1850 TEICHOPILIA 



which is soiiiptimes flassert as a vaiiftv of T. crispa. 

 The ff>lin>vi»u' .l.";.Tii.ti..ii i^ fMk.ii fmni Watsou's 

 Orchids. iv,.i„h,lHili.', ,,\:,ic. Ill, mil,-. I. L'-:i in. long, 

 darli Ki-'i I,, ! I I I. 11. I ^ ' II , k.eled, acute- 

 pointt'il; 1 1 ' ' , , I;. I ' iM'it, 3-fld,: fls. 



with ii.Mli,-, I ■_' III. \..u--. -.(..il. iinii |M lals spreading, 

 2% in. lon^, '.:. in. wide, \vavy-c(l;;e(l, twisted, brownish 

 yellow; lip folded over the column, spreading in front, 

 lyi in. across, colored deep crimson with a white 

 margin. May, June. Costa Rica. 



Heinrich Hasselbring. 

 TRICHOSANTHES (Greek, 7mir and flower; alluding 

 to the fringed edge of the petals). CiicurhitCu-m. 

 Snake (.iorui.. Ab„ut 40 sp.-cics ot olinil.iiig herbs, 

 annual "I- |h ,. i.niii I Kv i ul.i r 1 1 l,r i -. nunM - .if -i .nth- 

 eastern -\ I ■:' ■! ■'. I, ■ . . I II.' I , 'hints 



with usiiii . ■ ■ \'.\Me 



axillarv il-- i . li ■■'■• li . .n' •' •■"'• m i .-■iih-s, 



while till- l.iiKilr :irr n.:iri\ iihMns .r,|,i:,rx. In,' fruit 



is often i.rn:iiij.-iil.il .-ii..! lii^lil> .-iiliiii il . In V. A.ninhia 



length. Calv.x li.ni;-, Inl.nlar, .', Iniilli.-.l; |Hlal-, .'., united 



at the ba.su, uvate tu lancLiulatc, lonely linibriatL-: sta- 

 mens 3 (in the male flower). D. C. Mon. Phaner. 3:3.51. 

 The plants flower in July from seed sown in March. 

 They may be treated as tender annuals. 



A. Bracts small or none on the racemes of male fls. 

 B. Fruit ovoid. 



cucumeroldeB, Maxim. Root fleshy, tuberous: stem 

 slender, 12-15 ft. : Ivs. ovate in outline, 4-6 in. long, 

 more or Irss pabnati 1\ :: ."■ Ic.bid, margin crenulate: 

 peduncle biaiiiiL- 111. Ill lb 11- I I in. long and 3-15-fld. : 

 petals abi.nl '.. m. Lni-. ..III. II". ai.-ute, longly fringed: 

 fr. oblong, slii.rtl\- ri.-i i .iir. himiIv H in. long, vermilion- 

 colored. .Japan. ' UllirL-d bv importers of Japanese 

 plants. 



BB. Fruit olilontf. 



Angulna, Linii. (T. roJ,il,r)ii,i. -Tacq.]. Serpent or 

 Ps \hi; ( ;..ri:i.. S!i Ml -III..!. I , i:ill-;;r..wini;: Ivs. nearly 

 .■nviil.ir ill ..Nil, I :- ■■ ,. r..-~. :;-: lobed; lobes 



1-..111I.I . i.iarL'iii III •: |..'iliinrb' bearing the 



niair lis. I- III 111. 1..I,.. . . I., ii.l I.. .. ly ..r petals oblong, 



lu.^.s ilniii ;.i lu. luu^, tiiiiKL.- .'a iu. lung: fr. slender, 



contorted, often exceeding 3 ft. in length^ India. B.M. 



722. B.R. 32:18 (as T. colubrina). R.H. 1859, p. .595. 



AA. Bracts large on the male raceme. 



B. Calyx-segments entire. 



c. Lt"!. lobed. 



Kirildwii, Maxim {Kopepon mfifdliw!, NauA ). Per 

 ennial root tuber like stein annual, high climbing, 

 20-30 ft l\s 11, nh (iiiul 11 m ..ntlini !-8 in. across, 

 deeply ". 7 I. l. ,1 ib, I. 1 . s , I |. n,. i ui. < oarsely ser- 

 rate: i.niiiii In 111114 111! niil lis I s 111 long, .3-8-, 

 rarely i.iil\ 1 lid p. t ils 1 1 1 ui.'nl u wedge shaped, 

 deeply cut and the sp.;nipnts much cut and longly 

 fimbriate, ovoid, somewhat acute; base shortly attenuate, 

 yellowish orange, about i m. long, 2% thick. Mongolia. 

 c . Lis not l<ih,<l 



cordita, Rn\i / w i I i us 



stem robnsi b li II 



acute oi slioTih i 



what aim'b d . i i i I I I ii ii. 



pedunob I .im i 1 lis 'i-s ni bnig. 4-s tbl i.d-sx 

 segments til l\ i ii h globose, red, orange-streaked, 

 not acuti ii lb. I] I \ India. 



