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BEAUTIFUL GAEDEN FLO WEES. 
flourishes in any ordinary garden soil in somewhat 
shaded positions, and may be increased by careful 
division of the rootstocks in spring, or from seeds. 
TELLIMA grandiflora . — A hairy North American 
perennial of the Saxifrage family, 1 to 2 feet high, 
having lobed and toothed leaves beautifully veined 
and washed with bronzy-purple, this being the chief 
attraction of the plant. It flourishes in the border or 
rock garden in ordinary soil, and may be increased 
by division of the rootstocks in spring. Tolmiea 
Menziesi, a closely related plant, may be grown in the 
same way. 
THLADIANTHA dubia.— A tuberous-rooted climber 
of the Cucumber family, with hairy heart-shaped 
ornamental leaves. An abundance of yellow blossoms 
appear in summer, but the bright red hairy fruits, 
which are about the size and shape of a hen’s egg, 
are only borne on the female plants. Being a native 
of India and China, this climber is best grown against 
a south wrnll in the colder parts of the kingdom. It 
flourishes in ordinary good soil, and may be easily 
increased by division of the rootstocks in spring. 
Seeds may also be sown in heat in March. 
THUNBERGIA alata. — A pretty half-hardy South 
African climber with heart-shaped sagittate leaves, 
and bell-shaped, buff -yellow, and deep purple flowers. 
The variety alba has white flowers ; aurantiaca is 
orange ; sulpliurea, pale yellow ; and Doddsi, pale 
orange and rich violet purple. The plants flourish in 
any good garden soil, and are useful for trellises, &c., 
during the summer months. Easily raised from seeds. 
TIARELLA cordifolia {Foam Flotver ). — A pretty 
