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TROPJIOLUM, Nat. Ord. Tropaolaccce. 



A tribe of elegant growing, profuse flowering, and easily cultivated climbers, combining 

 with these important qualities great richness and brilliancy of colour, with finely formed 

 and beautifully marked flowers. For pillars, and rafters, iu the greenliouse or conservatory, 

 they are invaluable ; and for covering trellises, verandahs, and bowers out of doors, they are 

 of equal importance ; while for bedding purposes we have only to remind our readers 

 the important part they annually play on the terraces of the Crystal Palace. When used for 

 bedding they should be regularly and carefully pegged down, interlacing the shoots, and occa- 

 sionally removing the large leaves. In pleasure grounds, where the beds are sometimes 

 protected with fancy wire- worii, against the depredations of rabbits and hares, the Tropaeolums 

 are invaluable for covering these ; they grow rapidly, are easily trained, and continue flowering 

 the whole summer and autumn. 



The varieties we enumerate below have been saved from the valuable collection in the pos- 

 sessien of our " Sardinian Correspondent," who, although he does not guarantee that they 

 will be always true to the parent stock, yet, from repeated experiments we can safely say they 

 will prove equally fine, and as we enumerate only first class kinds, the amateur may often have 

 varieties far surpassing our description, both as regards shape and colour. We may remark 

 that all the " Lobbianum " varieties bloom beautifully through the winter months in the green- 

 house or conservatory, so tliat where cut flo\vers are in demand they will be found an in- 

 valuable acquisition. Grow freely in light rich soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



1971 TiOT^ViO\vmcani\.r\Q.nse,, bright fringed yellow 0 3 



1972 ,, Lobbianum Auguste de Homberg 1 0 



1973 „ „ hviWrnnt gTAnHi&ora,, bright scarlet, with crimson throat, foliage 



dark green 0 6 



1974 „ „ Caroline Smith, spotted, new and beautiful 0 4 



1975 „ „ Hue de Luynes, very dark crimson 1 0 



1976 „ „ Due de Vicenza, pa/e /e;/io;( 0 6 



1977 „ „ G&nhoXdj., fine orange, shaded scarlet 1 0 



1978 ., „ Geunt des batailles, brilliant carmine 0 6 



1979 . „ „ glabrum varicgatum, omnjrs scaWe* 0 6 



1980 „ „ gracile, sulphur spotted with carmine 1 0 



1981 „ „ ImpeTSitrice 'Eugerde, orange, shaded maroon, with dark spots. 1 6 



1982 „ „ Lady Franklin, _/i«e maroo« 1 6 



1983 „ „ LeopaxA, superb, orange^ spotted maroon 1 0 



1984 „ „ Lily Smith, scarlet 0 4 



1985 „ „ lord Clyde, rich vermilion 1 0 



1986 „ „ Massiliense grandiflora,^«e rerf 1 0 



1987 „ „ Madame Persini 1 0 



1988 „ „ Madame Gavini 1 0 



1989 „ „ Mademoiselle Rouher 1 0 



1990 „ „ Mazeppa, yelloic, brown spots 1 0 



1991 „ „ Monsieur Meissonier, red, sulphur lead spots 1 0 



1992 „ „ Mr. Tuirel, orange yellow, striped with vermilion 0 9 



1993 „ „ Napoleon III., orange yellow, striped with vermilion 0 6 



1994 „ „ Peraguanum grandiflorum, scarlet with black spots 1 0 



1995 „ „ Pole Star 1 6 



1996 „ „ Prince Louis 1 0 



1997 „ „ Queen Victoria, vermilion, scarlet striped 0 6 



1998 „ „ regelianum grandiflorum, fine, red tinged, purple 1 0 



1999 „ „ Roi des noirs.^ojwcrs almost black 1 0 



2000 „ „ Schultzii, brilliant scarlet, striped crimson 0 4 



2001 „ „ tricolor grandiflorum superbum, orange, carmine, and ruby ... 1 0 



2002 „ „ „ de Marseilles 0 6 



2003 „ „ new bronze, glittering silky bronze 0 4 



2004 „ „ Scheuermannianum carneum, delicate salmon, marked with 



I primrose 0 4 



j 2005 „ „ splendid mixed, from the above beautiful varieties 1 0 



( 2006 „ tricolorum grandiflorum, scarlet, yellow, and black, half-hardy bulb 1 0 



j TRYCHOSANTHES, Nat. Ord. CucurUtacecB. 



Beautiful plants, with long, elegant, serpent-like fruit. T. colubrina when ripe becomes 

 : of a brilliant carmine colour; they succeed best in light rich soil. 



j 2007 Trychosanthes Arabica, snake-like fruit, of light glaucous green, with silvery longitudinal 



i markings \ q 



2008 „ anguinea, (/reen, with various coloured ridges 0 6 



2009 „ colubrina vera, serpent cucumber,from 5 to 6 ft. in length, from China. 0 6 



TWEEDIA, Nat, Ord, Asclepiadacece. 

 Handsome hardy climbers of a very interesting character ; succeed well in sandy loam. 



2010 Tweedia camilea, blue, from Buenos A3Tes 0 6 



i 2011 „ floribunda, 6eau;;7MZ/?(«/;, from Brazil 0 4 



I 8012 „ versicolor, Wue, hardy perennial, from Buenos Ayres 0 6 