1.1 ( :l I ,,,w<»t lonlhtrl 



braoteita, \oi-t / ; ' I i ) ^t. m st .nt 



climbing to .30 tt h I i Ih i i iilm il i .u 



above, usualH dt . | U I I. I 11. i ni. inti^in 



dentate- pedunc k biaiiu„ tin nub lis 4-b in b>n,;, 

 5-10-fld.: fr. globose, red with uiange stupes .ibout 2 in. 

 long. India. p. Tff_ Barclay. 



TEICH6SMA (Greek, ft«t)- and ornament). Orehidd- 

 CPAV. Sepals and petals similar, erect- spreading, the 

 lateral pair forming a distinct raentum with the project- 

 ing foot of the column; labellum 3-lolied. the lateral 

 lobes erect, convolute over the column, middle lobe with 



TRICYRTIS 



longitudinal ridges: stems slender, 2-lvd. : inflores- 

 cence racemose. Resembles Coelogyne. 



su&vis, Lindl. Lvs. lanceolate, undulate, 3-nerved: 

 fls. few in a terminal raceme, white, yellowish or pur- 

 plish, fragrant; sepals ovate-lanceolate; petals oblong; 

 labellum ovate-oblong, streaked with purple; disk yel- 

 low, middle lobe with several crenate ridges. Himalaya. 

 B.R. 28:21. 



T. alho-marginata of the trade is unidentified. 



Heinrich Hasselbring. 



TEICHOSTfiMA ((Jr.-.k. hnir and stamen; referring 

 to the fllaniiTiis I. /.,ii,,<fi,i . Blue Curls. A genus of 

 8 species of .\iii. i i.-an plants, mostly low, aromatic, an- 

 nual herbs Willi I Til ill- leaves and blue flowers. Calyx 

 oblique and 21ipped ; corolla -tube shorter than the 

 limb. Offered by some dealers in native plants. For 

 fuller account, see Gray's Syn. Flora of North America. 

 A. Calyx bell-shaped, regular, almost equally B-cleft. 



lan&tum, Benth. A perennial shrubby plant with 

 rosemary-like leaves and cymes of fls. in a naked ter- 

 minal thyrse: lvs. narrow linear, 1-nerved, sessile, mar- 

 gins revolute : calyx and corolla covered with dense 

 violet or purple wool; corolla }4 in. long. S. Calif. A 

 very handsome shrub. Known as "Ramero." 

 AA. Calyx oblique, 2-lipped. 



dlchdtomum, Linn. Bastard Pennyroyal. Low, 

 viscid annual: lvs. oblong or lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, 

 short-petioled: corolla blue or pink, sometimes white. 

 Sandy fields, Mass. to Ky., Fla. and Texas. 



F. W. Barclay. 



TEICtETIS (Greek, three convexities; referring to 

 the nectar-bearing sacs at the base of the three outer 

 perianth-segments). Lilii'iceif. "Tuali-Lilies," as the 

 Ja|.an.s.- call iln-iii. are antuinii-bl....iiiing jierennial 



mor.' aiT..-s. ami i.t whlll-b .'..I..!-. sp..ll..l wilh purple. 



ers, and the prominent nectar sacs mentioned above. 

 They are not bulbous plants, but have a short rootstock 

 emitting ttifts of branched fibers. All the species are 

 dPsivMbl... but it ..iilv one can be afforded the amateur 



k1i..iiIiI -. I. . 1 / ;.'./... V 111. .liijra. T.hirta is perfectly 

 har.l III! li. II I. :! .ii.l larger ones than the Other 



si.e. I. , ml I I II .inagement it blooms in Sep- 



tinil.i. s,.i::. 11. i. Mr. it blooms so late that its 



flowers ar. | '• ''.v frost. For this 



reason soni. ■. i \v the plant in pots, 



which mav I . I ' . I ii i I ■ n the fls. are at their 



best. The mh n i> .. ... - la 1- .iM. rs in having darker 

 colored spots, is sai.l to bl....in two or three weeks 

 earlier than the type and can therefore be recommended 

 to lovers of choice hardy plants, but with one reserva- 

 tion: it should not bo placed in the ordinary mixed 

 border where it will ha'e t.. st,aiL...'ie ai'r.inst stn.ite-er- 

 growing plants. II -b.".!.! i. . -. . i.i.i.. .1 in a l.ed^ 



where the plants nci. I n... i.. . . - i... >...-. Half 



a dozen plants in a ill i . .! I i . . .; l.y.livi- 



Trievrlis is a genus of 6 species native to Japan, 

 China 'and the Himsilayas. 'I'ln' i.lanls average 2 or 3 

 ft. in height and have nunienns U^.. lii.iii mi both 

 sides and with many parallel n. rv. s. in. 1.. ll-slia].ed, 



then spreading; perianth-segnn-nis Ian late, acute: 



ovary sessile, 3-celled; ovules crowded, superposed: 

 capsule leathery, 3-valved: seeds minute. Trieyrtis is 

 one of the aberrant types of the lily family. It is 

 placed by Bentham and Hooker in the Uvularia tribe 



