SHRUBS, Continued 
T. coronaria. (Ervatamia coronaria.) Crape Jas¬ 
mine or Rose Bay. Tropical. India. A lovely 
large shrub with dark green foliage and clusters 
of very double white flowers like small Gardenias 
except for the creped edges. Fragrant at night 
it makes a splendid subject for mass plantings 
where it is not exposed to too much sun. 
T. grandifolia. (Ervatamia grandifolia.) Large 
Leaved Rose Bay. Tropical. India. A form of the 
coronaria which it resembles very closely but 
with much larger leaves and a stronger, more 
robust habit of growth. The flowers are semi¬ 
double, opening quite flat, pure white with a 
yellow eye and quite showy. This is another plant 
that is splendid for the tropical garden. 
TETRAPANAX [75] papyriferum. Chinese Rice 
Paper Plant. Hardy. China. An erect growing 
single stemmed shrub with very large palmate 
leaves, resembling the castor bean foliage but 
much handsomer, being dark green above and 
silvery underneath. The white flowers in long 
terminal drooping racemes are very showy and 
last well as cut blooms. 
THEA [76] sinensis. Commercial Tea. Hardy. This 
is better known and more often used as a land¬ 
scape subject in the northern part of the state 
where it does much better than farther south. 
However, if given the right location it will do 
quite well in the central and southern area. 
Foliage medium in size, rather olive green and 
with serrate edges. The creamy white flowers 
with conspicuous yellow centers are borne in 
spring and summer. 
THEVETIA [77] nerifolia. Trumpet Flower. Sail¬ 
or’s Lucky Bean. Tropical America. A small to 
medium sized shrub with narrow shining green 
foliage rather like that of the oleander. This 
subject is particularly well suited to the southern 
part of the state because of its tropical nature 
and the fact that it will endure the salt spray 
very well. The large bell-shaped flowers of a 
lovely soft yellowish-apricot color are borne at 
intervals throughout the year, and closely fol¬ 
lowed by curious seed pods that are quite at¬ 
tractive. 
THRYALLIS [78] glauca. Tropical. Since intro¬ 
duced several years ago this shrub has been gain¬ 
ing in popularity very steadily. Foliage is rather 
small, rounded, and of a pleasing light green, turn¬ 
ing to olive ^een in the sun with some darker 
tints. The brilliant clusters of yellow flowers in 
terminal panicles are borne almost continuously 
throughout the year. Stands pruning well, and 
makes a fine addition to our list of shrubs for 
mass planting or house foundation work. 
THUNBERGIA [79] erecta. (Mayenia erecta.) 
Tropical. West Africa. A splendid subject for 
foundation work or for a sheared hedge, this 
Thunbergia has dark green, rather small pointed 
foliage. It will thrive equally well in sun or 
shade. The medium sized flowers, of true Thun¬ 
bergia shape, are a rich deep purple with yellow 
throat. A lovely subject that does not stand 
much cold but when frozen back will come again 
quickly. 
T. erecta alba. Tropical. A white flowered form of 
the above which resembles it very closely except 
the foliage is not quite such a dark green, and 
seems to prefer the shady situations. The large 
white flowers are very showy and borne in pro¬ 
fusion ; but the plant should be kept trimmed for 
best results. 
TIBOUCHINA [80] semidecandra. Princess Flower, 
Tropical. Brazil. This is one of our handsomest 
purple flowering shrubs with large deeply veined, 
velvety, rather pointed leaves. Of straggling 
growth, it should be pruned to give best results. 
The flowers are large, slightly cup-shaped and 
of a rich violet purple appearing in profusion 
during the late summer and fall. The shrub is 
evergreen, but the older foliage turns a brilliant 
red before dropping. 
VIBURNUM [81] macrophyllum. Hardy. More 
upright growth than the odoratissimum and with 
long, rather broad and very shining foliage this 
is a splendid subject for the central and northern 
areas. 
V. odoratissimum. Hardy. China. This splendid 
hardy subject that reaches a height of from six 
to ten feet is very useful in landscape work. The 
leaves are large and of good substance, a rich 
glossy green in color that works in well in com¬ 
bination with other materials in permanent 
borders. The fragrant white flowers in dense 
heads come in the late spring. It is fairly rapid 
in growth and a fine addition for mass plantings. 
V. suspensum (V. sandankwa). Hardy. Of rather 
dwarf spreading habit, this type of Viburnum is 
a splendid addition to the list of plants for house 
foundation use. The foliage is large, deeply 
veined and rather rough. The small fragrant 
cream colored flowers are borne in clusters dur¬ 
ing the spring and summer. Since by pruning it 
may be kept to any desired height it is a distinct 
addition to the list of landscape subjects for this 
section as well as the northern and central por¬ 
tions of the state. 
VITEX [82] Agnus-castus variegatus. Variegated 
Chaste Tree. Tropical. This rather interesting 
subject is apparently more bushy and shrub-like 
than the old Vitex Agnus-castus, though it has 
the same lavender-like fragrance to the foliage 
and flower. The leaves are light green, heavily 
variegated with white and by pruning it can be 
made into an attractive shrub. Flowers lilac in 
terminal clusters. 
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