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saxifvaga. . Red . 

 strlcta 3 . . Fink , 



. 7, H. Her. P. 

 . 7, H. B. 



Altai . 1834 



TtTPA, D. Son. Tupa is the name of T. Feuil- 

 lei in Chile. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lobe- 

 liacece. These plants are well worth a place 

 in every collection, on account of the beauty 

 and singiilai-ity of their flowers. For culture 

 and propagation, see Lobilia. Synonymes: 1, 

 Lobelia arguta ; 2, L. tupa; 3, L. polyphfflla ; 



4, L. purpurea; 5, L. gig&ntea, L. salioi- 

 ■ fblia. Siphoc&mpylus canus. 



arguta 1 . . Yellow 9, F. Her. P. 2 Chile . . 1824 

 blanda . . Pink . 9, F. Her. P. 3 Chile . . 

 crassicaillis 6 Or. red 8, E. Her. P. 3 Brazil . . 1849 

 Feuillei 2 . Scarlet 9, F. Her. P. 6 Chile . . 1824 

 polyphylla3. Purple 8, F. Her. P. 4 Valparaiso 1832 

 purpurea 4 . Purple 8, F. Her. P. 1 Valparaiso 1825 

 salicif&Ha 5 . Bed . 10, F. Her. P. 6 Valparaiso 1794 



Tupelo. See Npssa. 



TupfsTRA, Ker. A diminutive of typis, a mal- 

 let ; in allusion to the peculiar form of the 

 flower. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Acordcew. 

 These plants succeed well in sandy loam and 

 peat, and are readily increased by dividing the 

 root. Synonyme : 1, Bdfidea japimica. 

 japonica 1 . Apetal . 2, H. Her. P. 2 Japan . 1783 

 nutans . . Livid . 3, S. Her. P. 2 E. Indies. 1822 

 squalida . . Livid . 3, S. Her. P. 2 Amboyna 1820 



Turbeth . See Ipomdsa TurpUhum. 



Turbinate, having the figure of a top. 



Turgenia, Hoffman. From turgeo, to swell : 

 the fruit. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiacece. 

 An uninteresting plant ; seeds. Synonyme : 

 1, Caucalis latifblia — latifdlia 1. 



Turgid, swollen, puffed. 



Turg&sia. See Crdssula. 



Turkey-berry-tree. See Cdrdia collocbcca. 



Turkey-blossom. See Tribulus terre'stris. 



Turmeric. See Curctlma. 



Turnera. Linnseus dedicated this genus to 

 the memory of William Turner, prebendary of 

 York, canon of Windsor, &c, author of a "New 

 Herbal," 1551, fol., he died in 1568. Linn. 



5, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Twrneraceas. A genus of 

 very elegant plants when in flower. They 

 thrive in any rich soil, and are all readily in- 

 creased by seeds, the shrubby kinds may also 

 be increased by cuttings. Synonymes : 1, 

 PiriquUa racembsa; 2, T. (legans. 

 brasiliensis . Yellow .6, S. Ev. S. li Brazil. . 1810 

 eistoldes . . Yellow 7, 8. A. £ America . 1774 

 cuneiformis . Yellow 6, S. Ev. S. 1 S. Amer. . 1821 

 guianensis . Yellow 6, 8. A. 1J Guiana . 1823 

 hirta . . . Yellow 6, S. A. 1 Brazil . . 1818 

 Pumilea . . Yellow 7, S. A. J Jamaica . 1796 

 racemdsa 1 . Yellow 7, H. A. 2 Siberia . 17S9 

 rupestris . . Yellow 7, 8. Ev. S. 1J Guiana . 1824 

 trioniflbra 2 . Pa,yel. 7, S. Her. P. 3 Brazil. . 1812 

 ulmifdlia . . Yellow 7, 8. B. S Jamaica . 1733 



angustifolia Fa.yel. 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica . 1733 



TurneracEjE, or Turnerads, are a small 

 group of tropical shrubs and herbaceous plants, 

 principally bearing yellow flowers, and deserv- 

 ing cultivation . 



Turnips. See Brdsska Napus. 



Turnsole. See Heliotrbpiwm. 



Turpentine-shrub. See Sllphium terebinth- 

 aceum. 



