TERATOLOGY 



ose. Indeed, all parts ut' the l!o\v(;r, even to the ovules, 

 may appear as L^reen leaves of more or less irreL^ular 

 shapes. To this catei^ory beUnig the so-railed i^rreen 

 roses, wiili-li are nor uncoininon. 



IV. I'i'Ni'KKsrKNcM. The aetual niiion of jiarts may 

 take I'hiee in the rourse of their <levelopmeiit, thou^li 

 usually the api'arent \inioHs are to lie exjdaiiied tpiile 

 otherwise (see ilnivvr, [>. r>l:lL! ) . also Fi,i;'. 1^4811 (a.fter 

 Dudley). 



Tlie above itirhnii' (uiiy Ihe more eoninion niall'ornia- 

 tions. hut (Ut arrounl <iL' the exlri-nic sensjtiA'eiii.'ss of 

 plants to their enxironnu'iit and tlndr ^rea! pkistieity, 

 all kinds of stran^'e and eurituis di-forniities hit p<.>s- 

 sible. ^lalforniatioiis have little or no siunitii-anee in 

 elucidating- the oliscure in-oblems .■onneeted with tlie 

 historical origins of itrgans, or with their iKUm.hiiries. 

 though many arguments, more ingenious tiian sound, htive 

 been based tipon them 



The most importaiir ^a^v^—-^}^ 



general works are the fol 

 lowing: JIoiiuin-Tandon 

 "Elements de teratolo.uic 

 vegetal," Paris. 1^41; 

 Masters," Vegetable Tor- 

 atulogy," London. IHGi); 

 Penzig. "PMansen - tera 

 tologie," Oenoa, lS!KI-4; 

 in the latter the whole lit(.i itui t^' d iIl 



TE?TUDlNAnL\ 



l-8-> 



is citt'd. 



TEREBINTH IEEE 



C>IAKLES KeII) BaKXES. 



See Pi>'tacUt 



2488. Transformation of organs in a tulip flower. 



slii-U, coiitaiiiiiii; an iMlil.lr niral. A>ia, liut wi.li-lv riiit 

 \-\.M. -MmL—Vuh. HI Scutli Klui-i.la. I'scful li'.rii as a 

 street tree and tor its tilljrrt-tla ven-d mils, 'llie nuts 

 al-i' eati-u eitlier raw iir r(.aslrd. l-'idia^e is usually 

 In-illiaiit in autuiun. As seen in tlie niai-|;i-t, the outer 

 Ill-own slvin or coverini,' nf tlir mils is ..Iten removed. 

 7'. CdliipiH' i.s sometimes callrd " dl i vi ■ - J-;arl< Tree." 

 Tlie tree is extimsiv.dy |ilanted in i'urlo i;ico, where tlie 

 nuts are etilleil "almonds." L IT P 



TERNSTSQEMIA (f'liristoplier Ternsfrrem, .Swedish 



t 1 t t 1 Un China, died 1745). Tcnisl ru-in i- 



\l 1 "o pecie.s of tender evergreen trees and 



tl r t -e of trniiical America, a few beiii;,' 



1 I t \ « 1 the Jlahiy Ar.-liiiMdat;(.. They have 



hill 1 tier t iliage and small, white, .l-petaled. 



TEEMINALIA (alludinc: to the leaves 

 beins horne on the terminus of the shoot I . 

 Cotdbri'triv,;! . Nearly 1011 trees or shruiis. 

 with mostly c.|i|iosite leaves which are 

 sometimes crowded at the tops of the 

 hratiches, ^riving them a wdiorled appear- 

 ance. The thiwers are small and sessile, ro 11 

 green or white. Ijorne mostly in long spike ] 

 feet or polyganuediiecious; petals none; c I \ 

 tubular and constricted above the ovary, the ipi r 

 part urn-shaped or bell-shaped and o-'lobed st 

 mens 10. in LI series: ovary 1, with a long t^ 1 

 1-loctlled. The fruit is a compressed wingel i t 



like bodv cent i 



Inch 



ill 



ing a large ai 1 



often edible 



Terminalias r t \ 



cal plants. 1 d t 2139 Leaves 



the Old Wo 1 1 ( t 



them, T. (_ t // , i 

 widely cultivati-d in 

 tropical countries. Two 

 other names hi\Y\> aji- 

 pearedin the Amerieiii 

 trade: T- r I r ,,,,„■, , 

 which is P,, / If .■< r ; ,1 X 

 /.•,,,,■,.„/„(„.■ and 7'. 

