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Tradescantia—continued. 
all usually perfect ; cymes simple, variably disposed. Leaves 
variable. Stem simple or branched, diffuse, ascending, or 
erect. The best species are here described. They are 
amongst the easiest of plants to cultivate. Cuttings of 
the stove and greenhouse species root readily at almost 
any season, if inserted in light soil, in moderate heat. 
The hardy Tradescantias, of which T. virginica is one of 
the best, may readily be propagated by division; the 
plants succeed in ordinary garden soil. 
T. caricifolia (Sedge-leaved). A synonym of T. virginica. 
T., crassifolia (thick-leaved). f/f. resembling those of T. vir- 
ginica ; sepals whitish, woolly; petals purplish-rose or blue; 
umbels three to six on a branch, sessile, axillary, the upper with 
two bracts, the lower with one. August. J. ellipsoid or narrow- 
lanceolate, woolly-villous beneath. Stem scarcely divided. Root 
a large tuber. h. 2ft. Mexico, 1796. Half-hardy. (B. M. 1598.) 
T. c, acaulis (stemless). Stem shorter or scarcely any. (B. R. 
1840, 34, under name of T. iridescens.) 
T. c. glabrata (glabrous). fl., sepals white-woolly. l. glabrous 
on both sides, the margins white-woolly. Syn. T. speciosa. 
T. crassula (rather thick). jl., sepals hairy-pilose ; petals white ; 
umbels many-flowered, loose, mostly terminal, rarely also one 
or two in the axils; pedicels glabrous. July. l. oblong, rather 
obtuse, 4in. long, glabrous, ciliated-pilose on the margins. Stem 
glabrous, sub-corymbosely branched. k. 14ft. Brazil, 1825. 
Stove. (B. M. 2935; L. B. C. 1560.) 
T. discolor (discoloured). A synonym of Rhoeo discolor. 
T. elata (tall). A synonym of T. virginica. 
T. erecta (erect). A synonym of Tinantia fugax erecta. 
T. fuscata (fuscous). Jl., sepals rather thick, densely rusty-hairy 
outside ; petals bluish-purple, round ; peduncles axillary, crowded, 
one to three-flowered. September. J. 6in. to 8in. long, oblong, 
acute, scarcely acuminate, narrowed or attenuated at Base, 
more or less petiolate. Stem short or scarcely any, clothed with 
dark sanguineous hairs. Brazil, 1820. Stove. (B. M. 2330; 
B. R. 482; L. B. C. 374.) Syn. Pyrrheima Loddigesii (of 
gardens). 
T. glabra (smooth). A synonym of T. virginica. 
T. iridescens (iridescent). A synonym of T. crassifolia acaulis. 
T. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of Tinantia fugax 
erecta. g 
T. multiflora (many-flowered). fl., sepals ovate, hairy, equalling 
the white petals ; umbels terminal and axillary ; peduncles nany, 
shorter than the leaves. June. J. ovate, sub-cordate-round 
at base, pointed, lin. to 2in. long. Stem sscending. Jamaica, 
1824. Stove. Syn. T. procumbens. ; 
T. navicularis (boat-shaped). /l. similar to those of T. vir- 
giniea ; petals of a beautiful pink, twice the length of the 
navicular sepals; umbel terminal, solitary, many-flowered. 
Summer. l. Zin. long, sessile, fleshy, navicular, ovate, acute, 
ciliated on the margins, very thickly dotted beneath. Stem 
stoloniferous at base, scarcély branched; floriferous branches 
geniculate-ascending. Peru. Stove. (R. G. 901.) 
