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inches across, aud deqp 

 green ; they are profusely 

 armed on the edges with 

 shaip rigid spines. San 

 Domingo. 



T. macrophylla, properly 

 Clavij a Eeideliana — leav ea 

 ahout two feet long, ob- 

 ovate-lanceolate.serrate at 

 the edges, rich deep green 

 above, and paler beneath. 

 Orange-yellow flowers on 

 long spikes. Brazil. 



T. imperialis— leaves alter- 

 nate, somewhat spathu- 

 late, about three feet long 

 and eight iuches across, 

 armed at the edges with 

 sharp spines. Brazil.. 



T. JussEei — this plant is 

 known in its native coun- 

 try as " Le petit Coco ; " 

 it is a very distinct and 

 handsome plant ; leaves 

 oblong-obtuse, about two 

 feet in length, and three 



Thunbergia. — Climbing plants belonging to the 

 ■ order Acanthacece, containing 

 several gems of great beauty. 

 Pot in loam and peat in about 

 equal parts, adding some "well- 

 decomposed manure and sharp 

 sand. These plants require 

 frequent syringing to keep 

 them free from red spider. 



T. fragrans — a climber with small, 

 dark green leaves, and pure white 

 tubular flowers, quite destitute of 

 fragrance. "Winter months. East 

 Indies. 



T. Harrisii— a bold, strong-growing 

 cUmber, with large, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, dart green leaves, and long 

 racemes of bluish-purple flowers, 

 with pale yellow throats. Sum- 

 mer and autumn months, Moul- 

 mein. 



T. laurifolia — less floriferous than 

 the preceding, which it much re- 

 sembles, but the flowers differ in 

 colour, being soft pale Hue on the 

 limb, with a yellow throat. Malay 

 Peninsula. 



Thyrsacanthus. — A genua 

 of showy plants belonging to 

 Acanthacem. Pot in a compost 

 of equal parts of loam, leaf- 

 mould, and decayed manure; 

 grow freely and rapidly. 



T. Schomburglcicmus. — A free- 

 growing plant, with oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, deep green leaves ; the flowers, 

 which are produced in very long pendulous racemes, 

 are tubular and bright scarlet. Winter and spring 

 months. New Grenada. Syn. T. rutilans. 



Tillandsia. — This genus commemorates Elias 

 Tillandsius, author of a Flora, and Professor of 

 Physic at Abo. 



Tillandsias grow naturally upon rocks, and the 

 stems and branches of forest trees ; their rosulute 

 growth, and the imbricating bases of the leaves, en- 

 able them to store up so much water that they can 

 endure long droughts with impunity. Peat and 

 sphagnum moss, with good drainage. 



Tillandsia splendews. 



T. argentoa — this plant 

 thrives best treated as an 

 epiphyte ; it is an elegant 



UHle rosette, with the 

 appearance of frosted sil- 

 ver ; leaves some eight 



inches long, or even more, recurved at the ends, the 

 whole surface being covered with sparkling silky white 

 hairs. The flowers are inconspicuous, but very fragrant, 

 ijraz^. Correct name T. Gardneri. 

 T. dianthoidea— a small compact plant, with close, dense, 

 deep green, smooth leaves, overspread with a thin white 

 scurf. Plower-spike erect, furnished with pale pink 

 bracts, between which the deep violet flowers protrude. 

 Spring and summer months. Brazil. 

 T. liindenii — when in flower one of the most beautiful 

 plants in the whole order; it is often called Lindenii 

 vera, to distinguish it from another distinct form 

 when in flower, but which is scarcely different ia 

 foliage, and which we have found under the name of 

 Morrenii, a name retained here. T. Lindenii is a 

 compact and dwarf plant, with 

 light green leaves, streaked with 

 reddish - brown. Flower - spike 

 m.uch longer than the leaves, 

 crowned with a long ovate spike 

 of deep rose-coloured bracts, be- 

 tween which the large flowers 

 protrude ; these are made up of 

 three broad petals of a rich vivid 

 blue, white at the contracted 

 base, thus forming a well-defined 

 eye. Summer months. Peru. 



T. Morrenii^the chief distinction 

 in this species is that the stem 

 does not rise so much above the 

 foliage, and the spike of flattened 

 bracts is broader and bright rose, 

 flowers lilac, without the con- 

 spicuous white eye. Summer 

 mouths. Peru. 



T. mosaica— leaves broadly strap- 

 shaped, recurved at the ends ; 

 ground-colour a yellowish-grey 

 ■green, marbled and tesselatfid 

 with olive-green, tinged witb red; 

 scape erect, bronzy-red ; flowers 

 yellow, tipped with wbite. New 

 Grenada. 



T. pulchra— an elegant plant, thriv- 

 ing best when grown upon a block; 

 it seldom exceeds six or eight 

 inches in height ; deep green 

 IcEi-ves, covered with a white scurf ; 

 flowers white, enclosed in large 

 red bracts. Winter monttis. 

 "West Indies. 



T. recurvifolia— similar in growth 

 and size to the preceding, with 

 glaucous leaves ; flowers white, 

 set in large bright rosy-pink 

 bracts. Winter months. Panama. 

 The correct name of this is T. 

 dianthoidea rosea. 



T. stricta — an epiphytal dwarf and beautiful species, 

 with strap-shaped leaves, covered with a white scurf; 

 flower-spike longer thau the leaves ; bracts large, 

 creamy- white, suffused with deep rose ; flowers white and 

 violet, becoming red as they decay. Winter months, 

 Brazil. 



T. Zahnii— this beautiful plant thrives best in a pot; 

 leaves deep amber when young, streaked with red veins ; 

 this colour with age becomes almost scarlet; flower- 

 stem clothed with numerous long and pointed scarlet 

 bracts; the flowers are numerous and golden-yellow. 

 Spring and early biimmer. Chiriqui, Central America. 



Torenia.— A genus of Scroplmlariacece, in which 

 there are several species. Habit spreading, pendent, 

 which makes it verj' suitable for hanging baskets; 

 with regard to treatment and cultivation, equal parts 

 of peat and loam, with a little sand, suits them best. 

 They enjoy strong heat and abundance of moisture. 

 Stove. 



