TEI 



567 



TEI 



Catesbfei 

 cernuum 

 discolor 

 erectum I 



album 



viridifld- 

 rum 2 

 erythro- 



carpum 3 

 grandifld- i 



rum4 . [ 

 nervosum 

 obovatum 



fiVLltllDl 



pendulum 5 

 petiolatum 

 pumilum 6 

 sessile . . 

 styl&sum . 

 undula turn 



1820 

 1758 

 1881 

 1759 

 1700 



1805 



. Bed . 4, H Tu. P. 

 . Red . 4, H. Tu. P. 

 . Pa. pur. 5, H. Tu. P. 

 . White 5, H. Tu. P. 

 . Brown 4, H. Tu. P. 

 . Red . 5, H. Tu. P. 

 . Brown 4, H. Tu. P. 

 . Red . 4, H. Tu. P. 

 . Red . 4, H. Tu. P. 



Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Melanthcbcece. Curi- 

 ous little tuberous-rooted plants, succeeding 

 best in a bed of peat soil, and rather slowly- 

 increased by dividing the roots, or by seeds. 

 The roots of all the species are violently emetic, 

 and their mawkish, rather nauseous berries, 

 are at least suspicious. Synonymes: X, T. 

 rhomboldeum ; 2, T. pendulum ; 3, T.pictwm; 

 4, T. erythrocarpum ; 5, T. erictwm var. ; 6, T. 

 pusillum. 



Red . 5, H. Tu. P. J Carolina 

 White 4, H. Tu. P. 1J N. Amer. 

 Green 5, H. Tu. P. J Georgia 

 Brown 4, H. Tu. P. i N. Amer. 

 White 4, H. Tu. P. J N. Amer. 



I Pa. gr. 4, H. Tu. P. i Canada 



Redwt.5, H. Tu. P. J N. Amer. . 1811 



White 7, H. Tu. P. i N. Amer. . 1799 



4 Georgia . 1820 

 £ Canada . 1810 

 i N. Amer. . 1812 

 J N. Amer. . 1805 

 i N. Amer. . 1811 

 } Carolina . 1812 

 i N. Amer. . 1759 

 i Carolina . 1823 

 £ N. Amer. . 1818 



TRILL1ACE.E, or Parids . A small group nearly 

 related to Sarsaparillas ; they are all na- 

 tives of temperate climates. The Paris qua- 

 drifilia, of our woods, gives their general 

 character. 



Trilocular, having three cells. 



Trimezia, Hubert. Meaning unknown. Linn. 

 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Irid&cecs. For culture, 

 &c, see Iris. Synonyme: 1, Iris martini- 

 censis. 

 meridensis 1 . Yellow . 4, H. Bl. P. 1 Merida. 1848 



TRfNiA, Hoffmann. In honour of Dr. Trinius, 

 a famous Russian botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Apiacece. Worthless hardy biennials. 

 Synonymes: \, Pimpinella dioica ; 2, P. dichi- 

 toma, ramoslssima, glaucd ; 3, T. Henningii — 

 Hoffmanni 1, Kitaibeli 2, vulgaris 3. 



Tri6dia, R. irown. From treis, three, and 

 odous, teeth ; the palea. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Graminaceas. A perennial hardy grass, 

 increased by seeds. Synonyme: 1, Poa de- 



■ cumbens — decumbens 1. 



Tri6num. See Hibiscus Tribnum. 



Tri6pteris, Linn. From treis, three, _ and 

 pteron, a wing ; the carpels are each furnished 

 with three wings. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 

 Malpighiacece. A genus of very elegant 

 twiners, extremely , difficult to bring into 

 flower in this country. They grow well in a 

 mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings of 

 the ripened wood will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. See Tetrdpteris. 

 iamaicensis . Yellow 5, S. Bv. Tw. 10 Jamaica . 1822 

 sericea . . Yellow 5, S. Ev. Tw. 8 S. Amer. . 182S 

 lucida . . . Pink . 5, S. Bv. Tw. 8 Cuba . . 1822 



Tri<5steum, Limn. From treis, three, and 

 osteon, a bone, in allusion to the three hard 

 seeds. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. CaprifoHaceai. 

 The species thrive well in a light rich soil ; 

 and are increased by cuttings, or by parting at 

 the roots. T. perfolicttum is a mild cathartic. 



Its dried and roasted berries have been used as 



coffee. 



angustifolium Yellow 6, H. Her. P. 1 Virginia 1699 



perforatum . Dk.red 6, H. Her. P. 1£ N.Amer. 1730 



Tripe rock. See Oyrbphora. 



TRIPETALOTJS, having three petals. 



Triphasia, Loureiro. From triphasios, triple ; 

 the calyx is three-toothed, and there are three 

 petals. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aurantiacew. 

 This plant succeeds well in turfy loam and 

 peat ; but it must be carefully watered during 

 winter. Cuttings, ripened at the base, will 

 root in sand, under a glass, in heat. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, T. aurantiola; 2, Limdnia trifo- 

 liata. 

 trifoliata 1 . . White 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 China . . 1798 



Triph6ra. See Pogdnia. 



TriphysAria, Fischer. From tris, three, and 

 physa, a bladder ; three segments of the lower 

 lip of corolla saccate. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. ScropJiulariacex. A hardy annual, grow- 

 ing in any common light soil, and propagated 

 by seeds, 

 versicolor . Wht, red 6, H. A. j California 1837 



Tripinnaria. See Tandxium. 



Trifinnate, thrice pinnate. 



TriPLARIS, Linn. From triplex, triple ; the 



parts of fructification are disposed in threes. 



Linn. 22, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Polygonacece. For 



culture and propagation, see Tr&vna. 



americana . Pa.yel. 6, S. Bv. T. 50 S. Amer. . 1824 



Triple-nerved, throwing out three side nerves 

 a little above the base. 



Tripolium. See Aster. 



TRfPSACTJM, Linn. From tribo, to thresh ; in 

 allusion to the purpose to which its grain may 

 be applied. Linn. 21, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Gra- 

 minaceas. These plants grow in any rich 

 mould, and are increased by division. They 

 are forage grasses of the West Indies — dac- 

 tyloldes, monostdchyon. See AntMphora. 



TRfPTERls. See CaUndula. 



TriptIlion, Ruiz and Pavon. From treis, three, 

 and ptilon, a feather ; on account of the three 

 divisions of the pappus. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Asteraceoe. A genus of very pretty 

 annuals. The seeds must be raised on a hot- 

 bed in spring, and planted out in the open 

 border about the end of May. Synonyme : 1, 



cordifdlium . White 7, H. A. I Chile . . 1824 



spindsum 1 . Blue . 7, H. A. i Chile . . 1827 



Triquetrous, having three sides or angles. 



Trisected, cut into three parts. 



Trisetum, Persoon. From treis, three, and 

 seta, a bristle, on account of the three awns of 

 the flower. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Grami- 

 nacece. According to the Wobum experi- 

 ments, T. pubescens is well suited for a per- 

 manent pasture on light rich soils ; it is hardy, 

 early, and more productive than many other 

 kinds in similar soils. Synonymes: 1, Avena 

 planicMmis, alplna; 2, A. flaviscens; 3, A. 

 pubescens; 4, A. striata — airoldes, Alopecurus, 

 alpestre, alplnum 1, argteteum, brevifblium, 

 carpaticum, condensatum, distichophyllum, 



