TAMAKIX 



TAHAXACLhM 



17 GO 



iiiiiinti.'ly 10 - lobed. Iliiiialayas. Var. Narbonnensis, 

 Klirenb. Racemes ^hurt. alniosr ;>fs>-ilr, l;(irr;il <.|i x\\v 

 t'urrent year's brauolius. S.W. Europf. 



-1. juniperina, Biiiiire { 7'. Jupouh-it an<l '!'. phn,i<\sa. 

 Hori.l. Shrub or siuall tree, attainiii;^^ ITi li,. with 

 slemier sprradiny; branches; ivs. green. .>b|i.nL;-huier.'- 

 hito, jieuniinate. scaricus at tlu- apex: Ms. (unkisii, in 

 lateral raceme-^ 1^>-Ll^j in. bniii; un hisr year's branches; 



■V are odi>fnus ]ilai 

 ■s anil SI, Kill Tm n 



2463. Tansy— Tanacetum vulgare (\ l-r>1. 



pedicels shi:)rr>-r than calyx ; sepals ovatf -lanceolate, 

 little shorter fluin thf pi.-rsistent petals; disk T.-lobed. 

 with eniaririnate lobes. .lapan. N. China. S.Z. 1:71 i as 

 T. Chiiuu.sL^. 1 



5. CMnensis. Lour. Shrub or small tree, atrainintr 

 15 ft., with slender spreading;, otten druuping branches: 

 Ivs. Iduish e:reen, lanceolate, acuminate, keeled : Us. 

 pink, in large and loose usually nodding panicles, pedi- 

 cels as loni.^ as cah^x: sepals ovate, much shorter than 

 the persistent petals; disk deeply 10-Iobed. China. 



G. Odessana, Stev. Simib. 4-(> ft. hiirli. with npriurht. 

 slender branches: Ivs. huici-idatf. subulate. <l<:-i-urr(-nt : 

 fls. pink; racemes slfiidt-r. alu.mt 1 in. hmir "U short, 

 naked jieduncles, spreading and disposed in ainph- h>ose 

 panicles; pedicels about as lung as calyx; petals slitrhtly 

 spreadin^r: disk o-lobed.with rounded lubfs. July-Sfpt. 

 Caspian region. 



7. tispida, Willd. {T. Kaslujanm . Hort.i. Shrub. 

 with sleniler upright branches; Ivs. bluish grrm. rur- 

 date and subauriculate at the base, acuniinatt-. snniH- 

 what spreading, finely puI)escHnr: tl'^. pink. aIim>sT srs- 

 sile. in dense racemes 'l-.'> in, bni^.^ di>]H-.spd in Tt-inninal 

 panicles; petals deciduous, nincli Ioul'-hi- than s<'pals: 

 disk o-lobed. Aug., Sept. R.H. 1804 :;i.lL\ 



T. arficvU'ita, Vahl. Tree, attainiiic 30 fr,, wiih slpndor, 

 jointed branches: Ivs. gl;ii icons, miuure. slicarliiii;,': rU .-,- 

 niernus, [.ink, sesshe. in terniina! panicles, ^^^ \'~\:\. \nt 

 liardy nortli.— T- Pallasii. Itesv. Shrubby and vry similar to 

 T. Oilessana, but panicles less spreading, with njnn' nj-right 

 racemes: petals upright: disk .^dobed, with eniar>,'inate lobes. 

 Atig., Sept. S. Russia and W, to C. Asia. T. Amurensis, Ki.rt., 

 is a form of this very ^'ariable species. T, Caspii-a. not seen in 

 bloom by wriua-. may also belon- licre. AlFKEL' ReHDEK. 



