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ZIZ 



Annuals, Seeds, in a slight hot-bed, in early 

 spring, and the seedlings planted out into good 

 soil. The heads, when half-grown and green, 

 make an excellent vegetable when boiled. 



Z. Cura'gua (Curagua). 1. June. Chili. 1824. 



Ma'ys (Maize). 2. June. America. 1562. 



ZEPHYKA'NTHES. (From zephyr, the 

 west wind, and anthos, a flower. Nat. 

 ord., Amarylllds [Amaryllidaceae]. 

 Linn., 6-Hexandria \-Monoygnia. Al- 

 lied to Habranthuj-O 



Half-hardy bulbs, with only one flower on a 

 stalk. For culture, see Habranthus. 



Z. Atama'sco (Atamasco Lily). . White. 

 May. N. America. 1629. 



ca'ndida (white). . White. September. 



Peru. 1822. 



carina'ta (keeled). A. Pink. May. Mexico. 



1824. 



chloroleu'ca (greenish-white). . Pale green. 



July. 



Drummo'ndii (Drummond's). White, pink. 



July. Texas. 1835. 



meso'chloa (green - centred). 1. White, 



green. June. Buenos Ayres. 1825. 



ro'sea (rosy). . Red. May. Havannah. 



1823. 



stria'ta (channelled), g. White. April. 



Mexico. 1824. 



tubispa'tha (tube-spathed). J. White. May. 



S. America. 



nerecu'nda (blushing). -J. Pale red. April. 



Mexico, 1824. 



ZI'CHYA. (Named after Countess 

 Zichy, a German patroness of botany. 

 Nat. ord., Leyumliwm Plants [Faba- 

 ceae]. Linn., 17-Diadelphia -Decandria. 

 Allied to Kennedy a.) 



Greenhouse evergreen twiners, from Swan 

 River. For culture, see Kennedya, 



Z. angustifo'lia (narrow - leaved). Crimson. 

 May. 1839. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). May. 



glabra'ta (smooth). 6. Orange. May. 1834. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 4. Purple. 



April. 1826. 



inophy'lla (nerve-leaved). 4. Scarlet. July. 



1824. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). Crimson. July. 



Mo'lly (Molly). Scarlet. July. 1837. 



panno'sa (wrinkled-leaved). 6. Crimson, 



May. 1840. 



seri'cea (silky). 4. Scarlet. May. 1825. 



tri' color (three-coloured). 1. Red, yellow, 



purple. May. 1837. 



villo'.ia (shaggy). 3. Vermilion. June. 1841. 



ZIE'JUA. (Named after M. Zler, a 

 Polish botanist. Nat. ord., Eueworts 

 [Rutacese]. Linn., ^-Tetrandria \-Mo- 

 noyynia. Allied to Boronia.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, from 

 New Holland. For culture, see Boronia. 

 Z. arbore'scens (tree-like). 1822. 



hirsu'ta (hairy), 4, June. 



Z. laniga'ta (smooth-leaved), 3. June. 1822. 



lanceola'ta (spear- Jeaved). June. 1808. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved) . 4. June. 1820. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 3. June. 1822. 



obcorda'ta (reversed-ege;- leaved). 4. June, 



1824. 



octa'ndra (8-stamened). 5. Green. 1825. 



pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). 1822. 



pilo'sa (shaggy). 4. June. 1822. 



revolu'ta (curled-back-Jecwed). June. 1824. 



ZI'NGIBER. Ginger. (From the 

 Indian name. Nat. ord., Ginaerworts 

 [Zingiberacese]. Linn., l-Monandria 

 1 -Monogynia.} 



Stove, herbaceous perennials, from the East 

 Indies ; yellow-flowered, where not otherwise 

 mentioned ; division of the roots ; fibry peat 

 and sandy loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45; 

 summer, 60 to 90. See Ginger. 



Z. Ama'ricans (Amaricans). 3. Penang. 1846. 



capita' turn (round-headed). 4. February. 



1825. 



Casumu'nar (Casumunar).2. February. 1807. 



chrysa'nthum (gold-flowered). 8. July. 1821. 



ela'tum (lofty). 6. July. 1820. 



ligula'tum (strap-leaved). 2. Pink. June. 



1823. 



Mio'ga (Mioga). 2. Pink. May. Japan. 



1796. Greenhouse. 



officina'le (shop). 2. Red. July. 1605. 



pandura'tum (fiddle-lipped). 5. Pink. June, 



1812. 



purpu'reum (purple). 2. Purple. Sep- 



tember. 1796. 



ro'seum (rosy). 2. Rose, yellow. August. 



1822. 



ru' bens (red). 6. Red. October. 1822. 



squarro'sum (spreading). 2. Pink. August. 



1822. 



Zeru'mbet (Zerumbet). 4. August. 1690. 



ZI'NNIA. (Named after J. G. Zinn, 

 a German professor of botany. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 

 19-Syngenesia -Superflua.) 



Mexican annuals, scarlet-flowered, with one 

 exception. Seeds, in April, in a hotbed ; seed- 

 lings hardened off, and then transferred to the 

 flower-garden, in good, rich, loamy soil. If sown 

 earlier, they are apt to be drawn and attacked 

 by insects. We have had them fine, by>owing. 

 under a hand-light, without bottom-heat, in the 

 middle of April, and throwing a mat over the 

 glass at night. 



Z. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. July. 1824. 



e'legans (elegant). 2. July. 1796. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet-raz/ed). 2. Au- 

 gust. 1829. 



hy'brida (hybrid). 2. June. 1818. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 2. August. 1770 



pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). 2. Yellow. July. 



Peru, 1753. 



revolu'ta (curled-back). 2. July. 1817. 



tenuiflo'ra (slender-flowered). 2. July. 1799. 



rerticilla'ta (whorl-tea??ed). 2. July. 1789. 



Zm'pHOitA. (From zizi, of the In- 

 dians, and phoreo, to bear. Nat. ord., 



