1824 



TOXYLON 



are voracious feeders ana rapidly deplete 

 Hardy as far north as Massachnsott^. A 1 

 deciduotK. -impl-, :-lr,n,v,-, ,,^--, ■':>•.., nnfi. 



with imiri-H.i'i, .1,1', :> 



Ills valvate: 

 i of the cur- 



long and exserti 

 solitary: fr. a il>- 

 lices into a glolj 

 face, light green 



TRACHELOSPERMUM 



made, and towards spring this should be cut back, leav- 

 ing about six inches of tho young growth. The season 



following more care npi f f<'- ■.-■■.-. ii tn fr,nii:iiL- n t:rr!i-r. 



When in full growl ii i m ' , - ' - i' Mi iij.- ,,f 



the plants. This will ■ , i , , : ,, ,l v , ;,,|, 



and it i.s the.se side -ii - ii. I, i" i ,■ i . i ,i , . : 



iiiT.. I :_ 1 , \i . HI,,- work will be I'e- 



quit' ' ' ■ ' II :,'rowth i.s in full 



>\\ iiij !-■ ii,,iL. liii 111 ri J, iiii ii . . .■iinl another later on to 



I'lii |ir"i)cr shape for a hedge is the conical form, 

 liii.iiu'li ii maybe flat-sided or in any shape desired, 

 pun nil I till- nppnr hranchr-s never overlap the lower. 



i)t ' ' , i :n- :i -v-trtn nf planting the Osage Orange 



liil'ti !i ■!■ II r ■! rilied has been followed by 



siMiii - - I |il.iuts are procured and are 



pl;i'i' ! I ii'iin. As the new growth is 



:: I : :,i , I «:iv as nsual, and thi.s pro- 



2536. Osaee Orange— Toxylon pomiferum (> 



■ ' i,naca, Nutt.). Osage 

 ii ft. high: Ivs. ovate 



i~ to N. Texas. Wood 

 ii.M.33:808,809. R.H. 



■'•'■ EmIL MiSCHE. 



I::i', ii'i'! I , :i ■ ■•' -n i--; ' ' '." ik.-d after 



ot noaiiy as much as thu othtT. Sic Htidqei^, 



Joseph Meehan. 



TRACHfiLItJM (Greek, trachelos, neck; from its 



cii ctlicacy in diseases of the throat). Campanu- 



III , I -iiKT. A genus of 4 or 5 species ot 



I ii 'I ii low shrubs with usually somewhat 



I I terminal panicles of small blue 



1 I! .. I lis arc native to the Mediterranean 



capsule nc 

 caerilleuii 



ourcliniiii 

 erly attim: 

 time of :i I I 

 seeds kc. ;. 

 grow thi' I I 



even will II 'i i 

 gives till- ■' I 111 

 and phiuls I V, 1 1 1 

 mon. These on. 

 for hedging. Ni 

 ally dig the plai 

 cool cellar, the 



A I I, -'■■, p. 181, the species is fairly hardy 



1 ling plants are more floriferous than 



I - I ly be sown in March. The plant is 



I t I . 1 i-i| iL. Ill l.y cuttings. According to Gn. 47, 



p. :iu:i, plaTits from cuttings are dwarfer than seedlings. 



P. W. Barclay. 



TRACHELOSPfiEMUM (Greek, referring to the fact 



that the seed has a neck). Apociinilcew. Trachelosper- 



mum is a genus of 8 species of climbing shrubs native 



to eastern Asia and Malaya. They have opposite Ivs. 



and white or purplish fls. in lax cymes. Generic char- 



The place where a hedge is desired should be wi 

 cleared of all weeds. If cultivated for a year in a 

 vance, so mtich the better, as it will make the keepii 



ting tllc pi III I , ■!. 1 . : II inch u:iy. phi, II-, 



in the sc,.,,:i 1 n,.,., |.-,„Mir.- 1,1 i.iicn llcsc in Ihc lirsl 

 row, formiiii; a zii^zas? line. The single row. however, 

 is good enough, and is much easier to cultivate and 

 keep clear of weeds. In single rows set the plants six 

 inches apart. 



The soil need not be oven i. h fu Hi- n.;age Orange. 

 The plant is a strong gn.v, r i . " mil soil in fair 

 condition will give a grii\ M i ihlc to form a 

 good hedge than a rank -ri . h ii li -nil. 



When dugtheO-,irc pi ,1,1 i , . imrj: roots, and 



the ends ot these nil V i.i . ', i ,liv:iilv,ui- 



tage. If the plan- ' i i m i ' ■■u\ ih. inn!, 

 chopped to an CM 'I I ; in -.,,, i :,-, 



task. The tops wilMi.iM 1. i n i.l |-i;..|; nil nlT ir tliiitnl 



In the way above su.irgcsted. 



Beyond cultivation of the plants, nothing is required 

 the first year. By fall a good growth should have been 



ter. In May such specimens mh.i \ itli flowers 



and fill a greenhouse with tin n ih li^'hilul tiagrance. 

 The blossoms are about an iiidi c n.^s, ", m i, ni a clus- 

 ter, pendulous, and of a very s|iiutc(l apiicaiance, which 

 is largely due to the manner in which the .> wavy-mar- 

 gined petals (or rather corolla-lobes) are rolled back. 

 See Pig. 23.17. 



"Rlivncli..«|^ormnm"is amost satisfactory greenhouse 

 ^hrtili It .1 iiiiiil collection. It re(|uires no special 

 II III it the plants should be kept on the 



ill-'. - '!• ' III winter. 



li 1. .pill. -. ., . ral years to work up a good-sized 

 specimen. Young plants should be given warrahouse 

 treatment and encouraged to grow. Large, well-estab- 

 lished specimens thrive in a coolhouse. During sum- 



