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Zamia—continued. 
United States. Leaves few, appearing one after another, 
pinnate; pinns broad or narrow, entire or serrated; pe- 
tioles smooth or spinulose. Cones glabrous or rarely fur- 
furaceous, solitary or two or more together; males oblong- 
cylindrical, with many series of superposed, peltate scales, 
on thick footstalks ; females similar, but larger and thicker. 
Caudex (sometimes a dwarf trunk) simple, lobed, or 
branched, smooth or scarred, naked, epigsous or nearly 
hypogsous. The species best known to cultivation are 
here deseribed. "They thrive in a mixture of equal parts 
of good loam and peat, with a little silver sand added, 
and prefer a position where they would be shaded from 
bright sunshine in summer, and a temperature not lower 
than 60deg. ia winter. In summer, they should be freely 
watered, both at the root and overhead. When sick, it 
is a good plan to shake all the soil away from their 
roots, wash them carefully, cut away all decayed parts, 
and repot them in fresh soil. They should then be 
plunged in bottom heat, and watered carefully till new 
growth appears.  Propagated by division in the cases 
where the stems are clustered; by seeds and offsets 
where division is not possible. Except Z. integrifolia, 
the North American species, all are stove plants. 
Z. ee gét (ample-leaved).* J. erect; leaflets two pairs, 
broadly ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, yellowish-green, 
llin. long, 3in. to 4in. broad, strongly ribbed on both sides; 
rachis angular; petioles 15in. to 16in. long, purplish, terete, 
puberulous, with scattered, minute prickles. Caudex oblong, 
obtuse, glabrous, Columbia, 1879. A handsome plant, probably 
now lost to cultivation, 
angustifolia (narrow-leaved). Z., adults glabrous; leaflets 
four to twenty on both sides, mostly alternate, narrow-linear, 
rather obtuse, 6in. to 8in. long, scarcely narrowed at base ; petioles 
terete ben , unarmed. cones 2in. to 21in. long ; males reddish- 
tomentose, cylindrical; females thicker, obtusely cuspidate ; 
pedunelef erect, rufous-pubescent. Caudex ovoid-conical. West 
ndies. 
calocoma (beautiful-haired).* 7. 3ft. long, very slenderly pu- 
bescent ; leaflets eighty on Gei Side, pi soto a and opasi the 
larger ones 4in. long, long-linear, acuminate, slightly narrowed at 
base, parallel-nerved, the margins revolute ; petioles 4in. long, 
terete beneath. Trunk dwarf. Antilles. Microcycas calocoma is 
now the correct name of this species. 
Z. Chigua (Chigua). /.4ft. long; leaflets alternate very nume- 
rous, spreading, long-lanceolate, acuminate, obsoletely denti- 
culate, glabrous, about sixteen-nerved ; petioles thickly, and 
rachis sparsely, prickly. cones, males cylindrical, 54in. to 74in, 
rd cuspidate; females much larger, fy Trunk cylin- 
, Bin. high. Darien, 1847, SYNS. indleyi, Z. pri 
wlacophyllum Ortgiesi. T PN 
Z. Fischeri (Fischer's) l., leaflets three to six on each side, l}in. 
to 2jin. long, about Jin. broad, the lower ones alternate, the 
upper ones opposite, lanceolate, acuminate, attenuated at base, 
` htl GE ee the upper margin a tely serrulated 
one-third to half its length ; rachis Lin. to long, glabrous 
or nearly so, produced above the leaflets in a mucro; petioles 
nearly terete, 2in. or more 1 E 
(G. C. n. s., xix., p. 213.) ong. Central America, 1849. 
z. Fraseri (Fraser’s) A garden synonym of Macrozamia 
furfuracea (scurfy).* Jamaica O-tree. l., leaflets 
thirteen on each side, venga or per obore tikos > 
re inulose-serrulated from the middle to the 
petioles prickly. cones, females yellow-scurfy, 2in. i 
mo ec . "Trunk cylindrical. Mexico, 1691. NK 1908 ; 
" V. j 
Z. Ghellinckii (Ghellinck' 
Ghellinckii. (Ghellinck’s). A synonym of Encephalartos 
lia (entire-leafleted). Jamaica 
ing, glabroWs ; leaflets Sago-tree, ` L spread- 
; seven to sixteen on each 
rarely opposite, the larger ones 4in. to Tin. A Ke ës 
obovate-oblong, entire or obtusely serrulated at apex - petioles 
ms Su me "n rufous-tomentose ; "t i . long; 
emales 3jin. long. Trunk s . globular Å 1 
United States, &c., 1758. Oe (B. M. 18815 m 
Z. Kickxii(Kickx's) Z glabrous ; leaflets about twe 
ternate or sub- te, nearly all 
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Z. Leiboldii (Leibold's) l, leaflets fourteen to twenty-two on 
each side, truncate or acute at apex, opposite or alternate, twenty 
to twenty-five nerved ; tioles semi-terete. Trunk Bin. high. 
Mexico, 1843. (R. G. , under name of Z. L. angustifolia) 
Z. Lindeni (Linden’s). l. lanceolate, 6ft. long, on. elongated 
petioles; leafiets forty to forty-four on each side, sessile, 
glabrous, 8in. long, elongated-lanceolate, somewhat falcate, 
dentate-serrated in the upper half. Trunk cylindrical, 3ft. or 
more high. Ecuador, 1875. A stately plant. (I. H. 1875, 195.) 
