1858 



TRITONIA 



neutly if given protection of mulch in cold climates. As 

 far north as New York and Mass., however, they are usu- 

 ally best wintered in damp (not wet) earth indoors. The 

 best known kinds are T. i-rocosmmflora and T. Pottsii. 

 MostoEthe Latin names in catalogues belong to these, as 

 xidpliurea, Ticjridia pijnimiddlis, 

 iiriindi flora, tlegaiis, (loiihunda. 

 To ijurdeners, Tritonias are usually 

 known as Montbretias. Garden Tri- 

 tonias grow 1 ft. or more tall, pro- 

 ducing several to many showy flow- 

 ers of a yellow orange or red color 

 and bearing several stifBsh Imear 

 or sword shaped 



small 

 with 



Corms 

 covered 

 strongly 



sheaths or tu 

 nios The pen 

 anth IS tubular 

 with a spread 



TROLLIUS 



cemes, and few or several firm narrow Ivs.: rt. about 

 1 in. long, bright yellow tinged red, the tube broadly 

 funnelform and twice longer than the oblong unequal 

 ascending segments, the stamens about half the height 

 of the limb. Natal, Transvaal, etc. B.M. C722. G.C. 

 III. 7:301, showing how the corms form one above the 

 other. 



ciocosmaefldra, Lemoine (T. Pottsii x pollen of Cro- 

 cosmia aurea [Fig. 582, Vol. I]). Fig. 2581. Slender, 

 much branching, erect plant 3-4 ft. high, with several 

 or many sword-shaped Ivs., and loose, more or less dis- 

 tichous racemes fls 2 in across oiange ciimson with 

 a slender curved tube nearly or quite equiling the ob 

 long spreading segments RH 1882 12-1 Gn 2o p 303 

 31 598 G M 3b i84 —Ctoeosma nniea was introduced 

 (into England) in 1847 and Tntonia Pnttsit (into Scot 

 land) in 1877 by & H Potts \ ictor Lemoine Nancy 

 France hybridized the two ind the product T ciocoi 

 mwfloia bloomed in 1880 Tin li\liili now the most 

 popular of Pritomas (or Monti i ti i ) 



T atlrea Pippe See Crnr i i i 

 ■pale pink will 1 



Gawl Dil 



rispa K.er 

 ' '"'"kpr 



cml 



ntch 



B M b —T fl II I Kti I 

 the segments ibloug in 1 i 

 ciUus in the throiit h \e 

 T Iiyalina Biker Differs i 

 ing the perianth segments 



as T fenestrihs - 

 or pinlt with shn 

 ing anthers ot tli 

 M 487(->sGladi 1 

 bmall and slendti 

 row segments lii 

 stechya) — T seci, 

 fls red or copper 



lowed It the lower 



2581. Tritonia 



2580 Tntonia Pottsi (X 



ing limb of obovate or oblong 

 nearly equal segments The 

 stamens are 3 inserted in the 

 perianth tube with mostly ver 

 satile anthers inii filiform flla 

 raents The pistil has a 3 

 loeuled ovar\ hliform 3 

 branched style ripening into a 

 3 valved capsule 

 A. Perianth-segments obovate. 



crocS.ta, Ker-Gawl. Slender, 

 simple or branched from near 

 the base, bearing few fls. in 

 loose 1-sideil racemes: fl. about 2 in. across, tawny yel- 

 low or <'r;niur rril, the stamens one -third the length 

 of till- P''i"iili li'"l'- Cape Colony. B.M. 184 (as /xtn 

 cronilii I , I i n . :, 1 : 1 1 SI . -Var. miniata, Baker ( T. min- 

 iala, Krr liawL), luis light red fis. B.M. 609. There 

 are colur varieties, as purpurea, oocoinea. aurantlaca. 

 These plants are usually treated as greenhouse bulbs 

 in the North. 



AA. Perianth-segments oblong. 



rosea, Klatt. Tall and branched, with short linear Ivs. 

 and loose 6-15-fld. racemes: fl. bright red, with oblong 

 segments (the three lower ones yellow blotched at the 

 base) as long as the tube and anthers just protruding 

 from the tube. Cape Colony. B.M. 7280. -Can be left 

 In the open as far north as Mass., if well protected, but 

 are usually safer if taken up. 



Pdttaii, Benth. ( Montbretia PSttsii, Baker) . Fig. 2580. 

 Strong, branching plant 2-4 ft. tall, with several lax ra- 



<a Ki 1 I u 1 1 \ hurt 

 ored tlie .i 1 )«tr egiiients 

 with a callus on the claw B M JST (as f ladiolus 

 seeuriger) — r unduldta Baker L\s short md 

 narrow much crisped fls pink with ol long equal 

 segments BM 599 (as I-ua crispa) — T ilndis 

 Ker Gawl Lvs plane or crisped linear fls green 

 with nearlv equal oblanceolate segments B M 

 1275 —r Wxlsnni Baker Lvs very narrow linear 

 racemes simple or f 01 ked lax few fld fls white 

 tinged with purple the segments obovate cuspidate 

 L H B 

 TB6LLIUS (old Geiman trot something 

 round , in allusion to the shape of the flow 

 ers ) EaminculAceoe Close Flower A 

 group of neat hardj herbaceous perennials 

 of about 10 species mosth found in marsh \ 

 places of the north temperate zone Roots 

 fibrous thickened Iv p ilmiti I\ dn idid or 

 lobed fls large solitai\ \ill wi li i pur 

 plish petals o to man\ m II ini_wi ul ite 

 with a nectariferous j it it tli 1 i t the 



sile man\ ovuled follicles m a head Flints 

 of this genus grow freely in a mixture of 

 sandy loam and peat and m rather damp 

 situations. They may be increased either by 

 seeds, or by dividing the old plants; but the 

 young plants grow slowly at first, and will not 

 flower before the second season from seed. 



A. True petals shorter than the stamens. 



E. Plant with true stem, iito ^ ft. high.. 1. laxus 

 BB. Plant irith scapes or scape-like stem s 



seldom over S or 4 in. high 2. acaulis 



\. True petals longer than the stamens. 

 B. Lvs. oiiti/ r-'pnrtn-l: Iftx. xnmewliat 



lobed. 'i-h'ff 'Hill tiintllid: Hrpills 



ha nil It siin.i.ini.j ::. Europaeus 



EB. Lvs. Slliall.r. Iiniii.:,-ijr, , II : Ills. 



l&zus, Salisb. Slender, weak stems, K-2 ft. long, 

 somewhat ascending: radical and lower stem lvs. long- 

 er short-petioled: all the lvs. 5-7-parted; Ifts. cuneate 

 and much cleft and toothed: fls. usually solitary, 1 to 2 

 in. across; sepals 5-7, entire or toothed at the end, more 

 spreading than the other species; petals many, much 

 shorter than the stamens : follicles M in. long, straight 



