Zl'ZYPHUS. 



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ZYGOPHYLLUM. 



a somewhat sandy soil ; without want- 

 ing any further care, except occa- 

 sionally taking them up, every 

 third or fourth year, to remove the 

 offsets. 



Zi'chya. — Leguminosoe. — Mr. 

 Bentham's new name for some of the 

 kinds of Kenned ya. Seep. 349. 



Zingiber. — Scitaminece. — The 

 Ginger. Stove-plants, with small 

 flowers, which are produced in a very 

 curious spathe, and a fleshy rhizoma, 

 or underground root. One of the 

 species is the common ginger. 



Zi'nnia Composites. — Beautiful 



annual flowers, natives of Mexico, 

 which should be raised on a hothed, 

 and planted out in May. See Half- 

 hardy Annuals, p. 15. 



Zi'zyphus. — RharanacecB. — Half- 

 hardy shrubs, some of which are fre- 



quently grown in British gardens. 

 See Jujube Tree, and Paliu\rus. 



Zostera. — Fluviales. — "Wrack 

 grass, or Grass wrack. A marine 

 plant, common in salt-water ditches. 

 The leaves, when dry, are tough and 

 flexible ; and they have been lately 

 used for filling beds and cushions. 



Zygope'talum. — OrchidacecB. — 

 Showy orchideous plants, which in 

 their native state are found growing 

 on the branches of trees, and which 

 should be grown on wood in the stove. 

 For their culture, see Orchideous 

 Epiphytes. 



Zygophyllum. — Rutaceoe, or Zy- 

 gophyllecB. — The Bean Caper. 

 Greenhouse and hardy perennials, 

 which will grow in any common gar- 

 den soil, that is somewhat loamy. 

 They are propagated by cuttings. 



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