TRIPlIOaA-ULMUS. 
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cinal. E.<inli^ woods. 2-3 feel high. N. Y. i 
to Car. I 
angnsi/fo'Iium, (y. Ju. 2^.) stem hairy;, 
leaves sub-connate, lanceolate, acumiaale ; 
peduncles opposite, 1 flowered. 2-3 f. i>. 
TRIPIIO RA. 18-1. {Orchidca.) [Fioni the 
Greek, signifying to bear three flowers.] 
rte.n"dula, (p. S. 2|.) root tuberous; stem 
leafy, about 3-flowered at the summit ; 
leaves ovate, alternate ; flowers peduncu- i 
late ; stems often ia clusters. 4 6 i. Roots 
of trees. 
TRIP"SA(:UM. 19—3. (Graminece.) 
dactyloi'dex, (sesame grass, J. 2X.) spikes 
numerous (3 4), aggregate ; florets stami- 
nate near the summit, pistillate below ; 
spike large. Var. moiiosta' chyon, spike 
solitary. 
cyli.ri" flricnm, spike solitary, cylindrical, 
separating into short joints ; flowers all 
perfect. 
rRlT"ICUM. 3—2. (GraminciB.) [From <ero, 
to thresh.] 
hyber"nuin, (Winter-wheat, J. $ .) calyx 
glume 4-flowered, tumid, even, imbricate, 
abrupt, with a short compressed point ; stip- 
ule Jagged ; corollas of the upper florets 
Bomewhat bearded. There are several 
varieties of this species which were intro- 
duced by culture. Ex. 
cBsti'vum, (summer wheat, J. ^.) glumes 
4-flowered, tumid, smooth, imbricated, 
Rwned. Considered a variety of the hy- 
be/' num. 
compo<t"it2im, (Egyptian wheat,) spike 
compound ; spikelets crowded, av/ned. 
Few species of wheat, but many varieties. 
iri'colo'rum, stem slender, '.veak ; flowers 
led. black, and yellow. Ex. 
re'peiin, spikelet oblong, 5-flov/ered ; 
glumes subulate, many-nerved ; floj-ets acu- 
minate ; leaves Hat: root creeping. Fields. 
A troublesome weed. 
pancijlo'rurn, spike erect, simple ; spike- 
lets about 2-flowered : culm terete, simple, 
leafy, striate, smooth ; leaves somewhat 
glaucous, ribs and margin scabrous. 2 f, 
TR0L"L1US. 12—12 (Ranunculcea.) [From 
the German, signifying to roil ; so called 
from the roundness of the flower.i 
america' iius, (globe-flower, y. M. 2.^.) 
leaves palmate ; sepals 5-10, spreading ; 
petals 5-10, shorter than the stamens ; flow- 
ers large, terminal ; resembles a ranuncu- 
lus. Wet ground.s. 
TROF.EO'LTJM. 8—1. (Gerania.) [From 
tropaion, a warlike trophy.] 
mo'juii, (nasturtion, Indian cress, y. and r. 
fu. and 2^.) leaves peltate, sub repand; 
petals obtuse, some of them fringed. Ex. 
peregri'iiam, (canary bird flower,) flow- 
ers numerous, pale yellow. Ex. 
TROXI'MON. 17—1. iCichoracea.) [A Greek 
word, signifying eatable.] 
glau'cnm, (y. Ju. (^.) scape 1 flowered ; 
leaves lance-lincar, flat, entire, glaucous ; 
divisions of the calyx imbricate, acute, pu- 
be.scent. 
rU'LIPA. 6—1. {Liliacea:.) [The name is 
said to be of Persian origin, and to signify a \ 
turban.] I 
I mave'olens, (sweet tulip, M. 71.) small 
I stem 1 flowered, pubescent ; flowers erect; 
I petal? obtuse, glabrous ; leaves lance- 
ovate Ex. 
gesh'jria'na, (common tulip, M. If.) stem 
1-ilowered, glabrous ; flower various-col- 
ored, erect; petals obtuse, glabrous; l*»aves 
lance-ovate. Ex. The various kinuj of 
tulips which are cultivated, are only varie- 
ties of the gesneria'na. 
sylves"tris, (y. wild French tulip,) flow- 
ers very fragrant. 
pr<s'cox, (Van Thol's tulip,) a dwarf spe 
cies, flowers generally in March or April. 
TIJL"LIA. 13—1. (Lubintem.) [In honor cf 
Prof Tully, of New Haven, Conn.] 
pyoian" ihemai' des, (false mountain mint, 
r-p. Au. 2| ) leaves tapering to the base, 
remotely toothed, ovate, acuminate, hoary 
above and glaucous beneath ; bracts of the 
striate calyx subulate. 2-3 f. Tennessee. 
TURRI'TIS. 14—2. (Cruciferce.) [From tur- 
ns, a tower.] 
ova'ta, (w. M. $ .) leaves rough, radical 
ones ovate, toothed, cauline ones clasping. 
gla'bra, eiect; radical leaves petioled, 
dentate, upper ones broad-lanceolate, sagit- 
tate, glabrous, semi-amplexicaul, glaucous ; 
legume narrow-linear, stiffly erect ; petals 
scarcely longer than the calyx. Naturalized 
about New Haven, Hudson's Bay. 
TUSSILA'GO. 17—2. (Corymhiferce.) [From 
tussis, a cough, and a^io, to drive away ; so 
called on account of its medicinal proper 
ties.] 
fdvfd'ra, (colt's foot, y. Ap. Z^.) scape 
single-flowered, scaly ; leaves cordate, an- 
gular, toothed, downy beneath. The flower 
appears long before the leaves. 4-6 i. 
frtg"ida, (y. M. 2^.) thyrse fastigiate- 
many flowered, bracteate ; leaves round 
ish cordate, unequally toothed, tomentosa 
beneath. 510 i. Mountains. 
sagilla'ta, (2J[.) thyrse ovate, fastigiate ; 
leaves radical, oblong, acute, sagittate, en- 
tire ; lobes obtuse. 
TY'PITA. 19—3. (Typha.) 
latifo'Ua, (cat-tail, reed-mace, Ju. 2.^.) 
leaves linear, flat, slightly convex beneath : 
staminate and pistillate aments close toge- 
ther. Wet. 4-6 i. 
UDO'RA. 20—9. (Hydrochandes.) 
canaden"sis, (w. Au. 2^.) leaves whorled, 
in threes and fours, lanceolate, oblong or 
linear, serrulate ; tube of the perianth fili- 
form ; stem submersed, dichotomous Still 
waters. Ditch moss. Can. to Vir 
U'hEX. 16—10. (Leguminosa.) 
europe'us, (furze M. ^ ,) leaves lance-lin- 
ear, villose ; bracts ovate ; branchlets erect 
stric"ta, (Irish furze, y.) without spines 
8- 10 f. Ex. 
na'na, (y.) seldom exceeds two feet in 
height. Gravelly soils. Ex. 
UL"i\lUS. 5—2. (Amentacea.) 
americn'na. (elm, white-elm, g-p. Ap. Jp.) 
branches smooth ; leaves oblique at the 
base, having acuminate serratures a little 
hooking; flowers pedicelled ; fruit friug«^d 
with den.se down. "V ar. has hang 
i iug branches and smoothish leaves. 40 76 
