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ZiSA, Linn. From zao, to live ; in reference to 

 the nutritive properties of the plants. Linn. 

 21, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Graminltceee. Z. Mays is 

 the common, well-known Indian Corn, some of 

 the numerous varieties of. which are hardy 

 enough to endure the open air in this country. 

 Curagua . . Apetal 6, F. Grass. 2 Chile . . 1824 

 Mays . . . Apetal 6, F. Grass. 3 America . 1562 



Zea. See Triticum Spilla. 



Zebra plant. See CalatMa zebrina. 



Zedoaria or Zedoary. See Curcuma Zedoaria. 



Zenobia, D. Don. See Andr6meda. 



Zephyranthes, Herbert. From zephyros, west 

 wind, and anthos, a flower. Limn. 6. Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Amaryllidacem. Very pretty plants 

 when in flower. Tlieir culture, &c, is the 

 same as that recommended for Amaryllis. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, Amaryllis Atamdsco ; 2, A. Can- 

 dida; 3, A. tubisphtha. 



Atamascol . White. 5, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. 1629 

 Candida 2 . White . 9, H. Her. P. i Peru . . 1822 

 carinata . . Pink . 5, F. Her. P. i Mexico . 1824 

 chloroleuca . Pa. gn. 7, H. Bl. P. 4 

 Drumm6ndii Wt.pk. 7, G. Bl. P. \ Texas . . 1835 

 mesochlba . Wt. gn. 6, F. Bl. P. S B Ayres . 1825 

 rosea . . . Red . 5, F. Bl. P. £ Havannah 1828 

 SpofforthianaP.ose■ . 4, G. Bl. P. £ Hybrid .1833 

 striata . . White . 4, F. Bl. P. i Mexico . 1824 



- tubispatha, 3 White . 5, S. Bl. P. i S. Amer. . 

 verectinda . Pa. red 4, F. Bl. P. i Mexico . 1824 



Zerumbet. See Curcuma Zer&mbet and Zingiber 

 Zer&mbet. 



Zexmenia, La Llave. An anagram of Ximenisia. 

 Lmm. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Asteraceoz. An in- 

 teresting plant, succeeding in any common 

 soil, and increased by seeds, 

 tagetiflbra . Yellow 9, F. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1829 



ZfcHTA, Baron C. J)e Hugel. In honour of 

 Countess Molly Zichy, a, noble Austrian lady, 

 fond of botany. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacem. Pretty climbing plants, resembling 

 EennHya, and requiring precisely the same 

 treatment as that genus. Synonymes: 1, Ken- 

 nidya glabrata; 2, Z. microph&lla; 3, K. pan- 

 nosd; 4, E. dilat&la. 



angustifblia . Crim. . 5, G. Bv. CI. 4 Swan R. . 1839 

 coccinea . . Scarlet 5, G. Ev. CI. 3 Swan E. . 

 glabrata 1 . Orange 5, G. De. CI. 6 Swan E. . 1834 

 heterophylla Purple 4, G. Bv. CI. 3 Australia 1826 

 inophylla 2 . Sc. yel. 5, G. Bv. CI. 6 Swan E. . 1824 

 mollis . . . Crim. . 6, G. Bv. CI. 6 Swan E. . 1837 

 M611y . . Crim. . 6, G. Bv. CI. 4 SwanE. . 1837 

 parmbsa 3 . Crim. . 5, G. Ev. CI. 4 Swan E. . 1840 

 serfcea 4 . Scarlet 5, G. Bv. CI. 4 Austral. . 182o 

 tricolor . E.yl. p. 6, G. Ev. CI. 3 Swan E. . 1837 

 villbsa. . . Vermn. 6, G. Ev. CI. 3 Swan E. . 1841 



Zieria, Smith. In honour of Mr. John Zier, an 

 industrious Polish botanist, who assisted Mr. 

 Dickson in his Cryptogamia. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Rutacem. This is a genus of remark- 

 ably pretty plants, thriving best in an equal 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat, and young 

 cuttings root readily, if planted in sand, under 

 a glass. Synonyme: 1, Z. Smtthii. See Acra- 



ootdndra . . Green . 4, G. Ev. T. 8 N. Holl. . 1825 



pauciflbra . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 S. Holl. . 1822 



pilbsa . . . White . 6, G. Bv. S. 4 N. Holl. . 1822 



revoluta . . White . 6, G. Bv. S. 4 N. HolL . 1824 



Zietenia. See Stdchys. 



