TETRAMICRA 



TETRAMlCRA (Greek «..i ^ i^ !. .ill- to the four 

 sm«i; divisions of the antlp' '■ -' . A genus 



of small terrestrial or epii'li -l.iider habit 



bearing racemes with few pi . i >.,l in spring. 



The erect stems, which ar. lU.ouv, grow 



from a creeping rhizome ail.: '.>i i a. Iim-ai-lvs. 



and a slender but rigid, ti i ; . -i pals and 



petals nearly equal, spreaili .. , i '" j 'i i" the 



base of the column; lati-ral l-il" - hnj. pnailiiig or 

 small, auricle-like, middle lube large, entire, contracted 

 at base, column with 2 wide wings; poUinia 4 perfect 

 and 2 imperfect. Six species in Brazil and West Indies. 

 Culture as for Lselia (p. 872). 



bicolOT, Rolfe (Leptbtes blcolor, Lindl.). Lvs. solitary 

 on the short stem, semi-cylindric, with a furrow in 

 front, 3-4 in. long: raceme few-fid., shorter than the 

 lvs.: sepals and petals white, linear-incurved, over 1 

 in. Ion:;; l:iifi:d lobes of the lip small, folding over the 

 rcliiiiin: tiTtiiinal lobe oblong - lanceolate, bright rose, 

 Willi uiiirr ii|. and margins. A pretty plant. B.R. 

 l!i:li;_'a. A. I'. ij:l).'i3. Var. glaucophylla, Hook. Lvs. 

 glaucoub. B.iM. 3734. Heinrich Hasselbeing. 



TETEANfiMA (name refers to the four stamens). 

 ScrophHlaridcete. A single little Mexican perennial 

 herb, with many nodding purplish flowers crowded on 

 the tops of radical s.a|"s, and ^'lown under glass or in- 

 doors for its prufusi- l,I>ii,in. I'riie stem very short or 

 almost none: lvs. ii-.jw.l.-.l at tin- crown or opposite on 

 the very short stini. ')hu\alc m- oblong-obovate, shal- 

 lowly ercnati- -il.iiiati-: tls. purplish or violet spotted 

 \vifh liu'liii r <-olor in Tiir throat; calyx 5-parted, the seg- 

 nniii-. nain.w and ainic; corolla long-tubular, 2-lipped, 

 tin- nnii.-r lip .iiiar-inai., tlie lower longer and 3-lobed ; 

 -1: II- I: M-.>,,a i-apiiat,.: fr. a 2-valved caii'snle. T. 



thougli essenti;tlly a summer bloomer, with good care 

 it may be made to flower most of the year. It is usu- 

 ally regarded as a warmhouse subject, but it makes a 

 good window plant and is easy to grow. Plant.s con- 

 tinue to bloom year after year. Prop, by seeds. 



L. H. B. 



TETEATHfiCA (Greek, 4-ceUed ; referring to an- 

 thers). Tr. iiunidritcea:. T.ericifolia is a heath -like 

 .\u-'i .liaa -iiiiili «-Iii,-b grows alnait a foot high and 

 I. i : iiiaa-uns 4- ..1- :. li.'ial.il pink fls., which 



I ■ : :i iiiiliixlit. 'I'll'- 11-- arr iiiirnf on slender 



p. -IS ;iiM ill- s,,liiarv in tP.' axiN. This plant is 



call, m S. (.al,L, having- bmi inin.. nlalnint I!ino by 



Mrs. T. B. Shepherd, who n i ml- ii I.mII, f..r ..ut- 



door culture and for pot cnli m .• m i In _m ii hImh-i', ;uid 

 adds that the fls. are pink ..r uliiu. '..-■, ,n. a.r.i.s. 



