ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
flavouring puddings, etc., & for garnishing. Propagate by seeds sown 
outdoors in Peng | division of the roots in Oct. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. vulgare crispum, yellow, summer, 3 ft., Britain. 
Tangerine Orange-tree (Citrus nobilis).—See Citrus. 
Tangier Iris (Iris Tingitana).—See Iris. 
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).—See Tanacetum. 
Tansy-leaved Hawthorn (Crategus tanacetifolia)—See 
Crategus. 
Tape Grass (Vallisneria spiralis) —See Vallisneria. 
Taraxacum (Dandelion).—Ord. Composite. Hardy perennial 
herb. Cultivated solely for its blanched leaves for saladings. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary deep, free from recent manure. Position, 
~ sunny. Sow seeds lin. deep in drills 12in. apart in April. Thin 
seedlings to 6 in. apart in rows in May. Remove flower stems directly 
they form. Lift roots in Nov., & store in sand in cool place. Plant 
roots almost close together in boxes or large pots in ordinary soil. 
Cover pots, etc., to exclude light. Place in warm greenhouse between 
Nov. & April. Keep soil moist & cut leaves when 3 to 6in. long. for 
salads. Destroy roots afterwards. Make a fresh sowing annually. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. officinale, ycllow, spring, Britain. 
Taro-root.—see Colocasia. 
Tarragon (Artemisia dranunculoides)._See Artemisia. 
Tartarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera_ tartarica). — See 
Lonicera. 
Tartarian Ixia-lily (Ixiolirion tartaricum).—See Acer. 
Tasmanian Currant (Coprosma Baueri).—See Coprosma. 
Tasmanian Laurel eae glandulosa).—See Anopterus. 
Tasmanian Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica). — See 
Dicksonia. 
Tasmanian Water Pimpernel (Samolus repens).—See 
Samolus. 
Tassel Cotton-grass (Eriophorum polystachyon). — See 
Eriophorum. 
Tassel Hyacinth (Muscari comosum).—See Muscari. 
Tawny Day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva).—See Hemerocallis. 
Taxodium (Deciduous Cypress)—Ord. Conifere. Hardy deci- 
duous coniferous trees; orn. foliage. First introduced 1640. Leaves, 
feather-shaped, deciduous, bright green, changing to dull red in 
autumn. Habit, pyramidal when young; broad, cedar-like when full 
rown. 
CULTURE: Soil, moist loam. Position, margins of ponds & rivers 
or in damp places. Dry position quite unsuitable. Plant, Oct. to 
Feb. Propagate by seeds sown }in. deep in pans of light soil in 
cold frame in April, transplanting seedlings singly into small pots 
following spring, & planting outdoors the year after; cuttings of shoots 
inserted in water in cold greenhouse or frame in spring or summer ; 
layering branches in Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. distichum, 70 to 100 ft., S.W. States; distichum 
pendula, pendulous branches. 
Taxus (Yew Iree).—Ord. Coniferm. Hardy evergreen trees. Orn. 
foliage. Timber used for cabinet making, but too slow in growth to 
cultivate for that purpose. Leaves poisonous to cattle. | Estimated 
average age, 1,000 to 2,000 years. Average rate of growth, 2 to 3in. 
per year. 
CULTURE: Soil, good deep ordinary, moist. Position, sunny or 
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