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SELECT PLANTS. 
living in salt-water. Possibly hardy here, and calculated to con- 
solidate mud-shores. The Tusseh silkworm inhabits, among other 
trees, several Terminalias. 
Terminalia Chebula, Retzius. 
On the drier mountains of India. The seeds of this tree are of 
hazel taste; the galls of the leaves and also the young fruits, 
known as Myrobalans, serve for superior dye and tanning material. 
Some other congeners serve the same purpose. 
Todea Africana, Willdenow. 
South Africa, South-east Australia, New Zealand. Most important 
for scenic effects in wet places; as an export article the aged 
stems of this fern are much sought and endure wide transits, 
which were initiated by the writer. Stems weighing above a ton 
have been found bearing from 500 to 600 fronds. Supplies of this 
massive fern in our gullies to be maintained for future generations 
by the dispersion of the dust-like spores. 
Trichodesma Zeilanicum, Brown. 
From Abyssinia and South Asia to extra-tropical Australia. An 
annual herb, perhaps available for green manure. The drome- 
daries show an extraordinary predilection for this herb (Giles). 
Several other species deserve trial for fodder. 
Tricholaena rosea, JNees. 
South Africa. This perennial grass promises to become valuable 
for our desert country, together with T. Teneriffos and other 
congeners. 
Trifolium Pannonicum, Jacquin. 
The Hungarian Clover. Perennial. Earlier in the season than 
Red Clover, to which it is allied, but less tender in foliage 
(Morton). 
Trifolium reflexum, Linne. 
North America. The Buffalo or Pennsylvanian Clover. Annual 
or biennial ; flower-heads larger than those of the Red Clover ; 
likes alluvial flats. 
Trifolium resupinatum, Linne. 
The annual Strawberry Clover. From South Europe and North 
Africa to Persia; also in the Canary Islands and Azores. Ad- 
mitted here, though annual, as this clover is cultivated with 
predilection in Upper India ; of tall growth and succulent 
foliage. 
