ZEBRA PLANT 



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ZICHYA 



Z. Ma'ys (maize). 2. June. Paraguay. 1562. 



" Guinea or Turkey Wheat," " Indian Corn," 



Maize," " Mealies." 

 >. gigante'a fo'lus variega'tis (giant-variegated- 



k-aved). Leaves with silvery- white variegation. 

 ,, graci'Uima variega'ta (very slender variegated). 



1886. 

 ,. japo'nica a' Ibo-vitta' ta (Japanese- white-striped). 



Japan. 1867. 

 ,, tunica' ta fo His variega'tis (tunicated-variegated- 



leaved). Leaves variegated. 1891. 



ZEBRA PLANT. Cala'thea zebri'na. 



ZEBRA WOOD. My'rtus fra'grans and Guetta'rda 

 tpecio'sa. 



ZEBRI'NA. (The leaves are striped like a zebra. 

 Nat. ord. Commelinaceae. Allied to Tradescantia, and 

 often named T. zebrina.) 



Greenhouse evergreen creeping herb, having its leaves 

 striped with white, shaded purple and purple beneath. 

 Cuttings root easily in any light soil, kept moist. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. It is a good basket plant, for 

 small pots on the front of stages, and for planting under 

 the stages, when a fair amount of light is available. 

 Z. pe'ndula (drooping). White, rose-purple. Summer. 

 Mexico. 1846. 



ZEDOARY, ROUND. Curcu'ma Zedoa'ria. 



(Commemorative of Joseph Zehner, a 

 botanical artist. Nat. ord. Cucurbitacea3. Now referred 

 to Melothria.) 

 Z. hasta'ta (halbert-shaped). See MELOTHRIA HETERO- 



PHYLLA. 



sca'bra (rough). See MELOTHRIA PUNCTATA. 

 sua'vis (sweet). See MELOTHRIA PUNCTATA. 



ZELKOVA. (Possibly a Japanese native name. Nat. 

 ord. Urticaceae.) 



Small, hardy, deciduous trees, resembling Elms. 

 Seeds ; layers. Ordinary garden soil. 

 Z. ucumina'ta (long-pointed). Green. April. Japan. 



" Keaki." 

 crena'ta (notched). 10-14. Green. April. Caucasus. 



1760. 



,, pe'ndula (drooping). Branches drooping. 

 Davidii (David's). Green. April. China; Mon- 

 golia ; Corea. 1910. 

 japo'nica Verschaffe'lti (Japanese, Verschaffelt's 



variety). See Z. VERSCHAFFELTI. 

 Kea'ki (Keaki). See Z. ACUMINATA. 

 Verschaffe'lti (Verschaffelfs). Green. April. Eastern 

 Asia. 1892. 



ZENO BIA. (Commemorative of Zenobia, Empress of 

 Pahnyra. Nat. ord. Ericaceae. Allied to Lyonia and 

 Andromeda.) 



A dwarf, subevergreen, hardy shrub of great beauty 

 when in bloom, the flowers resembling those of Lily of 

 the Valley, but larger. Seeds ; layers. Sandy loam 

 and peat. 

 Z. specie' sa (showy). 2. White. May to July. N. 



Amer. 1800. 

 pulverule'nta (powdery). Leaves glaucous-white, 



as if powdered. 

 quercifo'lia (oak-leaved). 



ZEPHYRA'NTHES. (From zephyr, the west wind, and 

 anthos, a flower. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidacea?]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Habranthus.) 

 Half-hardy bulbs, with only one flower on a stalk. 

 For culture, see HABRANTHUS. 

 Z. Anderso'nii (Anderson's). J. Golden inside, or 



copper, lined outside. Monte Video. 1829. 

 andi'cola (Andes- loving). |. Bright violet. January. 



Chili. 

 Atama'sco (Atamasco). |. White. March. N. 



Amer. 1629. " Atamasco Lily." 

 au'rea (golden). J-i. Golden-ye'llow. June. Peru. 



1829. 



earn' lea (blue). J. Pale blue or lilac. Uruguay. 1897. 

 ca'ndida (white). $. White. September. Argentina. 



1822. " Swamp Lily." 

 tna'jor (larger), i. Flowers 4 in. long. 1907. 



Z. carina'ta (keeled). *. Pink. May. Mexico. 1824. 

 chloroleu'ca (greenish-white). . Pale green. July. 



