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of a sufficient length, which, if possible, 

 should be done in March, so that the 

 plants may have attained a medium size 

 liefoie they are put out; pot them in 

 equal quantities of peat and sand, then 

 plunge them in a hot-bed, and they will 

 strike root in a week or two. When 

 they are rooted, pot them off iuto small 

 pots filled with good rich loam and 

 leaf-mould, mixed with a little sand ; 

 then replace them in the pit or frame 

 until the middle of May, when, if the 

 weather is favourable, they may then be 

 planted out. If the soil is not naturally 

 good, it should be made so; and as the 

 plants advance in growth, they should 

 be trained to some kind of support, 

 which may be of any shape that fancy 

 may suggest. If the season is dry, they 

 should be watered and syringed. About 

 the middle of October, take up the 

 plants with good balls, re-pot them, 

 and place them in the green-house. 

 After they have been there for a short 

 time, they may be removed to the stove, 

 where they will keep gay for the greater 

 part of the winter. 



" T. alata has a beautiful effect when 

 it is planted out on a rock-work, where 

 the plant appears in its natural charac- 

 ter, clinging to the various projections, 

 which it quickly covers." — Gard. Chron. 



THYMBRA spicata. Half-hardy 

 evergreen shrub. Young cuttings or 

 seeds. Gravelly soil. 



THYME. Thymus vulgaris. 



Varieties. — Broad-leaved Green, Nar- 

 row-leaved Green, Variegated, and 

 Lemon-scented. The Variegated is 

 grown almost solely on account of its 

 ornamental foliage. 



Soil and Situation. — A poor, light, 

 and dry soil, is best. In moist or rich 

 soils, it becomes luxuriant, but deficient 

 in its aromatic qualities, and generally 

 perishes during the winter. The situa- 

 tion cannot be too open. 



Propagation. — By Seeds and rooted 

 Slips. — Sowing may be performed from 

 the middle of March until about the 

 beginning of May, in drills half an inch 

 deep, six inches apart, or as an edging 

 to a bed or border. The seedlings must 

 be kept clear of weeds, and if the season 

 is dry, watered moderately twice a week. 

 When of about six weeks' growth, or 

 when three or four inches high, thin 

 to six inches apart, unless grown as 

 an edging, when they must be left 

 thick. Those removed may be pricked 



out at a similar distance, if required ; 

 water occasionally until they have taken 

 root. The plants may be left in the 

 situations they are placed in at this 

 season, or be finally planted out in 

 September or October, or in the early 

 spring of the following year. To obtain 

 slips, some old stools may be divided 

 into as many rooted portions as possible, 

 or layers may be obtained by loosening 

 the soil around them, and pegging the 

 lateral shoots beneath the surface. They 

 must be planted out at distances similar 

 to those raised from seed, water and 

 weeding being similarly required. 



In autumn the decayed stalks should 

 be cleared away, and a little fresh earth 

 scattered and turned in among the 

 stools. 



Although it is perennial, yet after 

 three or four years, thyme becomes 

 stunted and unproductive, consequently 

 requiring to be raisedperiodically from 

 seed. 



By Slips. — These may be planted 

 from the beginning of February until 

 the close of May. 



To obtain Seed. — Some plants should 

 be allowed to run up without being 

 gathered from, in early summer. The 

 seed is ripe during July, and must be 

 cut immediately it is so, and laid on a 

 cloth to dry, otherwise the first rain will 

 wash it out of the seed-vessels. 



THYMUS. Thyme. Nineteen spe- 

 cies, and several varieties. Hardy or 

 half-hardy evergreen shrubs or trailers. 

 T. corsicus, an herbaceous perennial. 

 Division, slips, cuttings, or seeds. Dry, 

 light, sandy soil. 



THYSANOTUS. Seven species. 

 Green-house or half-hardy herbaceous 

 or tuberous-rooted perennials. Offsets. 

 Sandy loam. 



TIARELLA. Four species. Hardy 

 herbaceous perennials. Division. Sandy 

 peat. 



TIARIDIUM. Two species. Half- 

 hardy annuals. Seeds. Common soil. 



TIGER FLOWER. Tigridia. 



TIGRIDIA. Two species. Hardy 

 bulbous perennials. Offsets or seeds. 

 Light rich soil. 



TILE ROOT. Geissorhiza. 



TILIA. Lime Tree. Three species, 

 and many varieties. Hardy deciduous 

 trees. Seeds and sometimes layers. 

 Any deep, light, and fertile soil suits 

 them. 



TILIACORA racemosa. Stove ever- 



