ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
fie period, Sept to Feb. Propagate by division of bulbs at potting 
ime. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. suavis, creamy white, yellow and crimson, fragrant, 
October and November, Sikkim and Khasya. : 
Tricyrtis (Japanese Toad Lily). — Ord. Liliacew. Half-hardy 
perennials. First introduced 1851. 
GREENHOUSE CULTURE: Compost, equal parts of sandy loam, 
peat, & silver sand. Position, well-drained pots in cool greenhouse or 
cold frame. Pot, Oct. to March. Plunge pots to rim in cocoanut-fibre 
refuse or cinder ashes in cool greenhouse or cold frame, & give no water 
till growth commences, then apply moderately. When stems are 3 in. 
high, place plants in light airy position in greenhouse. No shade 
required. Apply weak stimulants once a week during flowering period. 
After flowering gradually withhold water till foliage turns yellow, then 
keep dry, & store pots away in cold frame or under staging in cool 
greenhouse until Feb. or March. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, peaty. Position, partially shady, 
sheltered, moist border. Plant rhizomes 2in, below surface, Oct. to 
March. Profect in severe weather with covering of litter. Plants 
grown outdoors do not flower until autumn. Propagate by offsets re- 
moved at planting or potting time. 
7 SEECIBE CULTIVATED: T. hirta, white and purple, autumn, 2 to 3 ft., 
apan. 
Trientalis (Chickweed Winter Green; Star Flower). — Ord. 
Primulaceez. Hardy herbaceous perennials. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary light rich. Position, shady borders, mar- 
gins of rhododendron beds, rockeries or woodlands. Plant, Nov. to 
April. Propagate by seeds sown in light rich soil, lightly covered with 
fine mould under hand-light in shady position outdoors in April; divi- 
sion of roots, Nov. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. americana (Star-flower), white, May, 6 to 9 in., 
N. America; europea (Chickweed Winter-green), white, summer, 6 to 8 in., N. 
Hemisphere. 
Trifolium (Purple Clover).—Ord. Leguminose. Hardy peren- 
nial. Grown only for the sake of the purple-tinted foliage. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny borders. Plant, Oct. 
to April. Propagate by division of plants, Oct. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. repens purpureum (Scotch Shamrock), leaves spotted 
with purple, creeping, Britain. 
Trigonella (Fenugreek).—Ord. Leguminose. Hardy annuals. 
First introduced 1562. Leaves, feather-shaped, 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny borders. Sow seeds in 
April in patches lightly covered with fine mould. Thin seedlings when 
three leaves form to 6 in. apart. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. cerulea, blue, summer, 2 ft., E. Europe; Fonum- 
grecum (Fenugreek), white, summer, 18 in., S. Europe. 
Trillium (American Wood Lily).—Ord. Lilacew. Hardy tuberous- 
rooted perennials. First introduced 1700. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy peat. Position, shady, moist, well-drained 
border. Plant, Aug. to Nov. Top-dress annually in March with layer 
of decayed leaves. Lift & replant only when absolutely necessary. 
Propagate by seeds sown in shallow, well-drained boxes or pans filled 
with sandy peat, cover seeds lightly with fine mould & place in shady 
cold frame; division of tuberous roots, Aug. to Nov. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. cernuum, white, April, 1 ft., N. America; erectum 
(Birth-root), purple, April, 1 ft., N. America; erythrocarpum (Painted Wood 
lily), red and white, May, 6 in., N. America; grandiflorum (Wake Robin), white, 
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