TRICHOPETALUM 



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TRICORYNE 



T. Colu'mncz (Columna's). See ROMULEA COLUMNS. 

 ,, crucia'tum (cross-shaped). See ROMULEA LONGI- 



FOLIA. 



,, edu'le (eatable). See ROMULEA RAMIFLORA. 

 ,, filifo'lium (thread- leaved). See ROMULEA FILIFOLIA. 

 ,, longifo'lium (long-leaved). See ROMULEA LONGIFOLIA. 

 ,, pu'dicum (blushing). See ROMULEA ROSEA PUDICA. 

 purpura' scens (purph'sh). See ROMULEA RAMIFLORA. 

 ,, py'lium (gate). See ROMULEA BULBOCODIUM PYLIA. 

 quadra'ngulum (four-angled). See GEISSORHIZA 



QUADRANGULA. 



ramiflo'rum (branched-flowered). See ROMULEA 



RAMIFLORA. 



recu'rvum (curled-back). See ROMULEA BULBO- 

 CODIOIDES. 



,, ro'seum (rosy). See ROMULEA ROSEA. 



specio'sum (showy). See ROMULEA ROSEA SPECIOSA. 



,, subpalu'stre (rather boggy). See ROMULEA BULBO- 

 CODIUM SUBPALUSTRE. 



,, tortuo'sum (tviisted-leaved). See ROMULEA TORTUOSA. 



TRICHOPE'TALUM. (From thrix, a hair, and petalon, 

 a petal ; flowers fringed inside. Nat. ord. Lilyworis 

 [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-HexandHa, i-Monogynia. See 

 BOTTIONEA.) 



T. gra'cile (slender). See BOTTIONEA THYSANTHOIDES. 

 stella'tum (starry- flowered). See BOTTIONEA THYSAN- 

 THOIDES. 



TRICHOPI'LIA. (From tkrix, a hair, and pilon, a cap ; 

 summit of the column with tufts of hair. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandtia, i-Mon- 

 andria]. Allied to Aspasia.) 



Stove orchids, grown in baskets. See ORCHIDS. 

 T. a'lbida (whitish). White, yellow. Venezuela. 1851. 

 backhousia' no. (Backhousian). White, yellow. Colom- 

 bia. 1876. 

 bre'vis (short). Yellow, red-brown ; lip white. Peru. 



1895. 

 ,, cocci'nea (red-flowered). Red, purple. April. 



Central Amer. 1849. 

 cri'spa (crisped). Edge of lip strongly crisped. 



Colombia. 1857. 

 fla'veola (yellowish). Greenish-yellow; lip white. 



Costa Rica. 1880. 

 le'pida (slender). Claret. Leaves longer, narrower. 



Costa Rica. 1873. 

 margina'ta, (margined). Claret, with white edges ; 



lip crimson. Central Amer. 1849. 

 oliva'cea (olive- green). Olive-green. 

 ,, cri'spa (crisped). See T. COCCINEA CRISPA. 

 fra' grans (fragrant). i. White, yellow. May. 



Colombia. 1843. 

 ,, no'bilis (noble), i. Flowers larger, white, yellow. 



Venezuela. 1872. 



,, no'bilis a'lba (white), i. Pure white. 1908. 

 ,, galeottia'na (Galeottian). Yellow, white, purple, 



brown. Mexico. 1859. 

 co'ncolor (one- coloured). 

 grata, (grateful). Green, white, yellow, fragrant. 



Peru (?). 1868. 

 hennisia'na (Hennisian). Pure white, with two golden 



zones on the lip. Colombia. 1908. 

 hymena'ntha (marriage-flower). White, red. Colom- 

 bia. 1854. 

 kienaslia'na (Kienastian). White, with a few yellow 



lines and spots. 1883. 

 la'xa (loose). f-. White, green, brownish-red. 



Colombia. 1844. 

 fla'veola (yellowish). Whitish-yellow. Colombia. 



1884. 

 Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). White, with yellow spot in 



throat. 1888. 



,, le'pida (slender). See T. COCCINEA LEPIDA. 

 ,, margina'ta (margined). See T. COCCINEA MARGINATA. 

 mu'tica (snipped). White, flushed with red. Trinidad. 



I Sax. 



no'bilis (noble). See T. FRAGRANS NOBILIS. 

 pi' da (painted). See T. GALEOTTIANA. 

 puncta'ta (dotted). Sepals and petals dotted with 



reddish-purple. Costa Rica. 1890. 

 rostra' ta (beaked). J. White, orange. Colombia. 



