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not growing. Boots are frequently received 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. ,The plants 

 being diaeeious, there is no chance of obtain- 

 ing seeds in this country, unless specimens of 

 both sexes should happen to flower at the 

 same time. Synonyme: 1, Tamus elephdn- 

 tipes. •» 



elephantipes 1 . Tel. 7, G. De. CI. 10 C. a. H. 1774 

 mexicana . . . Yel. 7, G. De. CI. 6 Mexico . 

 montana . . TeL 7, G. De. CL 10 C. G. Hi 1816 



Teta. See Peliosdnthes Tita. 



Tetanus, lockjaw. 



Tetracera, Linn. From tetras, four-fold, and 

 keras, a horn ; the four capsules are recurved 

 like as many horns. Linn. 22, Or. 12, Nat. 

 Or. Dilleni&cece. These handsome climbers 

 are well suited for covering rafters or pillars 

 in stoves. They succeed well in turfy loam 

 and peat ; and cuttings of the ripened wood 

 root freely in sand, under a glass, in heat. 

 Synonyme: 1, Dillinia scdndens. See Delima, 

 and Doliocdrpus. 



alnifdlia . . . Tel. 2, S. Ev. CI. 16 Guinea . 1793 

 obovata . Yel. 2, S. Ev. CI. 16 Guinea . 1822 



potatdria . . . Yel. 3, S. Ev. CI. 20 S. Leone . 1822 

 volubilis 1 . . Yel. 4, S. Ev. CI. 20 S. Amer. . 1818 



Tetrachotomous, a stem that ramifies in 



fours. 

 TetradEnia, Nees. From tetra, four, and 



aden, a gland. Linn. 22, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 



Lauracece. A neat growing plant, requiring 



in every respect the same treatment as Cin- 



nam.hm.wm. Synonyme: 1, LaHrus involu- 



crata. 



involucrata . Grn. yel. 1, S. Ev. S. 20 B. Ind. 1820 



Tetradium, Loureiro. From telradion, quater- 

 nary ; parts of flowers and fruit in fours. 

 Linn. 22, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Connaracem. For 

 culture and propagation, see Brhcea. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, Brucea tricholoma. i 

 trich6tomum 1 White 6, S. Ev. T. 15 Chn. China 1820 



Tetragonal, having four angles. 



Tetrag6nia, Linn. From tetra, four, and gonia, 

 an angle ; in allusion to the fruit being four 

 angled. Limn. 12, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Tetrago- 

 niacece. Plants not worth cultivating, ex- 

 cept in general collections. T. expdnsa has 

 been used as a substitute for spinach— crys- 

 tdllina, decumbens, echinata, expdnsa, fruti- 

 cosa, herbdcea, linearis, obovata, spicata, Te- 

 tr&pteris. 



Tetragoniaceje, or Aizoons. Are an order 



of succulent plants of no great beauty, and 



nearly related to Mesembrydceee. Tetragonia 



- is well known in our gardens under the name 



of New Zealand spinach. 



Tetragon6lobus, Scopoli. The legumes are 

 furnished with four wings or angles ; whence 

 the name, from tetra, four, gonia, an angle, 

 and lobos, a pod. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fab&cece. Ornamental plants, succeeding in 

 common garden soil ; and increased by seeds. 

 ' The perennial kinds are well adapted for 

 ornamenting rock-work, and the annual kinds 

 for flower borders. Synonymes : 1, Ldtus con- 

 jug&tiis, bifibrus ; 2, L. conjughtws ; 3, L. 



Tetragonblobus ; 4, L. Requieni ; 5, L. sili- 

 qudsus. 



biflbrus 1 . . Yellow 7, H. Tr. A. i Barbaiy . 1818 

 eonjugatus 2 Purple 7, H. Tr. A. i Montpel. 1759 

 maritimus . Yellow 8, H. De. Tr. i Europe . 1683 

 purpureus3. Dk.pur.7, H. Dr. A. § Sicily . .1709 

 Bequieni 4 . Yellow 7, H. Her. P. } Sardinia . 1837 

 siliquosua 5 . Yellow 7, H. De. Tr. i S. Eur. . 1683 



Tetragonotheca, Lillwyn. From tetragonos, 

 quadrangular, and theke, case ; the four- 

 angled grains. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. As- 

 terdcem. An interesting plant, growing well 

 in any rich light soil ; and increased by divi- 

 sions or seeds, 

 heliantholdes Yellow ,8, H. Her. P. 2 Virgin. . 1726 



Tetragynous, having four styles. 



Tetrahit. See Galeopsis Tetrahit. 



Tetralix. See Erica Tetralix. 



TetramErium. See Ooffia. 



Tetramerium. See Fardmea. 



TetramIcra, Lindley. See Brassdvola Uegans. 



Tetrandrous, having four stamens. 



TetranEMA, Bentham. From tetra, four, and 

 nema, filament ; on account of there being but 

 four filaments in this genus, whilst the neigh- 

 bouring genus, Pentslim on, has five. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. A very 

 pretty dwarf greenhouse plant, producing a 

 profusion of little corymbs of showy purple 

 and white flowers, which rise up from among 

 the leaves on long purple scapes. It requires 

 a warm greenhouse in winter ; and in spring 

 it should be potted in leaf-mould and sandy 

 loam, and placed in the greenhouse, where it 

 will flower the greater part of the summer ; 

 it is readily propagated by seed or cuttings. 

 1, Pentstemon mexicanus. 



mexicana 1 . . Pur. wht. 6, G. Ev. S. i Mexico 1843 

 TETRANTHERA, Jacquin. From tetra, four, and 

 aner, an anther. Linn. 9, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Lauraceoe. Ornamental plants, requiring to 

 be grown in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and 

 sand, and ripened cuttings root readily in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonymes: 1, 

 Litsea citrifblia ; 2, L. Cervantesii; 3, L. 

 glauciseens; 4, L. japonica, Tbmax japdnica, 

 T. monopitala ; 5, L. chininsis; 6, T. involu- 

 crMa; 7, seyldnica. 



apetala 1 . . Grn. yel. 4, G. Ev. S. 10 N. Hoi. 1824 

 Cervantesii 2. Grn. yel. 4, S. Ev. T. 20 Mexico . 1823 

 dealbata . Yel. grn. 4, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Hoi. 1825 

 forruginea . . Yol. grn. 6, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Hoi. 1824 

 glaucescens3 . Tel. grn. 5, S. Ev. T. 15 Mexico . 1825 

 japonica 4 . . Tel. grn. 6, G. Ev. S. 10 Japan . 1843 

 laurif&lia 5 . Green . 5, 8. Ev. S. 6 China . 1822 

 sebtfera 6 . . Tel. grn. 5, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. 1820 

 trinervis 7 . Tel. grn. 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Ceylon . 1821 



Tetranthtjs, Swartz. From tetra, four, and 

 anthos, a flower. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asterdeeas. A pretty plant, thriving in sandy 

 loam ; and readily increased by division, 

 littoralis . . White . 8, S. Ev, Cr. i W. Ind. 1820 



TetrapELTis, Wallich. From tetra, four, and 

 pelte, a buckler; the pollen masses. Linn. 

 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. This is an 

 interesting and highly fragrant species. For 

 culture and propagation, see QozUgyne. 

 fragrans . . White . 6, S. Epi. 1 E. Ind. . 1836 



