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TILLAXDSIA 



TOLMIEA 



I. musdisa, Hort., is Pitfairuia niuscnsa. P. muscosa. Hook., 

 B.JI. 47711, is Pitc-airnia Beyualema. The name T. iiiusecsa has 

 occurred in the trade, but the plant is unl^nown to tlie writer. 

 — T. Wilsoiii, Wats., has heen introduced sparingly to cultiva- 

 tion, lint does not appear to be iu the trade. It was discov- 

 ered in Hernando county, Fla., iu 1SS7 by Dr. W. P. Wilson, of 

 the University of Pennsylvania; ".Stem simple, very .short 

 (about ii inch) ; Ivs. numerous, 1 to :) or i inches long, gradu- 

 ally narrowed from the clasping base to the long-attenuate 

 apex, channeled above, more or less hoary, with minute ap- 

 pressed, peltate, tirown-centered scales: peduncle very slen- 

 der, recurved, about eQualinff the Ivs.. with 3 distinct bi-acts, 

 probably l-:i-rtd.: Hs. and capsules not seen." This is Serene 

 Watson's original description, 188«. See Mn. 2, p. 180, and (i, 

 p. l:j(), for pictures of what purport to be this species. — T. 

 Zdhnii. Hort., is properly (Tuzmauia Zaliuii, Jlez. Tufted, 

 branching from the liase, glabrous throughout: Ivs. 1 ft. long, 

 about 1 in. broad, crimson striped arjd yellow: inflorescence 

 panicuhite, subtended by scarlet bracts: ils. yellow. Oosta 

 Rica. B.M. 6059, as Caraguata Zalinii. In the trade. 



The following names are .-Lccounted for under Vrie=ia: rarl- 

 uata. fencstralis, fii'ltata, hii'rnijbjphica , psittaciaa, Sauinh'tsil, 

 splendenfi, tes-^c^fata, zebriiia (u\jnivt) . jj JJ. g, 



TIMOTHY, riilnoii pnitense. 



TINANTIA fiigax, Scbcidw., is sometimes .seen in 

 (.'Id g;a-(K'ns but is not in the trade. It is a trad(^sc:in- 

 tia-likc herb from tropical America, with blue tls. in 

 br:irf,'.i|:iio curved terminal clnsters. 1-2 ft. Grown in- 

 d.H.rs ;ind ."int. Know^n also as Trdfh'scaiitia t^reeia, T. 

 ,n„l.,t„. T. laliluli,,. B.JI. 1340. P..R. 17:141X1. L.B.C. 

 lo:l:;Ol). 



TIPUANA (n;nue apparently Latinized from a Bra- 

 zilian n:uue). L('(iu}iu}iuiiW. A genus of u species of 

 iiandsonie South American trees with odd-pinnate ivs., 

 numerous altern:ite Itts. auil showy yellow or purplish 

 tls. in loose, terminal ]ianicles. Here ljelone:s the I'lant 

 recently introduced to southern (':ilif. as Maclia'ri n iit 

 Tipu, which Francesctii says yields one of the rose- 

 woods of sotltilern Brazil. 



specidsa, Benth. {Hfnrlui>riii}» T)pu, Benth.). Ten- 

 der yellow-fld. tree; Ifts. 11-21. iddoug, emarginate, 

 entire, 1^2 in. long: veins somewhat parallel : standard 

 hroadly orbicular: wings ver)" bro:idly ovate, much 

 larger than the keel: prul veiny. S. Amer. 



TIPITLAKIA (Latin. Tiimhi. :i genus of insects, al- 

 luding to the foriji of tlic Hower). I hrJi iflai-i'<i . Includes 

 2 species of small terrestrial orchids in N. America and 

 the Himalaya region. Herbs with solid btilb, having 

 several generations connected by offsets: leaf solitary, 

 basal, appearing in attturan long after the flowering 

 season: lis. in a long, loose, terminal raceme, green, 

 nodding; sepals and petals similar, spre;iding: label- 

 lum 3-lobed, produced into a long spttr behind; column 

 erect, wingless or narrowly ^vinged. 



discolor, Nutt. Crane-fly Orchis. Scape 1.5-21) in. 

 high: leaf ovate, 2-.S in. long, ap])earing in aittnmn and 

 ofteii surviving through the winter: raceme .5-10 in. long, 

 hi.]-.': tls. greeit, tinged with purple. .luly,Ang. Vt. and 

 Mich, to Fla. and La. B.B. 1:4K0.-Rare. Advertised 

 by dealers in Dutch bulbs. Heinkich Hasselbri.\g. 



TOAD FLAX. Liiiarla nihja rlx. 



TOADSTOOL. Consult .Vii.sJin,,,,,, and Fiiiuji. 



TOBACCO is considered to he an agricultural rather 

 than :i horticultural crop and hence is not treated at 

 lengtii ill thiswork. See NirofUiua for an accottnt of the 

 culti\'ated si.'ecies of the gemis to which Tobacco belongs. 



TOCOCA (Tococo is the native name of T. Guitiveit- 

 .s/.s). MeJasto^nilveif. A genus of .'18 species of tropical 

 shrubs n.ative to the northern part of .South America, 

 including several hands(jme foliage pdants for hot- 

 houses. Their beauty is similar to that of the well- 

 known Oyanophyllnm. for which see Micnnin, The Ivs. 

 are usually ample, petiolate, metnbranous, rarely le;ilh- 

 ery, entire or denticulate, usually :5-nerved : fls. rather 

 large, borne in terminal or sometinu-s axilhirv patiicles, 

 white, red or rosy, .5-merous, rarely fi-merous; statnens 

 10; ovary M-loculed. rarely .5-Ioculed. 



platyphylla, Benth. {Sphwrarniiii' hififolin. Naud.i. 

