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"The proper soil, and these rotten i stalks united at one common centre, 

 truffles, being found, we may begin our and thus spring from the root or branch 

 work as follows: — Open a spot of on one stem, as in the auricula, polyan- 

 ground, of a convenient space, and thus, and cowslip. See Pip. 

 take out the earth about eight inches j TUBE FLOWER. Clerodendron si- 

 deep, and screen it, that it maybe as phonanthus. 



fine as possible ; then lay about two or j TUBER eibarium, the well known 

 three inches thick of this fine earth at i truffle. It grows under ground, in light 

 the bottom ofthe trench or open ground, ; dry soils. 



and upon it lay some of the overripe [ TUBEROSE. Polyanthes tubcrosa. 

 truffles, about a foot and a half distance | Dr. Lindley says that, — 

 from one another ; and, as soon as pos- ^ " To tlower the tuberose in the open 

 sible, prepare a thin mud, made of the , air the bulbs should be started in a 

 screened earth and water, well stirred moderately warm frame, and planted 

 and mixed together, and pour it on the , out towards the end of May, in a sunny 

 truffles till the open ground is quite , sheltered border. The bottom of the 

 filled up. By this means, in a few hours, j border should consist principally of well 

 the ground will be as closely settled ! decomposed manure, and should be 

 about the truffles as if it had never been [ covered, to the depth of six inches, with 

 dug or disturbed at all, and you may ' light sandy loam, in which the bulbs 

 expect a good crop in due time. You ; should be planted. Success, in this 

 must, however, take care to choose ' case, will depend greatly upon the sea- 

 your spots of ground in woods or cop- ; son, and upon having good bulbs, which 

 pices, or such places as are shaded with ; should be planted just as they are re 



trees. Their favorite tree is the oak, or 

 the ilex or evergreen oak, as the elm is 

 the favourite ofthe Morille. 



" Notwithstanding these statements, 

 it is quite certain that, at present, the 

 art of cultivating the truffle is not known 



ceived. When grown in pots the same 

 soil should be used, the plants should be 

 kept near the glass, and they should re- 

 ceive a liberal supply of water when 

 growing." — Card. Chron. 



TUCKERMANIA maritima. Hardy 



in England; and it will remain unknown, herbaceous perennial. Division. Sandy 



probably, until we have discovered how 

 its spawn can be prepared, as for culti- 

 vating the mushroom.'- — Card. Chron. 

 Mr. Gower says he recommended an 

 old trutfle-hunter " to bury, at the pro- 



loam. 



I TULBAGHIA. Five species. Green- 

 house bulbous perennials. Offsets or 

 seeds. Sandy loam and peat. 



TULIP A. Twenty-four species. 



per depth, some of his trutfles that were Hardy bulbous perennials. Offsets. Rich 



in a state of decay and unfit for the 

 table, under one of the unproductive 

 trees sutlicient in stature and in umbra- 

 geous development. At the beginning 

 of next winter, when his visit was re- 

 peated, he sought for Mr. G., and told 

 him, with great satisfaction, that the 

 scheme had answered ; for he had found 

 two or three pounds of excellent truffles 



loam and sand. 



TULIP. Tulipa Gesneriane. From 

 this species are descended our innume- 

 rable garden varieties. Of these it is 

 needless to do more than ofl'er a selec- 

 tion ; and the most judgmatical is the 

 following, by Mr. Slater, florist, of Chel- 

 tenham Hill, near INIanchester. 



The first class contains all that are 



beneath the hitherto barren tree. By worthy of a place in any stand of twelve 



following this example, proprietors of or twenty-four varieties, and possess 



trees adapted to truffles, and where the every requisite of a fine tulip. In the 



proper trees have been planted, may, in second the varieties have either fine 



a short period, do that which a lapse of forms, but tinged stamens, or else have 



years, unassisted, would not effect. 



rather long cups and pure bottoms and 



" Of all trees the cedar of Lebanon is stamen. Those in the third class are 



the most favourable to the growth of the such as deserve a place in any collec- 

 truffle." — Gard. Chron. \ tion, but are not calculated for a south- 



TRUMPET FLOWER. Bignonia. era stage. 



TRUSS is the florist's name for what 



botanists call an umbel of flowers, a dis- fikst class. 



tinctive title for that mode of inflores- Rose. — Aglaia; Amelia; Bacchus, 



cence where several flowers have their alias Atlas, and Rose Baccu ; Carnuse 



