TECOPHYL.EA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



THALICTRUM. 



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type. In Mine. Galen, the handsomest of the 

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

 salmon-red, orange-red outside. Rubra, 

 flowers a fine deep red, leaves hairy on the 

 lower side, a distinct and pretty variety. 

 San guinea Thunbergi is probably only a 



Tecoma errandi flora. 



wild form of its parent, from which it is dis- 

 tinguished by its flowers, which are more 

 highly coloured, the tubes shorter and lobes 

 much reflexed. The branches and leaves are 

 quite smooth. It is a vigorous, free-flowering 

 shrub. 



TECOPHYLJEA. 71 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 in. deep, in rich soil 

 in a frame. If potted a depth of 2 in. 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. The plants may then be 

 transferred to the greenhouse. 



Telekia. See BUPTHALMUM. 



TELLIMA. Perennials of the Saxi- 

 frage order, from N. America, resembling 

 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).^ few of 

 these Labiates are of neat dwarf growth. 

 T. Chamasdrys (Wall Germander) is 6 to 

 10 in. high, with shining leaves and 

 reddish-purple flowers in summer. It is 

 found throughout Europe on walls and 

 rocks, and is suitable for borders and 

 naturalisation on ruins, stony banks, etc., 

 in any light soil, whilst as an edging 

 plant it is useful. 



T. Marum (Cat Thyme] has somewhat 

 the habit of the common Thyme, with 

 bright red flowers in summer. Being a 

 Spanish plant, 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. If planted 

 out the soil should be brick rubbish, 

 etc., with sand and a little poor dry loam. 

 The Cat Thyme should be placed where 

 cats cannot get to destroy it. Cuttings. 



T. Folium (Poly Germander] is a 

 curious dwarf whitish herb, 3 to 5 in. 

 high, with small pale yellow flowers 

 densely covered with short yellow down, 

 and appearing in summer. It is suited for 

 sunny spots in the rock-garden, and for 

 light free soil, but is not hardy except in 

 the milder southern districts and in 

 favourable spots in the rock-garden, 

 where it grows freely. Seed, cuttings, 

 and division. 



T. pyrenaicum (Pyrenean Germander] 

 is a dwarf hardy perennial, 3 to 7 in. 

 high, with purplish and white flowers in 

 dense terminal clusters. The leaves, 

 branches and stem are thickly covered 

 with soft clown. It is suitable for the 

 | rock-garden and for borders. 



T. purpureum is a quaint, rigid, ever- 

 green dwarf bush, 6 to 9 in. high, its 

 erect twigs, studded with bright rosy 

 purple flowers, giving a bit of good 

 colour at a late and desirable season. 

 Seed, cuttings, or division. T. hyrcani- 

 cum, T. lusitanicum, T. orientale, and 

 T. multiflorum are also noteworthy. 



THALIA. 71 dealbata is one of the 

 most stately of water-side plants, and its 

 glaucous foliage and elegant panicles of 

 purple flowers are welcome along the mar- 

 gins of shallow ponds or streams, as it 

 is hardy in sheltered positions in this 

 country. It is best grown in pots 

 or tubs pierced with holes, in a mixture 

 of stiff peat and clayey soil, and 

 river mud and sand. The plant attains 

 fullest development in warm places in the 

 southern counties, where alone it may be 

 planted out. S. Carolina. Division. 



THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue}. - 

 Perennial herbs with elegant foliage, but 

 not showy flowers. A few of the smaller 

 species rival in delicacy of form and colour 

 some of the charming Maiden-hair Ferns, 

 and may be associated with flowering 

 plants, or those of fine or charac- 

 teristic foliage. T. anemonoides (Rue 

 Anemone) is usually only a few inches 

 high, its white flowers being nearly I in. 

 in diameter, and open in April and May. 

 It is best suited for the rock-garden in 

 deep moist soil and partial shade. The 

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