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19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. A genus of 

 very pretty annuals, well suited for ornament- 

 ing flower borders, where the seeds may be 

 sown in spring. Syntmymes : 1, Cripis bar- 

 hdta ; 2, C coronopifblia. 



altissima . Tel. . . 6, H. A3 Piedmont 1S23 



barbata 1 . Tel. pur. 6, H. A. 2 France . 1620 



coronopifolia2Yel. . 6, H. A. 2 S. Eur. . 1777 



grandiflbra . Yel. . . 6, H. A. 2 Naples . 1830 



umbellAta . Tel. pur. 6, H. A. 2 fienoa . 1820 



virgata . Yel. . . 6, H. A. 2 8. Eur. . 1300 



Tomatoes. See Solanum Lycopirsicum. 



Tomentose, covered with dense white down. 



Tomentum, dense, close, white hairs, or down. 



TdMEX. See Tetranthira. 



Tonchat. See Mardnta Tonchdt. 



Tongo, or Tonqutn bean. See Dipterix. 



Tonic, bracing, corroborative. 



Tonquin bean. See Dipterix odordta. 



Tonsella. See Salacia. 



To6na. See CedrUa Todna. 



Toothache-tree. See Xanthdxylum. 



Toothed, divided, so as to resemble teeth. 



Toothletted, furnished with little teeth. 



Toothwort. See Lathrasa. 



Topical, local, confined to some particular 

 place. 



T6ra. See Odssia Torn. 



Torch-thistle. See Cdctus. 



Tordylium, Touriiefort. An ancient Greek 

 name, of unknown meaning. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Api&cece. Uninteresting annuals. 

 The seeds should be sown in the open border 

 — lusildnicum, mdximum, peregrlnum, sii- 

 folium, syriacum. See Condylocarpus. 



Torenia, Linn. In honour of Olof Toren, a 

 Swedish clergyman, who discovered T. asidtica, 

 and other plants in China. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Scrophulariacew. For culture, &c, 

 see Eerphtis. Synonymes: 1, T. vagans ; 2, 

 T. diffusa, Oratlola alata. 



asiStica 1 . . Purple . 6, 8. A. | E. Ind. 1845 



c6noolor . . Purple . 7, S. Her. P. \ China . 1844 

 cordifblia . Lilac . 7, 8. A. J E. Ind. 1811 



edentata . . Purple . 6, 8. A. J E. Ind. 1845 



hirsuta 2 . . White . 6, S. Her. P. £ E. Ind. 1823 

 scabra . . Pa. blue . 6, G. Ev. 8. i Mortn.B. 1830 



Torenia. See Vandillia. 



T6rilis, Sprengel. Not explained. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 2, Nat . Or. Apiacece. The seed of these 

 plants may be sown in the open ground. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, Caibcalis Anthrlscus ; 2, O. ar- 

 vinsis, helvitica: 3, Sedndix trichosperma — 

 anthriscus 1, inffista 2, neglecta, nodosa, tri- 

 chospernia 3, tuberculata. 



ToRMENTfLLA, Linn. From tormentum, pain ; 

 alluding to its supposed efficacy in tooth-ache, 

 as well as to its being supposed to cure dis- 

 eases of the bowels. Linn. 12, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Ros&cece. British herbaceous plants, not 

 worth growing, except in botanical gardens. 

 The roots of T. erScta are so astringent as to be 

 used in the western isles of Scotland for tan- 

 ning leather ; for which purpose they are 

 superior to oak bark. The root is likewise 

 one of the most efficacious of our indigenous 

 aromatic astringents, and may be used with 

 great effect in cases where medicines of this 

 class are proper. It is usually given in decoc- 



tion. Synonymes: 1, T. officinalis; 2, Poten- 

 tilla humifilsa—er&cta, 1, humifusa 2, r6ptans. 



Torose, uneven, alternately elevated and de- 

 pressed. 



