1226 GENERAL 



Synedrella, syngenesia polvgamia superflua and 

 corymbiferese, a S. an. W. Ind. of common cul- 

 ture, 1749. 



Syrian rue, peganum harmala. 



Syringa, lilac, dian. monog. and oleineas, H. tr. 

 Persia and China, of easy culture. 



Syringa, common, — see Philadelphus. 



Syringe, garden, difFerent sorts of, 1418. 



T. 



Tabern. ic, Tcones plantarum (eadem ac in taber- 

 neemontani Krauterbuch). 



Tabernasmontana, pentan. dig. and apocyneae, S. tr. 

 W. and E. Ind. which thrive well in loam and 

 peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- 



T^cca, hexan. monog. and aroides, S. peren. E. 

 Ind. which grow in loam and peat with little 

 water, and are increased by suckers. 



Tacamahac, populus balsamifera. 



Tagetes, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbifercce, a 

 G. peren. and H. an. S. Araer. of common cul- 

 ture. 



Taille d'ete, summer pruning, 2138. 



Taking vegetables or crops, — see Gathering. 



Taliaris, a seat in Caermarthenshire, 7614. 



Talinum, dodec. monogyn. and portulaceaj, S. tr. 

 and bien. VV. Ind. and S. Amer. of a succulent 

 nature, which grow in light sandy loam, and cut- 

 tings root freely. 



Tallies, or numbering instruments, different kinds 

 of, 1377. 



Tallow-tree, stiilingia sebifera. 



Tamarind, — see Tamarindus. 



Tamarindus, tamarind- tree, monadelph. trian. and 

 leguminoseffl, a S. tr. \V. Ind. which grows in 

 loam and peat, and cuttings root under a bell- 

 glass in sand. 



Tamarisk, — see Tamarix. 



Tamarix, tamarisk, pentan. trig, and portulaceae, a 

 S. tr. E. Ind. and H. tr. Eur. of easy culture, and 

 increased by cuttings. 



Tamus, black briony, dicec. hexan. and smilaccce, 

 a G. tr. C. B. S. and H. peren. Eur. The G. 

 species T. elephantipes, or elephant's foot, is a 

 curious plant which thrives in light, rich soil, 

 not overwatered when the plant is in a dormant 



] state. Sweet recommends " young cuttings to be 

 taken off at a joint, and planted in pots of sand in 

 bottom heat under a hand-glass." {Bot, Cult. 262.) 

 The H. sorts are of easy culture. 



Tamus communis, the common black briony, 4285. 



Tan, — see Bark for the use of tanners. 



Tan-y-Bwlch Hall, a seat in Merionethshire, 7612. 



Tanacetum, tansy, syngen. polyg. super, and corym- 

 biferese, G. tr. C. B. S. and H. peren. and an. Eur. 

 of easy culture in common soil. 



Tanacetum vulgare, the common tansy, 4187. 



Tansy, — see Tanacetum. 



Tarchonanthus, African fleabane, syngen. polygam. 



£equal. and corymbifereee, a G. tr. C. B. S. of easy 



culture. 

 Tare, — see Ervum. 



Tatin, A., his works on gardening, page 1120. A. D. 

 18—. 



Tatton Park, Cheshire, 7591. 



Taurida, gardens of, 259. 



Tavistock, a seat in Devonshire, 7600. 



Taxus, yew-tree, dicec. monad, and conifereae, a G. 

 tr. China, and H. tr. Brit, the exotic species grow 

 in loam and peat, and roots, not without difficulty, 

 by cuttings, in sand, under a bell-glass ; the com- 

 mon yew is increased only by seeds, 7122. 



Taylor, Adam, his works on gardening, page 1107. 

 A. D. 1769. 



Taymouth, a seat in Perthshire, 7636. 



Tea-tree, camellia bohea and C. viridis. 



Teak- wood, — see Tectona. 



Teasel, — see Dipsacus. 



Tectona, teak-wood, pentan. monogyn. and verbe- 

 naceee, a S. tr. E. Ind. which grows in loam and 

 peat ; ripened cuttings root freely in sand under 

 a hand-glass. 



Teedia, didyn. angios. and scrophularineae, G. bien. 



C. B. S. of easy culture. 

 Teesdalia, tetrad, silic. and cruciferes, a H. an. 



Brit, of common culture. 

 Telephium, orpine, pentan. trigyn. and portulaceje, 

 1 a H. peren. S. Eur. well adapted for rockwork, 



and easily increased. 

 Telopea, waratah, tetran. monog. and proteaceje. 



