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T. incarnatiwt (flesh) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers scarlet, 

 in June ; Italy ; 1596. T. lagopus (hare's-foot) ; hardy annual ; 

 18 inches ; flowers red, in July ; Spain; 1827. T. megacepha- 

 lum (great-headed) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers pale-pur- 

 ple, in July ; North America. T. riibeiis (red) ; hardy perennial ; 

 2 feet; flowers deep-red, in July ; south of Europe ; 1633. T. 

 luiifloriim (one-flowered) ; hardy perennial ; 3 inches ; flowers 

 red and white, in June ; south of Europe ; 1800. 



Trillium. [Trilliacese.] Curious small hardy herbaceous 

 plants. The stem has three leaves, and the flowers three 

 petals. They are tuberous-rooted perennials, and propagate 

 but slowly by dividing the roots ; but they may be raised 

 from seed, which is inclosed in a berry. This may be sown 

 in pans, and be raised in a frame, and pricked out, three or 

 four in a pot, to grow ; and lastly potted singly into sixt}'- 

 sixed pots. All those curious in plants should grow them, 

 though, like many other curious plants, they are greatly ne- 

 glected. They flower very early in spring, and grow best in 

 peat soil. 



T. cenmiun (drooping) ; hardy tuberous perennial ; i foot ; 

 flowers white, in May; North America; 1758. T. erectiim 

 (erect) ; hardy tuberous perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in 

 May ; North America ; 1700. T. grandi/lo mm (la.rge-fio'^'ered) ; 

 hardy tuberous perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers vvhite, in May ; 

 North America ; 1 799. 7". obovatui7i (obovate) ; hardy tuberous 

 perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers red, in May ; North America ; 

 1810. T. sessile (sessile) ; hardy tuberous perennial ; 6 inches ; 

 flowers brownish-purple, in May; North America; 1759. T. 

 tmdiilaticm (wavy) ; hardy tuberous perennial ; 6 inches ; flow- 

 ers red, in May ; North America ; 18 18. 



Tritoma. [Liliaceae.] Beautiful half-hardy herbaceous 

 plants, requiring a light dry soil, and warm or sheltered situ- 

 ation, in which they produce their upright spikes of droop- 

 ing scarlet tubes, freely, in the autumnal months. They 



