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in Victoria, and its fruit is very largely used, especially in 

 the manufacture of sauces and other relishes. It is very 

 wholesome, and is said to be useful in cases of indigestion 

 and derangement of the liver. The fruit is also known as 

 the Love-apple. It requires a liberal share of warm weather 

 to bring it to perfection. 



Treasure Flower. — GAZANIA. (Natural Order, Com- 

 posite.) Pp. 32, 34. — A hardy perennial, flowering 

 almost continuously, and well adapted for covering bare 

 patches under trees where other vegetation will not grow. 



Tree Fern. — (Natural Order, Filices.) Pp. 19, 20, 57, 

 58. — These noble representatives of the Fern tribe form 

 a special feature in Australian and New Zealand vegetation, 

 often attaining a height exceeding 80 feet. Dicksonia 

 a?itarctica and Alsophila australis are the two most frequently 

 met with in Victoria ; the former is the pride of our fern 

 gullies, and is found only in the most shady and well-watered 

 localities. The latter is often encountered growing on 

 mountain-tops, its feathery fronds waving in the breeze. 

 It is known as the Mountain Tree Fern and Umbrella 

 Fern. 



Trumpet Flower.— TECOMA RADICANS. (Natural 

 Order, BiGNONiACEiE.) P. 18. — A woody climber, bearing 

 large bunches of orange-red flowers of a shape from which its 

 common name is derived. It is well suited to ornament 

 walls, dead trees, and fronts of houses. 



Tuberose. — POLIANTHES TUBEROSA. (Natural 

 Order, Liliacee.) P. 17. — A handsome plant, bearing 

 on a stalk of a few feet in length white funnel-shaped 

 flowers, emitting a most agreeable odour. 



Tulip.— TULIPA. (Natural Order, Liliacee.) Pp. 



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