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430 THE NURSERKikiANUALThea (Tea). Tenzstrramiacece or Theace@.Propagation as for camellia, which see. As grown in the southern1Tnited States, the tea plant of commerce is raised from seedssown in late winter or early spring in nursery rows, the plants beingtransferred to the plantation when a foot, or more high.Thelesperma. co 111 yositce.One flower-garden annual is commonly grown, as Cosmi&umBurridgcawm, supposed to be a hybrid of T. trlfidum and a coreopsis: readily raised from seeds sown directly in the open or indoorsand transplanted.Theobroma (Chocolate-Tree) . Stercusl~iaceaz.Chiefly important as including T. Cacao, the source of cocoa andc~hc~ol;~te ; propagated by seeds sown before being dried.Thespesia. Mahace~.Grown from the seeds.Thevetia. A porynaceiz?.Propagated by seed, or in the greenhouse by cuttings.foliu is the “ yellow oleander” of Florida.Thrinax. Pal 111 acrLp.Propagation by seeds in heat. See Palms, page 377.2’. nerei-Thuja, including Biota (Arbor-Vits. White Cedar, erroneously).Pi’nacecP.Propagated by seeds, which should be gathered as soon as ripe (inthe fall) and stratified or sown at once ; shade the seedlings the firstyear. Also increased by layers, cuttings of green shoots in summerin a cool frame and cuttings of ripe wood, as recommended for .retinospora. The named varieties are often grafted on potted commonstocks in winter or early fall.Thujopsis. Pha.ctw.Propagated by seeds, cuttings and grafting, as for thuja.Thunbergia. Acunthacm.The flower-garden plant usually treated as an annual (T.alata)~~~zz-;’ -r..?. J!l-- _ . . . P . r. _-. .:-t -l.-.cI A.1 T+ ;R .1 1 . c .c .?r-.?Z7C : : Ts #-!a7 c!ncc cz P-V* -zx+herE’V w J LLwAII,v 1 I “I“ ,>LLUO. AC, IL2 UILL,” 6LV.I XL ULIUb. ~.WULI, Cal0 UiLb v&4species, from seeds and by cuttings taken from shoots after theplant has been cut back in winter, as for allamanda.