TERNSTROMIA 



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TETRANTHERA 



T. di'sticha (two-rowed). 20. Yellow, green. E. Ind. 



1823. 



e'legans (elegant). See POLYSCIAS PANICULATA. 

 Fatra'a (Fatraea). 20. Yellow, green. Madagascar. 



1826. 



gange'tica (Gangetic). See T. CHEBULA. 

 latifo'lia (broad- leaved). 25. W. Ind. 1800. 

 mauritia'na (Mauritian). 20. Yellow, green. Mauri- 

 tius. 1824. 

 molucca'na (Molucca). 20. White, green. E. Ind. 



1804. 



pro'cera (tall). 40. Yellow, green. E. Ind. 1818. 

 rolundifo'lia (round-leaved). 20. YeUow, green. 



E. Ind. 1824. 



serf ceo. (silky). 4-8. White. S. Africa. 1816. 

 Tanibou'ca. (Tanibouca). White. June. Guiana. 



1826. 



TERNSTRO'MIA. (Named after M. Ternstrom, a 

 Swedish botanist. Nat. ord. Theads [Ternstromiaceae]. 

 Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripe young shoots 

 in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, in heat ; fibrous loam and 

 sandy peat. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 65 

 to 85. 



T. bre'vipes (short-/Zozm--stalked). See T. ELLIPTICA. 

 elli'ptica (elliptic). 6. White or red. July. W. Ind. ; 



Mexico. 1818. 



peduncula'ris (/owg-flower-stalked). See T. ELLIPTICA. 

 puncta'ta (dotted). 6. Yellowish. July. W. Ind. 



1820. 



serra'ta (saw-leaved). White. June. Sumatra. 1820. 

 sylva'iica (wood). Green, purple. Winter. Mexico. 

 veno'sa (veiny). 6. White. July. Brazil. 1824. 



TERPNA'NTHUS JASMINOI'DES. See SPIRANTHERA 



ODORATISSIMA. 



TERRACES are not permissible anywhere but around 

 the mansion, and they are noble and effective almost in 

 proportion to their breadth. 



TESTACELLA. The Ear-shelled Slugs, three in 

 number, to be met with in Britain are interesting and 

 useful to the gardener, inasmuch as they are entirely 

 carnivorous and feed on worms and other slugs. These 

 friends of the gardener are easily recognised by their 

 yellow colour and the small shell on the tail of the 

 creatures. Even when contracted, the small shell covers 

 but a small portion of the body. The vegetable feeding 

 slugs have no shell. The most common of the ear-shelled 

 slugs and that with the largest shell is T. Maugei, which 

 is yellow, banded with brown. T. scutulum is bright 

 yellow, and has the smallest shell. T. halioti'dea appears 

 to be the least common, and is tawny yejlow. All of 

 these snails should be encouraged in the garden. 



TESTUDINA'RIA. Elephant's Foot. (From testudo, 

 a tortoise ; the hard, outside covering of the corm, or 

 root. Nat. ord. Yams [Dioscoreaceae]. Linn 22-Dicccia, 

 6-Hexandria.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered deciduous climbers, from 

 South Africa. Cuttings of firm side-shoots, or cuttings 

 of the young shoots when growth commences, in spring, 

 in sandy loam, under a bell-glass, and care taken to pre- 

 vent damping ; might be tried by cuttings of the roots ; 

 sandy, fibrous loam and turfy peat. Winter temp., 43 

 to 48, and kept rather dry. 

 T. Elepha'ntipes (elephant's-foot). 8. July. 1774. 



monta'na (mountain). 8. July. 1816. 



sylva'tica (wood). 



TETRA'CENTRON. (From teira, four, and kentron, a 

 spur. Nat. ord. Trochodendracea?.) 



A hardy deciduous tree resembling Cercidophyllum. 

 Seeds ; layers. Ordinary garden soil. 

 T. sine'nse (Chinese). 80. Yellowish. Central and 

 W. China. 1909. 



TETRA'CERA. (From tetras, fourfold, and keras, a 

 horn ; the four capsules, or divisions of seed-pod, re- 

 curved. Nat. ord. Dilleniads [Dilleniaceae]. Linn. 13- 

 Polyandria, 5-Pentagynia. Allied to Delima.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered, evergreen climbers. Cuttings 

 of young shoots, getting firm, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 thinly, and in bottom-heat; sandy loam and fibrous 

 peat. Winter temp. 55 ; summer, 65 to 85. 



