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XANTHO'XYLON. Tooth ache -tree. (From 

 xanthos, yellow, and xylon, wood. Nat. 

 ord.,Xanthoxyts [Xanthoxylacese]. Linn., 

 22-Dicecia 5-Pentandria.) 



Nearly all white-flowered ; cuttings in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in May ; the stove species in 

 heat; the hardy species by seed, pieces of the 

 roots, and cuttings of the ripened shoots in sandy 

 soil, under a hand-light ; sandy loam suits any of 

 them. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 



X. frax i'neum (ash-like). 15. March. N. Amer. 

 1759- 



mi'te (mild). 10. Yellowish. March. N.Amer. 



1813. 



trica'rpum (three-capsuled). 6. July. N. 



Amer. 1806. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 X. affi'ne (related). Mexico. 1826. 



Budru'nga (Budrunga). 20. March. E.Ind. 



1825. 



cla'va-He'rculis (Hercules' -club). 50. W. Ind. 



1739. 



heteropJn/'llum (various -leaved). Bourbon. 



18-23. 



Jiermaphrodi'tum (two-sexed).SO. Guiana.1823. 



juglandifo'lium (walnut-leaved). W. Ind. 1822. 



ni'tidum (shining). 6. China. 1823. 



piperi'tum (pepper-like). 6. September. Ja- 



pan. 1773. Greenhouse. 



ptero'ta (winged-leaf -stalked). August. Ja. 



maica. 1/68. 



supindoi'des (sapiniia-uke). Jamaica. 



snino'sitm (thorny). 6. Jamaica. 1824. 



- ti-ugo'des (goafs-tooth). 6. St. Domingo. 

 1759. 



triphy'Uum (three-leaved). 4. Penang. 1320. 



XERA'NTHEMUM. (From xeros, dry, and 

 77? /Acs, a flower; everlasting flower. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia %-SuperJlua.') 



The flowers, after being dried, may be dyed of 

 any colour. Hardy anauals. Seeds in the open 

 border in April. 



X. a'nnuum (annual). 3. Purple. July. South 

 Europe. 1570. 



ere'ctum (upright). White. June. Persia. 1836. 



inupe'rtum (unopened). 2. Purple. July. South 



Europe. 1620. 



longipuppo'sum (long-feathered). White. June. 



Persia. 1836. 



orienta'le (eastern). 2. White. July. Levant. 



1713. 



XEROPHY'LLUM. (From xeros, dry, and 

 phyllon, a leaf; dry, grassy leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Melanths [Melanthacese]. Linn., 

 Q-Hexandria 3-Triyynia. Allied to He- 

 lonias.) 



White-flowered, herbaceous perennials, from 

 North America. Seeds and division of the plant 

 in spring. A rather moist, peaty border suits 

 them best. Sabadi'lla requires a stove. 

 X. asphoddoi'des (asphodel-like). I.May. 1/65. 



grumi'neum (grassy). 2. May. 1812. 



Saltadi'lla (Sabadilla). 3. Vera Cruz. 1830. 



te'nax (tough-leaved). 1$. May. 1811. 



XIMENE'SIA. (Named after J. Ximenes, 

 a Spanish apothecary. Nat. ord, Compo- 



sites [AsteracecB]. Linn., 19-Syngenesi& 

 2-Sttperflua. Allied to Sanvitalia.) 



Yellow-flowered, Mexican plants. Annuals, by 

 seeds in the open border in April ; perennials, 

 also, by division of the plant in spring, and these, 

 in general, will want the protection of a dry, cool 

 pit in winter. 



ANNUALS. 



X. Cavanille'sii (Cavanilles'). 2. August. 1S20. 

 Biennial. 



fas'tida (stinking). 2$. August. 1824. 



heterophy'lla (variable-leaved). 2. July. 1827^ 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 X, corda'ta (hea.Tt-leavfd'). 3. September. 1626 



enceloi'des (encelia-like). 3. August. 17Q5. 

 XIME'NIA. (Named after F. Ximcnes, a 



Spanish naturalist. Nat. ord., Olacads 

 [Olacacese], Linn., 8-Octandria i-Mono- 

 gynia.} 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, in May, and in. 

 bottom-heat; sandy, fibry peat, and lumpy loam. 

 Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 X. America'na (American). 15. Yellowish. W. 

 Ind. 1759. 



ine'rmis (unarmed). 40. White. Jamaica. 1810. 



tunceola'ta (spew-leaved). Yellow.April. China. 



1820. 



oblongifo'lia (oblong-leaved). Green. June. 



Australia. 1823. 



XIPHI'DIUM. (From xiphos, a sword ; 

 sword-like leaves. Nat. ord., Lilyworts 

 [Liliacea3J. Linn., 6-Hexandria I-Mo- 

 noyynia. Allied to Wachendorfia.) 



Stove, West Indian, herbaceous perennials. 

 Divisions of the plant as fresh growth com- 

 mences ; rich, fibry loam and fibry peat, and a 

 small portion of charcoal and sand. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 58 ; summer, 60 to 65. 

 X. a'lbum (white). 14. White. 1787- 



cxru'leum (blue). j$. Blue. 1/93. 



gigante'um (gigantic). White. October. 1845. 



XIPHO'PTERIS. Sword Fern. (From 

 xyphos, a sword, and pteris, a fern. Nat. 

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese], Linn., 24- 

 Cryptogamia 1-Filices.) 



Stove, brown-spored Ferns. See FERNS. 

 X. heterophy'lla (variable-leaved). $. June. N. 

 Holland. J824. 



myosuroi'des (myosurus-like). June. W. Ind. 



1824. 



serrulafta (saw-like). 4. June. W. Ind. 1823. 



XYLOPHY'LLA. (From xylon, wood, and 

 phyllon, a leaf; texture of the leaves. 

 Nat. ord., Spuryeworts [Euphorbiacese]. 

 Linn., 21-Moncecia IQ-Decandria. Allied 

 to Phyllanthus.) 



Stove, yellow - and - red - flowered evergreens, 

 from Jamaica, unless otherwise mentioned. For 

 culture, see PHYLLA/NTHUS. 

 X. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). July. 1789. 



elonga'ta (elongated-/eawed). August. 1820i 



faica'ta (sickle-teawd). July. 1699. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). August. 1783. 



linea'ris (a.*iQ\v-leaved), August. 181Q. 



