Zamia 



( 454 ) 



Zephyranthos 



nitidum, 30', Je., grh. or 

 hlf-hdy., gm. 



piperitum, 10', aut., wh. 

 (s.V. Fagara piperita). 

 Chinese or Japanese 

 Pepper. 



Pterota, 10', Au?., hlf- 

 hdy., grn. B-stard 

 Irouwood. 



Propagation, by seeds, cuttings, and division. Soil, 

 light, moist, sandy loara and peat. 



Principal Species : 

 capeusis, 8" to 1'2", sum., and Nycterinia lych- 



luf-hdy. aim., wh. iiidea). 



iychnidea, 1', Jy., grh. selaginoides, 6", My., hlf- 



sub-shr., yellowish wh. hdy. aim., wh., or. centre, 



(syns. Erinus lychuideus fragrant at night. 



ZAMIA. 



Stove and warm greenhouse, Palm-like plants 

 (ord. Cycadacese), of slow growth and dwarf 

 stature. Propagation, by seeds and offsets, occa- 

 sionally by division. Soil, loam two parts, peat 

 one part, and sand. (See also CYCAS.) 



Principal Species and Variety : 



amplifolia (see Wallisii 8" long I one of the 



var.). best, 



calocoma, dwarf, Ivs. 3' picta, Ivs. spotted wh.; 



long, leaflets with eighty near muricuta. 



pairs (correctly Micro- pseudo-parasitica, Ivs. 6" 



cycas calocoma). long (syn. Roezlii). 



furfuracea, leaflets ten to Skinneri, 6', Ivs. 5', leaf- 



thirteen pairs, leafstalks lets very broad. 



prickly. Jamaica Sago Wallisii, leaflets 1' long, 



Tree. .stalks reddish, prickly. 



Lindeni, Ivs. C' long, amplifolia, leaflets yel- 



leaflets with forty pairs, Iowisli_ gm., small 

 prickles. 



ZAMIOCULCAS (including GONATOPUS). 



Stove herbaceous perennials with tuberous roots 

 (ord. Aroidese). Propagation, by division and by 

 pegging the mature leaflets on to moist soil. Soil, 

 loam two parts, leaf mould one part, with cow 

 manure, charcoal, and sand A decided rest must 

 be given. 



Only Species : 

 Boivini, 3', spathe yel- I.,ocidigesii, 4', Jy., spathe 



lowish grn. (syn. Gona- gni., spathix yellowish 



topus Boivini). grn. (lyn. Caladium 



zamirefohum). 



ZANNICHELLIA. (HOUNED POND- 



WUIiD.) 



Hardy annual and perennial aquatic herbs (nrd. 

 Naiadacete), of no garden value. 



ZANTHORHIZA. 



A dwarf hardy shrub (crd. Ranunculacese). 

 Propagation, by suckers. Soil, moist loam. 

 Only Species : 

 apiifolia, 3', Ap., dark pur. 



ZANTHOXYLUM (*//*. PTEKOTA and 

 XANTHOXYLOX. PIUCKLY ASH, TOOTH- 

 ACHE TREE.) 



Stove, greenhouse, half-hardy, and hardy trees 

 (ord. Rutaceas). Propagation, by seeds. Soil, rich 

 loam two parts, leaf mould one part, and sand. 



Principal Species : 

 alatum, 10' to 20', epr., 



greenish wh., prickly, 



flattened vertically to 



the trunk, 

 americanum, 20', Ap., 



hdy. (syns. fraxiueum 



and ramifJorum't. 

 Clava-Herculis, 50', Ap., 



St., gru. 



ZAUSCHNERIA. 



A handsome, dwarf, half-hardy shrub (ord. 

 Onagrariese). Propagation, by seeds, division, and 

 cuttings. Young plants should be wintered in a 



Zanonia (see Alsomitra and Campelia). 



cold fr.mie. Soil, light, sandy loam. It grows 

 well on rockwork and on walls, and is hardy 

 if given a sunny, well-drained position. 



Only Species and its Varieties : 

 ttilifornica, 1', sum., - (rrandiflora, flowers 



bright sc. C;ilifornian blighter and larger. 



Fuchsia and Humming- latifolia, Ivs. broader, 



bird's Trumpet. flowers dull red, smaller. 



ZE A (syn. MAYS). 



A half-hardy, tall-growing Grass (nrd. Graminese), 

 largely cultivated for the production of Jlaizc, 

 fodder, and also for ils handsome appearance in 

 the flower garden. (For culture and varieties, see 

 MAIZE.) 



ZEBRINA. 



Stove and greenhouse trailing herbs (ord. Com- 

 melinacese). They arc useful for baskets, edgings 

 to stages, and covering unsightly places beneath 

 stages. Propagation, l>y cuttings. Soil, light 

 sandy loam. 



Principal Species and Variety :- 

 peudula, sum., wh. , Ivs. tricolor, upper siiifuco 



striped wh. (synx. Cy- of Ivs. gru., wh. , red. 



anotis vittata,Z. tricolor, 



and Z. zebrina). 



ZELKOW A (syn. ADELICEA. WATER ELM. 



Hardy deciduous trees, closely resembling Elms 

 (ord. Urticaceai). Propagation, by seeds and 

 grafting. Soil, rich loam. 



Principal Species and Variety : 

 acuminata, 40', Ap., male ata, Gmelini Riehardi, 



flowers in racemes (xytts, Kaki, and Ulmus poly- 



Z. Keaki, Planera acu- gama). Siberian Klin. 



minata, Ulmus Keaki, peudula, drooping 



and U. mouumeutalis branches. 



of gardens). Verschaffeltii, 30', Ivs. 



crenata, 80', Ap., male deeply toothed (xi/ns. 



flowers in bundles (*v.v. Z. japonica Verschaf- 



Abelicea ulmoides, Pla- feltii, aud UlniUB Ver- 



uera carpinifolia, cren- schaffeltii). 



ZENOBIA. 



A showy, hardy shrub (nrd. Ericaceae). Propa- 

 gation, by seeds and layers. Soil, sandy peat with 

 plenty of moisture. 



Only Species and Variety : 



spcciosa, 4', sum., wh., pulverulenta, Ivs. 



drooping (syns. Audro- waxy wh., more showy 



meda cassineeefolia, A. (syns. A. dealbatu, A. 



nitida of gardens, A. speciosa giaura, and 



Bpeciosa, and A. viridis) . Lyonia pulvcruleuta). 



ZEPHYRANTHES. (ZEPHYB FLOWEU.) 



Stove, greenhouse, and hardy bulbs (ord. Amaryl- 

 lideae). Propagation, by seeds and offsets. Soil, 

 sandy loam and leaf mould, with good drainage, 

 The stove and greenhouse species should be rested 

 during winter. 



Principal Species and Varieties: 

 Andersoni, 7", My., grh. Candida, Sep., hdy., wh. 



or hlf-hdy., golden yel., (y. Amaryllis can- 



red base (syiu. Habran- dida). Peruvian Swamp 



thusAndersoui). Aurea Lily. 



and cuprea have golden carinata, My., grh., pk. ; 



aud coppery flowers. var. graudiflora haa 



Atamasco, 15", My., hlf- blush flowers. 



hdy., whitish pk. (*y>i. macrosiphon, sum., rosy 



Amaryllis Atamasco). red. 



Atamasco Lily. rosea, My.,hlf-luly., ro. 



Zapanta (see Lippia}. 



Zebra Plant (Caltit/iea zebrina). 



Zehiicria (see Melothria). 