Trop. Amer. (?). 

 citri'na (citron), J. Bright yellow. August. Guiana. 



1881. 

 co'ncolor (one-coloured), i. Lemon- yeUow. July. 



Mexico. 1845. 

 Drummo'ndii (Drummond's). See COOPERIA PEDUN- 



CULATA. 

 ,, fia'va (yellow). f-i. Golden-yellow. June. Peru 



1833- 

 flave'scens (yellowish). See Z. MESOCHLOA FLAVE- 



SCENS. 

 gracilifo'lia (slender-leaved), i. Pale purplish-pink. 



September. Maldonado; Monte Video. 1823. 

 boothia'na (Boothian). $. Pink. October. 



Buenos Ayres. 1822. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See Z. CARINATA. 

 lila'cina (lilac), i-i. Lilac. Mexico. 

 lindleya'na (Lindleyan). J-i. Bright red. June. 



Mexico. 

 lo'ngipes (long-stalked). J. Pale red. Monte Video. 



1898. 

 macro'siphon (long-tubed). J-i. Bright red. May. 



Mexico. 1 88 1. 

 meso'chloa (green-centred), i. White, green. June. 



Buenos Ayres. 1825. 



,, flave'scens (yellowish). Young flowers straw- 

 coloured. 



pu'mila (dwarf). J. Rose. September. Chili. 1831. 

 pusi'lla (puny). See HAYLOCKIA PUSILLA. 

 robu'sta (robust). -J. Rose red. July, August. 



Buenos Ayres. 1838. 



ro'sea (rosy). |. Red. May. Havannah. 1823. 

 se'ssilis (stalkless). See Z. VERECUNDA. 

 stria' ta (lined). See Z. VERECUNDA. 

 verecu'nda. See Z. VERECUNDA. 

 spofforthia'na (Spofforthian). A hybrid between 



Z. carinata and tubispatha. 

 stria'ta (channelled). See Z. VERECUNDA. 

 taubertia'na (Taubertian). Pink, large. Brazil. 

 ,, texa'na (Texan). |-J. Yellow inside, coppery-yellow 



outside. Texas. 1824. 

 Trea'tics (Treatia's). \-\. White. April, May. 



Florida. 1880. 

 tubi'spatha (tubular-spathed). . White, slightly 



tinged with green. W. Ind. ; Venezuela, &c. 

 i . hy'brida (hybrid). See Z. SPOFFORTHIANA. 

 verecu'nda (blushing), f. White, tinted with pale 



red. April. Mexico. 1824. 

 versi'color (various-coloured). J-J. White, flushed 



red and green. January. Maldonado. 1824. 

 vesti'ta (clothed). Trop. Amer. (?). 



ZEUXI'NE. (From zeuxis, the act of uniting ; the 

 petals and upper sepal are united. Nat. ord. Orchidaceas.) 

 A stove terrestrial orchid. Cuttings or divisions. 

 Fibrous peat, sphagnum, a little loam, and sand. 

 Z. re'gia (royal). $. White and green. Leaves with a 

 grey or lilac band along the middle. Ceylon. 

 " Striped King of the Woods." 



ZEXME'NIA. (An anagram of Ximenesia. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae.) 



A greenhouse, shrubby plant, increased by cuttings 

 under a bell-glass, and an annual that may be sown in 

 the open border. 

 Z. au'rea (golden), ij. Bright yellow. September. 



Mexico. 1829. Greenhouse shrub. 

 ova'ta (egg-shaped). 2. Orange-yellow. September, 



October. Mexico. 1828. Hardy annual. 

 texa'na (Texan). See WEDELIA HISPIDA. 



ZI'CHYA. (Named after Countess Zichy, a German 

 patroness of botany. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants. 

 [Leguminosae]. Linn. ly-Diadelphia, 4-Decandria. Re- 

 ferred to Kennedya.) 

 Z. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See KENNEDYA coo 



CINEA. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). See KENNEDYA COCCINKA. 

 glabra'ta (smooth). See KENNEDYA GLABRATA. 

 ,, heterophy'lla (various-leaved). See KENNEDYA coc- 



CINEA HETEROPHYLLA. 



inophy'lla (nerve-leaved). See KENNEDYA COCCINEA. 



