ENCYCLOPADIA OF GARDENING. 
spring, transplanting seedlings in open ground when large enough 
to handle; by cuttings of shoots, 2 to 3in. long, inserted in sandy soil 
under bell-glass or in cold frame in Sept.; grafting in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. dolobrata (Syn. Thuyopsis dolobrata), 30 to 50 ft., 
Japan; dolobrata letevirens, dwarf form; dolobrata variegata, variegated form; 
japonica (Syn. Thuya Standishii), Japanese Arbor-vitee, 20 to 30 ft., Japan; occi- 
dentalis (American Arbor-vitez), 50 to G0 ft., N.E. America; and its varieties 
argenteo-variegata (variegated white); aureo-variegata (yellow), ellwangeriana 
(dwarf form), ericoides (dwarf habit), lutea (ends of branches yellow tinted), 
_ pendula (branches drooping), Spithii (branchlets clustered), verveeneana (branchlets 
tinged with yellow or brown), and wareana (dwarf. dense growing); orientalis 
(Chinese arbor-vite), Syn. Biota orientalis, 20 to 25 ft., China and Japan; and its 
. varieties argenteo-variegata (variegated with white), aurea (golden), aureo-variegata 
(variegated with yellow), decussata (dwarf form), clegantissima (dwarf, graceful 
habit), pendula (branches drooping), and pygmaxa (dwarf form); plicata (Syn. T. 
gigantea and T. Lobbii), Red or Canoe Cedar, 100 to 150 ft., N.W. America, a very 
handsome tree. 
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris).—Sce Thymus. 
Thyme-leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia thymifolia)—See Fuchsia. 
Thyme-leaved Rhododendron (Rhododendron chame- 
cistus).—See Rhododendron. 
Thymus (Garden & Lemon-scented Thyme).—Ord. Labiatw. Hardy 
aromatic shrubby perennial. 
CULTURE OF GARDEN THYME: Shoots used largely for culinary 
purposes. Soil, light, rich ordinary. Position, sunny warm border. 
Plant, 4in. apart in rows 8 in. asunder, March or April. Replant every 
three or four years. Gather shoots when blossoms appear, & dry for 
winter use. 
CULTORE OF OTHER SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny 
rockeries. Plant, Oct. or March. Excellent plants for carpeting bare 
spots over spring bulbs. Propagate by seeds sown iin. deep in lines 
Sin, apart in April, thinning seedlings to 4in. apart in May or June; 
by division of the plant in March or April, each portion being furnished 
with a few roots; gold & silver kinds by cuttings in cold frames in 
summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. azoricus, purple, summer, 3 in., Azores; serphyllum 
citriodorus (Lemon Thyme), rosy purple, June, 6 to 9 in., Europe; serphyllum lanu- 
ginosus (Woolly-leaved Thyme); serphyllum citriodorus aureum (Golden-leaved 
Thyme); serphyllum citriodorus argenteus (Fraser's Silver-leaved Thyme); and 
Serphyllum coccineus (Crimson-flowered Thyme); vulgaris (Garden Thyme), purple, 
June, 6 in., S. Europe. 
Thyrsacanthus (Thyrse Flower).—Ord. Acanthacee. Stove 
evergreen flowering shrubs. First introduced 1823. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould, & sand. 
Position, well-drained pots in light stove, Sept. to June; sunny frame, 
June to Sept. Pot, March or April. Water moderately, Sept. to 
March; freely other times. Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 65°; March 
to June 65° to 75°. Prune shoots to lin. of base after flowering. 
Nip off points of young shoots occasionally, May to August, to induce 
bushy growth. Apply liquid or artificial manure twice a week to 
plants in flower. Propagate by cuttings of young shoots inserted 
ro in small pots of sandy soil under bell-glass in temp. 75°, March 
to July. 
SPECLES CULTIVATED: T. rutilans, crimson, winter, 2 to 3 ft., Colombia. 
Tiarella (False Mitre-wort; Foam Flower).—Ord. Sayitragaces. 
Hardy perennial herb. First introduced 1731. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny rockeries or flower 
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