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The first has an herbaceous, (railing stem: 

 the leaves almost circular, smooth, gravish : the 

 flowers axillary, on very long peduncles ; c 

 posed of five acute-point* the two 



per large and rounded, the three under nan 

 jointed together at bottom, and lengthened out 

 into a tail two inches long. 



There are varieties with deep orange-coloured 

 flowers inclined to red, with pale yellow flowers, 

 and with double flowers. 



The second species is larger in all it* parts : 

 the borders of ihe leaves arc indented almost 

 into lobes ; and the petals arc rounded at the 

 top. The fruit consists of three berries, be- 

 coming juiceless when ripe, fungous, deeply 

 grooved and wrinkled, gibbous on one side, an- 

 gular on the other, narrowing upwards. It be- 

 gins to flower in July, and continues till the ap- 

 proach of winter. 



There are varieties with pale yellow flo 

 orange- coloured flowers, and the double-flowered. 



They are both natives of Peru, and cummonlv 

 esteemed to be annual plants, though thev may 

 be continued through the winter, if thev are 

 kept in pots, and sheltered in a green-house or 

 glass case, in like manner as the variety with 

 double flowers. 



The stalks will climb six or eight feet high, 

 when they are trained up, and thus the flowers 

 make a good appearance; but when thev trail 

 upon the ground, thev will spread over the 

 neighbouring plants and become unsightly : the 

 flowers are frequently eaten in salads; they 

 have a warm taste like the garden cress, and 

 hence the plant has its common name of Nas- 

 turtium ; they are likewise used for garnishing 

 dishes : the seeds are pickled, and bv some are 

 preferred to most pickles for sauce, under the 

 false name of capers. 



Culture. — These plants in all the single varie- 

 ties may be increased by seeds, which should be 

 sown in the spring in patches where they are to 

 flower in the borders, or in drills in the garden. 



Thev attenvards onlv require to he kept tree 

 from weeds, and to be well supported bv stick-. 



The double variety miistbe increased by plant- 

 ing cuttings of the branches in pots of light 

 mould in theearlv part of summer, placing them 

 in the shade, and giving frequent light water- 

 ings : those planted early may be rendered more- 

 forward bv being plunged in a moderate hot-bed. 



It requires to be protected in the grccn-h 

 in the winter, being well supported with SI 

 They all afford variety in the borders, clu 

 &C in the summer, and the double soils at 

 potted plants. 



TROWEL, GARDEN, a trowel made of 

 iron, in a hollow or scooped form, which is an 



useful implement in taking up numerous 

 of small plants and bulbous roots, and replant- 

 ing them in pots, sowing in patches, and rat 

 other similar light works : u should be from 

 six to twelve inches hug in the plate, and half 

 as broad, and fixed on a short handle, to hold 

 with one hand. From its being hollowed scmi- 

 eireularly, it is remarkably handy in removing 

 many" sorts of small plants with a ball or lump 

 ot earth whole about their roots, so as not to 

 feel their removal ; biting several sous of bul- 

 bous Bower roots, after the flowering is past in 

 summer; planting bulbs in patches or little 

 clumps about the borders, and also lor digging 

 smalt patches in the borders for sowing hardy 

 annual flower-seeds on; likewise for filling mould 

 into small pots in planting any sort of : plants, 

 stirring the surface of the mould in pots, and 

 fresh earthing them when necessary: it is also 

 highly useful for tilling in earth about plants in 

 hot-beds, and under tianies, or any small com- 

 partments w here a spade cannot be readily in- 

 troduced. 



They should be had of dirferent sizes to suit 

 different purposes. 



TRUMPET FLOWER. See Bignoma. 



TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE. Sec Loni- 



CERA. 



TUBEROUS ROOTS, such as consist of one 

 or more swelled or knobbed tubers, of a solid 

 fleshy substance. 



In this tribe are comprised many plants of the 

 ornamental flowery kind, and some esculents of 

 the kitchen garden ; as in the former anemone, 

 ranunculus, filipendul.t, many sorts of iris, aco- 

 nitum, pseony, orchis, cyclamen, w inter-aconite, 

 day lily, &c. some also with bulbo-tuberous 

 roots, as gladiol r tuber 



ophrys, See. and of the esculent tuberous roots 

 are the potatoe and Jerusalem artichoke ; all 

 of which plants are principally perennial in their 

 roots, being perpetuated annually bv offsets. 



1 I US, a sort of boxes calculated for contain- 

 ing < Bchouse exotics, and other potted 

 plants ana tiees when grown too large lor the 

 )x>ts. 



Q-bouse plant*, particularly in boss 

 the larger gro rts, in a fist* y( - in 



become too large to be contained longer i 

 even in those ol the largest size; which being 

 times bolb Loo small lor the increased roots 

 ol the plants, sufiicic nt strength to admit 



ot moving tboin with the plants a» large orange 

 and lcmon-lrces, myrtles, oleanders, and other 

 as well as large plants of the great 

 American aloe, be. : when any of these, or 

 other similar large-growing tree, and j 

 advanced considerably in size in their general 



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