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

 Europe. 15/0. 



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



1836. 



inape'rtum (unopened). 2. Purple. July. 



S. Europe. 1620. 



longipappo'sum (long - feathered). White. 



June. Persia. 1836. 



orienta'le (eastern). 2. White. July. Le- 



vant. 1713. 



XEROPHY'LLUM. (From zeros, dry, 

 and phyllon, a leaf ; dry, grassy leaves. 

 Nat. ord., Melanths [Melanthacece]. 

 Linn., 6-Hexandria 3-Tryginia, Allied 

 to Helonias.) 



White-flowered, herbaceous perennials, from 

 North America. Seeds and division of the 

 plant in spring. A rather moist peaty border 

 suits them best. Sabadilla requires a stove. 

 X. asphodeloi'des\( Asphodel-like).!. May. 1760. 



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



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



te'nux (tough- leaved). l. May. 1811. 



XIMENE'SIA. (Named after J. Xi- 

 menes, a Spanish apothecary. Nat, 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 

 19-8yngeneria 2-Superflua. AlUed to 

 Sanvitalia.) 



Yellow-flowered, Mexican plants. Annuals 

 by seeds, in the open border, in April ; peren- 

 nials, also, by division of the plant in spring, 

 and these, in general, will want the protection 

 of a dry, cool pit in winter. 



X. Cavanille'sii (Cavanilles's). 2. August. 1820. 



Biennial. 

 fce'tida (stinking). 2j. August. 1824. 



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



1827. 



HERBACEOUS PEKENNIALS. 



X. corda'ta (heart -leaved). 3. September. 

 1826. 



enceloi'des (Encelia-like). 3. August. 1/95. 



XIME'NIA. (Named after F. Ximenes, 

 a Spanish naturalist. Nat. ord., Olacads 

 [Olacacese]. Linn., 8-Octandria \-Mo- 

 noyynia.} 



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. Indies. 1759. 



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



1810. 



lanceoln'ta (spear-leaved). Yellow. April. 



China. 1820. 



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



Australia. 1823. 



XIPHI'DIUM. (From xiphos, a sword ; 



sword-like leaves. Nat. ord., Lily- 

 worts [Liliacese]. Linn., 6-Hcxandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Wachen- 

 dorfia.) 



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 85. 



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



cceru'leum (blue). 1?. Blue. 1793. 



gigante'um (gigantic). White. October. 



1845. 



XIPHO'PTERIS. Sword Fern. (From 

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

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 

 2-L-Cryptogamia I-Filices.) 



Stove, brown-spored Ferns. See Ferns. 



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

 New Holland. 1824. 



myosuroi'des (Myosurus-like). June. West 



Indies. 1824. 



serrula'ta (saw -like). $. June. West 



Indies. 1823. 



XYLOPHY'LLA. (From xylon, wood, 

 and phyllon, a leaf; texture of the 

 leaves. Nat. ord., Spurgeiuorts [Eu- 

 phorbiacee]. Linn., Ql-Moncccia 10- 

 Decandria. Allied to Phyllanthus.) 



Stove, yellow -and -red -flowered evergreens, 

 from Jamaica, unless otherwise mentioned. 

 For culture, see Phyllanthus. 



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



elonga'ta (elongated-tearerf). August. 1820. 

 falca'ta (sickle-leaved). July. 1699. 



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



linea'ris (narrow-leaved). August. 1819. 



longifo'lia (long -leaved). August. East 



Indies. 1816. 



me'dia (intermediate). August. 1825, 



monta'na (mountain). August. 1819. 



obova'ta (obovate-teomO. August. Siberia. 



1806. 



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



beria. 1785. 



specio'sa (showy). September. 1818. 



XYLO'PIA. (From xylon, wood, and 

 pieron, bitter ; the wood and fruit of 

 X. glabra is called Bitterwood in the 

 W. Indies. Nat. ord., Anonads [Ano- 

 naceee]. Linn., 13-Polyandria (5-Poly- 

 (/ynia.) 



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. 



murica'ta (rough- fruited), 4. W, Indies, 



1779. 



