ZOMICARPA 



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ZYGOPETALUM 



STOVK EVERGREENS, &c. 



Z. Caracu'tta (Caracutta). See Z. XYLOPYRUS. 

 Ju'juba (Jujuba). 30-50. April. India ; Malaya. 



I 759- " J ujube-tree." Greenhouse. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). India. 1837. 

 Lo'tus (Lotus). 2-4. Fruit yellow. Mediterranean 



region. 1731. " African or Jujube-Lotus." Half- 

 hardy. 

 melastomoi'des (Melastoma-like). 6. Australia. 1824. 



A species of Celtis. 

 mirtoi'des (Myrtus-like) and Z. myrtoi'des (Myrtus- 



like). See CONDALIA MICROPHYLLA. 

 mucrona'ta (pointed-leaved). 30. S. Africa. 1810. 



Greenhouse. 



Nape" ca (Napeca). 15. Ceylon. 1816. 

 ni'tida (shining). See Z. SAT:VA. 

 oxyphy'lla (sharp-leaved). India. 

 rugo'sa (wrinkled). India. 

 sati'va (cultivated). 6. June. Mediterranean region ; 



temperate Asia. 1820. 

 Spi'na-Chri'sti trinSrvia (three-nerved Christ's thorn). 



E. Ind. 1821. 

 Xylopy'rus (Xylopyrus). E. Ind. 1820. 



ZOMICA'RPA. (From zoma, a short under garment or 

 waistcoat, and karpos, a fruit ; the ripe fruit bursts at 

 the base, but retains its position, covering the seeds like 

 a waistcoat. Nat. ord. Aracea?.) 



Stove perennial herbs with tuberous roots. Offsets ; 

 seeds. Fibrous loam, lumpy peat, and sand. 



Z. Pytho'nium (Pythonium). i. Grey-violet. Brazil. 



1860. 



riedelia'na (Riedelian). i. Green. Brazil. 1860. 



steigeria'na (Steigerian). i. Blackish-purple ; spadix 



fuscous-purple. Brazil. 1860. 



ZOMICARPE LLA. (The diminutive of Zomicarpa. 

 Nat. ord. Aracea?.) 



A pretty stove Aroid with variegated foliage. Offsets. 

 Fibrous peat, fibrous loam, a few lumps of charcoal and 

 sand. 



Z. macula'ta (blotched). Spadix blackish. Leaves dark 

 green, with pale green blotches near the margin. 

 Colombia. 1881. 



ZO'RNIA. (Named of /. Zorn, a German botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosa?]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, 6-Decandria.) 



Annuals, seeds in a hotbed, and the plants afterwards 

 bloomed in the greenhouse ; perennials, also, by seed, 

 and dividing the plants in spring, and requiring to be 

 kept from frost, and rather dry in winter ; rich, light, 

 fibrous loam. 



Z. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See Z. DIPHYLLA. 

 bractea'ta (large-bracted). $. Yellow. July. N. 



Amer. and S. Africa. 1824. Greenhouse perennial. 

 cape'nsis (Cape). See Z. BRACTEATA. 

 diphy'lla (two-leaved), i. Purple. July. Tropics 



everywhere. 1733. Annual. 

 e'legans (elegant). See DESMODIUM ELEGANS. 

 myriade'na (myriad-glanded). Brazil. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). See DESMODIUM PULCHELLUM. 

 ,, tetraphy'lla (four-leaved). See Z. BRACTEATA. 



ZO SIMA. (From zosimos, having vital powers, or 

 likely to live ; the plant has a thick, fleshy stem. Nat. 

 ord. Umbelliferae. Allied to Heracleum.) 



Hardy perennial herb, with a thick stem. Seeds ; 

 offsets. Ordinary garden soil. 



Z. orienta'lis (oriental). White or pale yellow-green. 

 Caucasus to Afghanistan. 



ZOSTERO'STYLIS. (From zoster, a ribbon, and stulos, 

 a column ; the margin of the column sometimes has a 

 membranous margin. Nat. ord. Orchidacea. Now 

 referred to Cryptostylis.) 



Z. Arachni'Us (Arachnites). See CRYPTOSTYLIS ARACH- 

 NITES. 



Wa'lkertz (Mrs. Walker's). See CRYPTOSTYLIS ARACH- 

 NITES. 



zeyla'nica (Cingalese). See CRYPTOSTYLIS ARACH- 

 NITES. 