ZiGADiSuus, Michaux. From zygnuo, I join, and 

 aden, a gland ; in allusion to the double glands 

 on the perianth. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Melantkacew. A genus of pretty plants when 

 in flower. They succeed best in a moist peat 

 soil, and are readily increased by dividing the 

 plants at the root, or by seeds. Synonymes: 

 1, Selbnias bractedta; 2, H. glabirrima ; 3, 

 Z. eh 



arbore-scens . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. W. . 1822 



hirsuta . .White. 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl. . 1825 



laevigata . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1J N. Holl. . 1822 



lanctolata 1 . White . 6 G. Bv. S3 N. Holl. . 1808 



macrophylla White . 6, G. Bv. S. 10 N. Hoi . . 1820 



microph/lla.White.6 G. Ev. S. 3 N. Ho . . 1822 



obcorMa White. 6 G. Ev. S. 4 N. HoU. . 1824 



bracteatus 1 Cream 5, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1811 



° tusT'^ ] Cream 6 > H - Her - p - l N - Amer - 18U 



elegans '. . White . 5, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1828 



glaberrimus . Cream 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1811 



glahcus 3 . Green . 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 



ZlGOTEfCHIA. See Tbrtula. 



Zigzag, a stem is zigzag when it bends from 

 side to side. 



ZfLLA, Forskakl. The name of an Egyptian 

 plant. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. In- 

 teresting plants, growing best in a light rich 

 soil, and readily increased by cuttings, 

 macroe&rpa . Pa, Ml. 4, F. Ev. S. 1J Egypt. .1820 

 Myagroldes . Lilac . 4, F. Ev. S. 2 Egypt. .1822 



ZfNGiBER, Goertner. The Indian name. Linn. 

 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zingiberacece. The species 

 of Zingiber, or ginger, succeed best when grown 

 in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and they 

 are readily increased by division of the roots. 

 Ginger is the root of Z. officinale, and is much 

 valued for the sake of its aromatic, stimulating 

 properties. 



Amarieans . Eed . 6, S. Her. P. 4 Penang . 1851 

 capitatum Yellow 2, S. Her. P. 4 E. Indies 1825 

 Casumunar . Wt.yel. 2, S. Her. P. 2 B. Indies 1807 

 chrysanthum Yellow 7, S. Her. P. 6 B. Indies 1821 

 elatum . . Yellow 7, S. Hor. P. 6 E. Indies 1820 

 ligul&tum . Fink . 6, G. Her. P. 2 E. Indies 1823 

 Mioga . . . Pink . 5, G. Her. P. 2 Japan . . 1796 

 officinale . . Eed . 7, S. Her. P. 2 E. Indies 1605 

 panduratum Pink . 6, S. Her. P. 3 E. Indies 1812 

 purpureum . Purple 9, S. Her. P. 2 B. Indies 1796 

 fbseum . . Ro. ycl. 8, S. Her. P. 2 E. Indies 1822 

 rubens . . Eed 10, S. Her. P. 6 E. Indies 1822 

 squarrbsum . Pink . 8, S. Her. P. 2 B. Indies 1822 

 Zerumbet ' . Yel.gn. 8, S. Her. P. 4 E. Indies 1690 



ZingiberIce^; or Ginger-worts. These are 

 all tropical, or nearly so, and contain an aro- 

 matic principle which renders some of the spe- 

 cies very valuable in medicine and for domestic 

 purposes. Some bear very handsome flowers. 

 ZfeNlA, Linn. In honour of John Godfrey Zinn, 

 professor of botany at Gottingen. Linn. 1 9, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracew. A genus bf very 

 ■ pretty annuals, well deserving extensive culti- 

 vation. The seeds require to be raised upon a 

 gentle hotbed in spring, and afterwards planted 

 in warm sheltered situations of the flower- 

 garden. Synonyme: 1, Z. violacea. 

 angustifblia . Eed . 7, H. A. 2 Mexico . 1824 



elegans, 1 . Scarlet 7, H. A. 2 Mexico . 1796 



coccinea . Scarlet 8, H. A. 2 Mexico . 1829 



radiis albis White 8, H. A. 2 Hybrid . 1832 



hybrida . . Scarlet 6, H. A. 2 S. Amer. . 1818 



mexicana . Yel. Or. 7, H. A. 1$ Mexico . 1829 



multiflbra . Bed . 8, H. A. 2 N. Amer. . 1770 



pauciflbra . Yellow 7, H. A. 2 Peru . . 1753 



