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YAM. See Dioscorca. 

 Yare. See Spirgula arvinsis. 



Yarrow. See Achillea Millefolium. 



Yas-myn. See Jasminitm. 



Yellow bird's-nest. See Mondtropa. 



Yellow chestnut. See Quircus Cast&nea. 



Yellow dead nettle. See Galeobdolon luUwm. 



Yellow deal. See Phius. 



Yellow rattle. See Ehindnthus. 



Yellow rocket. See Barbdrea vulgaris. 



Yellow root. See XanthorMza. 



Yellow wood. See Podocdrpus. 



Yellow sanders-wood. SeePlerocdrpusfl&vus. 



Yellow sultan. See Oentaurea suavMens. 



Yellow vetchling; See Ldthyrus Aphaca. 



Yellow-wort. See Ohldra. 



Yelhoi. See Monrdna. 



Yervam6ra. See Bdsea Yervamdra. 



Yerba de la Doncella. See Qoldfussia 

 anisophljlla. 



Yerva-mate. See Ilex Paraguensis. 



Yew-tree. See T&xus. 



Yucca, Linn. The name of the plant in Pern. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. LiliAcece. The species 



- are mostly evergreen shrubs, with the habit of 

 palm-trees. They are all of great beauty, and 

 are, on that account, highly deserving of cul- 

 ture in every collection of plants. A light rich 



Yulan. See Magndlia Yulan. 



z. 



ZAOINTHA, Gcertner. The species was first 

 found in the Island of Zante, formerly 

 Zacinthus. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aste- 

 racem. An uninteresting hardy annual, of easy 

 culture. Synonyme : 1, Lapsdna Zacintha— 

 verrucbsa 1. 



Zalacca. See Calamus Zaldcca. 



Zaluzania, Persoon. In honour of Zaluzianski, 

 a Polish botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asterdceai. A frame herbaceous plant, not 

 worth growing. Synonyme : 1, Acmilla trilo- 

 lata— tril6ba 1. 



Zambac or Sambac. See Jasminum Sambac. 



Zamia, Linn, From rnmia, loss ; alluding to 

 the sterile appearance of the male fructilica- 

 tion^ Linn. 22, Or. 12, Nat. Or. Cycadacece. A 

 genus of very remarkable plants, nearly related 

 to both Ferns and Palms. The species thrive 

 well in a light sandy soil, and are increased by 

 suckers. Synonyme ; 1, Dipsacozamia mexi- 

 cana. See Encephalartos. 



angustifblia . Apetal 7, S. Her. P. 2 



C. G. H. 

 C. G. H. 

 C. G. H. 

 C. G. H. 

 W. Ind. 



catfra . . . Apetal 7, S. Her. P. 



cycadifdlia . Apetal 7, G. Her. P. 3 



C^cadis . . Apetal 8, G. Her. P. 3 



debilis . . . Apetal 7, S. Her. P. 1 



furfuracea . Apetal 1, 8. Her. P. 3 W. Ind. 



h6rrida . . Apetal 7, 8. Her. P. 6 C. G. H 



integrifblia . Apetal 7, 8. Her. P. 2 W. Ind. 



lanuginbsa . Apetal 6, G. Her. P. 3 C. G. H. 



latifblia . . Apetal 7, 8. Her. P. 



Luidleyi . . Apetal 7, 8. Palm. 



Loddigeeii . Apetal 7, 8. Palm, 



serrulata . Apetal 7, 8. Palm. 



caraccasana Apetal 7, 8. Palm. 



Veragua , 

 8. Amer, . 

 8. Amer. , 

 Caraccas . 



1775 

 1775 

 1777 

 1691 

 1800 

 1768 

 1812 



1850 



Zannichellia. Linn. In honour of John 

 Jerome Zannichelli, a Venetian botanist. Linn. 

 21, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Naiaddcem. A hardy 

 aquatic annual, found in ditches— pa lustris. 



Zanth6xtlum. See Xanthdxylum. 



ZapotJlla. See Aehras Zapotilla. 



Zappania, Scopoli. In honour of P. A. Zappa, 

 an Italian botanist. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or, 

 Terbendccm. These plants succeed well in any 

 light soil, and are readily increased by cuttings, 

 under a glass. Synonymes: 1, Verbe'na nodi 

 flbra, Lippia nodifidra; 2, Lippia stcechadi 

 folia — nodifiora 1, rdsea, steschadifolia 2. 



Zauschneria, Presl. In honour of H. Zansch' 

 ner, a .German botanist. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat, 

 Or. Onagrdcece. These are pretty plants, bear 

 ing showy scarlet flowers, growing freely in 

 any light soil, and increased by division of the 

 roots and by cuttings. 



califbrnica . Scarlet 6, P. Her. P. 1 Californ. . 1847 

 latifblia . . Scarlet 6, P. Her. P. 1 Californ. . 1847 

 mexicana , Scarlet 6, F. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1S47 