TANACflTUM (name of doubtful derivatiun). C<>n:- 

 p<>sif,r . A ir^nus of oO spei-ies of annual or jM-reniiial 

 herbs scattered about the northern hemispljf re. of which 



, arc native to North Ann'rim. Tli 



Willi alternate, variouslv cni Irav 



.liuni-si/A'd lur^ads of yellow tlowers disiM>s,.,| in corviniiN, 



or i-;irely solitary. Kl.dieads heteroManio'ii - , disk-sh'a] ird : 



female tjs. Avilii :;-:eloollied. tnliular eorollas; akenes 



,'i-i-ibl)ed or i;-."o;ini;-n lar. with a broad irniieale sniiilnit. 



bearing a coronifofni iiappiis or nom-. I'or eiibure, see 



vulgare, Linu. T \xsy. V\-^. I'hi:!. Slrm robust, 

 er<'et. '^-A ft., h-afy to tin- snnnnit: hs. pinnat(d\- di- 

 vided into lineardaiieeolab* sr^nn-nt'- whiidi are vi-rraie 

 or piniiately rut: ll. -heads '.i-'.j in. aeros^, nunierou-. 

 in a dense. |-lar-to])ped -■ynie. dnly-Sei)t. i:nrop,-. Ad- 

 venti\-o in tlii,-' eastern C. S. — \'ar. crispum, DC. has 

 Ihe le;ives nion- en1 and erisi>e,l. Accor.lin.LT to B.B. 

 ;i:4iiO. this varu'ty is in some places more connnou than 



^''^' ^^'l"'- F. W. i-'-AKCLAY. 



TANGIERINE. See Ore ^n/, andT^/r/. 

 TANGIER PEA, Scarlet, L>iilnjrns 77 



•jita 11 U.S. 



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IkJUSY [Tanar, In n> rul.rfre. Liiin.i. Fig, 24Gf. A 

 coarse-growing, herbaeiMnis perennial nalnralizeil from 

 middle Europe, and a fainilfar occupant of our old gar- 

 dens, waste phn.'es and roadsides. Its connmni name is 

 said to be <leri\e<i from alh-nnisia . imnioi t a I ity , an idi a. 

 sn--ested to the ancient Hteeks by tlie c|i aracl eri^ t le 

 liermanent possession it takes of the soil, Ii>. annual, 

 upriLi;ht, usually unbranched stems, which rise abotit 

 ;; feet from the perennial root, bear Lj-reatly divided, 

 deeply cut. compound, bitter. ar<innuic le;ives ami 

 rather dense corymbs of numerous small yelhiw 

 llower-be;ids which ajipear in midsummer. The seed, 

 which is small, is marked by 5 rather ju'ominent gray- 

 ish ribs and retains its vitality for al.'out two years. 

 Formerly its leaves were in great favor as a seasoning 

 for \";irious culinary i>reparations. especially puddings 

 and omelettes, uses now aim st t sclete B\ the me ii 

 cal jtrofession. its tonic and 

 stinuilant properties anil » 



its eflicacy in hysierieal 

 atnl dropsical disorders are 

 still recognized, though 

 fttlier medicines are nmre 

 ]M-)pnlar. In domestic prac- 

 tiee it played an early role 

 as an a n t h e 1 m i n t i c and 

 stottiachic and is still some- 

 what ]ni-|nilar as a local 

 airent to relieve the ]iain of 

 nuiscular r h e u m a t i s m , 

 bruises and chronii.' nlce|-s. 

 The wild plants usually 

 satisfy all demands, but 

 when no wild supjdy is at 

 bau'l seed may be used to 

 start the half-doz--n si.eci- 

 mens that a family should 

 need. Easily starte<l. read- 

 ily transplanted ordivideil, 

 Tansy reqtiires no special 

 can- in cultivation exce(it 



to keep it clear of weeds 



and to jirevent its s]>read- 

 inij: and thus becoming 

 trcnibiesome as a weed. It 

 will thrive in ahnost all The fern-hke spray of Tansy, 

 s.nls and situations that 



are mit too wet. For botanical account, see T<i iKir'f inii . 



M. (i. Kaixs. 

 TAPE GRASS. [ e///..;/, rn/. 



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24oA. 



TAPIOCA. 



Jl.nuhn/. 



TARAXACUM (ancient name of doul-tfnl origin, 

 ])robably associated with supposed niedieinal pr'.qier- 

 tiesl. < '.'III /">si/,r . l)ANiiELit.ty. Low nearly or quite 

 stemless herbs of cold and tem]"'erate reij,-ions, nnistly of 

 the mu'thern hemis]diere. Tin- jdants ai-e exceedingly 

 "\"arialde and there are co<^^,-.|jnentl\" irre;it ditfereni-es 

 of opinion as to the iiumoer of ■species. Bentham <t, 