ZUCCA'GNIA. (Commemorative of A. Zuccagni, a 

 director of the Florence Botanic Garden. Nat. ord. 

 Liliaceas. Now referred to Dipcadi.) 



Z. vi'ridis (green). See DIPCADI FILAMENTOSUM. 



ZYGADE'NUS. (From zugeo, to be joined, and aden, a 

 gland ; double glands on the perianth. Nat. ord. Lily- 

 worts [Liliaceaj]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Veratrum.) 



Hardy, North American, herbaceous perennials. 

 Seeds, and division of the plant in spring ; a moist, 

 shady peat-border. 



Z. angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved), i-ij. White. May, 

 June. 1823. 



,, bractea'tus (bracted). See Z. ELEGANS. 



commuta'tus (changeable). See Z. ELEGANS. 



e'legans (elegant), i. White. May. 1811. 



Fretno'nti (Fremont's), i-ij. Cream. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1871. 



glabe'rrimus (smoothest), i. Cream. June. 1811. 



glau'cus (sea-green) of Baker. See Z. FREMONTI. 



glau'cus (sea-green) of Nuttall. See Z. ELEGANS. 



,, hy'bridus (hybrid). See MELANTHIUM VIRGINICUM. 



,, leimanthoi'des (Leimanthium-like). N. Amer. 



monoi'cus (monoecious). See MELANTHIUM PARVI- 

 FLORUM. 



Muscito'xicum (fly-poison), i-ij. White. June. 

 1758. " Fly Poison." 



Nutta'llii (NuttaU's). i-ij. White. June. Texas; 

 California. 1883. 



virgi'nicus (Virginian). See MELANTHIUM VIRGINI- 

 CUM. 



ZYGO'MERIS FLA'VA. See AMICIA ZYGOMERIS. 



ZYGOPE'TALUM. (From zugos, a yoke, and petalon, 

 a petal ; the union of the bases of the petals and sepals 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 2O-Gynandria, 

 i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown in pots. See ORCHIDS. 



Z. africa'num (African). See ODONTOGLOSSUM BICTON- 



IENSE. 



aroma' ticum (aromatic). White, blue. Panama. 1867. 

 ,, backhousia'num 'Backhousian). Purple, violet, pale 



yellow. Ecuador. 1877. 

 Ba'llii (Ball's). White, rose purple ; lip white, 



blotched with purple. 1900. 

 Beaumo'ntii (Beaumont's). Cream, purple-violet. 



Brazil. 1850. 



be'llum (pretty). Violet, yellow, and brown. Colom- 

 bia. 1878. 

 Bino'ti (Binot's). Green; Up ' greenish- white, with 



purple ridges. Brazil. 1905. 

 brachype'talwn(shoit-petsile<l). Green, blue. October. 



Brazil. 1844. 

 stenope'talum (narrow-petaled). Purple-brown; 



lip violaceous. Brazil. 1888. 

 Bu'rkei (Burke's). Blackish - purple ; lip white, 



marked with purple. Guiana. 1883. 

 Bu'rtii (Burt's). Red- brown, with yellow base. 



Costa Rica. 1872. 

 ca'ndidum (white), i. White, rose-purple. Brazil. 



1850. 

 ce'rinum (wax), i. Pale and deeper yellow. Panama. 



1861. 

 chlora'nthum (green-flowered). Greenish, fragrant. 



Country unknown. 1910. 



(Promenafa) citri'num (citron). See Z. XANTHINUM. 

 Cla'yi (Clay's). Purple-brown, green, violet-purple. 



(Z. orinitumx maxillare.) 1876. 

 cochlea're (spoon-lipped), i. White, purple. August. 



Demerara. 

 (Warscewicze'lla) cochlea're (shell-shaped). White, 



blue. Guiana. 

 (Bo'llea) ccele'ste (sky-blue). Sky-blue, mauve, yellow. 



Colombia. 1878. 

 Crepeau'xii (Crepeaux's). Dark red, spotted and 



striped with yellow ; lip white, violet. Brazil. 1887. 

 crini'tum (hairy). Green, blue. November. Brazil. 



1828. 

 c&ru'leum (sky-blue). Marked chocolate on green ; 



lip marked violet-blue on white. 1903. 

 daya'num (Dayan). Green, white, violet. Colombia. 



1872. 



