ZELKOVA 



mens 4-:.; styles 2 : fr. a l-seeded ilruiie, usiiallv l,r,,a,ler 

 thau lusli, oblique, with the style eeeeutrie. Z. iiviani- 

 iiiila is au important timber tre'e: the wouil is very cliir- 

 able. and ounsidered the best buildius material in jai.aii. 



The yollii^^ wodd is \ el- 

 luwish whih' in .■diiir- 

 the old wo, Ml is dark 

 brown and lias a beanti- 

 £ul yraiii. 



acuminata, I'lam h. (Z. 



A'riW,-/, Maxim. Z. riis- 



pi<h)/,i. Hon, l'l,i,i,,,i 

 ii,-iii,nin)l,i. landl. I'hi- 

 ii'i-a ,l(ipi'nii,-,i . Mi,|.|. 

 Fi^-. 'J7,sii. 'I'l'.i-. allailiuii; 

 100 tt., Willi broad, 

 round - 1oi,|„m1 hea d : 

 branehes slender : Ivs, 

 short - slalked, ovate to 

 <ib|i.nL;MA al v, aenndnate, 

 rcouided or slitrhlly cor- 

 dalf at the base, siiarply 

 and coarsely serrate, with 

 acuminate teeth, pairs of 

 veins about 111, somewhat 

 rough above, almost glabrous, 1-2'., in. long, on fertile 

 branches, 2-j on sterile branches. Ajiril, .Mav .Tapan 

 G.F. 6:325. Cit. 37, pp.. 22, 23. 



crenata. Spach [Z. ca rjiiiiii.Mi.i . C. Ko.-li. Phhi,'i;i 

 7?ic"/an-Ji, Michx. Abeliceu nhimnh n , Kiuxtze}. Tree, 

 attaining 80 ft., with slender brancln-s fonning an oval 

 or oblong head: Ivs. oval or ovate to oblong," slightly 

 cordate or rounded at the base, coarsely toothed with 

 obtusish teeth, with 6-S pairs of veins, 'usually almost 



Z£PHYKAXTllE;s 



'2n()i 



2785. Tradescantia {lutninensis, 

 often confounded with Ze- 

 brina (X 'y) See Fi(js. 

 2o3»-ll. 



Zelkova acuminata i^-' ^-i,). 



glahrou? above at lengHi. pubesi-eut on the veins be- 

 neath. 3_,_:; i„. long. A[jril. May. Caucasus, t-in. 24. 

 p. 371. 

 Z. Japonica, iJipp., not Miq., is an imperfectly known spe- 



cies, 

 nala 

 cent 

 Vei> 

 broa 



su,,|.podlobe,bapa,„.se: it is .listinsuislH.d fromZ. ,re- 

 chirlly l,y the Ivs, bemg somewhat sandier, aa.re pulies- 

 .ni|l rouKi, ,|,„ve. Var VerschaileUi, Dipp, (rhaas 

 , Itn lb,v l.hasthe Ivs. deeply incisely dentate and 



Alfred Rehdf.r. 



V 







^m 



2787. Forced plant of Zenobia speciosa. 



ZENOBIA (aft.-r Zenobia, queoii uf ]\ilinyra, who 

 lived in the third century; a fanciful allusiun to her 

 having been chained as was Andromeda, whose name 

 is coniniemorated by a closely allied ^^enus). J^ricdcecr. 

 Onianiental low deciduous or balf-everKreen shrub, with 

 alternate, short-petioled, simple and wlifte. canipaiiu- 

 late, nodding- flowers arran^^ed in clusters along the last 

 year's branches. Hardy as far north as Mass., and a 

 very handsome shruli fur borders uf shrubberies, par- 

 ticularly when in bloom; tiie .tihiun.us form is one of 

 the most conspicuous shrubs wirh light-colored foliage. 

 ZeiK.'bia is also reconniiended for forcing. It thrives 

 best in a sandy or peafy soil. Prop, by seeds sown in 

 spring and by layers; also liy greenwood cuttings from 

 fori'ed I d ants. See, also, A^idrontethi and Pier is for 

 cuhure. .iMonotypic genus native of Js'. America, closely 

 allied to Andromeda and Pieris but chiefly distinguished 

 by the open - campauulate fls. and 4-awned anthers ; 

 calyx 5-lobed, with short valvate lubes; corolla cani- 

 panulate, as broad as high, obtusely 5-lol)ed; stamens 

 10; anthers with 4 slender awns: capsule depresseil 

 gl<d)ose, obscurely 5-lobed. somewiiat carinate at the 

 dorsal sutures, dehiscent into ") valves: see<ls nuiiK-r- 

 ous, small, oval, angled. 



speciosa, Don {A})'lrnmr<hi sfurinsn, IMichx. A. ms- 

 sinrfoli,/, Vent.). Fiii.s. 27s7, 2^^^. Sljrub, 2-4 ft. high, 

 with upright or arc}:iiii^'- brandies: quite glabrous: Ivs. 

 oval to oblong, obtuse or acutish, crenulate or finely 

 serrulate, often covered more or less with glaueous 

 blo(mi. 1-2 in. hmg: fls. on slender nodding pe<licels. 

 cbisteri'd ;nid forming racemes 2-,". in. long : co)-olla 

 wliite, ';; in. ai-ro'.s, ^[av, -lune. X. r. to Fla. h.M. 

 !Ml. L.M.C. r,:,-.-il. (-in. 22, p. 271 ; ."w, p. 1^."). (.t.C. Jll. 

 2:;.sni']i!. 2h May. — Var. pulverul6nta, jMii'hx. ( J )i<J rvju- 

 t<J<i fnilri'rnh'iifu, Bartr. A. ghiiin,, Hort. .1. r,hi<li<hj, 

 Hort.). Foliage covered willi cbalkv-wliile or <:'lane(uis 

 bloom. <4n. 24:420. P.M. (;(i7. A .'<h a JUi,i<i . Liiidl,. is 

 a form with similar foliage and the corolla- o-parte^l al- 

 most to the fiase. B.R." 12:101(1. Var. nitida. ]\liclix. 

 (Var. tiH'la, Vent. Var. vh-idl.^, Hort.). has green foli- 

 age without bloom. Alfkei- Kn-iDKK. 



ZEPHYRANTHES (Greek, tion-er of llw vrsi n-itul). 

 Ai/nirijl/iddceif. Zephvr Flower. Faikv Lii,"!". About 

 three dozen species of buIboTis y) hints luitive to the 

 — irmer parts of America. I'nfortunately they are not 



ite hardy, but some of them are very satisfactory 



three 

 wai 



q^i -.'^ - - ■-. .' 



plants for window-gardens, resting somewhat in winter 

 and bh'joming in summer uud^r sutdi t]'eatment. Tliey 

 all have linear Ivs. contem)")oraneous vith the fls., and 

 slender scapes about (.1-9 in. high, crowned by solitary 

 6-lobed fls. of white, rose or yellow. The fls. are \-?> in. 

 across. Other generic characters : perianth regular, 

 erect or subereet : corona. uoTie : anthers dorsi fixed , 

 Versatile : o\'uIes many, snperi)osed : seeds blai;'k, flat. 



