Terraces 



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Tetragonia 



TERRACES. 



Where a mansion is considerably elevated above 

 the general .surroundings, and the ground slopes 

 somewhat sharply from it on one or more sides, it 

 is usual to construct a broad promenade on a level 

 with the floor of the dining and drawing rooms. 

 Such an area is a terrace, and the material com- 

 posing it is retained by means of walls of 

 masonry or turfed banks. There maybe a series' 

 of suoh terraces at varying levels, connected by 

 flights of steps, leading down to the lower grounds, 

 the park, lake, or stream. Where the slope is 



Europe ; it differs from haliotidea in having a 

 larger shell and brown colouring. Scutulum, now 

 separated from haliotidea, is probably the most 

 common. 



TESTUDINARIA. (ELEPHANT'S FOOT.) 

 Warm greenhouse deciduous climbers (ord. 

 Dioscoreacete). The crown or covering of the 

 rootstock grows to a large size, and is woody. 

 Propagation, by cuttings in spring, in sandy soil, 

 under a bell-glass. Soil, sandy loam and fibrous 

 peat in equal proportions. 



TEUKACE LTAKDEN*. 



gradual the terraces may be made very broad; one 

 terrace is not infrequently laid out in beds as 

 a flower garden. In hilly districts in southern 

 Europe it is a common practice to terrace the hill- 

 sides, and cultivate Vines and other subjects on the 

 terraces. In Guernsey some of the steep parts are 

 terraced and glasshouses built on each level. In 

 the United Kingdom terraces are usually con- 

 structed for pleasure and effect rather than for 

 the purpose of adding to the cultivated area. 



TESTACELLA. 



Slugs possessing small shells. They are about 

 3" long when fully extended, usually dull yellow in 

 colour, sometimes almost black. The rear end of 

 the animal is provided with a small shell that acts 

 as a guard when the owner is burrowing. The 

 peculiarity of this slug is that it is carnivorous, 

 and should therefore be protected. It feeds on 

 earthworms and small slugs. Haliotidea is the 

 most common. Maugei is sometimes found in the 

 west of England, but it hns probably become 

 naturalised since introduction from soul hern 

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Principal Species : 



Elephantipes, 8'. Jy., yel. (xi/n. Tamils Elephant- 

 ipes of Botanical Magazine 1347). Elephant's Foot, 

 Hottentot Bread. 



TETRACERA. 



Stove evergreen climbers (ord. Dilleniacese) of 

 no horticultural value. Propagation, by cuttings 

 in sand under a bell-glass. Soil, loam and peat. 



Principal Species : 



aluifolia, 20', Je., ycl. 

 potatoria (w alnifulia). 



volubilis, 12', Ap., yel. 



TETRAGONIA. 



A genus (nrd. Ficoidesc) allied to Mesembryan- 

 themum, whose value lies in exparsa. a yellow. 

 August - flowering annual, grown in garden* 

 under the name of New Zealand Spinach, which 

 nee. 



TitriitiiHiiiltiliiHs (sir /.o/tix). 



