ENCYCLOP.EDIA OF GARDENING, 
Touch-me-not (Impaticns noli-me-tangere).—See Impatiens. 
Tournefortia (Summer Heliotrope).— Ord. Boraginacee. 
Greenhouse flowering shrubs. First introduced 1800. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts light loam, leaf-mould & sand. 
Position, pots or beds, with shoots growing loosely or trained to trellis, 
walls, pillars, or rafters in greenhouse; in sunny beds outdoors, June 
to Sept., or in pots in windows. Pot Feb. to May. Plant outdoors, June. 
Lift & repot, Sept. Water freely March to Oct., moderately after- 
wards. Apply liquid or artificial manure to healthy plants in flower. 
Prune old plants in closely in Feb. Training: Nip off points of main, 
also lateral shoots when 3in. long, to form dwarf plants; points of 
main shoots when 12in. long, & side shoots when 3 to Gin. long, to 
form pyramids; points of main shoots when 2ft. long, & of lateral 
shoots at apex when 3 to 6in, long—all side shoots to within 4 in. of 
apex to be removed altogether—to form standards. Temp., Feb. to 
Oct. 60° to 70°; Oct to Feb. 50° to 55°. Pot plants do best in cold 
frame or sunny position outdoors, July & Aug. Propagate by seeds 
scwn 1-16 in. deep in well-drained pots or pans of light soil in temp. 
65° to 75° in March; by cuttings of shoots, 2 to 3in long, inserted in 
pots of sandy soil underbell-glass, or in propagator in temp. 65° to 75° 
in March, April, Aug, or Sept. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. cordifolia, white, summer, 2 to 3 ft., Colombia; 
levigata, lilac, summer, 2 ft., Trop. America. 
Trachelium pee Throat-wort).—Ord. Campanulacew. Hardy 
herbaceous perennial. Fitst introduced 1640. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf-mould. 
Position, sunny rockeries. Plant, March or April. Protect in severe 
weather by covering of dry fern fronds. Propagate by seeds sown in 
above compost, lightly covered with fine light mould, place in temp. 
of 55° to 65°, spring, transplant secdlings when large enough to handle, 
harden in cold frame & plant out, May or June; cuttings of young 
shoots inserted in sandy soil under bell-glass in April or Sept. 
EEO LES, CULTIVATED: T. csxruleum, blue, Aug., 2 ft., Italy; creruleum album, 
white. 
Trachelospermum (Chinese Jasmine; Chinese Ivy).—Ord. 
Apocynaces. Greenhouse evergreen climbing shrub. Flowering. 
First introduced 1846. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, & silver sand. Posi- 
tion, pots with shoots trained to wire trellis, or well-drained beds or 
borders with shoots trained up pillars, rafters, or walls. Pot or plant, 
Feb. or March. Water freely April to Oct., moderately afterwards. 
Syringe daily except when flowering. Prune moderately after flower- 
ing. Shade from sun essential. Temp., March to Sept. 65° to 75°; 
Sept. to March, 45° to 55°. Propagate by cuttings of firm young 
shoots 2 to 3 in. long, inserted in Well deainsd pots of sandy peat placed 
uation Balle tas an Lemp, 65° to 75°, spring or summer. 
PECIE cD: T. j inoi js Y j inoi 
ght fragrant, summer, 10 to 15 cag ts oa Angie Seager sa Ane tenes 
Tradescantia (Spider-wort; Flower-of-a~-Day).—Ord. Comme- 
linacew. Hardy herbaceous perennials, 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, partially shady or sunny 
borders or beds. Plant, Oct., Nov., March or April. Lift, divide, & 
replant every three or four years. Excellent plants for town gardens. 
Propagate by division of roots, March or en 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: TT. virginiana, violet blue, spring, 1 to 3 ft., N. 
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