Taxus.--_See_ "Yew."

Tecoma.--Ornamental evergreen shrubs of a twining nature, needing a

greenhouse for their cultivation. They require a rich, loamy soil

mixed with a little sand, or loam and peat, and rejoice in shade and

moisture. T. Radicans will grow in the open against a wall, but a

warm situation is needed to make it flower. They may be propagated

by cuttings of the roots placed in sand under a hand-glass, and by

layers. Their flowers are produced in July and August. Height, 6 ft.

to 30 ft.

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