ZEXMENIA TAGETIFLORA. 
TAGETES-FLOWERED ZEXMENIA. 
Class. Order. 
SYNGENESIA. NECESSARIA. 
Natural Order. 
COMPOSJT7E. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Mexico. 
2 feet. 
September. 
Perennial. 
in 1829. 
No. 501. 
The name of Joseph Xemenes, an apothecary of 
Spain, is commemorated* by the genus Xemenesia; 
and Zexmenia is quoted simply as an anagram of 
that appellation. The specific name, Tagetiflora, 
distinguishes it as resembling a tagetes. 
Zexmenia tagetiflora is an upright growing un- 
obtrusive plant, with flowers possessing a neatness, 
and bright golden hue, which recommend it to no - 
tice and culture in the flower garden. The great 
number of Mexican and Chilian plants which have 
of late years been introduced to England, are con- 
tributing much to the experience and the means of 
successfully keeping these half-hardy subjects. If 
the winters of our uncertain climate are somewhat 
more severe than in those countries, our zeal and 
our means are more than commensurate ; and Brit- 
ish gardens now boast a variety equalling any of 
the more southern latitudes. 
This Mexican suffruticose plant may be increased 
from cuttings, or slowly, by division of its roots. 
It should have a dry warm situation, where it will 
endure our winters, with the trifling protection of a 
little straw or matting, in frosty weather. 
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