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T ABERNiEMONTANA, Linn. In honour of 
James Theodore Tabernaemontanus, a celebrated 
physician and botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Apocynacece. A genus of interesting plants, mostly 
bearing white, sweet-scented flowers. A mixture 
of loam, peat, and sand, suits them best ; and young 
plants may be obtained from cuttings, planted in 
sand, under a glass, in a moist heat. Synonymes : 
1. T. citrifolia. 2. Nerium corona rium. 3. T. multi- 
flora. 4. Cameraria lutea, T. Tamaquarina. 
alba, 1 . . . 
amvgdalifdlia . 
arciiata . . . 
citrifolia . . 
coronaria . . 
flOrO plena, 2 
crinpa . . . 
cymdHa, 3 . . 
densiflora . • 
discolor . . . 
grandiflOra . . 
gratlsslma . . 
laarifolia . . 
odurata, 4 . . 
persicariaefOlia 
undulata . . 
White . 5, S. Ev. T. \V. Ind. . 1780 
Yellow . 7i S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1780 
Cream . S. E^. T. Peru . . 1824 
Yellow . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1784 
-White . 7. S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1770 
White . 7, S. Ev. a E. Ind. . . 1770 
White . 7, S. Ev. a E. Ind. . .1818 
Wliite . S. Ev. S. Carthag. . 1820 
White . 6 , a Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1824 
Cream . 4, S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1822 
White . S. Ev. a Trinidad . 1823 
White . 6, a Ev. .S. E. Ind. . .1824 
Yellow . 5, a Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1768 
Yellow . 10. a Ev. S. Cayenne . 1793 
Cream . S. Ev. T. Mauritiua . 1819 
Orange . S. Ev. T. Trinidad . 1824 
Tacca, Forster. The Malay name of the species. 
Linn- 6, Or- 1, NaU Or. Taccacea. Interesting 
plants, thriving well in a mixture of loam, peat, 
and sand ; and readily increasing by division of 
the roots. They must be very sparingly watered 
whilst in a dormant state. The large fleshy roots, 
when scraped and frequently washed, yield a nu- 
tritive faecula resembling arrow-root, 
aspera .... Brown . 7, S. Bl. P. E. Ind. . . 1816 
giiineen.sTs . . . Brown . 7: S. Bl. P. E. Ind. . . 1823 
rntcgrifOlia . . Phirple . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1810 
la vis .... Brown . 7. S. BL P. E. Ind. . .1820 
phallifera . . . Brown . 7> S. Bl. P. Maurit. . . 1826 
pinnatlflda . . Purple . S. BL P. E. Ind. . . 1793 
TXchIX, Aublet. From Tachi, which, it is said, sig- 
nifles an ant’s nest ; a name applied in its native 
country to T. Guianensis on account of its trunk 
and branches being usually full of ants ; this species, 
we believe, is not yet introduced to this country. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gentianacege. These plants 
will grow freely in a mixture of peat, sand, and 
loam ; a small proportion of the last will suffice ; 
cuttings planted in sand, under a hand-glass, in 
heat, will strike root readily. The species are 
rather difficult to keep through the winter, in this 
country, on acccount of their being liable to damp 
off ; and in order to prevent this, they should be 
very sparingly watered in damp weather. Syno- 
nymts : 1. Lisianthus cordifoHus. 2. L. longifoliiu. 
3. L. exsertus. 
cordifOUl, 1 . . Yellow . P. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1816 
longifolia, 2 . . Yellow . 8. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1793 
Sw&rtzli, 3 . . Yellow . 8. Ev. 8. Jamaica . 1793 
TACHioALtA, Aublet. Tachigali is the name of the 
species in Guiana. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Legu- 
minotce. This plant succeeds best in a light loamy 
soil ; and large cuttings root readily if planted in 
sand, with a glass over them ; they must be placed 
in heat. 
bijiigi .... YeUow . 8. Ev. T. Brazil . . 1822 
TacsSnia, Jussieu. From Tacso, the name of one of 
the species in Peru. Linn. 16, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Passifloracea. Showy plants, with the habit of 
Passiflora, and requiring the same culture as that 
genus. Synonyme: 1. Passijlora peduncularis. 
peduncularls, 1 . 8. Ev. CL Peru . .1815 
pinnatistiplUk . Pa. rose . 9, 8. £v. CL Chile . . 1828 
T-«niostjs, ribbon-like. 