 Short-stennned jilant witli sui'c\ilent, somewhat tortu- 

 ous stem: Ivs, broadly ovate, minutely denticulate-cili- 



ate, 7-nervei] : lis. rosy or red : ovary 5-loculed. Colom- 

 bia. V^enezuela, Costa Hica. — Cogniaux puts this spe- 

 cies in a section characterized by having the Ivs. desti- 

 tute of vesicles and the calyx not winged. In this sec- 

 tion it is unique by reason of its herbaceous branches 

 with long bristles, especially at the nodes ; the other 

 species of the section have shrubby and glalirous 

 branches. A very beatttiful plant, but con.sidered ti.i be 

 difficult to grow. ttt ,, 



Tococa rerpiiresa warmhonse temperature, with shady 

 and fairly moist [ilace. Use leaf - mold mixed with 

 fibrous loam, and provide ample drainage. It is best 

 propagated from what are called split joints, or eyes 

 with the leaf rolled up, and inserted in thumb-pots in 

 fine sand with chopped moss; then insert pot iu sand or 

 cocoa fiber, with l>ottom heat of 75-80°. Cover with bell- 

 glass or other inclosure to exclude air and to keep a 

 fairly moist (but not wet) condition. In aljout two 

 months the cuttings will liave rooted. The wood for 

 propagating should be well ripened. 



H. A. SlEBKIXlIIT. 



TODDALIA (Kal-ii Toddali. Slalabar name of T. ru-ii- 

 Jeata). Mafdccce. About 8 sjiecies of trees, shrubs and 

 climbers native to the Old World tropics and the Cape. 

 Lvs. alternate ; Ifts. in 3's, shining, leathery, full of 

 line veins, glandular -dotted, with a wavy vein insiile 

 Ihe margin: fls. small, copiotis, iti dense panicles; se- 

 pals 4-5, minute ; petals 4-5, valvate or imbricate; sta- 

 mens as many, or twnce as numy, as petals: ovary 4-5- 

 loculed; stigma peltate: fr. hard, cinuaceous, globose, 

 liermanently syncarpous. In Toddalia proper the petals 

 are valvate, and the stamens as many as the petals; in 

 the subgenus Vepris (name altered from vejJi-.s, braiu- 

 ble) the petals are imbricate and the stamens twice :is 

 many as the petals. 



lanceolata, Lam. ( ]'epris linici-nh'iln, A. -Juss. ). Small 

 tree or large shrub, erect, w-ithout prickles, i-ntirely 

 glabrous: petioles 1-2 in. long; Ifts. oblong-lanceolate, 

 '2-.S in. long, acute, entire, waved at the edge, %-\ in. 

 broad: panicles axillary and terminal, thyrsoid : petals 

 :i line long, imbricate; stamens 8, in the male tls. ex- 

 serted: fr. the size of a pea, 4-lobed, fleshy, gland- 

 dotted. Jlauritius, Mozambique, Cape. Int.'byBca- 

 souer Bros., 1891. -^y jj 



TODfiA (Tode, a fierman botanist). OanniHd.icr,!'. 

 Grape Feh.\. A genus of ferns relateil to Osniiiiida but 

 with the si')Orangia borne on the under surface of the 

 leaf. The last three species, although fret;juen(ly united 

 witli Todea, more properly form a distinct genus Lep- 

 topteris, differing widely in habit from the original 

 Todea; they form delicate foliage plants reseinbling 

 the filmy ferns in h.abit. 



For culture, see J'^oiis. 



A. Texture h;at]ierij : lvs. hlphuuid'. 

 barbara, Moore {T. Afrkclna. Willd.). Lvs. in a 

 crown rising from a short caudex, 3-4 ft. long. '.1-12 in. 

 witle; pinnte erect spreading, sometimes 2 in. wide: 

 sort closely placed, often covering the whole under sur- 

 face at maturity. South Africa to New Zealand. 



AA. T.'xture IJiui: !vs.ir:iJi liiirii r ilU'ixioiis. 

 B. Lvs. trip'uinatifld. 

 hymenophylloides. Rich. & Less ( T. prUiicidu. Hook.). 

 Lvs. 1-2 ft. long, 8-12 in. wide, lowest pinna' ;diout as 

 long as the others; rachises mostly naked. New Zea- 

 land. 



supfirba. Col. Lvs. 2-4 ft. long from a woody icuidex; 

 (limue often cris]M(l. the hiwer gr;idually I'cduced; 

 rachises densely tomentose. New Zealand. 



nB. Tjvs. hipii>uiffi\ 

 Friseri, Hook, ct Crev. Lws. 1-2 ft. long, from an 

 erect w-oody caudex 18-24 in. high, lowest pinna" nearly 

 as large as the others: racliis narrowly winged, naked. 

 Australia. l^ yj, Un'UEKWOOD. 



TOLMIfiA (Dr. T(dmie. surgeon of Hudson Bay Co., 

 at Puget Sound). Sa.ri hiiqi'ir, ,i . A genus of one spe- 

 cies, a western relative of tlic Bishop's Cap or MiteUa, 



