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TRIOSTEUM-ULEX. 
recurved, as long as the calyx ; leaves rhomboid, on short petioles ; flowers 
small, berries red. 12-18 i. 
grandifio'rurti , peduncle a little inclined, nearly erect; flower solitary; petals 
spatulate, connivlentat the base, much longer than the calyx ; leaves broad¬ 
ly rhomboid, ovate, sessile, abruptly acuminate. Rocky banks of streams. 
Flower much larger than in any of the preceding species, varying from 
white to rose-colour ; stem 8-12 i, 
TRIOSTEUM. 5—1. ( Caprifolia .) 
perjolia'turn , (fever-root, p. J. leaves connate, spatulate, lanceolate, acumi¬ 
nate, pubescent beneath, margin undulate ; flowers 1-3, in the axils of the 
leaves, sessile ; berries purple, or yellow ; the root is medicinal. Rocky 
woods. 2-3 feet high. N. Y. to Car. 
TRIPHORA. 18—1. ( OrchidecB .) [From the Greek, signifying to bear three flowers.] 
pen" dula, (p. S. Of.) root tuberous; stem leafy, about 3-flowered at the sum¬ 
mit ; leaves ovate, alternate ; flowers pedunculate, stems often in clusters, 
4-6 i. Roots of trees. 
TRITICIJM. 3—2. ( Graminecb .) [From tero, to thresh.] 
cesti'vum , (winter wheat, J. <J\) calyx glume 4-flowered, tumid, even, imbri¬ 
cate, abrupt, with a short compressed point; stipule jagged ; corollas of the 
upper florets somewhat bearded. There are several varieties of this species 
which were introduced by culture. Ex. 
rey>c?is,spikelet oblong, 5-flowered, glumes subulate, many-nerved; florets acu¬ 
minate ; leaves flat; root creeping. Fields. A troublesome weed. 
TROLLIUS. 12—13. ( Ranunculacece .) [From the German, signifying to roll; so called from 
the roundness of the flower.] 
america'nus , (globe-flower, y. M. flj..) leaves palmate ; sepals 5-10, spreading ; 
petals 5-10, shorter than the stamens; flowers large, terminal; resembles a 
Ranunculus. Wet grounds. 
TROPiEOLTJM. 8—1. ( Gerania .) [From tropaion, a warlike trophy.] 
ma'jus , (nasturtion, Indian cress, y. and r. Ju. %. and 2j-.) leaves peltate, sub- 
repand; petals obtuse, some of them fringed. Ex. 
TROXIMON. 17—1. (Cichoracece.) [A Greek word, signifying eatable.] 
glau'cum , (y. Ju. J 1 .) scape 1-flowered; leaves lance-linear, flat, entire, glau¬ 
cous; divisions of the calyx imbricate, acute, pubescent. 
TULIPA. 6—1. ( Liliacece .) [The name is said to be of Persian origin, and to signify a turban.] 
suave'olens, (sweet tulip, M. 7J-.) small; stem 1-flowered, pubescent; flowers 
erect; petals obtuse, glabrous; leaves lance-ovate. Ex. 
gesneria'na , (common tulip, M. flf.) stem 1 flowered, glabrous; flower various 
coloured, erect, petals obtuse, glabrous ; leaves lance-ovate. Ex. The va¬ 
rious kinds of tulips which are cultivated, are only varieties of the gcsne- 
riana. 
TURRITIS. 14—2. ( Cruciferm .) [From turris, a tower.] 
ova'ta , (w. M. tf.) leaves rough, radical ones ovate, toothed; cauline ones 
clasping. 
TUSSILAGO. 17—2. ( Corymbiferce7) [From tussis, a cough, and ago, to drive away ; so called 
on account of its medicinal properties.] 
farfa/ra , (colt’s-foot, y. Ap. flj..) scape single-flowered, scaly; leaves cordate, 
angular, toothed, downy beneath. The flower appears long before the 
leaves. 4-6 i. 
TYPHA. 19—3. ( Typhce .) 
latifo'lia , (cat-tail, reed-mace, Ju. %) leaves linear, flat, slightly convex be¬ 
neath ; staminate and pistillate aments close together. Wet. 4-6 i. 
ULDORA. 20—9. ( Ilydrocharides .) 
carwAen"sis, (w. Au. 2f.) leaves whorled, in threes and fours, lanceolate, ob¬ 
long or linear, serrulate; tube of the perianth filiform ; stem submersed, 
dichotomous. Still waters. Ditch moss. Can. to Yirg. 
ULEX. 16—10. ( Leguminosce .) 
europe'as, (furze. M. J?.) leaves lance-linear, villose; bracts ovate; branchlets 
erect. 