Tetrathe a ' tl e la i r ' r ' T 



man iraceae of wl 1 a 1 I r 



Plal/lleca It i \ 



with red or purj 1 flow I 



crim nated in Flo a \ I II 



vary greatly n fol ag tl e 1 I 111 



or scattered heatl 1 ke a d ent re or flat alt tl e 1 

 or red ced to m ute scales Gener c char ters ta 



cells n front of the ' otl ers more or le co tracted 

 into a tube at tl e top capsule open ug only at the 

 edges seeds appendaged 



In E ropean g e 1 o all tl e plants of th s fa n Iv 



are con le e 1 d Hi ult of 1 at on They are trei 1 1 

 like v otl er A tr 1 1 path 1 ke pla ts b g 



potte 1 hi r I eat and 1 r and and wat re 1 care 

 fully at 11 t It s I tl at o Ij soft ra n water 



sho Id be use 1 They are ally propagate 1 1 j "ree 

 wood cutt ngs but n Cal fo n a tl e see 1 are offere 1 



ericifoha S n Th s spec es s d t ngu 1 e 1 f ro n t 

 coi ners 1 v t lvs wh h are m tly ert Heal 

 lin 1 I te marg ns Heath 1 ke tul r 1 



i-lii 1 helanddfCuse se] 1 t II 1 



sin I I 1 e 1 I elow tl e top of tl e lo ules \ j 



ain I 1 1 ort Jack o N s \\ al -\\ M 



1787 



which 



llkl.sh 



whorls forming a terminal interrupted spike; calyx 

 campanulate or tubular, more or less eqtialiy 5-toothed, 

 10-nerved; corolla with large lower lip, and the upper 

 lip very small or split so as to appear to be wanting; 

 stamens 4, in 2 pairs, exserted through the split or 

 notch in the short upper lip. The Germanders are 

 hardy herbs, with aromatic foliage, suitable for the 

 wild garden or rockwork. They are little known horti- 

 culturally. 



A. Fls. in distinct 2-6-fld. whorls, forming a ln.r ter- 

 minul inflorescence. 

 Chamffidrys. Linn. One to 2 ft. tall, from a decum- 

 bent lias,-. Iir:ini-liing, with age becomin;-' « Iv laluw, 



pula-s.ani (,!• villiins: lvs. ovate or nliPiii-, pi ii.i|,d, 

 ini'isr .TiMiai -■. 1-1 II irate at the base, sonnv. Iiai r:ii,, s,-,-nt 

 beucaih, till- Mural ones smaller and sc-an ilv dc ntat.-: 

 fls. bright rose, with red and white spots, ■'i in. long, 

 rather showy, in many 2-G-fld. whorls. Europe. — A 

 good border plant for late summer bloom. 



AA. Fls. solitary or not more than Sat a whorl, form- 

 ing a long terminal spike. 

 CanadSnse, Linn. Erect, 1-3 ft. tall, soft-pubescent 

 or canescent : lvs. oblong -ovate to lanceolate, sharp- 

 serrate: fls. purple to cream-color, the corolla about % 

 in. long, tin- ■• I'l \ .aia-iiiii airl I In- :; upper lobes ob- 

 tuse. Low LM ' ! I "tn north to south. 

 Mn. 8:97. - < I'l ' ' ' nai ive plants. Use- 

 ful for low ^ni ihm; a imI I Im.i . I, I s. In general habit 



AAA. Fls. on opposite axillary 1-fld. peduncles. 



Jrtiticans, Linn. Shrubby, 2-3 ft., wide-branching: 

 lvs. ovate, obtuse, entire, white- or brown-pubescent 

 beneath: fls. on 1-fld. peduncles which are shorter than 

 the calyx, blue, forming terminal or lateral clusters. 

 Europe.— Recommended for dry places South. Has a 

 long blooming season. 



blcolor. Smith. Dwarf, herbaceous, glabrous: lvs. 

 ovate, oblong or lanceolate, obtuse, entire or incised, 

 green: fls. blue and white, on axillary 1-fld. peduncles. 

 Chile. -Offered in S. Calif. l. H. B. 



TEXAS, HOETICULTUKE IN. Fig. 2492. The climatic 

 belts of the state are distinctly marked and extremely 

 different in character, one from another. They may be 

 designated as follows: 



1. The Gulf Coastal Plain. 



2. The East Texas Forest Region. 



3. The Red River Valley. 



4 The Bl ck M axv Prair es 



5 Tl e Brown or Chocolate Pla n 

 ( Tl p Pe o \ alle 



The R o ( ra le Vallej 

 1 TheC If Co al PI t 1 n 1 



fro n the Gulf of M 11 



feet alo g tl e lo I I I 



feet land Its I I 



1 1 1 T 1 



th belt 

 avera°-es i 



I Ian 1 near B n 

 api les e gr u t 

 wl e e n tl cat 

 de elop ng and ) ro t 



Dewl err es grow to pe f ct 

 marketed m co s deral le i 

 Ke ffer and C arl e p ars 1 

 el e vl ere So e of tl e CI n 



