BNOYCLOP.EDIA OF GARDENING. 
plants in summer. No shade required at any time. Admit air freely 
during summer & early autumn to thoroughly ripen wood for insur- 
ing abundance of flowers. Temp., April to Oct, 55° to 65°; Oct. to 
April 40° to 50°. ; 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, two pei loam, one part 
peat & silver sand. Position, well-drained border against S. wall. 
Plant, Sept. to March. Prune as for greenhouse species in March. 
Propagate by cuttings of firm young shoots, 3in. long, inserted in 
well-drained pots of sandy soil placed under bell-glass in temp. of 
55° to 65° in summer ; cuttings of roots, 1 to 2 in. long, planted an inch 
deep in sandy soil in temp. of 55° to 65°, spring; layering shoots in 
March, April, Sept., or Oct. 
STOVE SPECIES: T. amboinensis, orange-red, summer, 10 to 20 ft., Amboina. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: T. australis Manglesii, white, purple and red, summer, 
10 to 20 ft., Australia; capensis, orange-scarlet, summer, 10 to 20 ft., S. Africa; 
jasminoides, white and red, Aug., 10 to 20 ft., Australia; Smithii, orange, autumn, 
2 to 3 ft. 
HARDY SPECIES: T. grandiflora (Syn. Bignonia grandiflora), scarlet, summer, 
10 to 20 ft., China and Japan; radicans (Syn. Bignonia radicans), scarlet, summer, 
10 to 20 ft., N. America, 
Tecophilzea (Chilian Crocus).—Ord. Hemodoraceez. Green- 
house bulbous plants. First introduced 1872. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part decayed cow 
manure. Position, well-drained bed in cold frame or pots in cool 
greenhouse. Plant bulbs 3 in. deep & 6in. apart in frame, Aug. to Nov. 
Pot, singly in 3}-in. pots or three in a 5-in. pot & 2in. deep. Cover 
pot with ashes or fibre refuse till growth begins. Water moderately; 
keep dry after foliage turns yellow until growth recommences. No 
artificial heat required. Admit air freely to plants in pots & frames 
after February. Propagate by offsets removed at potting time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. Cyanocrocus, blue and white, fragrant, spring, 6 in., 
Chili, and its variety Leichtlinii, blue. 
Telanthera  (Joy-weed).—Ord. Amarantacee. Half-hardy 
perennials. Orn. foliage. Better known under the generic name of 
Alternanthera. Used for carpet bedding. Foliage, crimson, red. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny beds outdoors, May to 
Sept. Plant, May, 2in. apart. Lift in Sept., store in pots or boxes in 
Temp. 55° to 65° during winter. Propagate by cuttings inserted in 
sandy soil, temp. 75°, March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: 'T. ficoidea (Syn. Alternanthera amabilis), leaves, 
orange scarlet, 3 in., Trop. America, and its varieties, amcena (leaves orange, red, 
bronze, and green), and tricolor (leaves green, rose, purple and yellow); bettzi- 
chiana (Syn. Alternanthcra paronychoides), leaves brown and scarlet, and its 
varieties major (larger leaves) and major aurea (red and yellow foliage). 
Telegraph-plant (Desmodium gyrans).—See Desmodium. 
Tenore’s Candytuft (Iberis Tenoreana).—See Iheris. 
Ten-week Stock (Matthiola annua).—See Matthiola. 
Testudinaria (Hottentot’s Bread; Elephant's Foot).—Ord. 
Dioscoreacem. Greenhouse deciduous climber. First introduced 1774. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibrous loam, turfy peat, & sand. 
Position, well-drained in sunny greenhouse. Pot, Feb. or March. 
Water moderately, April to Sept.; keep nearly dry afterwards. No 
shade required. Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to 
March 40° to 50° Propagate by cuttings of firm side shoots inserted 
in ‘sandy loam under hell-glass in temp. 45° to 55° in spring, or cut- 
tings of young shoots when 1 to 2in. long inserted in sandy loam under 
bell-glasa in similar temp., spring or summer. 
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