TECOPHIL^A 



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TELFAIRIA 



HARDY EVERGREEN CLIMBERS. 



T. radi'cans (rooting). 30. Orange. July. N. Amer. 



1640. 

 ma'jor (greater). 30. Orange. July. N. Amer. 



1640. " Greater Ash-leaved Tecoma." 

 mi'nor (smaller). 20. Scarlet. July. N. Amer. 

 1640. Lesser Ash-leaved Tecoma." 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN CLIMBERS, &c. 

 T. austra'lis (southern). Orange. June. N.S. Wales. 



1793- 

 meona'ntha (less-flowered). 12. Blush. April. 



Australia. 1815. 

 Bry'cei (Bryce's). Rose-crimson, scented. Mashona- 



land. 1906. 



cap e'nsis (Cape). 8. Orange. August. S.Africa. 1823. 

 divcrsifo'lia (various-leaved). See T. AUSTRALIS. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 30. Orange. July. 



China; Japan. 1800. Deciduous, nearly hardy on 



a wall. 

 jasminoi'des (jasmine-like). Pink. August. N.S. 



Wales. 

 Macke'nii (Macken's). Rosy-pink, with richer veins. 



S. Africa. 1887. 



Mangle'sii (Mangles'). See T. AUSTRALIS. 

 meona'ntha (less-flowered). See T. AUSTRALIS 



MEONANTHA. 



mo' His (soft). 6. Yellow. Mexico. 1824. Deciduous. 

 Regi'na-Sa'bce (Queen of Sheba). See T. BRYCEI. 

 ricasolia'na (Ricasolian). See T. MACKENII. 

 shire'nsis (Shire). 4-10. Orange. Nyasaland. 1904. 



Erect shrub. 

 Smi'thii (Smith's). Yellow, tinted red. (C.capensisx 



velutina.) 1889. Erect shrub. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



T. amboine'nsis (Amboynian). Orange-red. Amboyna, 

 Malaya. Climber. 



au'stro-caledo'nica (Southern-Caledonian). White. 

 New Caledonia. 



chile' 'nsis (Chilian). Scarlet. March to May. Chili. 

 1870. 



chrysa'ntha (golden-flowered). 10. Yellow. Vene- 

 zuela. 1823. 



(Campsi'dium) filicifo'lia (fern-leaved). Fiji. 1873. 



digita'ta (hand-leaved). 6. Yellow. Mexico. 1813. 



fu'lva (tawny). Tawny-red, yellow. Autumn. Peru ; 

 Bolivia. 



inci'sa (incised). See T. STANS APIIFOLIA. 



leuco' xylon ( white- wood). 12. Pink. W. Ind. 1759. 



mira'bilis (wonderful). See T. VALDIVIANA. 



pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). 6. Orange. July. W. 

 Ind. 



rosczfo'lia (rose-leaved). 6. Yellow. Peru. 



,, sambucifolia (elder-leaved). See T. STANS. 



serraiifo'lia (saw-leaved). 20. Yellow. W. Ind. 

 1822. 



sorbifo'lia (Sorbus-leaved). See T. MOLLIS. 



,, specta'bilis (showy). 10. Purple. W. Ind. ; Vene- 

 zuela. 1820. 



sple'ndida (splendid). See ESTERHAZYA SPLENDIDA. 



sta'ns( standing). 12. Yellow. August. S. Amer. 1730. 



apiifo'lia (Celery-leaved). 10. Yellow. August. 

 S. Amer. 1820. 



inci'sa (cut-leaved). See T. STANS APIIFOLIA. 



undula'ta (waved). Orange. June to August. 

 Orient ; N.W. India. 



valdivia'na (Valdivian). Orange. April, May. Chili. 

 1870. 



veluti'na (velvety). Central Amer. 



xyloca'rpa (woody-fruited). See STEREOSPERMUM 



XYLOCARPUM. 



TECOPHIL.ZE'A. (Commemorative of Tecophila, a 

 daughter of Bertero. Nat. ord. HaRmodoraceae.) 



Greenhouse or half-hardy bulbs. Seeds ; offsets. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, and plenty of sand. The bulbs should 

 be kept dry and resting for a period after the leaves die 

 down. 

 T. cyanocro'cus (blue-crocus). \. Blue, with white 



throat. Juan Fernandez, Chili. 1872. 

