Archive image from page 340 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 TASMANNIA 1771 ern greenhouses: Ivs. rather small, oblong to oblong- lanceolate, usually obtuse, narrowed to a short petiole; fls. H-1 in. across, in small, terminal clusters. Spring. â Tasmania.
Archive image from page 340 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 TASMANNIA 1771 ern greenhouses: Ivs. rather small, oblong to oblong- lanceolate, usually obtuse, narrowed to a short petiole; fls. H-1 in. across, in small, terminal clusters. Spring. â Tasmania. 31:43 (white, tinged pink). F. W. Baeclay. TASSEL FLOWEE. See EinUiii ftummca and Bi-ick- eUia. TATT-KOK BEAN. See Doliclwu. TAXODIUM (alluding to the similarity of the foliage to that of Taxus). Glyptoatrdbiis, Schuljh'tia, Con'if- erce. Tall ornamental deciduous or evergreen trees, with distinctly 2-ranked, small, linear leaves and glo- bose or ovoid cones not exceeding 1 in. across. The Bald Cypress, T, disfichuni, is well known in cultiva- tion and is hardy as far north as New England. It is a very desirable tree for park planting. Its light green Variation in foliage of the common Dandelion. All leaves drawn to the same scale. feathery foliage and the narrow pyramidal habit which it usually retains in cultivation give it a very distinct appearance. In its native habitat it forms in old age a broad, round-topped head sometimes 100 ft. across and has thetrunk much enlarged at the base by huge, often hollow buttresses projecting in all directions and termi- nating in long, horizontal roots. From these roots spring the peculiar cypress knees, pyramidal protuber- ances composed of a very light, soft, spongy wood and spongy bark. These sometimes attain a height of 10 ft. and with age usually become hollow. From the under side of the horizontal roots large anchor-roots are sent perpendicularly into the earth and help to anchor the tree firmly in the swampy yielding soil. Th
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