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TE LP A I RE A 



TEMPLETONIA 



TELFAIREA (Charles Telfair, 177S-1833, Irish bota- 

 nist; died in iMauritius. 1. <_'nciirbit(ice>:e. T< l!-nr,,i 

 pedata is a tall-^^rowin^ climber from tropical Africa 

 with digitiite lea'ves, large, i.iurtdc-friuged flowers of 

 curious ai>pearaut*e, and huge gourds which sonietivnes 

 weigh as uiu<di as GO pounds and contain 100 to :iO() edi- 

 ble seeds. It lias been cultivated in English stoves, a 

 single shoot attaining a length of 5(1 ft. in a year or sn. 

 The male and female tis. are borne on separate plants. 

 The species is too rampant for the <.rdinary conserva- 

 tory. It was introduced intu soulli<rii CMlifnrnia in 

 1900, presumably for its economie imrrcsr. The srcds 

 are roundish, al'^nit an inch am-ss. aiid tlie kernels are 

 sweet to the taste, and :ire said tu be as ,u-nnd as al- 

 monds. The ne-ro.s ^.f tropiral Afrira boil an<i eat 

 them. These s(^e<tsa.lso yi,dd an abnndance uf oil wlii(di 

 ha^ been said t^ )"■ rqual b' nlive nil. 



The fruit lM-r,,nies Tj-:; ft. leiii^^ ;„|,i 8 in. wide. It is 

 oblong ill sliajie. lias 10-1:: deep fnrr(.\vs and is ;d\va_\s 

 green. \i->xU male ;in.l female Hs. are r.-lobed, copb-usly 

 frin'^ed and purpli^ in cnlm-. ilie fmiales somewhat 

 brownish, wirh a rinnilar -n-en thmat. while the males 

 have a .'.-pojuted star nf irre.'n in the middle. The male 

 fls. are aiiout 2 in. aernss. females 4 in. across, with an 

 ovary L! in. lonir. The foliage has an unpleasant smell 

 ■\vhen tnaiised. 



Telfairea is a genus of only 2 species, both tropical 

 Afriean. and very much alike. The two species are dis- 

 tinguished by the venation of t1ie Ivs.: T. pedata has 

 pinnate venation, while T. <'.-f'nJeuf<ilis has 3 nerves 

 orii^inating near the base of the leaf. Generic charac- 

 ters: male Hs. in racemes; corolla rotate; stamens ;!, 

 one of the anthers with 2 compartments, the others 4- 

 celled: female Ms. siditary: ovary 3-5-locuIed ; ovules 

 in one series <iii the imperfect septa: seeds tibrons- 

 coated. See Co-nianx, DO. Mon. Phaner. Vol. 3, p. 349. 



pedata. Hook. Root stout, fleshy: stem perennial, 

 50-p)0 ft. Inn-: Ivs. long-stalked: It'ts. :5-.5 in. Imiir. re- 

 pand-toothed : fls. and fr. descril)ed above. Zanzibar. 

 B.M. 2081 {FrtdUa'a pedata): 275], 27.i2. -w_ ^j;_ 



TELLlMA (anagram of Mitella). Saxitraijacffr. 

 Tellima is a genus of 8 species of perennial herbs which 

 are the western representatives of the Bishop's Cap or 

 Mitella familiar to lovers of wild flowers in the East. 

 They have tnl»er(tus rootstocks. Slost of their Ivs. are 

 from the roots. Strong plants send up numerous stetns 

 one or two feet iiigh, bearing racemes of small white. 

 pink or red flowers. They are choice subjects for wild 

 gardening, being valued for their tufted habit, j)ri-rty 

 Ivs., and for the air.y grace of their inflorescence. (")n 

 close inspection the fls. are seen to be beantifnlly fring(->(l 

 or cut, suggesting a bishop's miter. Ti'Uima f/i-andi- 

 flora is prohaldy the most desiralde s])eries. It is prac- 

 tically the only kind known to European gardens. It 

 has one-sided racemes about (i in. long, containing as 

 many as 30 fls., each a quarter of an inch across or 

 more. It blooms in early spring,' ;md the fls. chanice 

 from greenish to piidv or red. It is not as showy a 

 plant as Heuclwra, sinuini tira . Tellimas are supposed 

 to be hardy in the eastei'n states. They require dense 

 shade. A few kinds have been offered by specialists in 

 native plants and are obtainable from western collei-fnrs. 

 The plants are called "Star Flowers " in ( 'alift.rnia. 



Tellima differs from ^litidla mainly in the caj'siile. 

 which is 2-beake.I in Tellima, not beaked in ^litella. 

 Calyx beil-sli;ipe.l or top-shaped ; yictals inserted in the 

 sinuses of the calyx, cleft ortootherl. sometimes entire; 

 stamens 10: ovary l-loculed: seeds numerous. 



A. Petals pinniilrhi cut lata loag. th n-ad-Iil-e srr/mcats . 

 ]:. Fts. ant fraijniul. 



grandiflora. R. Br. False Alt'm Root. Heiirbt 

 r.j-2^ ft.: ivs. rnundf^l. cnr,i;,fr .,r ansrle - lohed and 

 tctothed: fls. greenish, hpcomiiii,^ pink or red; calvx in- 

 flated-bpll-shaped, nearly b_. in. hmi,^: petals laeiniate- 

 pinnatifid, sessile. Calif, to Alaska. B.R. 14:1178. 



