THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



TUSSILAGO. 



red flowers, is remarkable for the little 

 woolly point which forms the apex of each 

 of the petals. 



T. LEICHTLINI, from Cashmere, grows 

 i \ ft. high with a flower always erect, the 

 three outer petals bright purple, with a 

 broad white margin, the inner ones | 

 yellowish-w^hite, much shorter than the ! 

 outer, and obtuse at the apex. 



T. LINIFOLIA has glaucous leaves 

 deeply undulated and flowers of a dazzling 

 red colour, with small black spots at the i 

 base. T. Dammanniana, a native of 

 Syria, much resembles, but is somewhat i 

 more sensitive to cold than T. linifolia. 



T. MACROSPEILA, closely allied to 

 Gesneriana, flowers late in May, has large 

 bright crimson flowers, with a distinct i 

 black yellow-bordered blotch at the base 

 of each petal, and stamens also black 

 about one third the length of the flower. 



T. MACULATA is a well-marked form 

 with a hairy stem and bright red flowers, 

 having a black blotch at the base, flower- 

 ing towards the latter end of May. 



T. MONTANA, distributed over a con- 

 siderable area in Armenia, Persia, and 

 Afghanistan, is a small-sized species 

 seldom exceeding 6 in. in height, with 

 flowers resembling those of T. Oculus- 

 solis of the south of France, usually red, | 

 but sometimes yellow. 



T. OCULUS-SOLIS is very distinct, its 

 flowers brilliant scarlet, with an eye-like 

 blotch at the base of each petal, of a 

 shining black colour, bordered with yellow. 

 T. prascox is apparently an early form of \ 

 this, but more robust in growth. 



T. ORPHANIDEA, from Greece, a fine 

 species, is closely allied to T. sylvestris, 

 and has large yellow flowers, tinged with ! 

 red on the outside. 



T. OSTROWSKYANA, one of the newer j 

 species from Turkestan, is allied to T. 

 Oculus-solis, and has bright red flowers 

 with black blotches at the base. 



T. PULCHELLA, from the alpine regions 

 of the Taurus range, has flowers of a 

 purplish-red colour, with black and yellow 

 markings. 



T. RETROFLEXA, probably a hybrid 

 between acuminata and Gesneriana, is a 

 truly beautiful kind, growing 2 ft. in height ; 

 with recurved flowers of a pure soft yellow, 

 striking, distinct, and one of the easiest to 

 grow. 



T. SAXATILIS, a native of Crete, is a fine 

 species, growing from 12 to 16 in. high, 

 with flowers a peculiar mauve tint, passing 

 to yellow at the base. 



T. SYLVESTRIS, a British species every- 

 body ought to grow, is pale yellow, with 

 casual edgings of red, and frequently the 



scapes carry two flowers, but the most 

 valuable property of all is its aromatic 

 perfume. 



T. UNDULATI FOLIA, a native of Asia 

 Minor, does not exceed 10 in. in height, 

 has glaucous leaves deeply undulated at 

 the margin, and flowers of a brilliant 

 crimson-red, with black blotches margined 

 with yellow at the base. It flowers in 

 May and is closely allied to T. ciliatula. 



T. VIOLACEA, a recent introduction, is 

 also one of the first kinds to flower, and 

 is of a deep self-red colour and welcome 

 for its earliness. 



T. VITELLINA has large finely-shaped 

 flowers of a lovely delicate yellow tint, 

 and open with the earliest of the Gesneri- 

 ana section. It is a splendid Tulip, its 

 dwarf sturdy habit fitting it to withstand 

 heavy rains and winds. 



Tulipa Species : Alberti, Turkestan ; altaica, 

 Siberian Alps ; aristata, China ; anstralis, Portugal, 

 France ; Becca.ria.na, Italy ; Bekmiana, Turkestan ; 

 Biebersteiniana, Caucasus ; b iflora, do; bithynica, Asia 

 Minor; ba?otica, Greece; Borozczowi, Turkestan \brachy- 

 stetnon, do. ; ca.mpsoj>etala, (?) ; ca.uca.sica, Caucasus ; 

 chrysantha, Persia, India ; clusiana, Europe ; con- 

 iiivens, Italy ; cretica, Crete ; crispat'cla., Persia ; 

 cuspidata, Algeria, Persia ; dasystemon, Turkestan ; 

 Dideiri, Europe ; ednlis, China, Japan ; Eichleri, 

 Turkestan ; elegans (?) ; erytlironioides, China ; etrusca, 

 Italy ; foliosa, Armenia ; fragrans, Algeria ; fulgens 

 (?)\gallica, Yra.nce.',g'esneriana',^i. Europe, East \greigi\ 

 Turkestan ; Hageri, Greece ; heterophylla, Alps , 

 huinilis, Persia ; hunga-rica, Hungary ; iliensis, 

 Turkestan ; Kaufmanniana do. ; Kesselringi, do. ; 

 Kolpakoivskiana, do. ; Korolkoivi, do. ; Kranseana, 

 do. ; lanata, Bokhara ; linifolia, do. ; Loivnei, Syria ; 

 lurida, Europe ; tnaculata (?) ; ntaleolens, Italy ; 

 Martelliana, Europe ; Montana, East ; ocnlus-solis, 

 S. Europe, East ; orientalis, S. Europe, Caucasus ; 

 Orphanidea, Greece ; Ostrowskiana, Turkestan ; oxy- 

 petala, Tauria ; Passeriniana. Europe ; patens, 

 Siberia ; platystigma, France ; polychroma, Persia ; 

 praecox, S. Europe, Syria ; primnlina, Algeria ; pubes- 

 cens(T) ; pulchella, Cilicia ; Regeli (?) ; retroflexa, (?) ; 

 saxatalis, Crete ; scabriscapa, Italy ; serotina, Italy ; 

 sogdiana, Turkestan ; sommierii, Europe ; stellaia, 

 Persia ; strangulata, Etruria ; suaveolens, S. Russia ; 

 systola, Persia; tetraphylla. Turkestan; thianschanica, 

 Cent. Asia ; triphylla, Turkestan ; tnrkettanica, do. ; 

 iindnlatifolia, Asia Minor ; nni/lora, Siberia ; violacea, 

 Persia. 



TUNICA. T. Saxifraga is a small 

 plant with a profusion of wiry stems 

 that bear numerous elegant little rosy 

 flowers. It forms tufts a few inches 

 high, does best on poor soils, but thrives 

 without particular care anywhere. It is 

 a native of arid stony places on the 

 Pyrenees and the Alps ; but it often 

 descends into the lowlands, where it is 

 found on the tops of walls. There can 

 be no doubt that it will grow in such 

 positions and on ruins in this country. It 

 is a neat plant for the rock-garden and 

 fringes of borders, and thrives like a weed 

 between the stones in a rough stone wall. 

 Seed. 



TUSSILAGO (Coltsfoot'). T. farfara, 

 the variegated form, is perfectly hardy, 

 increases itself by running underground, 



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