TETRAMIORA 



TEXAS 



1787 



TETRAMiCRA (Greek words, referring to the four 

 s(yN/// divisions of the aiitlier 1 . ( >rclii<liict<r. A genus 

 of small terrestrial or epipliytie lierbs of blender hal-it 

 bearing: raceiues with few pfetty ils. produced in spniii;-. 

 The erect stems;, wliich are nol p.se\uU)buHnms, Lcmw 

 from a oreepinir rhizome auU bear l-'A tleshy linear Ivs. 

 and a slender but rigid, termimil racemo : >.fpals and 

 petals nearly equal, spreading; lubellum join.'d to Tbc 

 [lase of the ct.diimn; lateral lobt:>s lar;^'<-. spreading or 

 small, auricledike. middle lol.'C tarire. f ntiro. cntraett'd 

 at base, coluum with 2 wide winu-s; ]niUinia 4 ])erfoi't 

 and 2 imperfect. Six specios in Brazil and West Indies. 

 Culture as for La>lia (p. S7-). 



bicolor, Rolfe (Lepfotcs hk-olor, Lindl.l. Lvs. solitary 

 ou the short stem, semi-cylindric. wirh a fin-row in 

 front, o—l in. long: raceme tow-rid., sborriT than tin- 

 lvs.: sepals and petals \vliiti', linoar-incurvi^d. ov^r I 

 in. long: lateral lobes of the lip small, t'oldiuij: "Vt-r iho 

 column: terminal lobe oblong - lanceolato. I'riglit n-sr, 

 with white tip and margins. A pretty plant. B.K. 

 P,l:HiL'.'>. A. F. t'>:6:>;i. Var. glaucopliylla, Hook. Lvs. 

 glaucous. B.-^I. ■17:u. llEiXRioH Hassei.bkin.;. 



TETRAN£;MA (name refers to the fonr stamens]. 

 Scroj.)}in!aridi-La'. A single little Mexican perennial 

 herb, with many nodding purplish tlowers crowded on 

 the tops of radical scapes, and grown under glass or in- 

 doors for its profuse bloom. True stem very short or 

 almost none: lvs. crowded at the crown or oiqiosite i>n 

 the very short stem, obovate lu- obhuig-obovati.-. sbai- 

 lowly ereuate -dentate: tls. purplish lu- violrt spotted 

 with lighter color in the throat; calyx j-partc<l, the seg- 

 ]nents narrow and acute; corolla long-tubuhir. :^-lipi>ed. 

 the upiier lip emarginate, the lower longer and iMobeil : 

 srameu> 4; sti^^ma capitate: fr. a 2-valved capsule. T. 

 Mesicanum, Benth.. is the only species, known as the 

 "Mexican Foxglove'' and formerly as Penfste/ii"it JMiXi- 

 canux. The pretty t^owers are borne in pirofusiou on 

 the summits of slender purple scapes G-S in. high. Al- 

 though essentially a summer bloomer, "with good care 

 it may be made to flower most of the year. It is iisu- 

 ally reirarded as a warnihouse subject, l")Ut it makes a 

 good window plant and is easy to grow. fMants dui- 

 tiuue to bloom year after year. Prop, by seeds. 



L. H. B. 



TETRATHECA (Greek, 4^r.:Ih(J : referring to an- 

 thers). Tr-imnidrdct'ir. T. cn'cii'olia is a heath -like 

 Australian sbrnb "which grows about a foot high and 

 bears in July numerous 4- or o-petaled pink tls.. which 

 open ouly in sunlight. Tlie tN. are bume '>n slender 

 pedicels and are solitarv in tin- axiN. This plant is 

 cult, in S. Calif., having'been intriMUind about 1000 liy 

 Mrs. T. B. Shepherd, who rei-tnnniends it both for out- 

 door culture and for p)ot culture in the :;reenlouise. and 

 adds that the tls. are pink or white, -^i-'U in. across. 



Tetratheca is the largest genus of the family Tre- 

 riuiudrace^, of "which a short account is gi\-cn under 

 Plat yf In. ra. It is an Australian genus of >uli^hrul.is 

 "with red or purple dt.iwers. Eighteen species are dis- 

 criminated in Flora Australiensis 1:129 (ls'i:;i. Tiny 

 vary greatly in foliage, the lvs. being alternate. wln_>rh'd 

 or seattered, heath-like and entire, or llat an<l toothed, 

 or reduced to minute scales. Generic charactiu-s : sta- 

 mens apparently in a single series, the anthers cruitinu- 

 ous with the filament. 2-celled, or 4-celled with 2 of tlo- 

 c-ells in front of the 2 others, more or less contractod 

 into a tube at the top: capsule opening only at the 

 edges: seeds appendaLr^d. 



In European irreenhouses all rhe plants of this family 

 are considered difficult of cultivation. They are treated 

 like many other Australian heath-like plants, beinu' 

 potted in fibrous peat and silver sand and watered care- 

 fully at all times. It is said that only soft rain water 

 should be used. They are usually propagated by green- 

 wood cuttings, but ill California" the seeds are offered. 



ericifolia, Sm. This species is distinguished from its 

 cotigeners by its lvs., which are mostly verticillate and 

 linear "with revolute margins. Heath-like, tender suli- 

 shrub, much branched and diffuse; sepals not ret^exed: 

 ovary with 2 superposed ovules in each locule or rarely a 

 single ovule attached below the top of the locules. Very 

 abundant about Port Jackson. N. S. Wales. "\v ^j 



TEUCRIUM (Teucer was the (irst king of Troy). 

