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THYMUS (Thyme) —Very useful, fragrant, 
free-flowering plants, the creeping sorts 
being indispensable for carpeting hot, 
dry spots in the rockery and also for 
stepping stone work, and both the creep¬ 
ing and sub-shrubby sorts invaluable for 
dry rock walls. They like a warm sandy 
soil, in full sun. 
*azoricus —Makes neat domes of dark ever¬ 
green foliage, with lilac colored flowers 
during the summer. 25c each. 
*citriodorus argenteus — Silver Lemon 
Thyme. Dwarf, sub-shrubby, with frag¬ 
rant, variegated foliage and lilac flowers. 
25c each. 
*citriodorus aureus — Golden Lemon 
Thyme. Golden leaved, lemon-scented 
Thyme. 25c each. 
*herba barona— A strongly caraway-scent¬ 
ed, prostrate species from Corsica. In¬ 
teresting and very pungent. 25c each. 
*marshalli — Frail, dark green bushlets, 
pink flowers and delightfully fragrant. 
Very rare. 35c each. 
*nitidus —Like a miniature silvery Irish 
Yew, covering itself with rosy-lilac flow¬ 
ers in June and July. 12 inches. 25c ea. 
*nummularius — Mat forming and sweet- 
scented, with glossy, dark green foliage 
and rosy flowers in late summer. 25c ea. 
*serpyllum —The following are forms of 
the Creeping Thymes used for carpeting, 
stepping stones and dry rock walls. 
*s. album —White flowers. 25c each. 
*s. carneus —Lavender pink. 25c each. 
*s. coccineus —Crimson Thyme. 25c each. 
*s. Annie Hall —A beautiful companion to 
the white variety. Carpets of bright 
green foliage smothered with bright pink 
flowers. Very rare. 50c each. 
*s. lanuginosus —Woolly Thyme, with frag¬ 
rant grey woolly foliage and lavender 
pink flowers. 25c each. 
TIGRIDIA pavonia— Tiger Flower or Shell 
Flower of Mexico. A bulbous plant of 
about the same hardiness as the Gladio¬ 
lus. In mild climates they may be left in 
ground, mulching with leaves or straw 
and soil, after the bulbs are dormant and 
cold weather has set in. They prefer a 
light but fertile soil and shou’d have 
plenty of moisture during the flowering 
period. Plant from 5 to 6 inches deep in 
full sun. They produce their flowers, 
which are formed by three broad petals 
extending from a central cup, and curi¬ 
ously marked, from June to Oct. We can 
supply first size bulbs of the following 
colors: red, yellow or orange, in separ¬ 
ate colors at 15c each. $10.00 per 100. 
Giant deep rose —20c each. 
Blush pink —25c each. 
White —25c each. 
TRACHELIUM rumelicum (syn. Diosphaera 
rumellianum)—A very rare plant from 
the Macedonian Alps, where it grows on 
the sheer limestone cliffs. Rivals Phy- 
teuma comosum in appearance, with its 
compact habit and toothed, glossy, dark 
green foliage. Lovely blue flowers on 
branching 8 inch stems. Prefers, but 
does not require moraine treatment. 
Very scarce. 75c and $1.00 each. 
TRADESCANTIA brevicaulis —Odd flowers 
of deep rose pink on branching 12 to 18 
inch stems throughout the summer. Full 
sun, but requires moisture. 25c each. 
virginiana —(Spiderwort or Ink Flower) 
Blue flowering form of preceding, on 18 
to 24 inch stems. 25c each. 
TRITOMA— See Kniphofia, page 32. 
TRITON I A (syn. Montbretia) Earl ham 
Large-flowered Hybrids —These magnifi¬ 
cent new hybrids have attracted much 
attention during the past few years. 
They represent a notable advance on 
the ordinary Tritonia or Montbretia in 
commerce. They are much taller and 
robust in growth, and the flowers are 
much larger and of greater beauty and 
size, some measuring from 3 to 6 inches 
across. 
They are of easy culture, preferring a 
light loam, enriched with leaf-mold or a 
little bone meal, but no manure or chem¬ 
ical fertilizer should touch the roots. In 
severe climates they are best treated as 
gladioli bulbs, but where winters are not 
severe they maybe left in ground, mulch¬ 
ing with leaves or straw and a little soil. 
The moisture supply should be ample 
during the growing and flowering period, 
and they will do equally well in the 
light shade of the perennial border or 
full sun. 
Aurora —Very large flowers, pure orange- 
yellow. 40c each. 
His Majesty— Very broad petals, deep vel¬ 
vety scarlet, shading to gold; reverse of 
petals dark crimson shading down to 
gold. The largest flowered of all. 25c ea. 
James Coey — Open flowers, of perfect 
form with smooth, broad petals. Rich 
verniillion-scarlet with golden orange 
lustre. Center yellow with crimson 
blotches. 25c each. 
Joan of Arc —Glowing deep golden color, 
with slight crimson markings in center, 
reverse of petals flushed orange. 35c ea. 
Lemon Queen —Creamy yellow, pale center 
and deep orange buds. 25c each. 
Marjorie — Orange yellow with crimson 
center. 25c each. 
Princess Mary —Pale yellow petals with 
red tips, and three of the petals bright 
crimson on reverse side. 25c each. 
