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A'. tonffi/o'/tfl(lonB-lcaved). August, E.Ind. 1816, 



me'dia (intermediate). August. 1825. 



monta'na (mountain). August. 1819. 



obova'ta (reversed-egg-fc?aerf).August. Siberia. 



1806. 



ramiflo'ra (branch-flowered). August. Siberia. 



1785. 



specio'sa (showy). September. 1818. 



XYLO'PIA. (From xylon, wood, and 

 pieron, bitter ; the wood and fruit of X. 

 gla'bra are called Bitterwood in the West 

 Indies. Nat. ord., Anonads [Anonaceee]. 

 linn., 13-Polyandria 6-Polygynia.) 



' Stove evergreens. Cuttings of firm, stubby 

 side-shoots one year old, with most of the leaves 

 adhering, in sand, under a bell-glass ; sandy 

 loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



X. frute'scens (shrubby). 4. Guiana. 1823. 

 gla'bra (smooth-fruited). 20. Jamaica. 1820. 



muricu'ta (tough-fruited). 4. W. Ind. 1/79. 



Y. 



YELLOW BOOT. Hydra'slis. 



YELLOW SULTAN. Centau'rea suave" olens. 



YEW-TEEE. Ta'xus. 



,. YU'CCA. Adam's Needle. (Name of the 

 plant in Peru. Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Lili- 

 acese]. Linn., Q-Hexandrial-Monogynia.} 



, All whitish-flowered evergreens. Sometimes by 

 -seeds, sown immediately they are ripe, in a slight 

 "hotbed ; generally by suckers, but also, at times, 

 from young shoots that branch from the stems ; 

 deep, dry, sandy loam is their favourite soil ; a 

 few require the assistance of a stove or green- 

 house, but most of them stand the open air in 

 England. Aloifo'liais, perhaps, the tenderest of all 

 the hardy ones. They flourish near the sea-shore. 

 We may add, that they seem quite at home on a 

 knoll, or on rock-work. 



HARDY. 

 Y. acumina'ta (pointed-flowered}. 6. August.1800. 



aletrifo'rmis (aietris-like). 2. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1823. Greenhouse 



aloifo'lia (aloe-leaved). 2. August. S. Amer. 



1696. 



pe'ndula (drooping-teaned). 12. August. 



variega'ta (variegated-teawerf). 2. August. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. July. Mis- 



souri. 1811. 



arcua'ta (bowed). 1. July. 1817. 



conca'va (hollow-teaued). l. August. 1816. 



conspi'cua (conspicuous). 3. 1818. Greenhouse. 



crenula'ta (scolloped). 1818. 



draco'nis (dragon). 8. August. S. Amcr. 



1732. Greenhouse. 

 filamentu'sa (thready). 2. September. Virginia. 



l6?5. 

 variega'ta (variegated-teawed). 2. Sep. 



tember. 



fla'ccida (flaccid). 2. 1816. 



glauce'scens (milky-green). 2. July. N.Amer. 

 < 1819. 



glorio'sa (glorious). 4. July. America. 15Q6. 

 /o'is-waneg'a's(variegated-leaved).July. 



obli'qua (oblique-/eaved). 4. 1808. 

 ma'jor (larger). 4. 1808. 



pube'rula (rather-downy). August. 



recu'rva (curled-back-teaued). 3. August. 



Georgia. 1794. 



Y. ru'fo'ti'ncta (reddish-edged). l. July. 1816. 

 Stove. 



serrula'ta (saw-edged). 10. Carolina. 1808. 



str i'ct a (upright). 1. July. Carolina. 1817. 



supe'rba (superb). 10. August. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). 1. Malta. 1817. 



STOVE. 

 Y. gra'cilis (slender). July. Mexico. 1829. 



graminifo'lla (grass-leaved). Mexico. 1838, 



LcKtevi'rens (pale green). Mexico. 1838. 



lungifp'lia (long-leaved). Mexico. 1830. 



Pitcairnicefo'lia (Pitcairnia-leaved). Mexico. 



1838. 



serraiifo'lia (saw-leaved). Mexico. 1833. 



Z. 



ZALA'CCA ASSA'MICA. Ca'lamusZala'cca. 



ZA'MIA. (From zamia, loss ; the barren 

 appearance of the male flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Cycads [Cycadaceee]. Linn., 22-ZHa?ci 

 l'2-Icosandria.) 



A race of plants intermediate between Ferns 

 and Palms. Those not otherwise specified are 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, and will succeed 

 in a greenhouse ; but all do best in a stove. Suck- 

 ers ; rich, loamy soil. Winter temp,, 45 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 

 Z. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. July. 



Cu'ffra (Caffrarian). 4. 



cycadifo'lia (cycas-leaved). 3. 17/5. 



cy'cudis (cycas-like). 3. 1775. 



dc'bilis (we&k-long-leaved). I.July. W.'Ind. 



1777. 

 furfuru'cea (scurfy). 3. July. W. Ind. 1691. 



ho'rrida (horrid). 5. 1800. 



integrifo'lia (entire-leaved. Dwarf). 2. July. 



W. Ind. 1768. 



lanugino'sa (woolly). 3. 1812. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 6. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved;. 7. 1818. 



me'dia (mediate). 2. July. W. Ind. 1/C8. 

 pruni'fera (plum-bearing). 14. 



pu'mila (dwarf). l. 1812. 



pu'ngens (stinging). 10. 1775. 



pygrnce'a (pigmy). 1. May. W. Ind. 



repa'nda (wavy-leaved). 6. 



spino'sa (spiny). 5. 



spira'lis (spiral). S.July. N.S.Wales. 17Q6. 



te'nuis ^slender). 1. Bahama Islands. 



tridenta'ta (three-toothed). 2. 1814. 



ZANTHO'XYLUM. See XANTHO'XYLON. 



ZAUSCHNE'KIA. (Named after M.Zausch- 

 ner, a German. Nat. ord., Onagrads [Ona- 

 gracese]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Epilobium.) 



A hardy plant, with the habit of a Fuchsia. 

 Division of the plant in spring ; cuttings of the 

 shoots in spring, summer, and autumn, under a 

 hand-light. It is a good pot and bedding-plant ; 

 for the latter purpose, as the flowers are apt to drop 

 too much, mix it with Cu'phea strigiUo'sa; rich, 

 light soil. 



Z. Califo'rnica (Californian). 3. Bright scarlet. 

 June. Santa Cruz. 1847. 



ZE'A. Maize, or Indian Corn. (From 

 zao, to live; a food-plant. Nat. ord., 

 Grasses [Graminacea?], Linn., 21-Jfo- 

 noecia 3-Triandria.) 



