1778 



TECOMA 



TECOPHIL.EA 



and with a beak at the apes, 3-5 in. long. July-Sept. Pa. 

 and 111. to Fla. and Texas. B.M. 485. Gn. 22, p. 339. 

 F. 1873, p. 220. A. F. 12:34. Mn. 2:9. — Var. atropurpurea, 

 Hort. (var. grandi flora atropurpnyea, Hort.). With 

 large, deep scarlet lis. Var. speciosa, Hort. Scarcely 

 climbing, usually forming a bush with long and slender 

 branches: Ifts. small, oval, abruptly narrowed into a 

 slender point often % in. long: fls. orange-red, with 

 rather straight tube; limb about 1>4 in. across. Var. 

 precox, Hort. "With large scarlet Us. 



8. grandiilora, Del. {T. Chhn'usis, C. Kocb. BUr 

 nbnia C'hi iieitsis, Laui. Cdhi.p.si.s adrepen.s, Lour.). 

 Chinese Trumpet Ckeepek. Fig. 2477 (adapted from 

 Gardening). Climbing .sbrub, with few or no aerial 

 rootlets: Its. odd -pinnate; Ifts. usually 7-9, ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, sex'rate, glabrous beneath, l>2-2>'2 in. 

 long: fls. in terminal racemes; corolla funnelform-cam- 

 panulate, shorter and broader than that of the preced- 

 ing species, scai'let, about 2 in. across; calyx 5-lobed 

 to the middle, about as long as the tube of the corolla: 

 fr. obtuse at the apex. Aug., Sept. China, Japan. B.M. 

 1398; 3011. F.S. 11:1124, 1125. Gn. 27, p. 94; 33, p. 348; 

 47, p. 373. G.F. 3:393. F.R. 2:27. Gng. 4:195. -Less 

 high-growing and sometimes shrubby; flowers when 

 quite small and can be grown as a pot-plant, also suited 

 for forcing. Var. atrosangninea, Hort. With deeper 

 scarlet fls." Var. Thunberg-i. Hort.(T. Tltuithergi, Sieb.). 

 Fls. bright scarlt-t, with very short tube and reflexed 

 lobes. Often a var. of T. radlcans is cult, under the 

 name T. TJninbenjL There are probably also hybrids 

 of this and the preceding species. Var. prsecox is ad- 

 vertised. 



9. Amboin6nsis, Blume. Evergreen climbing shrub: 

 Ivs. odd-pinnate; Ifts. 3-7, stalked, elliptic-ovate, acumi- 

 nate, sinuate or almost entire, puberulous beneath, 

 3-3 >2 in. long: fls. in lateral racemes, corolla tubular- 

 funnelform, with erect or slightly spreading 5-lobed 

 limb, red, 3-4 in. long. Amboina. 



10. Ricasoliana, Tanfani (T. MacJienii, W.Watson. 

 Paudbn'u Birn.->olia)u( , Baill. ]. Evergreen climbing 

 shrub: Ivs. odd-pinnate; Ifts. 7-11, short-stalked, ellip- 

 tic-ovate, acute or acuminate, serrate, dark green above, 

 pale beneath, glabrous, about 1 in. long: fls. in loose, 

 terminal panicles ; corolla funnelform, campanulate, 

 with spreading 5-lobed limb, light pink, striped red, 

 2 in. long; calyx 5-toothed: fr. linear, terete, 10-12 in. 

 long. S. Africa. 



11. austr^lis, R. Br. {Bii/iioiua Paudorw, Sims). 

 WoxGA-wONOA Vine. Evergreen high-climbing shrub: 



ivs. odd-pinnate; Ifts. 3-9, 

 elliptic-ovate to ovate-lan- 

 c e o 1 a t e , acuminate but 

 bluntly pointed, entire or 

 sometimes coarsely cre- 

 nate, shining above, gla- 

 brous, 1-2K in. long: pan- 

 icles many-fld.; coroUa 

 funnelform - campanulate, 

 with 5-lobed spreading 

 limb, yellowish white, 

 spotted violet in the 

 throat, % in. long: fr. ob- 

 long, pointed, 2-3 in. long. 

 -Spring. Australia. B.j\L 

 805. Gn. 27, p. 94. 



12. iasminoidea, Lindl, 

 i L> ig nun i a j<i.sm hioldes. 

 Hort.). Bower Plant of 

 Australia. Evergreen 

 climbing shrub: Ivs. odd- 

 pinnate; Ifts. 5-9, almost 

 sessile, ovate to lanceolate, 

 acuminate but bluntly 

 pointed, entire, glabrous, 

 1-2 in. long: panicles 

 rather few - fld. ; corolla 

 funnelform - campanulate, 

 with large spreading 5- 

 lobcd limb with crr-nate lubesTwhite, rosy pink in the 

 throat, l>2-2 in. lon^-; calyx small, 5-lnberi. Au^ -Oct 

 B.R. 23:2002. B.M. 4004. " R.H. 1895. p. 109. Var. alba 

 is a trade name. 



