XIPHIDIUM 



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YELLOWBY 



X. inSrmis (unarmed). See X. AMERICANA. 



lanceola'ta (spear-leaved). See ACRONYCHIA LAURI- 

 FOLIA. 



oblongifo'lia (oblong-leaved). Green. June. Aus- 

 tralia. 1823. 



XEPHTDrUM. (From xiphos, a sword ; sword-like 

 leaves. Nat. ord. Bloodworts [Hamodoracece]. I.inn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Wachendorfia.) 



Stove, herbaceous perennials. Divisions of the plant 

 as fresh growth commences ; rich, fibrous loam and 

 fibrous peat, and a small portion of charcoal and sand. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 58 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 X. a'lbum (white). See X. C^ERULEUM ALBUM. 



c&ru'leum (blue), ij. Blue. Trop. Amer. 1793. 



a'lbum (white), i*. White. W. Ind. 1787. 



fioribu'ndum (free-fiowerine:). See X. OERULEUM. 



gigante'um (gigantic). See X. C.CRULEUM ALBUM. 



XTPHION. (From xtphion, a corn-flag. Nat. ord. 

 Iridaceae. This name includes all the bulbous Irises, to 

 which they are referred.) 

 X. Auche'ri (Aucher*s). See IRIS FUMOSA. 



filifo'lium (thread-leaved). See IRIS FILIFOLIA. 



Hi'strio (Actor). See IRIS HISTRIO. 



ju'nceum (rush-like). See IRIS JUNCEA. 



kolpakowskia'num. See IRIS KOLPAKOWSKIANA. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). See IRIS XIPHIOIDES. 



planifo'lium (flat-leaved). See IRIS ALATA. 



reticula' turn (netted). See IRIS RETICULATA. 



Sisyri'nchium (Sisyrinchium-like). See IRIS SISY- 

 RINCHIUM. 



tingita'num (Tangiers). See IRIS TINGITANA. 



vulga're (common). See IRIS XIPHIUM. 



XIPEO PTERIS. Sword Fern. (From xiphos, a 

 sword, and pteris, a fern. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. 

 Linn. 24-Cryptogamia, i-Filices. Now referred to Poly- 

 podium.) 



Stove, brown-spored Ferns. See FERNS. 

 X. heterophy'lla (variable-leaved), i. June. N.HoUand. 



1824. 

 myosuroi'des (Myosurus-Uke). See POLYPODIUM 



SERRULATDM MYOSUROIDES. 



serrula'ta (saw-like). See POLYPODIUM SERRULATUM. 



XYLO'BIUM. (From xulon, wood, and bios, life ; 

 the plants grow upon wood. Nat. ord. Orchidaceas. 

 Allied to Bifrenaria.) 



Stove epiphytal Orchids. Offsets and divisions. Fibre 

 of peat, sphagnum, and crocks in pots or baskets. 

 X. brachysta'chyum (short-spiked). Yellowish, with 



sordid purple spots. S. Brazil. 1906. 

 bracte'scens (large-bracted). Peru. 1842. 

 Colle'yi (Coney's). Reddish-brown, with purple spots. 



Trinidad. 1890. 



conca'vum (hollow), i. Light yellow. June. Guate- 

 mala. 1844. 

 corruga'tum (ribbed). Brownish-purple ; lip yellow, 



veined with purple. Venezuela. 1844. 

 de 'color (without-colour), i. White. W. Ind. 1830. 

 donga' turn (elongated), i. Light yellow ; Up brown- 

 purple. W. Ind. 1847. 



fovea'tum (pitted), i. Straw-yellow. Guiana. 1839. 

 hyaci'nihinum (hyacinth-like). Venezuela. 

 tiypocri' ticum (mimicking). Country unknown. 1860. 

 inca'num (hoary). June. Guatemala. 1844. 

 leontoglo' ssum (lion's-tongued). 2-3. Yellow, spotted 



red. Colombia. 

 pallidifto'rum (pale-flowered). i. Sulphur- white. 



W. Ind. 1826. 



scabrili'ngug (rough-tongued). Colombia. 1844. 

 squa'lens (dirty), i. Flesh, lined purple ; lip purple. 

 Brazil 1828. 



XYLOMEXUM. (From xulon, wood, and melon, an 

 apple ; the fruit is large and woody. Nat. ord. Pro- 

 teaceae. Allied to Lambertia.) 



