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TEMPLETONIA. [Lepruminosfe. § Papilionacese.] Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Fibry peat. Cuttings in sand under 

 a bell-glass. T. retnsa and T. r/latica both have crimson flowers 

 in May. 



TETRAGONOLOBUS. [Leguminos^, § Papilionace®.] 

 Chiefly hardy annuals. Common soil. Seeds. T. purpin-eus, 

 flowers dark purple. 



TETRANEMA. [Scrophulariacese.] A pretty herbaceous 

 evergreen stove plant. It should be potted in a compost of 

 loam, peat, and leaf-mould in equal parts ; and if kept rather 

 dry and warm during winter, and gently excited in spring, it 

 will grow and blossom in a close greenhouse for a gi'eat part 

 of the sunnner. It ripens seed freely, by which it may be 

 propagated : the seed may be sown as soon as ripe, and kept 

 in a warm greenhouse or pit. T. Mexicajia, flowers purple. 



TETRATHECA. [Tremandracese.] Slender and veiy 

 pretty greenhouse evergreen shrubs, one species of which, 

 T. verticillata, is often erroneously called Tremandra Hiir/eUi. 

 They are evergreen shrubs from New Holland, and require 

 to be cultivated in the greenhouse. They should have a 

 compost of rather sandy fibry peat, with about a fourth 

 part light loam added. Cuttings root in sand under bell- 

 glasses. The young plants must be frequently topped to 

 force them into bushy gi'owth. They are very impatient of 

 overdoses of water, especially in winter, though, like all 

 shrubs grown in peat, drought is equally fatal. 



TEUCRIUM. Germander. [Lamiaceae.] A considerable 

 group of hardy and greenhouse herbaceous plants and dwarf 

 evergreen sub-shrubs. Common dryish sandy soil. Division 

 or cuttings. 



THALICTRUM. Meadow Rue. [Ranunculace^.l Hardy 

 herbaceous perennials, worth grooving in a mixed border for 

 the sake of their pretty compound foliage, but having rather 

 insignificant blossoms. They gi'ow freely in common garden 

 soil, and are increased by division of the plant. 



THEA. Tea Tree. [Ternstromiaceae.] A genus closely 

 related to Camellia, having, like that, large leatheiy leaves, 

 but not like that producing conspicuous flowers. The plants 

 are interesting in gardens from their commercial associations. 

 T. viridis is the principal source of the best teas. T. bohea 