 Liil'iala . Ci:kmam'KK. One hundred or nu-re perennial 

 berl>s or undei^hrubs. nio.sily of the (Jld \V(irld. four ,.t 

 which are olfered in tlu' Anierieau trade. Lv.->. op|po- 

 siie, entire oi- dentate: lis. mostly purple of pinkish, in 

 wIku'Is forming a terminal inleri'upted spike; eal\x 

 caiupanuiatc or tulmlar, nnire or b-ss eqiuilly 5-to<,i lii;il, 

 lO-nerved; corolla with lari;-e luwer Up, and the npper 

 lip very snudl or split so as to a|)pear to In- waiMini!;; 

 sramens I. in 2 pairs, exserted Mn-onLi'li the split or 

 noteb in the short ui)]ier lip. Tin- ( iernianders are 

 bat-dy herbs, with aroniatir foHa-e. suitable for the 

 wihl Lcarden or roidiwiu-k. They are little known liorti- 

 culturally. 



A. Fls. ni <llsl!i,rf j-O-fJ,?. irhorU, fnr},n)i<i a hl.r f,'r- 

 iHiuMl >uf/orcsccnrc. 

 Chamtedrys, Linn. One to 2 ft. tall, from a deruni- 

 l.ient base, brandling", with au:e l.>ec<.)min,Lr woody below, 

 ]"inliescent or villous : \ys. o\-are or •jbioiiL';. iM-iioh.-'d, 

 ini-is(;-crenate, cuneate at the base, somewhal cauesi'ent 

 b(^neath, the tloral ones smaller and ,scan-ely ileiitate: 

 ris. bright rose, with red and white sp-Us, 'U in. long, 

 rather showy, in matiy 2-0-fid. wlmrls, Europe. — A 

 gooil l.Hjrder plant Iw late sunnner Idooni. 



AA. Fls. sniit,,)-!/ or nnf »>'>>■<' (J,.f» /.('t U. H'h n r I . I- rill - 



I II J II. loiiij Si rill iiial sj'ik. . 

 Canad^nse, Linn. Erect, 1-3 ft. tall, soft-iuibescent 

 or canesceut : lvs. oblong - (.tvate to lanceolate, sharp- 

 serrate: fis. purple to cream-color, the corolla about '■o 

 in. hmg, the calyx canescent ami the 3 ujijier lobes ob- 

 ttise. L(:nv gr'Uind, eastei'ii states, from north to south. 

 :\ln. S:07. — ntTered Ipy de;di-rs iti native iilants. Fse- 

 ful for low gn.umds and nnust l.iorders. In general habit 

 resembles a Stacbys. 



AAA. Fh. 0)1 opju'fsiti: axliianj l-fhj. /inJii ileitis. 



iruticans, Linn. Shritbby. 2-3 ft., wide-branching: 

 lvs. ovate, obtuse, entire, white- or brown-pubescent 

 beneath: ds. on 1-lhl. ]pedun(des which are shorter than 

 the i-alyx. Idue. forniini;- terminal or lateral clusters. 

 Europe. — Kecomnu'uded for dry places Sotith. Has a 

 long blooming season. 



bicolor. Smith. Dwarf, herbaceous, i:::labrritis : lvs. 

 ovate. ohloULT or laneeoUiTe. o}>tu-e. entiri' or incised, 

 un-een: ris. (due and white, (..n axillary l-ll-l. ]>eduncles. 

 Chile. — Offered in S. Calif. j^_ j}_ j.^ 



TEXAS, HORTICULTURE IN. Fig. 24'J2. Theclinuit:c 

 lielts of the state are distinctly nmrked and extremeh" 

 different in character, one from another. They may be 

 designated as follows: 



1. The Gulf Coastal Plain. 



2. Tlie East Texas Forest KeiTion. 



3. The Red Kiver Valh-v. 



4. The BUu-k Waxv Praii'ies. 



5. The Brown or Chocolate Plains. 

 (k The Pecos Valley. 



7. The Rio Grande Valley. 

 1. The (U\\l Coastal Plaiti. extemling out 50-7.5 miles 

 fri.'m the tiulf of ^lexic'. varies in altitude from a few 

 feet ah-'Ug the low sandy beach, to oO and rarely 100 

 feet iidanil. Its surface in pi ares is tinil")ered with 

 li\"c-oak and ]iine. but nio-tly it is a level. I)lack-sandy 

 l>rairie. The streains are liordrred in sotitheastern 

 Texas with timber and nnlb•rgro^vrb of many species, 

 inclndini;" the grand maguidia, hoHv. jialnis and many 

 other beautiful l^owering trees, sjirubs and ]'erennial 

 lii-rbs. The rainfall in the sruuliwi.'>tern extension of 

 this Iielt is much less than in the easteiai, whei-e it 

 averages above 50 inches annually, and the ^'rijwtb and 

 ctiltural Condi til uis vary a<a.'ordini,"Iy. In trui'king. 

 celery, cabbaire. strawberries, ti">niatoes and nii-hnis are 

 the leading items. ( )n the si.iuthern end i.'f Padre 

 Islatid, near Brownsville, bananas, oranges and pine- 

 ajiples are grown to some extent. Figs fiourish every- 

 where in tlie coast country. The canned-ti^^ indtistry is 

 developing and promises to become very profitable. 

 Dewberries grow to perfection, and wild varieties are 

 marketed in considerable quantities. The Le Ci>nte. 

 Keiffer and Garber pears do better in this region thati 

 elsewhere. Some of the Chinese Cling group of peaches, 