T. alnifo'lia (alder-leaved). 20. Guinea. 1793. 

 ,, obova'ta (re\ersed-egg-leaved). See T. ALNIFOLIA. 

 , potato'ria (drinking). See T. ALNIFOLIA. 

 , sarmento'sa (twiggy). 10 China. 1820. 

 , volu'bilis (twining). 12. S. Amer. 1818. 



TETRA'CME. (From tetra, four, and akme, a point or 

 edge ; in allusion to the four angles or edges of the 

 seed-vessel. Nat. ord. Cruciferse.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Seeds; divisions. Ordinary 

 garden soil. 



T. quadrico'rnis (four-horned). i. Yellow. June. 

 Turkestan. 1821. 



TETRA'DIUM TRICHO'TOMUM. See EVODIA FRAXI- 



NIFOLIA. 



TETRAGO'NIA. New Zealand Spinach. (From tetra, 

 four, and gonia, an angle ; fruit four-angled. Nat. ord. 

 Aizoons [Ficoidaceae]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, 2-Di-penta- 

 gynia.) 



Half-hardy trailing annuals. Seeds. Rich, light soil. 

 See NEW ZEALAND SPINACH. 

 T. crystalli'na (crystalline). Green. Summer. Peru. 



" Peru Ice Plant." 



expa'nsa (expanded). Green. Summer. Australasia. 

 1772. " New Zealand Spinach." 



TETRAGONO'LOBUS. (From tetra, four, gonia, an 

 angle, and lobos, a pod ; shape of seed-pod. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 

 4-Decandria. Referred to Lotus.) 

 T. biflo'rus (two-flowered). See LOTUS BIFLORUS. 



conjuga'tus (joined). See LOTUS CONJUGATUS. 



edu'lis (edible). See LOTUS TETRAGONOLOBUS. 



mari'timus (sea). See LOTUS SILIQUOSUS. 



purpu'reus (purple). See LOTUS TETRAGONOLOBUS. 



Requie'ni (Requien's). See LOTUS REOUIENI. 



siliquo'sus (long-podded). See LOTUS SILIQUOSUS. 



TETRAGO'NOTHE'CA. (From tetragonos, square, and 

 theke, a capsule ; the fruits are four-angled. Nat. ord, 

 Compositae.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Seeds ; divisions. Ordinary 

 garden soil. 



T. helianthoi'des (Helianthus-like). 3-4. Yellow. 

 August. N. Amer. 1726. 



TETRAME'RIUM. (From tetra, four, and meris, a 

 part. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Stove herb. Seeds ; cuttings in light soil, with bottom- 

 heat. Loam, leaf- mould, and sand. 

 T. scorpioi'des (scorpion-like). 2. July. Central Amer. 

 1802. 



TETRAME RIUM ODORATTSSIMUM. See FARAMKA 



ODORATISSIMA. 



TETRAME'RIUM PANICULA'TUM. See COFFEA 



PANICULATA. 



TETRAMI'CRA. (From ietra, four, and micros, small ; 

 the four pollen masses. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Cool stove Orchids. Offsets ; divisions. Fibre of 

 peat, sphagnum, and crocks in small baskets. 

 T. bi'color (two-coloured). J. White, red. April. 



Brazil. 1831. 

 bre'vis (short). 

 ,, glaucophy'lla (sea-green-leaved). White, purple. 



February. Organ Mountains. 1838. 

 ,, minu'ta (minute). A tiny plant under two inches 



high. 1889. 

 ri'gida (rigid). W. Ind. 



TETRANE'MA. (From tetra, four, and nema, a fila- 

 ment ; four stamens instead of five, as in Pentstemon, 

 which it much resembles. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophu- 

 lariaceae]. Linn. \\-Didynamia, i-Angiospermia.) 



Stove herb. Seed sown in a slight hotbed in March ; 

 cuttings of young shoots, a little firm, in sandy soil, 

 under a bell-glass, in April and August ; sandy loam and 

 leaf-mould. Winter temp., 45 to 50. In summer the 

 shelter of the greenhouse or a warm place out of doors. 

 T. mexica'na (Mexican). i. Purple, white. June. 

 Mexico. 1843. 



TETRANTHE'RA. (From tetra, four, and anihera t 

 anther ; four out of nine stamens fertile. Nat. ord. Laurels 

 [Lauraceae]. Linn. g-Enneandria, i-Monogynia.) 



