152 California Trees and Flowers. 
vermilion, very showy, forty to fifty flowers ona stem. Plant two 
to five feet high, growing in large masses on dry hillsides, but more 
luxuriant near water, where it becomes a very conspicuous flower. 
A half shrubby perennial, sometimes called wild fuchsia. 
ZIZYPHUS. 
Z. PARRYI Torrey. A spiny shrub, with small flowers, produe- 
ing an edible fruit of a dull brownish cadmium yellow color, said to 
make excellent jelly like its near relative, the cultivated jujube. 
ZYGADENUS. 
Z. FREMONTI Torrey. A pretty plant, belonging to the lily fam- 
ily, with paniculate racemes of cream-colored flowers. 
C. &. Orcutt. 
