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TRICHOPILIA 



TRICYRTIS 



which is sometimes classed as a variety of T. crispa. 

 The following description is taken from Watson's 

 Orchids. Pseudobulbs ovate, flattened, 2-3 in. long, 

 dark green, 1-lvd. : Ivs. leathery, 6x2 in., keeled, acute- 

 pointed: flower-spikes basal, drooping, short, 3-fld.: fls. 

 with pedicels 2 in. long; sepals and petals spreading, 

 2% in. long, % in. wide, wavy-edged, twisted, brownish 

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

 1^2 in. across, colored deep crimson with a white 

 margin. May, June. Costa Rica. 



HEINRICH HASSELBRING. 



TEICHOSANTHES (Greek, hair and flower,- alluding 

 to the fringed edge of the petals). Cucurbit acete. 

 SNAKE GOURD. About 40 species of climbing herbs, 

 annual or perennial by tuber-like roots, natives of south- 

 eastern Asia and Australia. They are tender plants 

 with usually large, roundish, lobed leaves and white 

 axillary flowers. The male fls. are usually in racemes, 

 while the female are nearly always solitary. The fruit 

 is often ornamental and highly colored. In T. Anguina 

 it is exceedingly long, having been noted over 6 ft. in 

 length. Calyx long, tubular, 5-toothed; petals 5, united 

 at the base, ovate to lanceolate, longly flmbriate: sta- 

 mens 3 (in the male flower). D. C. Mon. Phaner. 3:351. 

 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. 



cucumeroides, Maxim. Root fleshy, tuberous: stem 

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

 more or less palmately 3-5-lobed, margin crenulate: 

 peduncle bearing the male fls. 1-4 in. long and 3-15-flcl. : 

 petals about % in. long, oblong, acute, longly fringed: 

 fr. oblong, shortly rostrate, nearly 3 in. long, vermilion- 

 colored. Japan. Offered by importers of Japanese 

 plants. 



BB. Fruit oblong. 



Anguina, Linn. (T. colubrlna, Jacq.). SERPENT or 

 SNAKE GOURD. Stem slender, tall-growing: Ivs. nearly 

 circular in outline, 5-7 in. across, 3-7 lobed; lobes 

 round; margin undulate or wavy: peduncle bearing the 

 male fls. 4-10 in. long, 8-15-fld. : body of petals oblong, 

 less than % in. long, fringes % in. long: 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. Lvs. lobed. 



Kirilowii, Maxim. (Eopepon vitifdlius, Naud.). Per- 

 ennial root tuber-like: stem annual, high climbing, 

 20-30 ft.: Ivs. nearly circular in outline, 3-8 in. across, 

 deeply 5-7-lobed, the lobes oblong, acute, coarsely ser- 

 rate: racemes bearing the male fls. 4-8 in. long, 3-8-, 

 rarely only 1-fld.: petals triangular-wedge-shaped, 

 deeply cut and the segments much cut and longly 

 flmbriate, ovoid, somewhat acute; base shortly attenuate, 

 yellowish orange, about 4 in. long, 2% thick. Mongolia. 



cc. Lvs. not lobed. 



cordata, Roxb. ( T. palmata, Wall.). Root tuberous: 

 stem robust, high climbing: Ivs. wide, ovate-cordate, 

 acute or shortly acuminate, 5-8 in. long, rarely some- 

 what angled or obscurely lobed; margin slightly dentate: 

 peduncle bearing male fls. 5-8 in. long, 4-8-fld.: calyx- 

 segments finely acute: fr. globose, red, orange-streaked, 

 not acute at the apex. India. 



BB. Calyx-segments toothed. 



bracteata, Voigt (T. palmata. Roxb.). Stem stout, 

 climbing to 30 ft. : Ivs. broadly ovate in outline, scabrous 

 above, usually deeply 3-7-lobed; lobes acute; margin 

 dentate: peduncle bearing the male fls. 4-8 in. long, 

 5-10-fld. : fr. globose, red with orange stripes about 2 in. 

 long. India. F w BARCLAY. 



TRICH6SMA (Greek, hair and ornament). Orchida- 

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

 lateral pair forming a distinct mentum with the project- 

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

 lobes erect, convolute over the column, middle lobe with 



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

 cence racemose. Resembles Ccelogyne. 



suavis, 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. albo-marginata of the trade is unidentified. 



HEINRICH HASSELBRING. 



TBICHOSTfcMA (Greek, hair and stamen; referring 

 to the filaments). Labiaice. BLUE CURLS. A genus of 

 8 species of American plants, mostly low, aromatic, an- 

 nual herbs with entire leaves and blue flowers. Calyx 

 oblique and 2-lipped ; 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 5-cleft. 

 lanatum, Benth. A perennial shrubby plant with 

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

 minal thyrse: Ivs. narrow linear, 1-nerved, sessile, n.ar- 

 gins revolute : calyx and corolla covered with dei.se 

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

 very handsome shrub. Known as "Ramero." 



AA. Calyx oblique, 2-lipped. 



dich6tomum, Linn. BASTARD PENNYROYAL. Low, 

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

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

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



F. W. BARCLAY. 



TBICYRTIS (Greek, three convexities; referring to 

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

 perianth-segments). Liliaceas. "TOAD-LILIES," as the 

 Japanese call them, are autumn-blooming perennial 

 herbs with 6-parted fls. which are generally an inch or 

 more across, and of whitish color, spotted with purple. 

 They are very distinct members of the lily family by 

 reason of their season of bloom, quaintly spotted tiow- 

 ers, and the prominent nectar sacs mentioned above. 

 They are not bulbous plants, but have a short rootstock 

 emitting tufts of branched fibers. All the species are 

 desirable, but if only one can be afforded the amateur 

 should select T. hirta,\&r. nigra. T. hirta is perfectly 

 hardy and has more fls. and larger ones than the other 

 species, and with good management it blooms in Sep- 

 tember. Sometimes, however, it blooms so late that its 

 flowers are prematurely destroyed by frost. For this 

 reason some gardeners prefer to grow the plant in pots, 

 which may be brought indoors when the fls. are at their 

 best. The variety nigra, which differs in having darker 

 colored spots, is said to bloom 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 be placed in the ordinary mixed 

 border where it will have to struggle against stronger- 

 growing plants. It should be established in a bed 

 where the plants need not be disturbed for years. Half 

 a dozen plants in a circular bed could be made by divi- 

 sion to spread into a solid mass in the course of a few 

 seasons. Such a mass is much more desirable than one 

 plant each of all the kinds. The bed should be made in 

 a slightly shaded position. For soil, try a light fibrous 

 loam mixed with leaf-mold and sand. An English ex- 

 pert, W. Goldring, has suggested as a companion to the 

 Toad Lilies, either Lady Slippers (Cypripedium spet- 

 tabile) or Wood Lilies (Trillium grandiflorum) . This 

 happy idea is worth a trial, as the species named bloom 

 at different seasons and would probably not compete 

 with one another. In this country, the leaves of Tri- 

 cyrtis often do not remain in good condition throughout 

 the season. 



Tricyrtis is a genus of 6 species native to Japan, 

 China and the Himalayas. The plants average 2 or 3 

 ft. in height and have numerous Ivs., green on both 

 sides and with many parallel nerves. Fls. bell-shaped, 

 then spreading ; perianth-segments lanceolate, acute: 

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

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

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

 placed by Bentham and Hooker in the Uvularia tribe 



