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filiformis . Wt. gn. 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. Hoi. . 1824 



flexifSlia . Wt. gn. 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. Hoi. . ISM 



gracilis . . Wt. gn. 6, G. Her. P. 1J N. Hoi. . 1823 



Matrix . . Wt. gn. 6, G. Her. P. 2 ST. Hoi. . 1S24 



taxa . . Wt. gn. 6, G. Her. P. IN. Hoi. . 1823 



longifolia 1 . Gn. wt. 6, G. Her. P. '3 N. Hoi. . 1796 



moiitana . Gn. wt. 6, G. Her. P. 1 ST. Hoi. . 1824 



mucronata . Gn. wt. 6, G. Her. P. li N. Hoi. . 1824 



rfgida . . Gn. wt. 6, G. Her. P. lj N. Hoi. . 1791 



XlMENESLA, Cavanilles; In honour of Joseph 

 Ximenes, a Spanish apothecary. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracem. Interesting plants, 

 of common culture. Synonymes: 1, Coredpsis 

 heterophylla ; 2, Simsia ficifilia. See Echi- 



Cavanillesii 1 . Tel. 8, H. B. 2 Mexico . 1820 



cordata . . . Yel. 9, G. Her. P. 2J Mexico . 1826 



enceloldes . . Tel. 8, G. Her. P. 24 Mexico . 1795 



fcetida 2 . . . Yel. 8, H. A. 2 Mexico . 1824 



heterophylla . Yel. 7, H. A. 2 Mexico . 1827 



XlMEWA, Linn. In honour of Francis Ximenes, 

 a Spanish monk, who wrote a work upon me- 

 dicinal plants. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat Or. Olacet- 

 cece. A mixture of loam and peat suits these 

 plants, and cuttings root readily in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. The drupes of X americana 

 have a sweet, aromatic taste, but are a little 

 rough to the palate. They are eaten in Sene- 



' gal ; the flowers are very sweet. Synonymes : 

 1, Gila lanceolata, Selas lanceolata; 2, Gila 

 oblongifblia. 



americana . Gush.yel. 4, S. Bv. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1759 

 inermis . . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 35 Jamaica . 1810 

 lanceolata 1 . Yel. . . 4, G. Bv. S. 12 China . 1820 

 oblongifblia 2 Wht. grn. 6, G. Ev. S. 12 Australia 1829 



Xiphidium, Loeffling. From xiplws, a sword ; 

 the leaves are sword-shaped. Linn. 3, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Hcemodoracece. An equal mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand suits these species, and 

 they are readily increased by division of the 

 roots. Synonymes: 1, X dlbidum, dlbum, 

 aeriileum, gigdnteum, jtxia Xiphidium. 

 album . . White . 6, S. Her. P. li W. Ind. - . 1787 

 oceftleum . Blue . . 6, 8. Her. P. li Guiana . 1793 

 giganteum. White . 5, S. Her. P. 14 S. Amer. . 1856 

 floribun- > ^j,, w . 6 s . Her. P. 1* S. Amer. . 1856 

 dum 1 . ) 



Xiph6ptekis, Kaulfuss. From xiphos, a sword, 

 and pteris, fern ; form of the fronds ; hence 

 Sword Fern. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Poly- 

 podi&cece. Ornamental plants. For culture 

 and propagation, see Polypddiwm. Synonymes: 

 1, Grdmmitis heterophylla, Polypbdium gram- 

 mitoides ; 2, Grdmmitis serrulata. 

 heterophil 1 Brown 6, G. Her. P. i N. Hoi. . 1824 

 myosuroldes . Bn. yl. 6, S. Her. P. i W. Ind. . 1824 

 serrulata 2 . Brown 6, S. Her. P. i W. Ind. . WIS 



Xylaria, Bill. From xylon, wood, in allusion 

 to the situations in which they grow. I his 

 genus was formerly included in bphieria. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. mlvellacece-alu- 

 tacea, capitata, digit&ta, grdcilis,^ hypdxylon, 

 cupressifdrmis, polymbrpha, punctata. 



Xyl6bium. See Maxillaria. 



Xyl6ma, Pers. fooTa. xylon, wood, and loma, a 

 fringe, or margin. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Lycoperdacece. Small fungi growing on living 



r .trees,— acerlnum, emlcawm, Geranu, fagineum, 



' popultmum, pezizoldeum, salieinum, salignum. 