 Leichtli'nii (Leichtlin's). Dark blue, without 



yellow. Chili. 1882. 

 Rege'lii (Regel's). Blue, with narrower segments. 



TE'CTONA. Teak- tree. (The Malabar name is tekka. 

 Nat ord. Verbenas [Verbenaceae]. Linn. ^-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



For shipbuilding this gives the best timber. Stove 

 evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripened shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in April, and in a moist bottom-heat ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



T. gra'ndis (great). 100. White. India ; Burma. 1777. 

 " Teak." 



TEE'DIA. (Named after some person unknown. Nat. 

 ord. Figworis [Scrophulariacea?]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 

 2-Angiospermia. Alliance near to Phygelius.) 



Greenhouse, purple-flowered biennials, from South 

 Africa. Seeds in a slight hotbed in March ; cuttings of 

 side-shoots, taken off in April or August, and inserted 

 in sandy soil, under a hand-light; sandy Lam and 

 vegetable mould. 



T. lu'cida (shining). 2. April. 1774. 

 pube'scens (downy). 2. May. 1816. 



TEESDA'LIA. (Named after R. Teesdale, author of a 

 Flora about Castle Howard. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruci- 

 ferae]. Linn. i$-Tetr adynamia. Allied to Candytuft.] 



Hardy, white-flowered annuals. Seeds ; common soil. 

 T. Ibe'ris (candytuft-like). See T. NUDICAULIS. 

 Lepi'dium (cress-like). See T. REGULARIS. 

 nudicau'lis (naked-stemmed). i. May. Europe 



(Britain). 



regula'ris (regular). J. March. Mediterranean 

 region. 1824. 



TELANTHE'RA. (From tdeos, or teleios, complete or 

 perfect, and anthera, an anther ; in reference to the five 

 perfect anthers. Nat. ord. Amarantaceaa.) 



Stove plants, most of which are used for carpet bedding 

 during the summer, but a few pot plants must be kept 

 in heat during winter to supply cuttings in spring. The 

 cuttings root quickly in sand, leaf-mould, and sand, or 

 cocoanut fibre forming the hot-bed. When rooted they 

 should be hardened off in a greenhouse, finally in a 

 frame, and planted in the beds in J une. 

 T. am&na (lovely). Leaves bronzy-purple and rose. 



Brazil. 1865. 

 ama'bilis (lovely). Leaves bronzy-green, red, and 



rose. Brazil. 1868. 

 ,, tri' 'color [(three-coloured). Leaves bronzy-green, 



rose, purple, and yellow. Brazil. 1862. 

 ,, bettzichia'na (Bettzichian). Leaves olive-green and 



red. Brazil 1862. 

 au'rea (golden). Leaves golden-yellow all the 



season. 

 .1 magni'fica (magnificent). Leaves rich bronze and 



red. 

 ma'jor (larger). Leaves larger, bronze, with 



orange tips. 

 ,, spathula'ta (spathulate). Leaves and stems red. 



Brazil. 1865. 



,, cane'scens (hoary), i. White. July. Venezuela. 1825. 

 caracasa'na (Caracasan). i. White. July. Vene- 

 zuela. 1819. 

 ficoi'dea (fig- like). Leaves marked with rose and red 



on green. Trop. Amer. 1865. 

 ,, polygonoi'des (Polygonum-like). i. White. July. 



Trop. Amer. 1731. 



versi'color (changeable- coloured). Leaves rosy-pink 

 and crimson, shaded bronze. Brazil. 1865. 



TELEGRAPH PLANT. Desmo'dium gy'rans. 



TELE'KIA. (Name not explained. Nat. ord. Com- 

 posites [Composita?]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflna. 

 Referred to Buphthalmum.) 

 T. specio'sa (showy). See BUPHTHALMUM SPECIOSUM. 



TELFAI'RIA. (Named in honour of Mrs. Tel fair. 

 Nat. ord. Cucurbits [Cucurbitaceae]. Linn. zz-Dicecia, 

 i^-Monadelphia.) 



Stove twiners. Cuttings of the flowering shoots, if 

 procurable ; if not, other young shoots, getting firm, in 

 sand, and in heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 58. 

 T. occidenta'lis (western). White, with purple eye; 



fruit 2 ft. long. W. Trop Africa. 1870. 

 ,; peda'ta (doubly-lobed). 20, Pink. July. Zanzibar. 

 1825. 