Greenhouse shrub. Seeds ; cuttings of young but 

 firm shoots in sandy peat, under a bell-glass. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 



X. pyrifo'rme (pear-formed). Fruit 2-3 in. long. 

 Australia. 1869. " Wooden Pear." 



XYLOPHTLLA, (From xulon, wood, and phullon, a 

 leaf ; texture of the leaves. Nat. ord. Spurgetvorts 



[Euphorbiace*]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, lo-Decandria. Now 



referred to Phyllanthus.) 



AT. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See PHYLLANTHUS 



ANGUSTIFOLIUS. 



elonga'ta (elongated-/*at^). See PHYLLANTHDS 



ANGUSTIFOLIUS. 



falca'ta (sickle-leaved). See PHYLLANTHUS EPIPHYL- 



LANTHUS. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved) of Linnaeus. See PHYLLAN- 

 THUS LATIFOLIUS. 



lalifo'lia (broad-leaved) of Sims. See PHYLLANTHUS 



SPECIOSUS. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaved). See PHYLLANTHUS LINEARIS. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). See EXOCARPUS CERAMICUS. 

 monia'na (mountain) of Sims. See PHYLLANTHUS 



ANGUSTIFOLIUS. 



monta'na. (mountain) of Swartz. See PHYLLANTHUS 



MONTANUS. 



obova'ta (obversely-egg-shaped). See FLUGGEA MICRO- 



CARPA. 



ramiflo'ra (branch-flowered). See SF.CURINEGA RAMI- 



FLORA. 



specio'sa (showy). See PHYLLANTHUS SPECIOSUS. 



XYLOTIA. (From xulon, wood, and pikros, bitter; 

 the wood and fruit of X. gla'bra are called Bitterwood in 

 the West Indies. Nat. ord. Anonads [Anonaceae]. Linn. 

 i^-Polyandria, 6-Polygynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs or trees. Cuttings of firm, 

 stubby side-shoots one year old, with most of the leaves 

 adhering, in sand, under a bell-glass ; sandy loam and 

 fibrous peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 



X. cEthio'pica (Ethiopian). Trop. Africa. " Negro 



Pepper." 



frute'scens (shrubby). 4. Guiana. 1823. 



gla'bra (smooth-fruited). 20. Jamaica. 1820. 



" Bitterwood." 



murica'ta (rough- fruited). 4. W. Ind. 1779. 



XYLO'SMA. (From xulon, wood, and osme, smell. 

 Nat. ord. Bixaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 X. ni'tidum (shining). 6. June. Trop. Amer. 1820. 

 Salzma'nni (Salzmann's). Flowers minute. Fruit 

 like bilberries. Brazil. 1908. 



XYLO'STEON. See LONICERA. 

 XYRI'DION. See IRIS. 



XY'RIS. (A name given by Dioscorides to Iris 

 fcetidissima. Nat. ord. Xyridacea?.) 



A stove rush-like perennial. Divisions. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, and plenty of sand. 

 X. alti'ssima (tallest). See BOBARTIA INDICA. 

 opercula'ta (covered- with-a-lid). i-i|. White; 

 bracts black. June. Australia. 1804. 



XYSMALO'BIUM. (From xusma, a fragment, and 

 lobos, a lobe ; in reference to the slender lobes of the 

 corona. Nat. ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



A warm and dry greenhouse perennial. Seeds in heat ; 

 cuttings of side-shoots in sand after being dried for a 

 week, then inserted in sand under a bell-glass. Fibrous 

 loam, fibrous peat, finely-broken bricks and sand, with 

 good drainage. 



X. padifo'lium (Padus-leaved). 3. Purplish-green ; 

 corona purplish- yellow. S. Africa. 1867. 



YACCA-WOOD TREE. Podoca'rpus purdiea'na. 



YAM. Diosco'rea. 



YANG-MAE TREE. My'rica Na'gi. 



YARROW. Achilla. 



YARROW, SOLDIER'S. Stratio'tes aloi'des. 



YATE or YEIT TREE. Eucalyptus cornu'ta. 



YELLOW ARCHANGEL. La'mium Galeo'bdolon and 

 L. macula.' turn au'reum. 



YELLOWBY. Chrysa'nthtmum se'gelum. 