Z. Lindleyi (Lindley’s). A synonym of Z. Chigua. 
Loddigesii (Loddiges’). I, leaflets erecto-accumbent, long- 
sen? or ebe, slightly narrowed at base, 
acuminate atapex, 74in. long, slightly thickened on the margins, 
serrated from the middle (or nearly so) to the apex; rachis 
slightly spiny. Caraccas, 1844. (R. G. 926.) 
. Z. media (medium). A synonym of Z. pumila. 
Z, Miquelii (Miquel’s). A garden name for Macrozamia Fraseri. 
Z. montana (mountain-loving). Z. 4ft. to 5ft. long, forming a 
terminal tuft ; leaflets eight to ten pairs, 1ft. or more long, 2in. to 
4in. broad, oblanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, abruptly acumi- 
nate, with one prominent tooth and a few obscure ones; petioles 
dusky-tomentose at base, beset throughout with Scattered 
prickles. Trunk 4ft. to 5ft. high, 9in. thick. Columbia, 1882. 
Z. muricata (rough) 1., leafiets six to eleven pairs, alternate and 
sub-opposite, oblong or obversely oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 
acuminate, -obscurely spiny-serrulated from the middle to the 
apex ; petioles terete, prickly. cones 3}in. to 4in. long, cylindrical, 
sub-acuteat apex ; peduncles glabrous. Trunk glabrous. Central 
America, 1849. 
obliqua, (oblique). /. unarmed, glabrous or covered with a 
mom n oaia e seven uon on both sides, ovate- 
lanceolate, obtusely acuminate at apex, attenuated at base, about 
Sin. long and nearly 3in. broad. Trunk slender, attaining a 
a of 6ft. to 7ft. Columbia, 1878. (G. C. n. s., xvii., p. 461; 
I. H. 1877, 289.) 
Z. Ottonis (Otto’s). l. glabrous, 1ft. to 2ft. long; leaflets nine to 
fourteen pairs, alternate and (the upper ones) opposite, oblong- 
or obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, the larger ones Lin. to Zin. long, 
argutely serrulated towards the apex, especially on the lower 
margin; petioles unarmed. cones Lin, long; males fuscout- 
ubescent, cylindrical; females thick, cuspidate; peduncles lin. 
ong, clothed with fuscous and white pubescence. Caudex 
tuberous, fusiform, 24in. long. Cuba. 
picta (painted)* Z., leaflets spotted with white; petioles 
thicker and more pubescent than in Z. muricata, of SI 
Z. picta was long considered a variety ; it is, however, a muc 
handsomer plant, very distinct from that species. Mexico. 
(grass-green). l., leaflets sixteen or seventeen pairs, 
o lanceolate-cuneate, denticulated towards the apex, BESES 
grass-green above ; petioles terete, slightly furrowed in front, an! 
beset with a few white prickles, Honduras, 1881. 
Z. princeps (princely). A synonym of Z. Chigua. 
pumila (dwarf). l, leaflets eighteen to twenty on both sides, 
7 encre Sieg GLA entire e obsoletely serrulated, 2in. A 
Säin. long; petioles unarmed, scurfy-pubescent. cones Hin o 
An, long, ellipsoid, obtuse. Florida and West Indies, 8 
Stove or greenhouse. (B. M. 2006.) SYN. Z. media (B. M. 1858). 
Z. pygmæa (pigmy). l. Sin. to 84in. long; leaflets three to ten 
pairs, opposite and alternate, obliquely sub-cuneate at base, a 
oblong or oval, the larger ones 11in. long, serrated to the Lex e; 
petioles terete, unarmed, 2jin. long. cones, males lin. long, 
somewhat ovoid-globose, on long peduncles, Caudex SCH 
underground. West Indies. Plant dwarf, highly rous. 
(B. M. 1741.) 
Z. Roézlii (Roszls) Z. 6}ft. long, forming an elegant crown; 
leaflets lain. to lóin. A linear acute, fall EY 
ning, longitudinally furrowed. cones, iemales : 
drical, chiw: Tek Mick. New Grenada, 1873. (I. H. 1875, 
Skinneri (Skinner’s). l, leaflets usually four pairs, Lange 
alternate, oblong, acute at both ends, coriaceous, shining, SP 
serrulated from the middle to the apex, the larger ones lf ng 
Sjin. broad ; rachis and petioles Toc cones, males eng? Ga 
four, aggregated, elongated-cylindrical, shortly peduncul M 
long, ferruginous-pubescent. Central America, 1851. (P. M. 
5242; F. d. S. 2212.) Syn. Aulacophyllum Skinnert. SÉ 
tonkinensis (Tonkin). I pinnatifid, slightly recurved, £2- 
brous, of a E S L'allets sessile, lanceolate, oe? 
at apex, the margins undulated ; petioles cylindrical, woe ek 
furnished with very robust spines. Trunk slender, cylin a 
erect, wholly clothed with large, round, fuscous scales. 
(L. H. 1885, 547.) 
Z. villosus (villous). A synonym of Encephalartos villosus. 
:Z. Wallisii (Wallis’).* 1. solitary, pi ; leaflets few, lanceo 
late, foe lft. RE petioles D zem prickly. Trunk "we 
one. shy. New Grenada, 1875. This plant is allied 
neri. 