Torreya, Arnott. In honour of Dr. John Tor- 

 rey, author of "American Flora." Linn. 22, 

 Or. 13, Nat. Or. Taxaeece. T. taxifblia is 

 usually known as the Stinking Cedar, on ac- 

 count of its unpleasant smell when burnt. 

 The treatment same as Tdxus. Synonyma: 1, 

 Tdxus montdna. 



Humbbldtii . Apetal 4, H. Bv. T. 80 Mexico . 1S4S 

 myrlstica . . Apetal, 4, H. Ev. T. 30 Californ. 1851 

 nucffera . . Apetal 4, H. Ev. T. 25 Japan . . 

 taxif61ia 1 . . Apetal ' 4, H. Ev T. 30 Florida . 1840 



T6RTULA, Eedvrig. From torqueo, to twist ; in 

 allusion to the singular manner in which 4he 

 teeth of the peristome are twisted together. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Sryacece. Small 

 plants, generally found in thick tufts. They 

 are common to nearly all situations. The 

 character from which the genus has received 

 its designation will always faithfully iudicate 

 the species. Synonymes : 1, ZigotAchia cylin- 

 drical 2, T. rigida; 3, T. imbdrbis, unguicu- 

 lata ; 4, T. nervdsa ; 5, T. apiculhta, arisiata, 

 barbata, humilis, mucronulata — brevirbstris, 

 convoluta, cuneifdlia, cylindrica 1, enervis 2, 

 fallax 3, f. brevicaulis, linoides, gracilis, g. 

 viridis, muralis, m. brevipila, revoluta 4, 

 rigida, ruralis, r. Isevipila, stellata, subul&ta, 

 s. obtiisa, tortubsa, unguiculata 5. 



Torula, Persoon. A diminutive of torus, a 

 twisted cord ; appearance of the filaments. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredin&ceas. Found 

 upon dead stems of plants — cylindrica, Erib- 

 phori, herbarum, monilioides, ovalispbra. See 

 Siriplium. 



Torulose, slightly torose. 



Torus, the same as Thdlamus. 



Touch-me-not. See Impatiens. 



Tournee6rtia, Linn. In memory of Joseph 

 Pitton de Tournefort, the distinguished author 

 of an arrangement of plants under the title of 

 " Inslitutiones Rei Eerbariw," and other, bo- 

 tanical works, from 1694 to 1717 ; his first 

 work " Institutiones," laid the foundation of 

 the arrangement now followed, called the Jus- 

 sieuan, or Natural System. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Ehretihcece. The species of Tourne- 

 fbrtia are hardly worth cultivating for orna- 

 ment. They are of the easiest management ; 

 and are readily increased by cuttings, in sand, 

 those of the stove species in heat. Synonymes : 

 1, Messerschmidlia caraccasdna ; 2, Eeliotrb- 

 pium gnaphalodes; 3, Messerschmidlia umbel- 

 lata, M. velutlna ; 4, Arguzia montana, Mes- 

 serschmidlia Arguzia, T. Arguzia. See Eelio- 

 tropium and Messerschmidtia. 

 angustifolia ■ Wht. grn. 8, G. Ev. 8. 4 Canaries 182( 

 argentea . . White . 8, 8. Ev. 8. E. Ind. . 182! 

 blcolor . . Green . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 6 Jamaica . 181! 

 caraccasanal White . 6, 8. Ev. S. 6 Caraccas 1821 

 cymbsa . . Dull wht. 7, 8. Ev. S. 8 Jamaica . 177! 

 fcetidfssima . Dull wht. 7, S. Ev. S. 8 Jamaica . 173! 

 fruticosa . . White . 6, G. Ev. 8. 4 Canaries 1801 

 gnaphalol- ) white . e , S. Ev. 8. 2 W. Ind. 1821 

 des 2 . 1 

 • heliotropi- 1 p a I£ _ 5 g. Ev , s 2 B _ Ayres 182i 

 oldes . j , 



