744 TECOPHYL^EA. THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. TEUCRIUM. 



well against walls far north of London. 

 Syn., Bignonia. 



T. GRANDIFLORA. A Chinese plant, 

 not so hardy as the American Trumpet 

 Creeper, but more showy, with drooping 

 orange-scarlet flowers in large clusters. 

 Its foliage, too, is larger, but to show 

 its vigour and beauty the plant must 

 have light soil and a warm wall. 

 The following are varieties : Aurantia, 

 which forms a rounded bush if let alone, 

 has fine foliage of a deep, shining green, 

 with ribs covered with down. The 

 flowers are orange-yellow and small for 

 T. grandiflora, the lobes narrower and less 

 open. In Mme. Galen, the handsomest 

 of the race, the flowers are large, of a fine 

 salmon-red, orange-red outside. Rubra, 

 flowers a fine deep red, leaves hairy on 

 the lower side, a distinct and pretty 

 variety. 



Tccoma grandiflora. 



T. RADICANS. : Native of N. America, 

 and an old garden favourite. Its long, 

 wiry stems send out roots like Ivy, which 

 cling to walls or any support. There is a 

 variety named major, with larger flowers 

 of a paler tint and more robust foliage. 

 A strong plant will run up a wall 40 feet 

 high. It is useful also for covering 

 arbours and pergolas. It is also hardy, 

 and has several varieties, viz., Flava 

 speciosa, flowers long, orange-red ; leaves 

 distinct by their small, much indented 

 folioles, with long narrow points. This 

 form is dwarfer than the type and can be 

 grown as a shrub. Grandiflora atro-pur- 

 purea, flowers deep red-purple and large. 

 A vigorous shrub, requiring space to flower 

 well. Princei coccinea comes between 

 these, and is perhaps a hybrid. The 

 flowers are large, of a fine cochineal-red, 

 and in large panicles. T. hybrida, this 

 form, a cross between T. grandiflora and 

 T. radicans, has small, hairy leaves and 

 handsome orange flowers in panicles. 



TECOPHYL2EA. T. cyanocrocus is 

 a beautiful spring-flowering bulbous 

 plant from Chili, of dwarf growth, and 

 bearing large open deep blue flowers. 

 The variety Leichtlini has a white 

 centre and a sweet perfume. This 

 variety is not thoroughly hardy, except 



in very mild localities, but it succeeds 

 well under frame - culture. About 

 August bulbs of flowering size should 

 be planted 3 inches deep, in rich soil 

 in a frame. If potted, a depth of 

 2. inches is sufficient, and plunge the 

 pots. They should be kept cool, and 

 have as much air as possible. The 

 lights must be taken off in February 

 and March, when the weather becomes 

 warm, and the pots should remain 

 exposed until the flowers begin to 

 expand, when they may be trans- 

 ferred to the greenhouse. 



TELLIMA. Perennials of the Saxi- 

 frage order, from N. America, re- 

 sembling Heucheras. T. grandiflora 

 has leaves prettily coloured and veined 

 like Heuchera Richardsoni, and spikes 

 of small yellowish bell - like flowers, 

 thriving in any soil. Division. 



TEUCRIUM (Germander}. A group 

 of low shrubs or perennial herbs of 

 variable habit, with neat dwarf growth 

 and lipped flowers of varied colour. 

 Not many are of any garden value. 

 T. Cham&drys (Wall Germander) is 6 

 to 10 inches high, with shining leaves 

 and reddish-purple flowers in summer. 

 It is found throughout Europe on 

 walls and rocks, in any light soil, 

 whilst as an edging plant it is useful. 



T. FRUTICANS. A shrub from the south 

 of Europe, with white stems clothed with 

 green leaves silvery with down upon the 

 under side, and pale blue flowers. It is 

 hardy in the warmer parts of Britain, 

 thriving in light dry soils in a sunny expo- 

 sure and shelter from cold winds. Planted 

 against a wall or in good soil near the 

 sea, it grows several feet high. Cuttings. 



T. MARUM (Cat Thyme). Has some of 

 the habit of the common Thyme, with 

 bright red flowers in summer. Coming 

 from Spain, it is likely to prove hardy only 

 in the southern parts of these islands ; 

 then only on ruins, old walls, or in dry 

 chinks in chalk or gravel pits. Cuttings. 



T. MONTANUM. A free-flowering rock 

 plant, with numerous pale yellow blossoms 

 on dwarf dense carpets of leaves that 

 cling closely to the stones. This little 

 shrub grows without trouble in a dry place, 

 in rather poor soil. 



T. POLIUM (Poly Germander). A curi- 

 ous dwarf whitish herb, 3 to 5 inches high, 

 with small pale yellow flowers densely 

 covered with short yellow down in June 

 and July. It is suited for sunny spots in 

 the rock garden, and for light free soil, 

 but is only hardy in southern gardens. 

 Seed, cuttings, and division. 



T. PYRENAICUM (Pyrenean Germander). 

 A dwarf hardy perennial, with trailing 

 stems 3 to 7 inches high, and purplish and 



