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ferouce of 67 feet at 6 feet from tho ground, while another, the 
height of which is not recorded, is 93 feet in girth at the ground 
and 64 feet at 11 feet from it ; the brandies of this individual 
tree are as thick as t he stems of large Elms. The height of the 
Calaveras grove is 4760 feet above sea level. 
Sesbania cannabina, Persoon. 
South Asia. An annual herb of easy growth in wet localities, 
requiring less attention in weeding and otherwise than the Jute- 
plant. The crop for fibre ripens in about 5 months. 
Taxus baccata, Linne. 
It should be kept out of the reach of pasture-animals, as leaves 
and berries are deadly poisonous. 
Thea Chinensis, Sims. {Camellia thiefora, Griff.) 
The very troublesome tea-bug of Asia is Helopeltis theivora. 
Fumigation and the application of birdlime are among the 
remedies to cope with this insect. The third volume of the 
Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India is mainly occu- 
pied by Lieut. -Colonel Edw. Money's and Mr. "Watson's elaborate 
essays on the cultivation and manufacture of tea in India. 
Thuya gigantea, Nuttall. 
The Oregon White Cedar wood, susceptible of high polish. The 
diameter of the stem attains 10 feet or even more. The timber is 
light. Canoes carrying 4 tons have been obtained out of one stem. 
The bast can be converted into ropes and mats. 
Thuya occidentalis, Linne. 
Northern White Cedar. It prefers moist soil. Valuable for 
hedge-copses ; it can also be trained into garden bowers. 
Tripsacum dactyloides, Linne. 
Serves for binding sand. The seeds are available for food. 
Tropaeolum sessilifolium, Poeppig. 
Chili. Among the species of this genus one of the most eligible 
for its tubers, which can be consumed even in a raw state, and 
are larger than those of most other Tropseolums, while the stems 
are short and procumbent (Philippi). 
Vaccinium prsestans, Kudolphi. 
Kamschatka. A minute plant, but with large delicious fruits. It 
might easily be disseminated on our Alps. 