T.ffiNiTTs, Swartz. From taina, a flllet ; alluding to 
the long, narrow frond. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Polypodiaceae. Interesting Ferns, succeeding in 
sandy loam and peat; and increased by division at 
the roots, or by seeds. Synonymes : 1. Pteris angus- 
tifolia. 2. P. lanceolata. 
angusti foils, 1 . Brown . 7> 8. Ev. Cr. Jamaica . 1816 
graminifOlia . . Brown . 7, S. Ev. Cr. Trinidad . 1820 
lanceolaU. 2 . . Brown . 8, 8. Ev. Cr. W. Ind. . 1818 
Taoetes, Linn. From the beauty of its flowers, this 
genus is named after Tages, a Tuscan divinity. 
Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Composite. A genus of 
elegant plants when in flower, and, therefore, well 
deserving a place in every garden. The annual 
species should be raised on a hotbed in spring, and 
planted out about the end of May. The herbaceous 
kinds thrive in any rich, light soil ; and may be 
increased by cuttings or divisions. 
angustifO'.Id . . Yellow 
caraca.s&n& . . Yellow 
clandestine . . Yellow 
corymbose . . Yellow 
lutoe . . . Yellow 
erecte .... Yellow 
filifOlie . . . Yellow 
flOride .... -y-ellow 
glandulifOre . . Yellow 
glandulose . . Yellow 
luclde .... Yellow 
micrenthe . . Yellow 
minute . . . Pa. yeL 
petuie .... Yellow 
subvillOse . . . Yellow 
tenuifolie . . . Yellow 
8, H. A. Mexico . .1826 
8. H. A. Caraccas. . 1819 
7, H. A. Mexico . .1823 
8, H. A. Mexico . .1825 
8, H. A. Mexico . .1825 
7, H. A. Mexico . .1596 
8. H. A. Mexico . .1826 
8, F. Her. P. Mexico . .1827 
10, H. A. Mexico . . 1826 
9, H. A. 8. Amer. . 1819 
8, O. Her. P. 8. Amer. . 1798 
8, H. A. Mexico . .1822 
8, H. A. Chile . .1728 
8, H. A. Mexico . .1573 
9, H. A. Mexico . .1823 
8, H. A. Peru . .1797 
Taii 3, the long feathery or hairy terminations of 
certain fruits. 
TalaCma, Jussieu. The vernacular name of the 
South American species. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 
jdagnoliaceae. The species of Talauma are well 
worth cultivating on account of their beautiful and 
fragrant flowers. A mixture of loam, peat, and 
sand, suits them well. They may be increased by 
layers, or by inarching on Magnolia obovata, and 
ripened cuttings will root with difficulty in a pot 
of sand, under a glass, in heat; but the leaves must 
not be shortened. Synonymes : 1. Magnolia odora- 
tissima. 2. M. pumila. 
CandOlin, 1 . . Striped . 4, S. Ev. 8. Java . . 1827 
Plumiirl . . . White. . A Ev. 8. Antilles . 1829 
pumOa, 2 . . . Cream all 8. Ev. 8. Java . . 1786 
Tauera, Martins. Its aboriginal name. Linn. 6, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Palmacece. An ornamental, lofty- 
growing tree, requiring to be grown in turfy loam 
and sand; increased by seeds. Synonyme: 1. 
Corypha Taliera. 
bengalensis, 1 . . Palm. E. Ind. . . 1823 
Talinum, Adanson. Supposed to be from thalia, a 
green branch; durable verdure. Linn. 11, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Portulacaceae. Interesting succulent 
plants, growing best in amixture of loam, peat, and 
sand ; and readily increased by cuttings. The 
biennial species must be raised on a hotbed, and 
afterwards planted out in a warm, sheltered part 
of the flower garden. Synonymes ; 1. T. patens. 
2. T. fruticosum. 3. Portulaca racemosa. 
Andrewsn, 1 . . Pink . . 8, 8. Ev. 8. W. Ind. . 1800 
crassifdllum . . Red . . 8, 8. Ev. 8. . 1800 
albifldrum, 2 . White. . 7, G. Ev. 8. 8 . Amer. . 1810 
cuneifdlium . . Purple . 7, 8. Ev. 8. Egypt . . 1820 
pStens .... Red . . 9, 8. Her. P. 8. Amer. . 1776 
reflexum . . . Yellow . 9, 8. B. 8. Amer. . 1800 
teretifdllum . . Pink . . 8, O. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
triangulare, 3 . . Yellow . 8, 8. Ev. 8. W. Ind. . 1739 
TalTsia, Aublet. Derived from TouHchi, its name in 
Guiana. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapindacece. 
This shrub succeeds well in a mixture of turfy 
loam and peat ; and large cuttings, not deprived of 
any of their leaves, will root in sand, under a glass, 
in a moist heat. 
guianeniis . . . Rose . . S, Ev. 8. Guiana . . 1824 
Tau.ow-trbe, see Stillingid sebifSrd, 
Tamarind-tree, see Tamarlndds. 
Tamarindus, Linn. Tamar, in Arabic, is the name 
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