ZELKOVA 



mens 4-5; styles 2: fr. a 1-seeded drupe, usually broader 

 than high, oblique, with the style eccentric. Z. <iciii,u- 

 nata is an important timber tree: the wood is very dur- 

 able, and considered the best building material in Japan. 

 The young wood is yel- 

 lowish wliite in color; 

 the old wood is dark 

 brown and has a beauti- 

 ful grain. 



acuminata, Planch. (Z. 

 Ke&ki, Maxim. Z. cvs- 

 pld&ta, Hort. l>l<in,t;i 

 acumin&ta, Lindl. Pld- 

 nera Japdnica, Miq.). 

 Fig. 2786. Tree, attaining 

 100 ft., with broad, 

 round - topped head: 

 branches slender : Ivs. 

 short - stalked, ovate to 

 oblong-ovate, acuminate, 

 rounded or slightly cor- 

 date at the base, sharply 

 and coarsely serrate, with 

 acuminate teeth, pairs of 

 veins about 10, somewhat 

 rough above, almost glabrous, 1-2K in. long, on fertile 

 branches, 2-5 on sterile branches. April, May. Japan. 

 G.F. 6:325. Gt. 37, pp. 22, 23. 



crenata. Spach (Z. carpinifdlia, C. Koch. Pldnera 

 Michardi, Michx. Abelicea tilmoldes, Kuntze). Tree, 

 attaining 80 ft., with slender branches forming an oval 

 or oblong head: Ivs. oval or ovate to oblong, slightly 

 cordate or rounded at the base, coarsely toothed with 

 obtusish teeth, with 6-8 pairs of veins, usually almost 



/KI'IIYKANTHIN 



2007 



2785. Tradescantia fluminrnsis, 

 often confounded with Ze- 

 brina (X %). See Figs. 

 2539-41. 



eies, supposed to be. Jnpn.-sr; it is <li*tini(iii,h...l f r ..rn 7. rn- 



nataohi.'riy l.y the Ivg. being Komewhat mimlU-r 



cent and rough above. Viir 



\ .rs.-linnVItn. Hort.). has the lv. deeply inciwli 



broadly cuneaU, at bae. ALFKED K 



2786. Zelkova acuminata (X %). 



glabrous above at length, pubescent on the veins be- 

 neath, %-3 in. long. April, May. Caucasus. Gn. 24, 



P 'l 'japtnica, Dipp., not Mia. is an imperfectly known pe- 



2787. Forced plant of Zenobia apeciou. 



ZENOBIA (after Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, who 

 lived in the third century; a fanciful allusion to her 

 having been chained as was Andromeda, whose name 

 is commemorated by a closely allied genus). Erit&eta. 

 Ornamental low deciduous or half-evergreen shrub, with 

 alternate, short-petioled, simple and white, campanu- 

 late, nodding flowers arranged in clusters along the last 

 year's branches. Hardy as far north as Mass., and a 

 very handsome shrub for borders of shrubberies, par- 

 ticularly when in bloom; the glaucous form is one of 

 the most conspicuous shrubs with light-colored foliage. 

 Zenobia is also recommended for forcing. It tli 

 best in a sandy or peaty soil. Prop, by seeds sown in 

 spring and by layers; also by greenwood cuttings from 

 forced plants. See, also, Andromeda and fieri* for 

 culture. Monotypic genus native of N. America, closely 

 allied to Andromeda and Pieris but chiefly distinguished 

 by the open-campanulate fls. and 4-awned anther*; 

 calyx 5-lobed, with short valvate lobes; corolla cam- 

 panulate, as broad as high, obtusely 5-lobed; stamens 

 10; anthers with 4 slender awns: capsule depressed 

 globose, obscurely 5-lobed, somewhat carinate at tin- 

 dorsal sutures, dehiscent into 5 valves: seeds nuim-r- 

 ous, small, oval, angled. 



specidaa, Don (Andr6meda sptcibsa, Michx. A. eat- 

 sinefdlia,Vent.). Figs. 2787, 2788. Shrub. 2-4 ft. high, 

 with upright or arching branches: quite glabrous: 1 

 oval to oblong, obtuse or acutish, crenulate or finely 

 serrulate, often covered more or less with glaucous 

 bloom, 1-2 in. long: fls. on slender nodding pedicels, 

 clustered and forming racemes 2-5 in. long : corolla 

 white, % in. across. May, June. N. C. to Fla. B.M. 

 970. L.B.C. 6:551. Gn. 22, p. 271; .", |>. lK r >. G.C. III. 

 23, suppl. 28 May. Var. pulverulenta. Michx. (Andrt 

 eda pulverultnta, Bartr. A. glaiiea, Hort. A. edndi<l,i. 

 Hort ) Foliage covered with chalky-white or glau.-<>u> 

 bloom. Gn. 24:420. B.M. 667. A. dratl.nt.i. Lindl., is 

 a form with similar foliage and the corolla 5-parted al- 

 most to the base. B.R. 12:1010. Var. nltid*. Michx. 

 (Var. nuda, Vent. Var. viridit, Hort.), has green fo 

 age without bloom. ALFRED REHDIR. 



ZEPHYKANTHE8 (Greek, Hover of the \rrt > 

 Amarylliddcev. ZKI-HYK FU>WER. FAIKY I.II.Y. Al-ut 

 three dozen species of bulbous plant* iiattvr to the 

 warmer parts of Aroerir,,. rnf.irtnnnt.-ly they are not 

 quite hardy, but some of them are very satis 

 plants for window-ganl.-ns. n-tinc MNMIWBal in wint 

 and blooming In summ-r un.l.-r mah tr.-ntment. 1 

 all have linear Ivs. aootemponMOU with tl 

 slender scapes about 6-9 in. high, crowned by solitary 

 6-lobed fls. of white, rose or yellow. The fls. are 1- 

 across. Other grm-ri.- ,-hani." ' n> .^ lla '' 



erect or suberect : corona none : anthers donUM, 

 versatile: ovules many, superposed: seeds black, flat. 



