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Zizyphus Spina Christi, Willdenow. 



Middle and North Africa, South-West Asia. Eather a 

 hedge-plant than a fruit-bush. 



Zizyphus vulgaris, La Marck. 



Orient, particularly Syria ; in the Himalayas up to 6500 

 feet. A small tree, well adapted for our clime. Fruits 

 scarlet, about an inch long, with edible pulp ; they are known 

 as South European Jujubs. The allied Z. oxyphylla (Edge- 

 worth) has a very acid fruit. 



Zoysia pungens, Willdenow. 



Eastern and Southern Asia, East Australia. This creeping 

 grass, although not large, is important for binding coast- 

 sands. 



ADDITIO^^S. 



Acacia Arabica. 



Add : Wood very durable if water-seasoned, extensively used 

 for wheels, wellcurbs and many kinds of implements, also for 

 the knees of boats. A. latronum (Willdenow) and A. 

 modesta (Wallich) form thorny hedges in India (Brandis). 



Acacia armata, R. Brown. 



Extra-tropic Australia. The Kangaroo-Thorn. Much grown 

 for hedges, though less manageable than various other hedge- 

 plants. Important for covering coast-sand with an unap- 

 proachable prickly vegetation. 



Acacia Catechu, Willdenow. 



India, up to 3000 feet. Tree of forty feet height. The 

 extract prepared from the heartwood is the Catechu of medi- 

 cine or Cutch of tannery. A Suma (Kurz) is closely allied. 



Acacia longifolia, Willdenow. 



South-Eastern Australia. Although this tree occurs indi- 

 genously here, it is introduced into this list inasmuch as the 

 very bushy variety known as A . Sophorse (B. Brown) renders 

 most important services in subduing loose coast-sand; it 