1866. 



sanguinole'nta (blood-coloured). Olive, dusky crim- 

 son ; lip white, with crimson veins. Central Amor. 



1843. 



T. sua'vis (sweet). White, purple. April. Central 



Amer. 1851. 



,, a'lba (white). White, yellow. Central Amer. 1882. 

 ,, ca'ndida (white). Pure white ; lip with yellow 



blotch at its base. 1902. 

 grandifio'ra (large-flowered). White, crimson, 



orange. 

 Lama'rchcs (Lamarcha's). White, rose. Costa 



Rica. 1874. 

 sple'ndens (splendid). White, purple, carmine. 



Costa Rica. 1868. 

 to'rtilis (twisied-petaled). f. White, red. January. 



Mexico. 1835. 

 pa'llida (pale). White. January. Guatemala. 



1844. 



Turia'lvez (Turialva's). See T. GALEOTTIANA. 

 ,, Wa'generi (Wagener's). Venezuela. 

 Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). Country unknown. 



TRTCHOPUS. (From thrix, thrichos, a hair, and pous, 

 a foot; in reference to the thread-like flower-stalks. 

 Nat. ord. Dioscoreaceae.) 



A dwarf stove perennial. Offsets or divisions of the 

 root-stock. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 T. zeyla'nicus (Cingalese). Purple. S. India ; Ceylon. 



TRICHOSA'CME. (From thrix, thrichos, a hair, and 

 acme, a point ; in allusion to the plumy appendage of 

 the corolla lobes. Nat. ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



Stove climber. Cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, finely broken bricks and sand, to be 

 kept dry in winter. 



T. lana'ta (woolly). Purple. Plant very woolly. Mexico. 

 1850. 



TRICHOSA'NTHES. Snake Gourd. (From thrix, 

 thrichos a hair, and anthos, a flower ; flowers fringed. 

 Nat. ord. Cucurbits [Cucurbitaceae]. Linn. zi-Moncecia, 

 lo-Decandria.) 



Stove, white-flowered annuals. Seeds in a sweet hot- 

 bed in March, potted and grown in a plant-stove ; sandy 

 loam, leaf -mould, and fibrous peat. The great length of 

 the c icumber-like seed-vessel is interesting. 

 T. Angui'na (snake). 20. August. China. 1735. 



" Common Snake Gourd." 

 ,, colubri'na (serpent-like). See T. ANGUINA. 

 ,, cucumeri'na (cucumber-like). August. Trop. Asia. 

 cuspida'ta (short-pointed). August. India. 

 ,, fcetidi' 'ssima (very-fetid). See KEDROSTIS FCETIDIS- 



SIMA. 



,, japo'nica .(Japanese). Greenish- white. Japan. 1872. 

 ,, Kirilo'wii (Kirilow's). Fruit orange-red. Mongolia. 



1872. 



,, palma'ta (hand-/av&f). July. India. 1825. 

 vitifo'lia (vine-leaved). See T. KIRILOWII. 



TRICHO'SMA. Hair Orchis. (From thrix, a hair, 

 and kosmos, ornament. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchid, grown in a basket. See ORCHIDS. 

 T. sua'vis (sweet), i. White, yellow. June. Himalaya. 



1840. 



,, meulen&rea na (Meulenasrian). Lip without yellow, 

 but lined with violet-purple. Himalaya. 1894. 



TRICHOSTE'MA. (From thrix, thrichos, a hair, and 

 sterna, a stamen ; the stamens have hair-like filaments. 

 Nat. ord. Labiatae.) 



Hardy or half-hardy perennial. Divisions ; cuttings 

 under a bell-glass in summer. Well-drained soil or the 

 protection of a frame. 



T. lana'tum (woolly), i-ij. Bluish-purple, with pro- 

 jecting stamens. S. California. 1882. 

 ,, Pari'shii (Parish's). See T. LANATUM. 



TRICHOTO'SIA. See ERIA. 



TRICO'RYNE. (From treis, three, and korune, a club ; 

 form of the seed-pod. Nat. ord. Lilyworis [Liliaceae]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Johnsonia.) 

 Half-hardy, white-flowered, herbaceous perennials, 

 from Australia. Division and seeds ; rich, sandy loam ; 

 a very sheltered place, or a cold pit, or a cool greenhouse 

 in winter. 

 T. ela'tior (taller). 2. June. 1824. 



,, sca'bra (rough), i. 1826. 



si' mplex (simple-stemmed), i. July. 1823. Biennial. 



