2769. Sta 



5 of Zamia 

 Floridana. 



□f Zamia 



Floridana. 



ZAMIA 



A. Petiole prickli/. 

 furfuricea, Ait. Trunk cylindrical, 1-2 ft. tall: peti- 

 oles dilated and concave at the base, with several small 

 prickles: Ifts. about 10-12 pairs, opposite or alternate, 

 oblanceolate, entire on the lower half but serrate or 

 Jajfsed toward'; the tup. acute or obtuse, 

 scurfy b.-n.-atli ( a- als.. the rachis) : 

 cone oval (-..iiiral. .l..wiiv. jiedunculate, 

 pale yell. .wish l,r„wii. the pistillate ones 

 i in. or less lonf. .-Mexico. B.M. 1969. 



Lindeni, Regel. 

 Trunk cylindrical, 2- 

 ■t ft. or more tall 

 when well grown : 

 petioles long, cylin- 

 drical, sparsely pro- 

 l.VT.aaEg "ded with tawny 

 ''i.-^jj^^^i. wool, the prickles 

 short conical and 

 spreading: Ifts. 20 or 

 more pairs, gliibrous 

 or somewhat puber- 

 ulous, nearly or quite 

 opposite, sessile, 

 long- lanceolate and 

 acuminate, dentate- 

 serrate towards the 

 top. Ecuador. I.H. 

 22:195. 



AA. PetMe not prlrkli/. 

 B. Species growing beyond the limits of the U. S 

 integrifdlia, Ait. Trunk 12-18 In. tall, erect, globular 

 or oblong: Ivs. glabrous: Ifts. alternate, 7-16 pairs, 

 oblong to linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, mostly ob- 

 tuse, entire or somewhat dentate towards the ape.\: 

 cones oblong and obtuse, short - peduneled. West 

 Indies. B.M. 1851. -The Florida plants, usually re- 

 ferred here, are apparently all Z. Floridana and Z. 



Mexic&na, Miq. Distinguished by DeCandoUe as fol- 

 lows: scales of the leaf-buds tomentose and also the 

 petioles at the base, the petioles 3-cornered, unarmed, 

 glabrous, somewhat warty : Ifts. of 9 or more pairs, 

 sub -opposite, narrow - lanceolate, straight or slightly 

 curved, acute or acutish, rigidly coriaceous, dark green, 

 many-nerved, spinulose - serrulate from the middle to 

 the apex. Mex. — By Index Kewensis referred to Z. 

 Loddif/csii, a species with prickly petioles. 



Pseudo-parasitica, Yates (.^. J?(jshi", Regel). Distin- 

 guished as follows by DeCandoUe: trunl? cylindrical: 

 Ifts. lanceolate, sinuose - falcate, entire, glabrous, acute 

 at the base, cuspidate at the apex, with 18 strong nerves 

 which are twice bifurcate. Panama. — Grows on tree 

 trunks. 



angtistifdlia, Jacq. Foliage glabrous when mature: 

 Ifts. 5 in. long, 4-20 pairs, usually alternate, elongated 

 and narrowly linear, the apex obtuse and very obscurely 

 serrulate or entire, fhe base not narrowed, 6-8-nerved: 

 pistillate cone obtuse but cuspidate. Bahamas, Cuba. 



BB. Species n 

 Floridina, DC. Ooontti 



to Florida. 



line, sericeo-tomeiiti.-.' it :, ii.red hairs 



above; Ifts. mostly Miiii"-ii. , I; i In-.ius above 



and with scattered liair^ K. m iiiL litM.n, lalcate and 

 somewhat twisted, narrowed at the base ami obtuse at 

 the apex, the margin revolute and with a few obscure 

 teeth: mature pistillate cones oblong, .5-6 in. (12-16^^ 

 cm.) long, markedly umbonate (projection on the 

 scales), densely tomentose. — Very abundant in southern 

 Florida on the east coast below lat. 26° 30', in open 

 comparatively dry pine woods. 



piimila, Linn. Differs, according to Webber, in hav- 

 ing shorter and broader leaflets which are less twisted 

 and not so erect and rigid, and in its shorter and non- 

 umbonate cones with seed-bearing scales thinner and 

 more flattened at outer end.— Abund.ant in central 



ZAUSCHNEBIA 2003 



Florida, ranging from 28° IIO' north for one degree of 

 latitude, in dense moist woods. 



2. corAllipes, Verseh., is Slaorozamia spiralis.— Z. Dinni- 

 soni, F. Mnell. is Macrozamia Peroffskyana.- Z. glauca, Hort. 

 =Cycas Rumphii l—Z.piinijeng. Ait.=Encephalartos pnnsens, 

 —Z. spinosa. Lodd.=Encephalartos Altensteinii. L H B 



ZANNICHfiLLIA palilBtris, Linn, (lyaiaditcea:), or 

 Horned Pondweed, is offered by collectors of native 

 plants, but has little horticultural value. It is a hardy 

 aquatic plant (probably annual) widely distributed in 

 the New and Old Worlds. It has thread-like submerged 

 Ivs. 1-3 in. long and flowers and fruits under water. It 

 is found in fresh or brackish water. B.B. 1:80. 



ZANTE CURRANT. See llaisin, page 1496. 



ZANTHOEEHiZA. See Xanthorrhisa. 



ZANTH6XYLUM, See Xanthoxijlum. 



ZAUSCHNfiRIA (named for a professor of natural 

 history at I'rague). OuagrAcem. The California 

 Fuchsia, or Hummingbird's Trumpet, is a half-hardy 

 perennial plant 5-4-2 ft. high, with drooping, trumpet- 

 shaped vermilion fls. 1}4 in. across and under 1 in. wide 

 at the mouth. It is the calyx which forms the showv 

 trumpet, and its 4 acute lobes are rather larger than 

 the 4 petals, which are obcordate and inserted at the 

 throat of the calyx-tube. The length of the calyx dis- 

 tinguishes this genus from Epilobium, to which Zausch- 

 neria is closely allied by reason of its 4 petals, 8 sta- 

 mens, 4-loculed ovary and coraose seeds. The genus has 

 only one species, but this varies greatly in the width of 

 Ivs. and hairiness. Varieties have been made based 

 upon linear, lanceolate or ovate Ivs., but they run into 

 one another. The plants also vary from glabrous and 

 pubescent to tomentose. As a bedding plant it has been 

 occasionally used for novelty effects by European gar- 

 deners. To overcome its thin and leggy habit, it is well 

 to set the plants rather closely and pinch out the young 

 shoots until compact bushes are secured. The plant is 

 sometimes grown in pots for greenhouse decoration in 

 late autumn. There are said to be forms that varv con- 

 siderably in hardiness. The plant i ^ hardy in most" parts 

 of England with slight winter coNerint, In I i\ ..n <l -p.its 

 it is considered to he a choice plant ot | i Imt lial-ii 

 for the steep sides of rockeries and fc i ii t n :ili/ni- .n 

 old walls In light and dry soils itspreid un brLrruund 

 like the epilobiums It is prop by di\ isi n. by cut- 

 tings mide m autumn and wintered m a eoldfraine, or 



Floridana (X %). 



rly spring in mild heat. In Califor- 

 sidered objectionable on account of 

 produced by the woolly seeds. 

 it to drought. 



Califfimica, Piesl. California Fuchsia. HnniiNO- 

 BIRDB Trujipet. Half-hardy perennial with the flower 

 of a Fuchsia and the fruit of an Epilobium: height 



by seeds sown 



nia the plant 



the unkempt appearanc 



It is remarkably 