INDEX. 



a G. tr. N. S. W. one of the most beautiful of 

 green-house plants, which grows in equal parts 

 of loam, peat, and sand, well drained, not over- 

 watered, and placed in an airy situation ; riix;ned 

 cuttings, taken off at a joint, just before growth 

 commences, root in sand under a hand-glass, but 

 not plunged in heat. 

 Temple, Sir William, his works on gardening, page 



1101. A. D. 1685. 

 Temple Grove, formerly Sheen Grove, near East 

 Sheen, Surrey, the seat of Sir William Temple's 

 horticultural operations referred to by Evelyn 

 and himself. The house is now a boarding- 

 school, 1666. 

 Templemore, a seat in Tipperary, 76G7. 

 Temples, 1808. 



Templetonia, diadel. decan. and leguminose», a G. 

 tr. N. Holl. which grows in sandy loam and peat, 

 and young cuttings root freely under a bell-glass 

 in sand. 



Temporary country-residence, 7281. 



Tenthredinidete, a natural order of insects, compre- 

 hending chiefly the Linnsean genus tenthredo, or 

 saw-fly. 



Tephrosia, diadel. decan. and legurainosece, S. and 

 G. tr. peren. and bien. C. B. S. Ind. and Amer. 

 which thrive in loam and peat, and are increased 

 by cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. 



Terebinthinate trees, such as have a resinous, of 

 turpentine odor. 



Terebration, a mode of grafting, 2038. 



Teredo pinorum, the noctua pinastri, L. a moth 

 whose caterpillar feeds on the leading shoot of the 

 common pine, and often leaves that tree without 

 a leader, 7044. and 900. 



Terminalia, polyg. moncec. and combretaccce, S. 

 tr. E. Ind. which grow in sandy loam, and ri- 

 pened cuttings, not defoliated, root in sand under 

 a bell-glass. 



Terraces, 7256. 



Tessier, A. H., his works on gardening, page 1120. 

 A. D. 1791. 



Tetragon ia, icos. di-pentag. and ficoideae, G. tr. 

 peren. bien. and an. C. B. S. and Austral, some- 

 what succulent, which prefer sandy soil, and 

 root readily by cuttings. 

 Tetragonia expansa. New Zealand spinage, 3794. ■ 

 Tetragonotheca, syngen. polyg. super, and corym- 

 bifereae, a H. peren. Virgin, which grows in light, 

 rich soil, and is increased by dividing at the root, 

 or by seed. 



Tetratheca, octan. monogyn. and tremandreae, a G. 

 tr. N. S. W. a pretty plant, which thrives in loam 

 and peat, and cuttings root in sand under a bell- 

 glass. 



Tetseady Park, Cornwall, 7601. 



Teucrium germander, didyn. gymnos. and labiateae, 

 G. F. and H. tr. and H. peren. and an. Eur. and 

 Amer. of easy culture in almost any soil. 



Thalia, monan. monog. and canneae, a G. peren. 

 S. Carolin. an aquatic, rather hardy, and in- 

 creased by dividing at the root. 



Thalictrum, meadow-rue, polyan. polyg. and ra- 

 nunculaceae, H. peren. Eur. and N. Amer. some 

 of which are adapted for rockwork, or growing 

 in pots, and all are of easy culture. 



Thame Park, Oxfordshire, 7558. 



Thapsia, deadly carrot, pentan. dig. and umbel, 

 lifereae, H. peren. Eur. of easy culture. 



Thelygonum, moncec. polyan. and urticeae, a H. 

 an. S. Eur. of easy culture. 



Thelymitra, gynand. monandr. and orchidese, a G. 

 peren. N. S. W. which grows in sandy loam and 

 peat, and requires little water when not in a 

 growing state. 



Theobalds, a seat in Hertfordshire, 7544. 



Theobroma, chocolate-nut, polyad. decan. and mal- 

 vaceae, S. tr. S. Amer. which grows in light, rich 

 soil, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Thermometer, different sorts of, for gardens, 1488, 

 1489, and 1490. 



Thermopsis, decan. monog. and leguminosete, a H. 

 peren. Siberia, a pretty plant, rather difHeult of 

 culture ; it grows best in light loam, and is in- 

 creased by seed. 



Thesium, bastard toad-flax, pentan. monog. and 

 santalaceee, a G. tr. and H. peren. Eur. Amer. 

 and C. B. S. of which the H. species grow best in 

 chalky soil, and are increased by seeds, and the 

 G. tr. is of common culture in light loam. 



Theuss, Theodore, his works on gardening, page 

 1126. A. D. 1805. 



