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TETBANTHE'EA. (From tetra, four, 

 and aner, anther; four out of nine 

 stamens fertile. Nat. ord., Laurels 

 [Lauracesej. Linn., 9-Enneandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



Cuttings of young shoots nearly ripe, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and the stove ones in bot- 

 tom-heat; fihry sandy loam and turfy peat. 

 Greenhouse and stove temperatures. 



GREENHOUSE EVEEGREENS. 

 T. ape'tala (no-petaled;. 8. Green, yellow. 

 April. N. Holland. 1824. 



Japo'nica (Japan). 3. White. Japan. 1843. 



STOVE EVEEGREENS. 



T. sebi'fera (tallowy). 10. Yellow, green. 

 May. E. Indies. 1820. 



Mne'rvis (three-nerved). 10. Yellow, green. 



May. Ceylon. 1821. 



TETRA'NTHUS. (From tetra, four, 

 and anthus, a flower ; four-flowered. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [ Asteracece] . 

 Linn., 19-Syngenesia 2-SnperJlua.) 



Stove evergreen trailer. Division and cut- 

 tings ; sandy loam and a little peat ; requires 

 the stove in winter. 



T. littora'lis (shore). . White. August. W. 

 Indies. 1820. 



TETRAPE'LTIS. (From tetra, four, 

 and pelte, a small shield ; form of 

 flower. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 cese]. Linn., QQ-Gynandria l-Monan- 

 dria.) 



Stove orchid, grown in a basket. See Orchids. 

 T.fra' grans (sweet-scented). White. E. In- 

 dies. 1836. 



TETRA'PTERYS. (From tetra, four, 

 and pteron, a wing ; the carpels four 

 winged. Nat. ord., Malpighiads [Mal- 

 pighiacese]. Linn., lO-JDecandna ;.{- 

 Trigynia. Allied to Hireea.) 



Stove, evergreen, yellow-flowered climbers, 

 For culture see Malpighia. 

 T, Acapulce'nsia (Acapulcan). May. Mexico. 

 1824. 



acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved). May. Cayenne. 



1826. 



di 1 scalar (two-coloured). May. Guiana. 1827. 



TETRATHE'CA. (From tetra, four, 

 and theke, a cell; anthers four-celled. 

 Nat. ord., PorewoHs [Tremandraceee]. 

 Linn., S-Octandria l-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, New Holland, evergreens, and 

 purple-flowered, where not otherwise specified. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, the side ones are the 

 best, in sand, under a bell-glass, and great care 

 taken to prevent damping ; fibry peat, a little 

 turfy loam, and a good portion of charcoal and 

 broken pots. Winter temp., 43 to 50 ; sum- 

 mer, an airy situation, but the pot saved from 

 direct sun and heavy rains, or carelesa waterings. 



T. ericafo'lia (heath -leaved). 1. Rose. July. 

 1820. 



glandulo'sa (glanded). 1. July. 1822. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 2. Pink. March. 1843. 



ju'ncea (rushy). 2. July. 1803. 



nu'da (naked). 2. Crimson. May. 1843. 



pili'fera (shaggy). 2. June. 



pilo'sa (shaggy). 1. July. 1823. 



rubioi'des (Rubia-like). 1. July. 1825. 



rubrise'ta (red-bristled). 2. Rose. July. 1834. 



thymifo'lia (Thyme-leaved). 1. July. 1824. 



verticilla'ta (whorled-/eaed). 2. June. 1845. 



vimi'nea (twiggy). 2. July. 



TETRAZY'GIA. (From tetra, four, and 

 zyyos, a yoke ; the parts of the flower 

 in fours. Nat. ord., Melastomads [Me- 

 lastomacece] . Linn., 8 - Octandria 1 - 

 Monogynia.) 



Stove, white-flowered, evergreens, from the 

 West Indies. Cuttings of side-shoots, getting 

 firm, in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat ; sandy 

 loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; 

 summer, 65 to 85. 



T. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 5. May. 1823, 



di'scolor (two-coloured-leaved). 5. May. 1793. 



elaeagnoi 1 des (Elaeagnus-like). 4. March. 



tetra'ndra (four-stamened). 3. March. 1815. 



TEU'CBIUM. Germander. (Named 

 after Teucer, a Trojan prince, who first 

 used it medicinally. Nat. ord., Lip- 

 ivorts [Lamiacese], Linn., l-Didy- 

 namia 1-Gymnospermia.) 



Annuals, seeds, in the open ground, in April ; 

 perennials, by seeds and division ; shrubs, by 

 cuttings, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, in 

 spring, and a hand-light in summer. Most of 

 them in the atmosphere of London, and farther 

 north, require a cold- pit or a greenhouse in 

 winter. In dry places m the south of England 

 they will frequently stand our winters uninjured. 

 They are not at all particular as to soil. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



T. angusti'ssimum (narrowest- leaved}. 2. Pur- 

 ple. June. Spain. 1818. 



brevlfo'lium (short-leaved). 1. Pink. June. 



Crete. 1824. 



orienta'le (eastern). 1. Blue. July. Levant. 



1752. 



Po'lium (Poly). 1. Pale. August. South 



Europe. 1562. 



_______ angustifo'lium (narrow - leaved). 



Purple. July. Spain. 1732. 



'flave'scens (yellowish). Yellow. July. 



South Europe. 1731. 



saxa'tile (rock). . Pale yellow. July. 



Valentia. 1820. 



thymifu'lium (Thyme-leaved). $. Reddish. 



August. Spain. 1816. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



T. campanula' turn (bell -flowered}. 1. Blue. 

 July. Levant. 1/28, 



Canade'nse (Canadian). 2. Purple. August. 



North America. 1/68. 



Clmmte'drys (Common-Germander), |. Pur- 



ple, July. England, 



