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ZI'ZYPHTJS. (The Egyptian name of 

 Z. lo'tus. Nat. ord., Rhamnads [liham- 

 nacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Greenish-yellow-flowered, where not otherwise 

 mentioned. Cuttings of the roots, suckers, and 

 cuttings of ripened shoots under a hand-light or 

 bell-glass, according as the species are hardy or 

 tender; deep, dry loam for the hardy, peat and 

 sandy loam for the tender. 



HAEDY DECIDUOUS, &C. 

 Z.fiexuo'sa (zigzag). 6. Nepaul. 1820. 



incu'rna (curled-in). 5. Nepaul. 1823. 



spi'na-Chri'sti (Christ's thorn). 6. August. 



Egypt. 

 -- ine'rmis (unarmed). 6. August. 



STOVE EVERGBEENS, &C. 

 Z. Caracu'tta (Caracutta). E. Ind. 1820. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). India. 1837. 



melastomoi'des (melastoma-like). 6. N. Hoi- 



land. 1824. 



mucrona'ta (pointed -leaved). 30. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1810. Greenhouse. 



Nape'ca (Napeca). 15. Ceylon. 1816. 



ni'tida (shining). 6. June. China. 1822. 



spi'na Chri'sti trint'rvia (three-nerved Christ's 



thorn). E. Ind. 1821. 



ZO'KNIA. (Named of J. Zorn, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabacese]. U\.nn.,I6-Monadelphia (j-Dc- 



Annuals, seeds in a hotbed, and the plants af- 

 terwards bloomed in the greenhouse ; perennials, 

 also, by seeds, and dividing the plants in spring, 

 and requiring to he kept from frost, and rather 

 dry in winter ; rich, light, fibry loam. 

 Z. angustifo'liu (narrow-leaved). 1. Purple. July. 

 India. 1/33. Annual. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). . Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1824. Greenhouse perennial. 



tetraphy'lla (four-leaved). . Yellow. July. 



Carolina. 1824. Greenhouse perennial. 



ZYGADE'NUS. (From zygmto, to join, 

 and aden, a gland ; double glands on the 

 perianth. Nat. ord., Melanths [Meian- 

 thacess]. Linn,, 6 - ffexandria ~L-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Veratrum. ) 



Hardy, North American, herbaceous perennials. 

 Seeds, and division of the plant in spring; a 

 moist, shady peat-border. 

 Z. bractea'tus (bracted). 1$. Cream. May. 1811. 



commuta'tus (changeable). I. Cream. June. 



1811. 



e'legans (elegant). 1. White. May. 1828. 



glabe'rriinus (smoothest). 1 . Cream . June. 1811. 



hy'bridum (hybrid). . White. June. 1822. 



monoVcum (monoecious). 2. Brown. June, isl 1. 



Virgi'nicum( Virginian). 2. Brown. June. 1/68. 



ZYGOPE'JALUM. (From zygos, a yoke, 



and peialon, a petal ; tbe union of the 

 bases of the petals and sepals. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria i-Moiiandriu.) 



Stove orchids, grown in pots. See ORCHIDS. 

 Z. Africa'num (African). Violet. January. Gua- 

 timala. 183Q. 



Irachype'tulum (short-petaled). Green, blue. 



October. Brazil. 1844. 



cochlea're (spoon-lipped). 1. White, purple. 



August. Demerara. 



crini'tum (tressed). Green, blue. November. 



Brazil. 1829. 



gramine'um (gftas-leaoed), Green, blue. No- 



vember. Popayan. 1844. 



intermedium (intermediate). Green, blue. No- 



vember. Brazil. 1844. 



Mucka'yi (Mackay's). 1. Green, lilac. March. 



Brazil. 1325. 



muxilla're (tooth -like-lowered). 1. Brown, 



green. September. 5. Amer. 1829. 



Alurraya'num (Murray's). $. Green, white. 



July. Brazil. 1837. 



rostra' turn (beaked), g. White, brown. Sep- 



tember. Demerara. 1S27. 



sisnochi' him (narrow-lipped). |. White, yellow. 



September. Brazil. 1828. 



tri' color (thvee-coloured). Green, white. No- 



vember. Guayana. 1845. 



ZYGOPHY'LLUM. Bean-caper. (From 

 zygos, a yoke, and phyilon, a leaf; leaves 

 in pairs. Nat. ord., Bean-capers [Zygo- 

 pliyllacea;]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Mo- 

 nogynla.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered evergreens, and 

 from the Cape of Good Hope where not otherwise 

 mentioned. Annual seeds in a hotbed in spring, 

 and then the plants hardened off, and placed in 

 the open border. Perennials, by cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 heat ; sandy peat and fibry loam, with a little 

 charcoal and freestone. 



Z. a'lbum (white). 2. White. October. Canaries. 

 1779- 



atriplicoi'des (orach-like). America. 1S3/. 



Hardy herbaceous. 



cocci'neum( scarlet). 3. Scarlet. Egypt. 1823. 



cordifo'lium (heart-leaved). 6. October. 17/4. 



fce'tidum (stinking). 4. June. 1/90. 

 ^insua've (unpleasant). 4. July. 1790. 



macula'tum (spotted). 4. October. 1782. 



ma'jor (larger). 4. July. Syria. 1596. Hardy 



herbaceous. 



microphy' Hum (small-leaved). . July. 1S16. 



Murgsa'na (Morgsana). 3. August. 1/32. 



prostra'tum (prostrate). . July. 1810. 



sessilifo'lium (stalldess-leaved). 3. July. 1713. 



si'mplex (simple). ^. July. St. Jago. 1825. 



Annual. 



spatTivla'tum (spatulate). June. Cape Verd Is- 



lands. 1824. Stove herbaceous. 



spino'sum (spiny). 1, July. 1830. 



