1850 



TRICHOPILIA 



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

 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. loVig; sepals and petals spreading, 

 2% in. long, }4 in. wide, wavy-edged, twisted, brownish 

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

 IX in. across, colored deep crimson with a white 

 margin. May, June. Costa Rica. 



Heinrich Hasselbring. 



TEICHOSANTHES (Greek, hair and floirer: alluding 

 to the fringed edge of the petals)- Ciicttrbitafea'. 

 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 Hs. are usually in racemes, 

 while the friiial.' iivr li.aliv :ihv;ivs >..litiUT. The fruit 

 isofti-ii ..rnaui.'iiial Mii.l ii i^ li Iv .-..lor,.!. InT.Angiiina 

 it is fxr.clhm'ly Ion-, li,a mi; \.,:-i, ihitcd over 6 ft. in 

 length. C.ilyx loni;, tiihul;iv, .". t<M>tlii-.l ; petals 5, united 

 at the base! ovate to lanceolate, longly fimbriate: 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. 



cucumeroldes, Maxim. Root fleshv, tuberous: stem 

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

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

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

 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. 



Anffuina, Linn. {T. eolubrlna, 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 K 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. Brads large on the male raceme. 



B. Cnlijx-segments entire. 



r. Lrs. lobed. 



Kirilowii, ^laxim. \Fopepon vitifblius.'Sa.ViA.). 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 

 fimbriate, ovoid, somewhat acute; base shortly attenuate, 

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



CC. Xr 



cordata, Roxb. ( T. ihiIi,,,)!., . WM.]. Root tuberous: 

 stem robust, high clinil.iim: Iv-. widi-, ovate-cordate, 

 acute or .shortly acumiiiaic .'i-s in. Ic.iig, rarely some- 

 what angled or obscurely lohed ; 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. Cahjx-segments toothed. 

 bracteita, Voigt (T. palniAta. 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. -^y. Barclay. 



TSICH6SMA (Greek, 7mi)- and ornament). OrchidA- 

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

 lateral pair forming a distinct mentum with the project- 

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

 lobes erect, convolute over the column, middle lobe with 



TRICYRTIS 



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

 cence racemose. Resembles Coelogyne. 



Buivis, 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. 



TEICHOSTfiMA (Greek, hair and stamen; referring 

 to the filaments). Labidta. 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. 



lanitum, Beuth. 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 Ja in. long. S. Calif. A 

 very handsome shrub. Known as "Ramero." 

 aa. Calyx oblique, 2-lipped. 



dichdtomum, Linn. Bastard Penntroval. 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. 



TRIC'S'ETIS (Greek, three convexities; referring to 

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

 perianth-segments). lAlid.cea. "Toad-Lilies," as the 

 Japanese call them, are autumn-blooming perennial 

 herbs with 6-parted fis. 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 flow- 

 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 afl'onlccl tlic amateur 

 should select y. 7iiWa,var.rii(/ra. T.lnrhi is |h'i fcctly 

 hardy and has more fls. and larger nii. s ilian ilir other 

 species, and with good management It bloonrs in .Sep- 

 tember. Sometimes, however, it blotnus 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 t.i spnad into a solid mass in the course of a few 



I 'l.'i'n'i' ' ,1,1,' ,,l :!li the'kinds. The bed should he mmle in 

 a sli-i,ilv slia.i.d position. For soil, try a lisjhr fibrous 

 loam mixed with leaf-mold ami ':,vi]. An Fn;.'li-b ex- 

 pert, W. Goldring, has sm.'-, -i, <! ;,- : , :iii,...> i,. the 



Toad Lilies, either Lady ^: i,i ' ,/■.(•- 



<a6i?e) or Wood Lilies (T- 1 ' ., Iliis 



happy idea is worth a trial, a^ il,, ~|i. n, - ii;,i, , .1 iil.„,m 

 at different seasons and would probably not i-(,nipete 

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

 cyrtis often donotjemain in good condition throughout 

 the season. 



Tricyrtis is a genus of (; s,,i,,.ips i,ativc to Japan, 

 China and the Himalayas. Tl,.' i,lai,is average 2 or 3 

 ft. in height and have nnni,r,iiis lvs.. isitt-n on both 

 sides and with many parallil nirv.s. IN. beil-shaped, 

 then spreading; perianth-ses;iiieMts lan.-L-olate. acute: 

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

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

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

 placed by Bentham and Hooker in the Uvularia tribe 



