vegetable acids. The pulp mixed with salt is used for a liniment
by the Creoles of the Mauritius. Every part of the plant has had
medicinal virtues ascribed to it. Fish pickled with tamarinds are
considered a great delicacy. It is said that the acid moisture
exhaled by the leaves injures the cloth of tents that remain under
them for any length of time. It is also considered unsafe to sleep
under the trees.

403. TANGHINIA VENENIFERA.--This plant is a native of Madagascar, and
of the family _Apocynaceae_. Formerly, when the custom of trial by
ordeal was more prevalent than now, the seeds of this plant were
in great repute, and unlimited confidence was placed in the
poisonous seeds as a detector of guilt. The seeds were pounded,
and a small piece swallowed by each person to be tried; those in
whom it caused vomiting were allowed to escape, but when it was
retained in the stomach, it would quickly prove fatal, and their
guilt was thus held to be proven.

404. TASMANNIA AROMATICA.--The bark of this plant possesses aromatic
qualities, closely resembling Winter's bark. The small black
fruits are used as a substitute for pepper.

405. TECTONA GRANDIS.--The teak tree. Teak wood has been extensively
employed for shipbuilding in the construction of merchant vessels
and ships of war; its great strength and durability, the facility
with which it can be worked, and its freedom from injury by fungi,
rendering it peculiarly suitable for these purposes. It is a
native of the East India Islands, and belongs to the order
_Verbenaceae_.

406. TERMINALIA CATAPPA.--The astringent fruits of this tropical plant
are employed for tanning and dyeing, and are sometimes met with in
commerce under the name of myrobalans, and used by calico printers
for the production of a permanent black. The seeds are like
almonds in shape and whiteness, but, although palatable, have a
peculiar flavor.

407. TETRANTHERA LAURIFOLIA.--This plant is widely dispersed over
tropical Asia and the islands of the Eastern Archipelago. Its
leaves and young branches abound in a viscid juice, and in
Cochin-China the natives bruise and macerate them until this
becomes glutinous, when it is used for mixing with plaster, to
thicken and render it more adhesive and durable. Its fru