TKICIIOPUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



TRICYETIS 



are drooping, broadly bell-shaped, 

 purplish edged with yellow, and 

 spotted with purple. (Bot. Reg. 

 xxviii. t. 39.) 



T. Pavonia (Ferraria Pavonia ; F. 

 Tigridia). This is the well-known 

 " Peacock Tiger Flower " of Mexico. 

 It has forked leafy stems 1 to 2 

 ft. high, plaited leaves 12 to 18 ins. 

 long, and flowers about 6 ins. across, 

 the outer segments being violet at 

 the base, scarlet at the tips, and with 

 zones of yellow blotched with purple. 

 (Sot. Mag. t. 532; Red. Lil. t. 6; 

 And. Bot. Rep. t. 178.) 



There are several varieties, the 

 best being alba, pure white spotted 

 with purple; aurea, yellow; conchi- 

 Jlora, yellow blotched with purple ; 

 grandiflora, a fine large - flowered 

 form ; and several others differing 

 merely in shades of colour. 



T. Pringlei. This grows 1 to 2 ft. 

 high, and has winged, plaited leaves, 

 and shallow cup-like flowers of a 

 brilliant scarlet blotched with 

 crimson (Hot. Mag. t. 7089). Frame 

 or greenhouse. 



T. Van Houttei. This grows 2 to 

 3 ft. high, and produces bell-shaped 

 yellow flowers, having a large purple 

 blotch at the base of the outer seg- 

 segments (Fl. d. Serr. t. 2174). 



T. vlolacea. This has forked 

 branches about a foot high, and 

 narrow leaves about a foot long. 

 The drooping flowers are violet, the 

 outer petals being rosy-purple, with 

 a white claw spotted with purple. 

 (Bot. Mag. t. 7356; Fl. d. tierr. 

 t. 



TRICHOPUS (trichos, a hair; pus, 

 a foot ; in reference to slender stems). 

 Nat. Ord. Dioscoreacese. The only 

 species is 



T. zeylanicus, a native of India 

 and Ceylon, being a dwarf plant with 

 a woody root-stock from which arise 



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numerous .short wiry three-angled 

 stems, each bearing a heart-shaped 

 lanceolate leaf 2j ins. long, and 

 several star-shaped purple flowers on 

 slender stalks. The fruits are three- 

 angled, winged, (not. Mag. t. 7350.) 

 This plant may be grown in rich 

 loamy soil in the stove house. 



TRICYRTIS (treis, three ; ki/rtos, 

 convex, gibbous ; alluding to the 

 three outer segments of the perianth 

 having sac-like bases). Nat. Ord. 

 Liliacese. A small genus of perennial 

 plants with short creeping root-stocks, 

 and tall stems furnished with ovate or 

 oblong, nearly stalkless and stem- 

 clasping leaves. The bell-shaped 

 flowers have six lance-shaped seg- 

 ments, the three outer ones of which 

 are saccate at the base. The fila- 

 ments of the six stamens unite into 

 a tube around the ovary. 



The members of this genus are 

 distinct and ornamental plants, but 

 not very well known in gardens 

 generally. They are quite hardy, but 

 unfortunately often flower so late in 

 the season that the early frosts play 

 havoc with the blossoms. To avoid 

 this, especially in northern localities, 

 the plants may be grown in cold 

 frames or greenhouses. Propagation 

 is effected by careful division of the 

 root-stocks in spring. Seeds may 

 also be sown when obtainable. 



T. hirta. This handsome plant is 

 known as the "Japanese Toad Lily." 

 It has softly hairy stems 1 to 3 ft. 

 high, and alternate lance - shaped 

 stem-clasping leaves 4 to 6 ins. long, 

 arranged in two almost opposite 

 rows. The beautiful white flowers, 

 heavily spotted with violet or purple, 

 appear from August to October at 

 the ends of the shoots and in the 

 axils of the upper leaves. (Bot. 

 Mag. t. 5355.) 



The variety nigra has velvety 