Turpentine-tree. See Pistacia Terebinthus. 



Turpinia, Ventenat. In honour of M. Turpin, I 



a distinguished French botanical artist and 

 naturalist. Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Sta- 

 phyleacece. Trees of little beauty. They 

 thrive well in a mixture of loam and peat, and. 

 are increased by cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonymes : 1, Staphylia occi- 

 dentalis ; 2, Dalrfimplea pomifera. 

 occidentalis 1 White . . 5, 8. Ev. T. 25 Jamaica 1824 

 pomifera 2 . Yelsh. wht. 5, S. Ev. T. 25 Sylhet . 1820 



TurrAa, Linn. In honour of George Turra, 

 once professor of botany at Padua, and author 

 of several botanical works ; died in 1607. 

 Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Meliaceos. These 

 plants succeed well in loam, peat, and sand, 

 and are easily increased by ' cuttings, planted 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme : 

 1, T. quercifolia. 



7, S. Ev. S. 20 8. Leone . 1843 

 5, S. Ev. S. 20 S. Leone . 1843 

 4, S. Ev. T. 20 Sylhet . . 1828 



4, 8. Ev. T. 20 Mauritius. 1816 



5, 8. Ev. T. 20 E. Indies . 1820 

 See Arabis Tirrita. 



Dillenius. From turris, a tower ; 

 the foliage is so disposed on the stems as to 

 give them a pyramidal form ; and for the same 

 reason the plants are called Tower-mustard. 

 Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. Hardy annuals, 

 not worth growing — glabra, g. rambsa, Gra- 

 hami, mollis, pdtula, salsuginbsa, stricta. See 

 Arabis and Leptocarpdea. 

 TussiLAGO, Tournefort. From lussis, a cough ; 

 for curing which the flowers have been em- 

 ployed. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 Some of the species are veiy pretty. They 

 succeed well in common soil, and are readily 

 increased by division. T. Farfdra is a demul- 

 cent bitter, and has been used to soothe irrita- 

 tions in the air passages ; hence its reputation 

 as a pectoral medicine. Synonymes: 1, bote- 

 mica; 2, paradixa ; 3, lobata; 4, tomentdsa. 

 See Chaptalia, Liria, and Perdicium. 

 alba . . . White . 3, H. Her. P. 1 Europe . 1683 

 alplna . . .Li. pur. . 4, H. Her. P. ] Austria . 1710 

 discolor . . Li. pur. . i, H. Her. P. | Austria . 1633 

 Farfara . . Yellow . 3, H. Her. P. i Brit., wet pi. 

 foliis va- 1 Volw 3j H Her p j Brit _ garden 



lobata 1 . . White 

 heteroplrylla White 



pinnata, . . Pink 



rigida . . . Yellow 



virens . . . White 



TURRITA, 

 TURRITIS. 



2, H. Her. P. J Italy . . 1806 

 5, H. Her. P. | Lapland. 1710 

 5, H. Her. P. i Bohemia 1816 

 4, H. Her. P. 1 Switzerl. 1713 

 4, H. Her. P. I Labrador 1778 

 7, F. Her. P. | C G. H. 1824 

 4, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. 

 4, H. Her. P. 1 Germany 1790 



riegatis J 

 fragrans . . White 

 frigida . . Pale . 

 laevigata 1 . Yellow 

 nfvea 2 . . White 

 palmata 3 . White 

 purpurea . . Purple 

 sagittata . . White 

 spuria 4 . . White 

 Petasites, P. hpbrida, sylvistris. 



Tussock-grass. See Ddctylis ccespitbsa. 



Tutsan. See Androscemum. 



TwAYBLADE. See Listira. 



Tweedia, Hooker. In compliment to Mr. James 

 Tweedie, an intelligent and indefatigable col- 

 lector of plants in Buenos Ayres, Tucuman, 

 S. Brazil, &c. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asclepiad&cece. These very interesting plants 

 succeed well in sandy loam, with a little peat 

 mixed ; and they may be readily increased by 

 cuttings or seeds. They will prove to be 

 nearly, if not quite hardy. See Oxype'talum. 

 oserulea . Blue 7, H. De. Tw. 6 B. Ayres . . 1836 

 versicolor . Blue 7, H. De. Tw. 6 Tucuman . . 1886 



