TRI'TOMA ME'DIA. 
LESSER TRITOMA. 
Order. 
MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
HEMEROCALLIDEjE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Introduced 
C. G Hope. 
18 inches. 
Dec. to Apr 
Perennial. 
in 1789. 
No. 204. 
The above generic appellation, Tritoma, is de- 
duced from the Greek treis, three; and temno, 
to cut ; in allusion to its three-edged leaves. The 
Latin term, media, is given to this species from its 
medium size ; the Tritoma uvaria being larger, and 
the Titroma pumila smaller, than the one before us. 
This is an elegant appendage to a collection of 
herbaceous plants, bearing a spike of beautiful flow- 
ers, which continue in perfection a considerable time ; 
and with foliage that is seldom intrusive. 
Though it will bear most of our mild winters, it 
is not safe to leave it always exposed during frosts ; 
for should they happen to prove severe, plants that 
have flowered will assuredly be destroyed, though . 
young ones will generally withstand its effects. If 
planted in a deep pot, and sheltered in a cold frame, 
during winter, it may, in spring, be placed with the 
pot in the ground, and with convenience removed 
again in October. By this method in light rich 
soil, it will blossom freely ; and not only in the sea- 
son previously noticed, but also, not unfrequently, in 
the autumnal months. A warm situation and deep 
soil are most suitable to this plant. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 2, 290. 
Class. 
HEXANDRIA. 
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