ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
15 ft., W. Indies; excelsa, 6 to 8 ft., Jamaica; multiflora, 6 to 10 ft., Dominica; 
parviflora (Royal Palmetto Palm), 8 to 12 ft., W. Indies; radiata, 6 to 8 ft., 
W. Indies. 
Thunbergia.—Ord. Acanthacex. Stove and greenhouse ever- 
green flowering shrubs and perennials, mostly of climbing habit. First 
introduced 1796. 
CULTURE OF T. ALATA: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf- 
mouid or decayed manure, & one part sand. Sow seeds thinly in 
light compost in a well-drained pot, pan, or box, in temp. 65° to 75°, 
in Feb. or March. Transplant seedlings when three leaves form singly 
in 33-in. pots, & later on into 5-in. size. Place pots afterwards along- 
side of staging, & let shoots hang down; or in baskets suspended from 
roof. May also be planted outdoors in June against sunny walls, in 
window boxes, or in vases. Water freely. Apply weak stimulants 
occasionally when in flower. 
CULTURE OF OTHER SPECIES: Compost, equal parts leaf-mould 
or well-decayed manure, peat, fibrous loam, & silver sand. Position, 
well-drained pots in shady part of stove during growing period; 
light part during the resting period for T. erecta; well-drained beds 
with shoots trained up roof for T. mysorensis, ete. Pot, Feb. or 
March. Prune moderately, Feb. Water freely, March to Sept.; 
moderately, Sept. to Nov.; keep nearly dry, Nov. to March. Syringe 
daily, March to Sept. Apply stimulants occasionally, May to Sept. 
Temp., Feb. to Oct. 65° to 75°; Oct. to Feb. 55° to 65°. Propagate 
by seeds sown 1-16in. deep in sandy peat & leaf-mould in temp. 75° 
to 85°, Jan. to May; cuttings of firm young shoots, 2 to 3in. long, 
inserted in leaf-mould, peat, & sand under bell-glass in temp. 75° to 
85°, Feb. to June. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. alata, yellow, summer, 4 to 6 ft., Trop. Africa; 
alata alba, white; alata aurantiaca, orange; coccinea, scarlet, summer, 4 to G ft., 
India; erecta (Syn. Meyenia erecta), blue and orange, summer, 6 ft., Trop. Africa; 
erecta alba, white and yellow; fragrans, white, fragrant, summer, 5 ft., Trop. 
Asia; mysorensis (Syn. Hexacentris mysorensis), yellow and purple, spring, & to 
10 ft., S. India. 
Thunberg’s Lily (Lilium elegans).—Sce Lilium. 
Thunia.—See Phaius. 
Thuya (Arbor-vite).—Ord. Conifere. Hardy evergreen trees & 
shrubs. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1596. Leaves, small, scale- 
like. Habit, pyramidal. 
CULTURE: Soil, deep, moist loam. Position, open sunny shrub- 
beries, lawns, banks, or margins of water. Plant, Sept. to Nov., & 
Feb. to April. Prune, April or Sept. Depth for planting roots, 6 to 
Sin. 
IN POTS: Compost, two parts loam & one part leaf-mould. Pot, 
Sept. or Oct. Position, cold frame, window sill, or cold greenhouse, 
Nov. to May; plunged to rim of pots in ashes or fibre refuse in sunny 
spot outdoors afterwards. Water freely, April to Oct.; moderately 
afterwards. 
HEDGE CULTURE: Suitable kinds—T. plicat:, T. occidentalis, & 
T. orientalis. Soil, ordinary moist, previously trenched 3 spits deep & 
3ft. wide. Plant, Sept., Oct., March, or April. Distance apart for 
planting: 15 to 18in. Height of trees: 181n. to 4ft. Prune, trim, 
or clip, April or Sept. Average cost of trees per 100, 35s. to 50s. 
Average cost of preparing & planting, per lineal yard, 9d. to 1s. 
Propagate by seeds sown fin. deep in sandy soil in temp. 55° in 
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