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TPJPHA'SIA. (From triphasios, triple; 

 calyx three -toothed, and three petals. 

 Nat. ord., Citronworts [Aurantiacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monoyynia.} 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 ripened shoots, at least those getting firm at the 

 base, in sandy soil, in May, under a bell-glass, 

 with a sweet bottom-heat; fibry, sandy loam and 

 a little peat and dried cow-dung. Winter temp., 

 40 to 50 ; summer, 60 to SO . 

 T. trifolia'ta (three-leaved. Little Orange). 2. 

 White. June. China. 1798. 



TRIPOLY. A'ster tripo'lium. 



TurpTi'LiOff. (From treis, three, and 

 ptilon, a feather; the divisions of the 

 pappus, or seed-crown. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteracese], Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 



Hardy annuals, from Chili. Seeds in a slight 

 hotbed in the beginning of April; plants pricked 

 Out, and either planted out in a sheltered place 

 at the end of May, or bloomed in pots in a cool, 

 airy greenhouse ; rich, light soil. 

 T. cordifo'lium (heart-leaved). . White. July. 

 1824. 



spino'sum (spiny). . Blue. July. 1827- 



TRISTA'NIA. (Named after Tristan, a 

 French botanist. Nat. ord., Myrtle- 

 bloams [Myrtacese], Linn., 1%-Polya- 

 delphia 2-Polyandria.) 



Hardy, yellow-flowered evergreens, from New 

 Holland. Cuttings of young-, stubby side-shoots, 

 or the points of shoots, two or three inches long, 

 when getting a little firm at the base, in sand, 

 under a glass, in April or May ; sandy, fibry loam, 

 anil a little peat and charcoal. Winter temp., 35 

 to 45. 

 T. arkare'scens (tree-like). 10. 1820. 



conft'rta (crowded). 6. August. 1805. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 50. White. June. 



1800. 



nereifo'tia (oleander-leaved). 6. July. 1804. 



TRITELE'JA. (From treis, three, and 

 teleios, complete ; parts of the flower and 

 fruit in threes. Nat. ord., Lilyworts 

 [Liliacese]. Linn., Q-Hexandria l-Mono- 

 yynia. Allied to Brodisea. ) 



Very pretty little bulbs for a front border. Off- 

 et-buibs ; sandy loam, peat, and leaf-mould ; 

 protected in a dry border from frost and damp in 

 winter, or saved in a cold pit or frame. 

 T. uu'rea (golden). 1. Yellow. April, Monte 

 Video. 1838. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White. July. 



N. Amer. 1826. 



la'xa (loose-umbelled). 1$. Dark blue. July. 



California. 1832. 



.unijto'ra (one-flowered). 1. Dlue. July. 



Buenos Ayres. 1836. 



TRI'TOMA. (From treis, three, and 

 temno, to cut; three sharp edges of the 

 ends of the leaves. Nat. ord., Lilyu:ort$ 

 [Liliaceee]. Linn., Q-Hexandria l-Mona- 

 yynra. Allied to Veltheimia.) 

 Greenhouse, orange-flowered bulbs, from the 



Cape of Good Hope. Division, and by suckers 

 from the roots ; rich, sandy soil ; as they bloom 

 late, they are better for the protection of a cold 

 pit in late autumn and winter. 

 T. Burche'llii (Burchell's). l. 1816. 



me'dia (intermediate). 2. April. 1789. 



pu'mila (dwarf), l. September. 1774. 



uva'ria (uvaria). -2. August. 1707. 



TRITO'NIA. (From triton, a weather- 

 cock ; variable direction of the stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Irids [Iriclaceae]. Linn., 3- 

 Trlandria \-Monogynia. Allied to Ixia.) 



Bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope. For cul- 

 ture, see I'XIA. 



T. anigozanthceflo'ra (anigozan thus-flowered). . 

 Yellow. June. 1825. 



au'rea (golden). 2. Orange. July. 1846. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). 1. White. September. 1811. 



co'ncolor (one-coloured). 1. Yellow. May. 1811. 



croca'ta (saffron). . Orange. June. 1758. 



cri'spa (curled-leaved). . Fiesh. April. 1787. 



deu'sta (blasted). . Fulvid. May. 1774. 



.fenestra'ta (windowed). 1|. Yellow. May. 1801. 



fla'ntt (yellow). . Yellow. February. 1780. 

 fuca'ta (painted). Red, yellow. May. 1813. 



linea'ta (lined). 2. Variegated. May. 1774. 



longiflu'ra( long-flowered). 1. White. May. 1774. 



minia'ta (vermilion). . Scarlet. August. 1795. 



odorn'ta, (fragrant). 4. Yellow. -June. 1829. 



pa'llidii (pale). 1. White. August. 1806. 



pectina'ta (comb- 1 caved). 1 . Yellow. May. 1825. 



refra'cta (refracted). 1. Yellow, May. 1815. 



Hoc/tennis (De la Roche). 1. Yellow. August. 



1811. 



ro'sea (rosy). 1$. Pink. June. 1793. 



securi'gera (axe-bearing). . Brown. May. 17/4. 



squa'lida (squalid). . R'utuus. May. 1774. 



stria' ta (channelled). 1. Blue. Way. 1825. 



ttnuiflo'ra (slender- flowered). 1. Yellow. 



April. 1811. 



vi'ridis (green). J. Green. July. 1788. 



xuntho' spila (yellow- spotted). 1. Red, yellow. 



June. 1825. 



TRI'XIS. (From trixos, triple; triangu- 

 lar seed-vessel. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., 19 Syngenesia 4- 

 Necessarta. ) 



White-flowered, blooming in August. Sene- 

 ciai'des by seed in open ground in April ; auricu- 

 lu'ta, by cuttings in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 May ; sandy loam and leaf-mould, and the pro- 

 tection of a warm greenhouse in winter. 



T. auricula'ta (eared). 1. Brazil. 1827. Evergreen. 



senecioi'des (groundsel-like). l. Chili. 1821. 



Annual. 



TROCHE 'TIA. (Named after Dutrochet, 

 the celebrated French physiologist. Nat. 

 ord., Byttneriads [Byttneriacesej. Linn., 

 IQ-Monadelphia 8-Polyandria. Allied to 

 Dombeya.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in March, and 

 inserted in a sweet bottom-heat ; sandy peat and 

 fibry loam, with a little charcoal and broken free- 

 stone. Winter temp., 55 to 65 ; summer, 65 

 to 88. 



T. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 6. White, yel- 

 low. Mauritius. 1844. 



