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Thunia. !h!l i:i::tm.
As the form of the p~urlol~~ll~ suggests, this genus is easily
propagated 1)s cuttings. These are made about 6 inches long and
inserted in pots of sand. After standing in an ordinary propagatingframe
or moist grtlenhousc for a short time, young growths will
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F’ len large etiough, they are taken up and
I . r L . Two years, at least, are needed for
them to attain ;o’ flowering size, hut this is the best method when
a large number of plants are wanted. See also Orchids, page 372.
Thymus (Thyme). Labiatcr.
I nrreased ?:y seeds I& division.
Thyrsacanthus (properly Odontoncnla). A canthacea?.
I ncrcased by seeds ; also by greenwood cuttings under a frame.
Tibouchina. ilIPlOSfOTt~~LCCil?.
Handled h y cuttings of the growing wood under glass.
Tigridia (Tiger Flower). Iritlac~~~.
Tnrreastd 13~ seeds, hut. generally by offsets from the corms.
Tilia (Basswood. Linden). Tiliacece.
Grown from seeds planted as soon as ripe or stratified and sown
in spring ; if kept dry over winter they will remain dormant till the
second year. Layers may he made, and puttings employed, but the
named sorts are usually grafted in spring or budded in summer
on common stocks. Mound-layering is sometimes practiced.
Tillandsia. Bro we1 icwm.
Propagated mostly by suckers (offsets) ; sometimes by seeds. T.
usncoides is the “ Spanish moss ” of the South ; rarely propagated,
but may be grown from seeds or division of the moss.
Tobacco. Solar13acm.
Grown from seeds started in beds; page 366.
Tococa (usually known as Sphaerogyne). Melastomace~.
Propagation by single-eye cuttings in January is a good method.
Split the stems, make single-eye cuttings ; shorten back the leaves to
within about 2 inches of the leaf-stalk ; leave about 24 inches of
woody stem ; place firmly in sand of propaga:ting-bed and cover
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pot in ~ilUllllJ’p~ts aid keep &se for 8 hne. Xay
also be propagated by taking the base of the shoot with a piece of
the stem attached, rooting in a high moist temperature with shade.