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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, and a little peat and charcoal. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

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



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



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



June. 1800. 



nereifo'lia (Oleander-leaved). 6. July. 1804. 



TEITELE'JA. (From trcis, three, and 

 teleios, complete; parts of the flower 

 and fruit in threes. Nat. ord., Lily- 

 ivorts [Liliacege], Linn., 6-Hexandria 

 \-Monogynia. Allied to Brodieea.) 



Very pretty little bulbs for a front border. 

 Offset bulbs ; 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. au'rea (golden). 1. Yellow. April. Monte 

 Video. 1838. 



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



N.America. 1826. 



la'xa (\oose-umbelled). !. Dark blue. July. 



California. 1832. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). 1. Blue. July. 



Buenos Ayres. 1836. 



TEI'TOMA. (From treis, three, and 

 tcmno, to cut ; three sharp edges of the 

 ends of the leaves. Nat. ord., Lilytvorts 

 [Liliacese], Linn., G-Hexandria l-Mo- 

 noyynia. 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 protec- 

 tion 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). 1. September. 1774. 

 ' Uva'ria (Uvaria). 2. August. 1/07. 



TEITO'NIA. (From triton, a weather- 

 cock ; variable direction of the stamens. 

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

 Triandria \-Monogynia. Allied to Ixia.) 



Bulbs from the Cape of Good Hope. For 

 culture see Ixia. 



T. Anigoxanthceflo'ra (Anigozanthus-flowered). 

 2. Yellow. June. 1825. 



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



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



1811. 



co'ncolor (self-coloured). 1. Yellow. May. 



Mil. 



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



cri'spa (curled- leaved). 4. Flesh. April. 



1/87- 



deu'sta (blasted). 4. Fulvid. May. 17/4. 



fenestru'ta (windowed). l. Yellow. May. 



1801. 



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



fnca'tu (painted). Red, yellow. May. 1813. 



linea'ta (lined). 2. Variegated. May. 17/4. 



T. longlflo'ra (long-flowered). 1. White. May. 

 1774. 



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



1795. 



odora'ta (fragrant). $. Yellow. June. 1829. 



pa'llida (pale). 1. White. August. 180b'. 



pectina'ta (comb-leaved). 1. Yellow. May. 



1825. 



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



Roche'nsis (De la Roche). 1 . Yellow. August. 



1811. 



ro'sea (rosy). l. Pink. June. 1793. 



securi'gera (axe-bearing). . Brown. May. 



1774. 



squa'lida (squalid). . Rufous. May. 1774. 



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



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



April. 1811. 



vi'ridis (green), g. Green. July. 1788. 



xantho'spila (yellow-spotted). 1. Red, yel- 



low. June. 1825. 



TEI'XIS. (From trixos, triple; tri- 

 angular seed-vessel. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteracese], Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia 4^-Necessaria. ) 



White-flowered, blooming in August. Sene- 

 cioides by seed, in open ground, in April ; 

 auriculata by cuttings, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in May ; sandy loam and leaf-mould, and 

 the protection of a warm greenhouse in winter. 

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

 Evergreen. 



senecioi'des (Groundsel-like). 1$. Chili. 



1821. Annual. 



TEOCHE'TIA. (Named after D-utrochet, 

 the celebrated French physiologist. 

 Nat. ord., Byttneriads [Byttneriacese]. 

 Linn., \Q-Monadelphia S-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 freestone. Winter temp., 55 to 65; 

 summer, 65 to 88. 



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

 yellow. Mauritius. 1844. 



TEOCHOCA'EPA. (From trochos, a 



wheel, and karpos, a fruit. Nat, ord^ 



Epacrids [Epacridacese]. Linn., 5- 



Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Styphelia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree. Cuttings of the 

 points of young shoots, or stubby short side<- 

 shoots getting firm at the base, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and kept close in a frame or pit, 

 any time in spring or summer ; sandy fibry 

 peat. Winter temp., 40 to 48. More heat 

 and moisture after flowering, and plenty of air 

 and light before the end of autumn. 

 T. lauri'na (Laurel-like). 25. Yellow. June. 

 New Holland. 1829. 



TEO'LLIUS. Cr lobe -Flower. (From 

 trol, the German for round ; the globu- 



