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stalks united at one common centre,
truffles, being found, we may begin our
work as follows:—Open a spot of
and thus spring from the root or branch
on one stem, as in the auricula, polyanground,
of a convenient space, and thus, and cowslip. See Pip.
take out the earth about eight inches TUBE FLOWER. Clerodendron sideep,
and screen it, that it maybe as phonanthus.
fine as possible ; then lay about two or TUBER eibarium, the well known
three inches thick of this fine earth at truffle. It grows under ground, in light
the bottom ofthe trench or open ground, dry soils.
and upon it lay some of the overripe TUBEROSE. Polyanthes tubcrosa.
truffles, about a foot and a half distance Dr. Lindley says that,
from one another ; and, as soon as pos- " To tlower the tuberose in the open
sible, prepare a thin mud, made of the air the bulbs should be started in a
screened earth and water, well stirred moderately warm frame, and planted
and mixed together, and pour it on the out towards the end of May, in a sunny
truffles till the open ground is quite sheltered border. The bottom of the
filled up. By this means, in a few hours, border should consist principally of well
the ground will be as closely settled decomposed manure, and should be
about the truffles as if it had never been covered, to the depth of six inches, with
dug or disturbed at all, and you may light sandy loam, in which the bulbs
expect a good crop in due time. You should be planted. Success, in this
must, however, take care to choose case, will depend greatly upon the seayour
spots of ground in woods or cop- son, and upon having good bulbs, which
pices, or such places as are shaded with should be planted just as they are re
trees. Their favorite tree is the oak, or ceived. When grown in pots the same
the ilex or evergreen oak, as the elm is soil should be used, the plants should be
the favourite ofthe Morille.
" Notwithstanding these statements,
kept near the glass, and they should receive
a liberal supply of water when
it is quite certain that, at present, the
art of cultivating the truffle is not known
growing." Card. Chron.
TUCKERMANIA maritima. Hardy
in England; and it will remain unknown, herbaceous perennial. Division. Sandy
probably, until we have discovered how
its spawn can be prepared, as for cultiloam.
TULBAGHIA. Five species. Greenvating
the mushroom.'- Card. Chron. house bulbous perennials. Offsets or
Mr. Gower says he recommended an
old trutfle-hunter " to bury, at the pro-
seeds. Sandy loam and peat.
TULIP A. Twenty-four species.
per depth, some of his trutfles that were Hardy bulbous perennials. Offsets. Rich
in a state of decay and unfit for the
table, under one of the unproductive
trees sutlicient in stature and in umbrageous
development. At the beginning
of next winter, when his visit was repeated,
he sought for Mr. G., and told
him, with great satisfaction, that the
scheme had answered ; for he had found
two or three pounds of excellent truffles
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loam and sand.
TULIP. Tulipa Gesneriane. From
this species are descended our innumerable
garden varieties. Of these it is
needless to do more than ofl'er a selection
; and the most judgmatical is the
following, by Mr. Slater, florist, of Cheltenham
Hill, near INIanchester.
The first class contains all that are
beneath the hitherto barren tree. By worthy of a place in any stand of twelve
following this example, proprietors of or twenty-four varieties, and possess
trees adapted to truffles, and where the every requisite of a fine tulip. In the
proper trees have been planted, may, in second the varieties have either fine
a short period, do that which a lapse of forms, but tinged stamens, or else have
years, unassisted, would not effect.
" Of all trees the cedar of Lebanon is
rather long cups and pure bottoms and
stamen. Those in the third class are
the most favourable to the growth of the such as deserve a place in any collec-
Gard. Chron. \ tion, but are not calculated for a south-
truffle."
TRUMPET FLOWER. Bignonia. era stage.
TRUSS is the florist's name for what
botanists call an umbel of flowers, a dis-
fikst class.
tinctive title for that mode of inflores- Rose. — Aglaia; Amelia; Bacchus,
cence where several flowers have their alias Atlas, and Rose Baccu ; Carnuse