Xylomelum, Smith. From xylon, wood, and 



•melon, an apple ; appearance of the fruit of the 

 plant. Linn. 4, Or 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. For 

 culture and propagation, see Hakea. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, ffakea pyrifirmis. 

 pyrifdrme 1 . White 5, G. Ev. T. 14 N. S. W. . 1789 

 Xylophylla, Linn. From xylon, wood, and 

 phyllon, a leaf ; rigidity of the leaves. Linn. 

 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. EuphorbiAcece. Orna- 

 mental shrubs, growing about three feet high. 

 For culture and propagation, see Phylldnthus. 

 Synonymes: 1, Phylldnthus anguslifdlius, epi- 

 phylldnthus ; 2, P. faladtm ; 3, P. latifdlius ; 

 4, P. linearis ; 5, P. cerdmicus ; 6, P. arb&s- 

 cula. 



angustif61ia 1. Yel. red 7, S. Ev.-S. 8 Jamaica . 1789 

 elongata . Yel. red 8, S. Ev. 8. 3 Jamaica . 1820 

 faloata 2 . . Yel. red 7, 8. Ev. S. 3 Baham. Is. 1099 

 latif&lia 3 . . Yel. red 8, 8. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica . 1783 

 linearis 4 . . Yel. red 8, 8. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica . 1819 

 longif&lia 5 . Yel. red 8, 8. Ev. 8. 3 E. Ind. . 1816 

 media . . . Yel. red 8, 8. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica . 1825 

 montana . Yel. red 8, S. Ev. 8. 3 Jamaica . 1819 

 obovata . . Yel red 8, 8. Ev. S. 3 Siberia . 1806 

 ramifWra . . Yel. red 8, 8. Ev. S. 3 Siberia . 1785 

 specibsa 6 . . Yel. red 9, S. Ev. 8. 3 Jamaica . 1818 

 Xyl6pia, Linn. Abridged from xylopiaron, • 

 which is from xylon, wood, and picros, bitter ; 

 the wood of some of the species is extremely 

 bitter. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Anon&ceae. 

 Ornamental plants ; for culture and propaga- 

 tion, see Phylldnthus. The wood of X glabra 

 is so intensely bitter, that a quantity of sugar 

 sent from Jamaica in hogsheads made from 

 it, was so bitter that purchasers could not be 

 found. A decoction of the wood is said to 

 be of service in colic, and to be used for the 

 purpose of creating an appetite, 

 frutescens . 8. Ev. S. 6 Guiana . . 1823 



e l<Sbra . S. Ev. 8. 20 Jamaica . . 1820 



muricata . . 8. Ev. 8. 6 W. Ind., . . 1779 



XylopIcron. See Carissa Xyloplcron. 

 Xylopyrus. See Zizyphus Xylopyrus. 

 Xyl<5steum. See Lonicera. 

 XyridaoejB or Xyrids. A small group of her- 

 baceous sedges, natives of the warmer parts of 

 the world. They are not possessed of much 

 beauty. 

 XYRIS, Linn. From xyros, acute ; the leaves 

 terminate in points. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Xyridacece. Curious rush-like plants. For 

 culture and propagation, see Xerotes. 

 altissima . . YeL . 9. G. Her. P. i N. Hoi. . 1826 

 americana . Blue . 8, H. Her. P. i Guiana . 1825 

 bracteata . Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. 1 N. Hoi. . 1825 

 brevifblia . . Yel. . 7. H. Her. P. i Carolina . 1812 

 gracilis . . Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. i N. Hoi. . 1821 

 iuncea . . Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. 1 N. Hoi. . 1822 

 C ? s Yel. . 7 S. Her. P. li N. HoL . 1819 



oplreulate . Yel. . 6 S. Her. P. 1 N. S. W. . 1804 

 ancens . Tel. . S, S. Her. P. J Malabar . 1824 



cap& : i Yel. . 5,' G. Her. P. i 0. G. H. . 1822 

 caroliniana Yel. . «, G. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. , 1812 

 indica . . Yel. . 5, S. Her. P. I E. Ind. . 1822 

 Ptirshii . . Yel. . 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1825 

 Xysmal6bium, Brown. From xysma, a thread, 

 and lobos, a pod ; in reference to the follicles 

 being clothed with ramenta. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Asclepiadaceas. For culture and pro- 

 pagation, see Asclepias. Synonyms, : I, AscU- 

 pias undulata. 



grandiflbrum . Pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. & H. . 1823 

 undulatum 1 . Green 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1783 



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