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Zea, Maize, Indian Corn (ze-a, from zeo, to live. Ord. Gramincac). 

 See Maize. 



Zebrina. See Tradescantia. 



Zenobia speciosa (zeno-bia, after a Queen of Palmyra. Ord. 

 Ericaceae). A hardy shrub, with white drooping flowers in summer, 

 height 3 to 4 ft. It likes sandy peat. Propagation is by seed in 

 spring or layers. Andromeda cassinaefolia is a synonym. See the 

 Botanical Magazine, t. 970. 



Zephyranthes, Zephyr Flower (zephyran-thes, from zephyr, the 

 west wind, and anthos, a flower. Ord. Amaryllideae) . A small 

 genus of bulbs, the most popular of which are Atamasco, pale pink, 

 spring, 1 5 ins. high, half hardy (syn. Amaryllis Atamasco Botanical 

 Magazine, t. 239) ; and Candida, white, late summer, hardy (syn. 

 Amaryllis Candida), the Peruvian Swamp Lily (Bot. Mag., t. 2607). 

 Andersoni, yellow, spring, 6 to 9 ins., is pretty; it needs greenhouse 

 culture. Loam with sand and a third of leaf soil suit. Propagation 

 is by offsets, or seed if procurable. 



Zinnia (zin-nia, after Herr Zinn. Ord. Compositae). The annual 

 elegans, single and double, in various colours, is a most brilliant 

 plant, growing from i to 2 ft. high. Seedsmen offer separate 

 colours as well as mixtures. The doubles are the most effective, 

 and they are good both for greenhouse and flower garden. They 

 may be raised from- seed in a warm house or frame in spring, pricked 

 off, and either potted singly as required, or hardened in a cold frame 

 and planted in June. Nice plants may be flowered in 5 -in. pot**. 



Zygopetalum (zygopet-alum, from zygos, a yoke, and petalon, a 

 petal, in allusion to the union of the sepals. Ord. Orchidaceae). 

 A large genus of Orchids, flowering in autumn and winter. The 

 beautiful species Mackaii or Mackayi has greenish flowers lined with 

 yellow and striped with violet; it has a strong honey scent. It 

 likes fibrous peat and chopped Sphagnum with a little loam. It 

 succeeds in pots in an intermediate house, and enjoys shade. See the 

 Botanical Magazine, t. 2748. Other good species are Balli, various 

 colours; candidum, white and violet; Dayanurn, white, green, and 

 crimson; intermedium, various colours; Lindeniae, pink and white; 

 Wallisii, white and violet; and xanthinum, yellow, red spots. There 

 are also several beautiful hybrids, and likewise bigeneric hybrids 

 between Batemannia and Zygopetalum and Colax and Zygopetalum. 



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