ZAUSCHNERIA. 



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ZINNIA. 



appearance shown in fig. 60, which 

 was taken from a plant of Y. clra- 

 conis. Y. aloifolia, on the con- 

 trary, always forms a palm-like tree, 

 from twelve to twenty feet high ; it 

 is rather more tender, and its 

 flowers are purplish on the outside 

 and white within. All the kinds 

 prefer a deep sandy soil, and they 

 are all propagated by suckers. They 

 will all grow close to the sea-side, 

 and are therefore very suitable for 

 the grounds of marine villas. They 

 also produce a good effect in vases, 

 on the terrace garden of an Italian 

 villa, as they form an excellent sub- 

 stitute for the Agaves, so common 

 in Italy, but which are too tender 

 for the open air in England. 



'y — Several botanical names be- 

 ^ • ginning with X are occasionally 

 spelt with Z. 



Zamia. — Cycadece. — Very curious 

 Palm-like plants, with short, tuber- 

 cle-like stems, and long, frond-like 

 leaves, which are stiff and leathery, 

 and stand erect round the stem. 

 The remains of the foot-stalks of 

 the old leaves form a scaly kind of 

 bark to the stem. The flowers are 

 dioecious ; and the fi-uit is an oblong, 

 erect, scaly nut, which is hard and 

 bony. The species are mostly na- 

 tives of the Cape of Good Hope, but 

 some are found in the West Indies ; 

 and one, Z. spiralis, in New South 

 Wales. The plants should be gro^sn 

 in very sandy loam, and they are 

 generally propagated by off-sets. 

 They are very tenacious of life, and 

 when the centre of the .stem is rot- 

 ten, the scale, if planted, will gene- 

 rally send up leaves, and become a 

 separate plant. 



Zantho'xylum. — See Xaktho'- 



XVLUM. 



Zauschne^ria. — OnagracecB. — 

 A very singular plant, having bright 



scarlet flowers, which bear a consi- 

 derable resemblance to those of a 

 Fuchsia. The pjlant is a hardy per- 

 ennial, a native of California, whence 

 it was introduced by Mr, Hartweg 

 in 1847. 



Ze^a. — Grammece. — The Indian 

 Corn. — An annual plant, a native of 

 America. The plant is very orna- 

 mental, and the male blossoms are 

 particularly elegant. It should be 

 grown in rich mould, and it should 

 be sown very early in spring ; or it 

 may be raised oa a hotbed, and 

 transplanted into the open ground 

 in May. 



Zebra Plant. — CalatJiea ze- 

 hnna. — Cane-like plants, with red 

 and yellow, purple and yellow, or 

 white flowers ; natives of Brazil, 

 which require a stove in England, 

 and which should be grown in sandy 

 peat. 



Zedoary. — Curcuma Zedoaria. 



Zeno'bia. — Ericacece. — The new 

 name given by the late Professor 

 Don to a species of Andromeda. 



Zephyba'nthes. — Amaryllidd- 

 cece. — Cape bulbs, with very elegant 

 flowers. Nearly all of the species 

 are quite hardy, and only require 

 planting like the Crocus, in a warm. 

 border, in a somevi'hat sandy soO, 

 without wanting any farther care, 

 except occasionally taking them up, 

 every third or fourth year, to remove 

 the offsets. 



Zt'chya. — Leguminbsce. — Baron 

 Hugel's new name for some of the 

 kinds of Kenne^dya. 



Zi'ngiber, — Scitaminece. — The 

 Gringer.— Stove plants, with small 

 flowers, which are produced in a 

 very curious spathe, and a fleshy 

 rhizoma, or under-gi'ound root. 

 One of the species is the common 

 Ginger. 



Zi'nnia. — CompCsitce. — Beauti- 

 ful annual flowers, natives of Mexico, 

 which should be raised on a hot-bed, 



