ZIXNIA 



somewhat coryiubusely lM-;nirlitHl aViovf: j^fduncU-s at 

 luaturiry eiilarired upwards and IimUmw. :\1(xi,'u. l\-ru- 

 viau Andes. 



multinora, Linn. Thi-; an.l tlio Tioxt arr inrhidrd l>y 

 most writers in Z. j><f m-! n<>r,i . but Z. m u Uidoi-n nniv \'\: 



distnmnisbcd CrMUi 



till' rays red ,ir |*iir- 

 plr. nnistU narrow 

 and suiirrr.'t nr 



B. y[. ll'.l. 



tenuiflora, J ac q . 

 Fi-. LiTlis. Wtv (iis- 

 riuiT by r^.-ason id' its 

 ri'\a>Uitf, linear rays 

 wiiii;li art' eardinal- 

 vod iu color. It has 

 a daiuty tiowi-r ;dniut 

 1 in. across hardly 

 ooniparal'k- wiih tlii' 



shnWV Z . I J, ijinis . 



This'^pe^iL-s has 

 liffn L-uh-. in America, 

 but seems to lie no 

 1 '.i u LT f r advf rtised 

 here". It is rt-ferred 

 ro Z. jnnfci!l.,ro hy 

 nmst writers, and to 

 Z. i>iii!tll/nra by 

 RmIuusou and Green- 

 nian. B.3I. 555. A. 

 (.;. 1^90:243. 



grandiflora, Nutt. 

 Hardy. Up\v-y-rowii]i,% 

 C'-dora(U> pcrenuial, 

 with wooily ro(Jt. 

 shrublty base, liiie;iv 

 Ivs. and sulfur-yel- 

 low rays which are 

 very broa<l, almost 

 round in outline. 

 Lvs. less than 1 iu. 

 h:in;^ and il - nerved. 

 Colo.. Xew Mex.. 

 Ariz.. Mex. Int. 1900 

 by D. 31. Andrews. 



Zl/ATHUS 



l^(H:; 



The rays are t^Ttieally mure rev- 

 ohite than they are shuwn iu this 

 tigtire. 



ZIT-KWA. 



Ill nij'!.^". 



ZIZANIA Kii] .iia (ireek iiamei. Gnnifhu.i . A single 



Speeies uf aliLiual >\valilj' gra^s fuinul il] llMrthta-lt X. A. 

 and ni:>rthHni Asia. Spikelets I-fl.!.. incn.ifious, in 

 large, terrainal panicles, tlj^' j.i^tillaie up|irr p<irti(;tn 

 narrow and a)ipressed, the staminate l(l^ver portion 

 sprearling: pistillate sjdkelets Ktng awued. The ]dant 

 is a stately atnl graceful grass, deserving to lie better 

 known. 



aqtidtica, Linn. In'DI.kn Rtce. Watee (Tats. Wiei. 

 Rli'E. C'uiins tall, as rnueh as 9 ft.: lvs. broad and Hat. 

 Reconnnended for borders of lakes and ponds. The grain 

 is '-xerllent for ttsh and water fowl. Wild Rii-e lal^es 

 and ponds are favorite ri-S(_irts of spi.rtsjiicn in The faJl. 

 Before s^iwin^. jntt the >ee<ls in (.-iiarsc entti'ii ba^j-^ an<l 

 sink them in water fi-r t^venty-fonr linnrs. So^\■ in wariii- 

 frrnn fi in. to .5 ft. di-ej:), with soft lond b-drnni, or <ni htw 

 marshy pilaees whieli are cijvered wiili ^\■ater llie yi-ar 

 round. In rnnniiig water, sov,- as niuch nut of tlo- i-nr- 

 rent as p.ossiIi]e. Spiirt^ju'ii arc not L'cnerall\" awata- 

 tljat seed can be obtained in lari:e 'pntntiries and at a 

 reasonable price fr<>jn seedsnten. Wild Rice is \-ery ile- 

 sirable for aqnatie ganleiis, being one of the handsom- 

 est of tall hardy grasses for the margins of pmid-. 



A. S. niTi'in;c)('K. 



ZfZIA (I. B. Ziz, Rhenish botanist). ri,ihill!fer:r. A 

 genus of three specdes of hardy perennial North Ameri- 

 can herbs I-2J2 ft. hig'b. with teruate or teruately com- 



pound leaves and coniponnd UM;bcI< ot \clh,w IIohci--. 

 The -einis has no hol'l iciih oral siatus, tiie two foliow- 

 iug s|iech.s Ijc.iiii;. ad\-crriscd (miy by collcclors of nati\ c 

 |ilauls. For full .icc.iuui. -ec IJrilton and Brown's lllus- 

 itab-d Flora. <',,uli,.r and IJosc's Jlon.i-ra|.h of ihe 

 Xorfli Auoricau Fiubcll , l',.ra.. ( 'outrib. U. S. Xat. Herb 

 i:'.Ml llllUni, and .3l;innals. /izias ai(. mostly referred 

 to Thaspinm liy ]ii-evious botanists, bnl tlie aulliers 

 cKi'd above relain il as a sc]iarat(. genus UUiililv on ac- 

 eonnt id' the v ingk.ss fruit. 



A. /;,;,;.s. „/' iilill,,/.^ ,0-.'.7, .s'/,,,,/, (/,sfc)/,/('io,. 



atirea, Koch. Eaklv or ib-LtiKN JIeamiw 1'\t;--,-ie. 

 Hcighl l-'Jb_. ft. : basal and lower Ivs. LI-.'.Mi.rnal idv coiii- 

 l"'uuii: >L|iper lvs. ternate: fr. ol.Iom;-, 'J x I ' .. ' lines. 

 ApriK.Iuni.. Fields, nu-adows and swaiups, Xcw Bruns. 

 and S. L)ak. to Fla. and Tex. B.l;, L':,',,J4. 



.vv y,'«;;.s. nf iniih. Is 2-r:. slrn.lrr. ,//cc, ■;/,'»,/. 

 Bebhil, l-'.ritton. Distinguished fnun Z. .ci/ci, by the 

 ra\ s and by the I'r.. which is loai or broader. 1-1^ fines. 

 >lay. ilouutaiu woods, \'a. and 3V. A'a. to X. ('. and d'a. 

 B.B. -:5:;-l. ^^f 



ZfZYPHUS (from Zizouf . the Arabian name ot Z. i,.- 

 'c.<l. J\'Jnnii)i,'i'-,i, , .7t IEEE. Decidmuis or evergreen 

 shrubs, or sometimes trees nsmdly with jirickly 



2797. Zinnia Haageana 



branches, alternate, short-petioled, ;;-,i-nerved, entire or 

 serrate lvs. and small greenish or whitish dowers iu 

 axillary c>"mes followed by drnpe-like sometimes edible 

 frtaits. They are not much cultivated in this country 