T. pilosa (pilose). A synonym of T. virginica pilosa. : 
T. procumbens (procumbent). A synonym of T. multiflora. 
T. pulchella (pretty). fl., sepals and pedicels nearly glabrous ; 
tals rose-coloured or bluish. July. l. elliptic-lanceolate or 
anceolate, sessile, 2in. long, acute, often rounded and somewhat 
stem-clasping at base, glabrous. Stem procumbent; branches 
sub-erect, glabrous. Mexico, 1825. Greenhouse. : 
T. rosea (rose-coloured). fl. in. in diameter; petals bright 
rose-coloured, three times as long as the ovate-lanceolate 
sepals; cymes solitary or in pairs, few-flowered; peduncles 
terminal, din. to 6in. long. June to August. J. linear-lanceolate, 
fringed on the margins. Stem simple, slender, smooth, e ) 
8in. high. North Carolina, 1802. Hardy. (L. B. C. 370; 
8. B. F. G. 183.) 
T. speciosa (showy). A synonym of T. crassifolia glabrata. 
T. sub-aspera (rather rough). A synonym of T. virginica. 
T. tumida (tumid). A synonym of T. virginica tumida. 
T. undata (waving). A synonym of Tinantia fugax erecta. = 
T. velutina (velvety). ., sepals and pedicels softly pubes- 
cent ; po ay pu: Pae ae ; umbels terminal and axillary, 
many-flowered. May. ; F 
acute, densely and Diti pilose above, very shortly mae Tucas 
beneath. Stem Aes 1 softly whitish-villous. A. 14 
Guatemala, 1850. Stove. : s re 
T. virginica (Virginian).* Flower of a Day; Common Spider- 
wort, f. ian in ogee ay closely packed in two rows in the 
bud, each with an o , scarious bract at the base; a 
violet, purplish, or whitish, like the style and densely-beard: 
filaments, twice as long as the lanceolate-ovate se ; yi , 
axillary and terminal, sessi), many-flowered. March z n. 
l. linear, broadest at base, mostly Pe Se pag ag 
2ft. high. Florida and northward, 1629. Hardy. (B. M. 10s. 
Vol. IV. 
l. 5in. long, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, _ 
Tradescantia—continued. 
Syns. T. caricifolia (B. M. 3546), T. elata (L. B. C. 1513), 
T. glabra, T. sub-aspera (B. M. 1597). Of this species there are 
several varieties. 
T. v. alba (white). A variety having white flowers. (B. M. 3501.) 
T. v. pilosa (pilose). fl., upper umbels many, sessile in the axils 
of the leaves ; lower ones pedunculate, with two lanceolate-linear 
bracts. (B. R. 1055.) Syn. T. pilosa (B. M. 3291). 
T. v. tumida (tumid). /., umbels sessile in the axils. Stem 
thickened. Syn. 7. tumida (B. R. 1840, 42). : 
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* Fig. 69. TRADESCANTIA WARSCEWICZIANA. 
arscewicziana (Warscewicz’s). jl. many, densely crowded 
gr branched cerry sepals and pedicels Dis; petals pope. 
May. l. narrow-oblong, about 8in. long, acuminate, sess “nd 
Stem robust, erect, 4in. to 16in. high. uatemala, Stove. 
Fig. 69. (B. M. 5188.) 
T, zebrina (Zebrina). A synonym of Zebrina pendula, 
TRAGACANTH GUM PLANT. Se Astragalus 
tha. 
Tragacan ; 
TRAGIA (named in honour of Jerome Bock, 1498- 
1554—generally called Tragus, the Greek for Bock 
[Buck]—a German botanist). Orp. Euphorbiacee. A 
large genus (about fifty species) of stove herbs or sub- 
hrubs, inhabiting warm regions. Flowers moneecious, 
Spetalons, racemose. Leaves alternate, petiolate, toothed 
lobed. ‘The species, a few of which have been intro- 
ee, possess no beauty, and are not particularly in- 
teresting. 
TRAGIUM. Included under Pimpinella. 
TRAGOPOGON (from tragos, a goat, and pogon, a 
beard; alluding to the long, silky beard of the seeds). 
Including Geropogon. ORD. Composite. 
K 
Goat’s Beard. 
