ENCYCLOPH#DIA OF GARDENING. 
May, N. America; grandiflorum roseum, rose; ovatum, red, April, 6 in., N.W. 
America; sessile, purple, March, 6 in., N. America. : 
Triplet Lily (Brodiza uniflora).—See Brodiza. 
Triteleia.—See Brodiza. . 
Trithrinax.—Ord. Palmacex. Stove orn. foliage plants. First 
introduced 1875. Leaves, roundish oval; green. ; 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat & little sand. 
Position, well-drained pots in moist part of stove. Water copiously 
April to Oct., moderately afterwards. Syringe daily, April to Sept. 
Moist atmosphere highly essential. Shade from sun. Temp., March 
to Oct. 70° to 85°; Oct. to March 55° to 65°. Propagate by seeds soaked 
for a few hours in tepid water & then sown } in. deep in sandy loam in 
temp. of 75° to 85°, any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. acanthocoma, 10 to 15 ft., Brazil; brasiliensis, 
10 to 15 ft., Brasil. 
Tritoma.—sSee Kniphofia. 
Tritonia.—Ord. Ividacew. Hardy deciduous bulbous plants. 
First introduced 1758. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, equal parts sandy loam, leaf-mould, & 
decayed manure. Position, sunny, well-drained borders. Plant 3 in. 
deep & 2in. apart in masses, Oct. to March. Protect, Nov. to March, 
by covering of dry litter. Mulch in March with layer of decayed 
manure, first removing litter. Water occasionally in very dry weather. 
Apply stimulants occasionally during flowering period. Lift & replant 
bulbs annually. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf- 
mould or decayed cow manure. Pots, 44in. in diameter, well-drained. 
Place five bulbs 3 in. deep, in each pot in Nov., & cover with cocoanut- 
fibre refuse in cold frame, or under cool greenhouse stage until flowers 
fade, then gradually cease, keeping bulbs dry till Jan. Temp., Sept. 
to March 40° to 50°; other times, 50° to 60°. Propagate by offsets 
treated as advised for bulbs. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. crocata (Syn. Ixia crocata), orange, summer, 2 ft.; 
crocosmiflora, orange-scarlet, summer, 2 to 3 ft., hybrid; Pottsii, orange yellow, 
Aug., 3 ft. Natives of S. Africa, and formerly known as Montbretias. 
Trollius (Globe Flower)—Ord. Ranunculaceae. Hardy herbaceous 
perennials. 
CULTURE: Soil, deep, moist ordinary or preferably loam. Posi- 
tion, partially shady borders or margins of ponds or streams. Plant, 
Oct. to April. Water freely in dry weather. Lift, divide, & replant 
every three or four years. Propagate by seeds sown in moist, loamy 
ee shady position outdoors in Sept. or April; division of roots, Oct. 
o April. 
SPROTES CULTIVATED: T. asiaticus, yellow, May, 18 in., Siberia; europeus 
flore pleno, double. 
Tropzeolum (Nasturtium; Indian Cress; Flame Flower; Canary 
Creeper).—Ord. Geraniacee. Greenhouse or hardy annual or peren- 
nial dwarf or climbing herbs, 
CULTURE OF CANARY CREEPER: Soil, good ordinary mould or 
sandy loam, Position, against sunny or shady wall, fence, arbour, or 
trellis; does well on a north aspect. Sow seeds } in. deep in light soil 
in temp. 55° in March, harden off seedlings in cold frame in April & 
plant outdoors in May; or } in. deep outdoors in April where required 
to grow. Water freely in dry weather. 
CULTURE OF NASTURTIUM: Climbing kinds: Soil, ordinary. 
Position, sunny or shady walls, fences, arbours, or window boxes, Sow 
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