 I Ui ptirt! . wliicii is un- 

 known to the writer 

 and which is \-ei-y likel\- 

 to lielong to some othe'r 



geUU.S. 



Catappa.Linn. Ti.-nr- 

 O'.VL AL_M':.N-r). Dh.mk- 



K.\r.A ALMiiNH. ,1IVI;c)- 

 B ALAN. Fig. L'4!in. Tali 

 deciduous Tree (some- 

 times so ft. ) , ^\- i t h 

 leaves arid br;iindies in 

 hiirizonta! whorls or 

 layers: Ivs. broadiv 

 obovate - olituse. the 

 narrow base slightly 

 auricled or cordate, 

 simple and entire, very 

 sliort-petioled, (i-1* in. 

 long: spikes solitary from the axils, not exceeding the 

 leave.s: lis. greenisli white, the upper ones staminate 

 and the lower ones perfect: fr. almond-shaiied. 1'.. in. 

 or less long, ll-edged, imlehiscent. glal.rous. with a hard 



34S7. Normal columbine flower, 

 with spurs present. 



nsteied in the 

 unbranrhed peduncles. Other ge- 

 neric (diaraeters: se])als .' ; pietals 

 connate at the hase : stamens num- 

 erous: ovary '-'-.i-loculed ; locnh s 

 2-ovuled : fr. indchiseeiit. T] e 

 following species is otfered by im- 

 porters of Japanese plants. 



Jap6nica, Thunb. {Cletiera Ju~ 

 'loinni, Thiiiib. ). SiiiaH' tree or 

 shrub, 10-Il; ft. high: Ivs. alter- 

 nate, short-stalked, entire, obovate- 

 oblong or oblong, glabrous, feather- 

 veined: ils. (dustered: berries about 

 the size of peas. -Jaiiaii. 

 S.Z. 1:81. ^.31. 



Tin's rather showy and 

 inl eresting e v e r g r e e n 

 slirub of dense bnsby 

 growth is Nourishing 

 Jinel}' in the writer's gar- 

 den in Florida, in coni- 

 ]> in^' with other choice 

 sliiubs and trees intro- 

 <hn ril into this country 

 I KMii Ja|ian and (.'hina. 

 The Terjistro-mi;i. g)-ows 

 v-ell in li:j:bt, rifdi snil 

 and attains finally the habit of a small, hnsli>- tree. 

 The young leaves have a reddish color, which cluinges 

 to a dark glossy green when reaching their full size. 

 jMy ]da.nts, raised from seed in the greeidiouse and 

 ■|da.nte<l out in the garden wlien about ten inches high, 

 have attaine<l a hei^dit of six fi'et in five years. The 

 lilauts have not vet fluwirr.l , but tliev seeni to revfd in 

 the clinn^teof Florida. ))eing mdtlier inllnenced by the 

 oecMsioual frosts in winter imr li_\' the lir;iv\' rains iti 

 summer. In poor soil the color of the b'a\-i-s h:^s a yel- 

 lowish hue, but as soon as they have rccfMvcd their 

 shan- of liune or cottonseeil nn^a! the)' idKiuu'c to a line 

 deep green. jj^ XEiiRLix-i. 



TEEEACE. Consult LnuO^vtpc G.i nUuiiuj. 



TESTUDINAEIA (nameexphiined l),dow). Dioyrord- 

 Ci i! . The Hottentot's Bread, TmcTi msi; I'i.axt or Ele- 

 rii.\NT's Foot, is a curious South .Vl'riean plant with a 

 gre;it gloluilar yamdike l>ul)) or rontslfn-k whi(di some- 

 liines atta.ins a diameter of l-.'i ft. and a weight of a 

 liumlretl pounds. Half of this roofstoek lies above 

 grottnd and looks sometliitig like the \k\<.-\^ of a ti>rtoise, 

 whence the generic name Tesi ndinnria. T)ie po]udar 

 nanu- "Elephant's Foot "refers P. the uncouth and mas- 



and fru ts of 

 Mit<_hella 

 grown togetheT 

 Isatura.] size. 



Exnmitle of con- 

 crebcence. 



