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7’IiE N IJRSERY-LIST 431Thunia. !h!l i:i::tm.As the form of the p~urlol~~ll~ suggests, this genus is easilypropagated 1)s cuttings. These are made about 6 inches long andinserted in pots of sand. After standing in an ordinary propagatingframeor moist grtlenhousc for a short time, young growths will~w.a$~.$ie;ief\e;orJpti,.F’ len large etiough, they are taken up andI . r L . Two years, at least, are needed forthem to attain ;o’ flowering size, hut this is the best method whena 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 sownin spring ; if kept dry over winter they will remain dormant till thesecond year. Layers may he made, and puttings employed, but thenamed sorts are usually grafted in spring or budded in summeron 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 towithin about 2 inches of the leaf-stalk ; leave about 24 inches ofwoody stem ; place firmly in sand of propaga:ting-bed and coverl ,1 ,!&-.iiv’iTl”r g;la,t3J ;Al..-tpot in ~ilUllllJ’p~ts aid keep &se for 8 hne. Xayalso be propagated by taking the base of the shoot with a piece ofthe stem attached, rooting in a high moist temperature with shade.