LNCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDHNING. 
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ea — ee Bs ae Sept. to Nov., placing three bulbs in a 
Pot firmly, C n. pot, & burying bulbs just below the surface. 
fate “f . over pots with cinders or cocoanut-fibre refuse in cold 
Haein aaa ile to window, frame, or greenhouse when growth begins 
i mn Enel ys Temp. for forcing, 55% to 65°. 
= peta nee Exurzition: Compost, four parts good turfy loam, 
eee ch -mould, one part decayed cow manure, & one part 
yee mixed together & allowed to remain in « heap for one year. 
osition, well-drained sunny bed, containing about 18in. of above 
compost. Plant bulbs 3 to 4in. deep & 61n. apart end of Oct. or 
beginning of Nov. Surround each bulb w‘th sand. Protect- blooms 
with canvas awning. Lift bulbs when leaves turn brown. Store in 
cool shed to dry, after which remove loose skins & place in drawers 
till planting time. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, light rich ordinary. Posi- 
tion, sunny borders, rockeries, or naturalised, in grass. In latter 
case plant permanently; no lifting required. Plant, Sept. to Nov., 
3in. deep & Gin. apart. Lift, divide, & replant every four years. 
Propagate by seeds sown in Feb. in light sandy soil in a cold frame; 
transplanting following year in bed of rich soil outdoors; by offsets 
removed from parent bulb & planted 3in. deep in a bed of light rich 
soil in a sunny position outdoors in Nov. Seedling bulbs flower when 
four to six years old; offsets when three to four years old. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: T. acuminata (Turkish Tulip), yellow and red, 17 in., 
May; australis (Syn. T. celsiana), yellow and red, April, 1 ft., S.W. Europe; 
biebersteiniana, yellow, April, 1 ft., Caucasus; Batalinii, yellow, April, 6 to 8 in., 
Asia Minor; biflora, white and yellow, April, Caucasus; biblietiana, yellow, May, 
2 ft., Europe; clusiana, white, red and black, June, 8 in., S. Europe; elegans, 
red and yellow, May, 1 ft.; elegans alba, white; fragrans, yellow, April, 8 in., 
Algiers; gesneriana, scarlet and black, fragrant, May, 2 ft., S. Russia and Asia 
Minor, parent of florists’ tulips; Greigi, scarlet, yellow, and black, April, 6 to 
9 in., Turkestan; kaufmanniana, white, red, and yellow, 6 in., Turkestan; kolpa- 
kowskyana, yellow and rose, 8 in., April, 2 ft., Central Asia; Leichtlinii, pink and 
white, May, 1 ft., Kashmir; macrospila, crimson and black, fragrant, May, 2 ft.; 
orphanidea, yellow, May, 18 in., Greece; platystigma, magenta, blue, and white, 
May, 1 ft., parent of the Parrot Tulips, S. Europe; oculis-solis, red, yellow, and 
black, April, 18 in.; precox, red and black, April, 2 ft., S. Europe; primulina, 
yellow and red, spring, 6 in., Algiers; retroflexa, yellow, May, 1 ft.; spathulata, 
red and black, May, 2 ft., Italy; suavolens, scarlet and yellow, fragrant, May, 
6 in., Crimea; sylvestris, yellow, May, 18 in., Europe; undulatifolia, crimson, 
yellow and black, 9 in., ‘Asia Minor; violacea, mauve, spring, 6 in., N. Persia; 
yViridiflora, yellow and green, June, 1 ft.; vitellina, yellow, May, 18 in. 
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).—See Liriodendron. 
Tunbridge Filmy Fern (Hymenophyllum Tunbridgense).— 
See Hymenophyllum. 
Tupelo tree Osis aquatica).—See Nyssa. 
Turban Bellflower (Campanula turbinata).—See Campanula. 
Turban Lily (Lilium pomponium).—See Lilium. 
Turfing Daisy (Pyrethrum Tchihatchewi)._See Pyrethrum. 
Turkestan Tulip (Tulipa Greigi)._See Tulipa. 
Turkey Oak (Quercus Cerris).—See Quercus. 
Turkey Rhubarb (Rheum almatum).—See Rheum. 
Turkey’s-beard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides). — See Xero- 
phyllum. ; 
Turk’s-cap Cactus (Melocactus communis).—See Melocactus. 
Turk’s-cap Lily (Lilium Martagon).—See Lilium. 
Turk’s-head Grass (Lagurus ovatus).—See Lagurus. 
Turnip.—sSee Brassica. 441 
