in loams and clays. They are chiefly propa- 

 gated from seeds, which should be sown as soon 

 as ripe ; they may also be increased by cuttings, 

 formed of either one or two years' wood, and 

 planted in a shady border in the beginning of 

 April or end of August. Synonymes : 1, T. fas- 

 tigiata hibirnica, T. baccata hibimiea. See 

 Podocarpus, Cephalotdxus, and Torr&ya. 

 adpressa . . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. T. 10 Japan . 

 baccata . . . Apetal . 2, H. Ev. T. 20 Britain,wooda 

 er€cta . . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. T. 20 Seedling 

 fastigiata 1 . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. T. 12 Ireland . 1780 

 fflictu-luteo Apetal . 4, H. Ev. T. 12 Ireland, woods 

 procumbensApetal . 2, H. Ev. S. 6 Europe . 

 variegata . Apetal . 2, H. Ev. T. 15 Europe . 

 canadensis . Apetal . 2, H. Ev. T. 20 Canada . 1800 

 cuBpidata . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. T. 15 Japan . 

 Fortimi . .Apetal . 4, H. Ev. T. 15 Japan . 

 Harringt&nia Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 20 Penaug . 1837 

 Lindleyana . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. T. 20 S.Francisco. 

 Mak&ya . Apetal . 5, H. De. T. 20 Japan . 1838 

 nucifera . Apetal . 4, G. Ev. T. 20 China . 1820 



Tazetta. See Narcissus TazStta. 