BR. Fls. traaniat. 

 odorata, Howell. Heii^dit 1-2 ft. : Ivs. broadlv conlate. 

 obscurely lolled and crena.tely toothed: fls. red. Wet 

 places near (.'ohnnbia river. 



AA. Petals palniatrti) .'J-7-parteO . 



parviilora, Hook. Height :'4-l ft.: radical Ivs. mostly 

 3-5-parted or divided, the divisiun.s narrowly cuneate 

 and once or twice 3-cIeft into narrow lobes: fls. pink or 

 sometimes white; petals with a slender claw, the liinli 

 palmately .■!-7-parted. Brit. Col. to Utah and Colo. 



W. M. 



TELOPEA (Greek; seen at a distance). Profearea.'. 

 Telopea s/u-ciasis.^iina is one of the showiest shrubs of 

 New South Wales. It grows l>-8 ft. high and has dense 

 terminal globular heads of rich crimson. These heads 

 are 3 in. across and 3 or 4 in. deep and bear a rough re- 

 semblance to a florist's chrysanthenmm. The showiest 

 parts, however, are involncral bracts. This plant is 

 known as the Waratah. It i.s one of the most di.stinct 

 members of its family, for a horticultural account of 

 which see Protea. In the early part of the nineteenth 

 century, when proteads and other shrubs from Aus- 

 tralia and the Cape were in great favor, the Waratah 

 made a vivid impression. The "Waratah" chrysanthe- 

 mum and other florists' flowers of the period took their 

 name from the distinct and fashional)le color of the 

 Waratah. Ever since that era the Waratah has been 

 considered a rare and difficult subject and its occasional 

 flowering has been signalized at the exhibitions. The 

 (dd "stoves "in which proteads throve so wonderfully 

 were crude affairs compared with the modern lioMiouse 

 with its perfected devices for maintaining a liot and 

 moist atmosphere. Such yd ants require too much 

 room and are too long and uncertain in blooming ever 

 to become popular subjects for northern conservatories, 

 but they are splendid plants for exhibitions. Ernest 

 Braunton writes that the Waratah is imported every 

 year from Australia into California but is very hard to 

 grow. All accounts agree that proteads should have 

 good drainage and plenty of water while growing. 

 When once established, Telopea can probably be projia- 

 gated by layering. 



Telopea is a genus of 3 species, 2 Australian, 1 Tas- 

 manian. Perianth irregular, the tube open early on the 

 under side, the laminae, broad and oblique; anthers 

 sessile at the base of the laminro; hypogynous glands 

 united into a short, oblique, nearly complete ring: fr. a 

 recurved, leathery follicle; seeds flat, winged. Closely 

 related to Embothrium, being distingnished chiefly by 

 disk and style. Flora Australiensis 5:534 (1870). 



speciosissima, R. Br. {Emliotln-ium speciosisaimum, 

 Sm.). Wakatah. Warkatac. Stout, glabrous shrub 

 f>-S ft. high: Ivs. cuneate-oblong, 5-10 in. long, mostly 

 toothed in the upper part, coriaceous: fls. crimson, in a 

 dense ovoid or globular head 3 in. across: involueral 

 bracts colored, the inner ones 2-3 in. long. N. S. Wales. 

 B.M. 1128. G.C. II. 17:677. Gn. 22:361. I.H. 34:29. 

 — HjiJogyne speciosa, Salisb., is an older name for this 

 plant. w. M. 



TEMPEKATITKE. See Consrrvatoni and Greoi- 

 hause. 



TEMPLETONIA (J. Templeton, botanist of Belfast, 

 early part of inneteenth century). Legiiinhidsc'. Tlie 

 Coral Bush of Australia. Templetovia- retusa, is a tall 

 siirub with showy scarlet fls. l-U.^" in. long. The 

 flower presents a very difl'erent appearance from the 

 papilionaceous or sweet pea type, the floral parts being 

 all rather narrow and about the same length, with the 

 standard strongly reflexed. This plant was formerly 

 cult, in European greenhouses, wliere it generally flow- 

 ered in April (<r May. It was usually planted in the 

 i^reenhouse b(n-der rather than in i)ots and was thought 

 to prefer a. com)>ost of peat ami loam. It was slowly 

 prnpa^-ated by cuttings and werit out of fashion along 

 with Australian shrubs in general. It has lately been 

 offered f<n- .uitdoor cultivation in southern California, 

 where nianv <dioire plants of its chiss are ludng culti- 

 vated. T. n'ta.sa is probaldy the most desirable species 

 of the genus. 



Generic characters: shrubs or subshrubs: Ivs. when 

 present aiternate, simple, entire: fls. axillary, solitary 

 or 2 or 3 together, red or yellow; standard orbicular or 

 obovate, nsna.lly reflexed; wings narrow; keel as hnii: 

 as the standard or shorter; stamens all united in a 