13. filicifblia, Nichols. (Campsidium fUicifolium 

 Van Geert). Climbing evergreen shrub: Ivs. odd -pin- 

 nate, 5 in. long; ifts. 19-25, ovate, with 2 or 3 lobes on 

 each side, the larger lobes sometimes dentate. Fiji 

 Islands. F. 1874:280. 



T. 'xsculifdlia,^ DC. (Tabebuia a?seulifolia, Hemsl. 

 BigTionia eesculifolia, Huiiib. & Bonpl.). Evergreen 

 tree, about 20 ft. high: Ivs. digitate, witli 7 obloiig- 

 otiovate Ifts., pubescent above, tonientose benejitli: 

 lis. in terminal panicles, subcampanulate, orange- 

 red, with yellow spots on the 3 lower lobes. Mex- 

 ico .— T. chrysdntha, DC. (Tabeljuia chrysantha. 

 Nichols.). Evergreen tree: Ivs. digi- 

 tate, with 5 ovate entire, tomentose 

 Ifts.: lis. in terminal racemes, yel- 

 low, funnelform, 2 in. long. Caracas. 

 — T. fulva, Don (Teeomaria fulva, 

 Baill.). Evergreen upright shrub to 

 15 ft. high: Ivs. odd-pinnate, with 9- 

 13 small, ovate, toothed Ifts.: tis. in 

 terminal panicles, tubular- funnel- 

 form, slender, yellow, tinged red, l3^ 

 in. long; stamens 

 slightly exserted. 

 Peru. B.M. 4896. F. 

 S. 11:1116.-2'. ser- 



2475. Trumpet Vine — 

 Tecoma radicans (X ^i). 



2477. Tecoma erandiflora 

 on a clothes post. 



ratifblia, Don 

 lT;il.iebui;i serra- 

 tifolia.NiuhoJs.). 

 Evergreen tree : 

 Ivs. digitate, with 

 4-5, oblong-ovate 

 acuminate Ifts. serrate at the 

 apex, 3-5 in. long: fls. in ter- 

 minal panicles, tubular-fun- 

 nelform, yellow. W. Indies. 

 — T. spectdbiiis. Planch. 

 Lind. (Tabebuia speotabilis. 

 Nichols.). Evergreen tree: 

 Ivs. digitate, with 5-stalked, 

 ovate to ohlong-ovate, cren- 

 ately serrate Ifts.: tls. in 

 terminal panicles, orange- 

 yellow, funnelform - campa- 

 nulate. Columbia. F.S. 9: 

 948.- T. Valdivictna. Phil. 

 { Campsidium Cbilense.Reiss. 

 & Seem.). Evergreen climb- 

 ing shrub: Ivs. odd-pinuate, with 9-15 elliptic to ovate-oblong, 

 small Ifts., serrate near the apex or almost entire: fls. in ter- 

 minal racemes, tubular, with short 5-!nbed limb, orange, about 

 lin.iong. Chile. C.C, ly70:ll«'J. B.M. liUl. 



Alfred PlEhder, 



TECOPHILaiA (named for Tecophila Billotti, daugh- 

 ter of a botanist). H<rmodordce<e. Chilean Crocus. 

 Two Chilean bulbous early-flowering plants, useful for 

 pots or for forcing, one of which is offered by Dutch 

 bulb dealers. They look like blue crocuses. They are 

 stemless plants, with 1- few-fid. scapes and linear or 

 lanceolate leaves arising from tunicated corms. The 

 flowers are blue, campanulate, wnth 6 segments, 3 per- 

 fect stamens and 3 staminodia, a single style and a 3- 

 loculed ovary. The botanical position of Teeophilcea is 

 open to discussion, but the inferior ovary seems to take 

 it out of the LiliacesD, with which it has been placed by 

 some writers. The plants are useful for blooming in 

 pots indoors early in spring. T. vinj^efiora, Bertero, 

 does not appear to be introduced. The one in cultiva- 

 tion is — 



cyanocrbciis, Leyb. (sometimes written T. cijano- 

 crocea). Scapes 1-3, erect, 3-G in. high, 1-fld.: Ivs. 

 2-3, linear-caualiculate and undulate : fl. azure-blue 

 with white throat, about 1% in. long, with a narrow 

 tube and obovate segments. Var. Leichtlini, Hort., 

 has fls. deep blue with no trace of yellow; said by 

 some to have a white center. Var. Regelii, Baker (not 

 known to be in the trade}, has longer peduncles, longer 

 and narrower scarcely undulate Ivs., and narrow oblong 

 segments. Species hardy at New York city in protected 

 places, but usually the pbuits do not thrive more than 

 a year or two; they ouirht to'do better farther south. 

 Blooms verv early in spring. Fls. violet-scented. 



L. H. B. 



