TKiciiorus 



TIIK HrLH HOOK 



TRICYRTIS 



are tlrnopin^', lnuuiUy licll-shaped, 

 liuri»li.sli f.lgcil with yellow, and 

 spotted with purple. {Hot. Re(j. 

 xxviii. t. :}9.) 



T. Pavonia (/Vr/v»;Af Pitvunnt : J\ 

 Ti'jriiliii).~'ni\s is the well-known 

 "Peacock Tiger Flower" of Mexico. 

 It has forked leafy stems 1 to 2 

 ft. high, plaited leaves 12 to 18 ins. 

 long, and flowers about 6 ins. across, 

 the outer segments being violet at 

 the base, scarlet at the tips, and with 

 zones of yellow blotched with purple. 

 (Hot. Mmj. t. 532; Red. I'd. t. G; 

 And. Hot. Rep. t. 178.) 



There are several varieties, the 

 best being alha^ pure white spotted 

 with ])urple ; aurci, yellow ; roiu-hi- 

 jlora, yellow blotched Avitli purple ; 

 gramlijlora, a line large - flowered 

 form ; and several others differing 

 merely in shades of colour. 



T. Pringlei.— This grows 1 to 2 ft. 

 high, and has winged, plaited leaves, 

 and shallow cup-like flowers of a 

 biilliant scarlet blotched -with 

 crimson {IJot. Mag. t, 7089). Frame 

 or greenhouse. 



T. Van Houttei. — This grows 2 to 

 3 ft. high, and produces bell-shaped 

 yellow llowers, having a large purple 

 blotch at the base of the outer seg- 

 segments {Fl. d. ^err. t. 2 1 74). 



T. vlolacea.— This has forked 

 branches about a foot high, and 

 narrow leaves about a foot long. 

 'J'he drooping flowers are violet, the 

 outer petals Ijeing rosy-pui'ple, with 

 a white claw si>otted with purjile. 

 {Dot. Ma<j. t. 735fi; Fl. d. Serr. 

 t. 998.) 



TRICHOPUS (trichos, a hair; pus, 

 a foot ; in reference to slender stems). 

 Nat. Ord. Dioscoreacea).— The only 

 s])ecies is — 



T. zeylanicus, a native of India 

 and Ceylon, being a dwarf ])lant with 

 a woody root-stock from which arise 



iiumcruus short wiry three-angled 

 stems, each bearing a heart-.shaped 

 lanceolate leaf 2\ ins. long, and 

 several star-shajied purjJe flowers on 

 slender stalks. The fruits are three- 

 angled, winged. (/>ot. Man. t. 7350.) 

 This i)]ant may be grown in rich 

 loamy soil in the stove house. 



TRIC-i-RTIS {tn!^, three; ki/rtos, 

 convex, gibbous ; alluding to the 

 three outer segments of the perianth 

 having sac-like bases). Nat. Ord. 

 Liliaceie.^ — A small genus of perennial 

 plants with short creeping root-stocks, 

 and tall stems furnished with ovate or 

 oldong, nearly stalkless and stem- 

 clasping leaves. The bell-shaped 

 llowers have six lance-shaped seg- 

 ments, the three outer ones of which 

 are saccate at the base. The fila- 

 ments of the six stamens unite into 

 a tube around the ovaiy. 



The members of this genus are 

 distinct and ornamental plants, but 

 not very well known in gardens 

 generally. They are quite hardy, but 

 unfortunately often flower so late in 

 the season that the early frosts play 

 havoc with the blossoms. To avoid 

 this, especially in northern localities, 

 the plants may be grown in cold 

 frames or greenhouses. Proi»agation 

 is effected by careful division of the 

 root-stocks in sjjring. 8eeds may 

 also be sown when obtainal)le. 



T. hlrta.- This handsome plant is 

 known as the "Japanese Toad Lily." 

 It has softly hairy stems 1 to 3 ft. 

 high, and alternate lance - shajjcd 

 stem-clasping leaves 4 to 6 ins. long, 

 arranged in two almost op})Osite 

 rows. The beautiful white flowers, 

 heavily sjjotted with violet or purple, 

 appear from August to October at 

 the ends of the shoots and in the 

 axils of the upi)er leaves. {Bot. 

 M'fj. t. 5355.) 



The variety nigra has velvety 



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