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pots, they will attain in the following monsoon to the size of 

 large creepers, and no more than ordinary care need be taken of 

 them. 



The finest kinds are Tacsonialgnea,and Tacsonea Vans Volxemi. 



Tagetes Compositce, Tagetes Lucida African Marigold. This 

 is common in all gardens, and readily grown from seed. 



Telekia Compositce. This plant bears a yellow flower, and 

 grows in any common garden soil. 



Thistle. Vide Argemone. 



Thorn Apple. Vide Datura. 



Tiger Lily. Vide Tigridia. 



Trumpet Flower. Vide Bignonia. 



Thunbergia Acanthacece, Thunbergia Alata. These climbing 

 plants bear flowers of various colours. The T. Grandiflora hangs 

 in beautiful blue racemes, and is adapted for covering trellis work. 

 The species are grown from seed in any good soil. 



Tigridia Iridacece, Tigridia Conchiflora, Tiger Flower. These 

 beautiful species are grown like other lilies, the flowers open in 

 the morning, and are of a short duration ; a second blossom 

 appears on the same stem about the third day after the first has 

 withered. 



Tobacco. Vide Nicotiana. 



Trailing Plants. Bangalore is very rich in large creepers. The 

 Bougainvillea, Bignonia Venusta, Beaumontia Jerdoni, Jacque- 

 montia, Thunbergia Calonyction, Ipomcea Leari, Ipomcea Hors- 

 falli, and a great variety of Passion Flowers are common and easily 

 increased by layers, Antigonon, Leptotus, a very fine Mexican 

 Creeper with abundance of beautiful rose-coloured flowers, is a 

 recent introduction and does well, expected to rival the Bongain- 

 villea and Bignonia Venusta. Hexacentris Mysoriensis is another 

 beautiful creeper, only requiring to be grown in shade to succeed 

 well. In the early rains some of the large creeping Cacti are very 

 beautiful and of the simplest culture. 



Tweedia Asclepiadaceoe, Tweedia Ccerulea These plants bear 

 blue flowers, and succeed well in a sandy peat soil, and are 

 readily grown from seed. . 



