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four inches and a half in circumference.—Native of Ja¬ 
maica. 
Propagation and Culture. —These trees are propagated by 
seeds, which must be procured from the countries where they 
grow naturally; they should'be sown in pots filled with 
light earth, and plunged into a good hot-bed of tanner’s 
bark. If the seeds are fresh, the plants will appear in six 
weeks or two months. When these are about three inches 
high, they must be each carefully transplanted into a separate 
small pot filled with light earth, and plunged into a good hot 
bed of tanner’s bark, where they must be shaded from the sun 
till they have taken new root: then they must be treated in 
the same manrler as other tender plants from the warm 
countries. 
XIMO, orKiusiu, an island of Japan, second in magni¬ 
tude to Niphon. It is upwards of 200 miles in length, about 
150 in breadth, and contains many excellent harbours, and 
flourishing cities. It is said to have formerly composed a 
kingdom by itself, but is now subjected to the general sway. 
It is remarkable as the only part of the empire into which 
Europeans can procure admission. It contains Nangasaki, to 
which the Dutch are still allowed to send their annual vessel; 
and near its coast is also Firando, where the Portuguese had 
an establishment, from which, however, they are now entirely 
banished. In other respects, Ximo is as little known to Euro¬ 
peans as the rest of the empire. 
XIMONOSEQUI, a seaport on the south-west coast of 
Niphon, in Japan, having an excellent harbour, and carry¬ 
ing on a considerable trade. Lat. 33. 50. N. long. 132. 
20. E. 
XIPHIDIUM [from a sword: from the shape of 
the leaves], in Botany, a genus of the class triandria, order 
monogynia, natural order ofensatas, irides (Juss.) —Generic 
Character. Calyx none. Corolla: petals six, of which the 
three outer are larger. Stamina: filaments three, opposite to 
the inner petals. Anthers ovate. Pistil: germ superior. 
Style filiform. Stigma simple. Pericarp: capsule at first 
fleshy, then dry, roundish, three-grooved, three-celled. 
Seeds numerous, roundish, (inserted into a globular recep¬ 
tacle).— Essential Character. Corolla six-petalled, equal. 
Capsule superior, three-celled, many-seeded. 
1. Xiphidium album.—Leaves smooth, petals linear-lan¬ 
ceolate.—Native of the West Indies. 
2. Xiphidium CEeruleum.—Leaves hirsute, petals ovate. 
A perennial plant: root jointed, fibrose: stem simple, cylin- 
dric, hairy, a foot or more in height: leaves alternate, re¬ 
mote, flat, striated, long, acute, serrulated: flowers panicu- 
lated, terminal: footstalk of each flower guarded at the base 
by a small scale.—Native of Guiana. 
XIPHILINUS (John), was born at Trebizond, in the 11th 
century, and having passed the earlier period of his life in a 
monastery on mount Olympus, was advanced to the patriar¬ 
chate of Constantinople, which office he held till his death 
in 1075. Besides a sermon printed in the Bibliotheca Pa- 
trum, he is reputed by some to be the author of an “Abridge¬ 
ment of the History of Dion Cassius,” in Greek, written 
faithfully, which was printed at Paris in 1592, fol. 
XIPICAPA, a settlement of Quito, in the province of 
Guayaquil, about 6 miles from the Pacific ocean, in Lat. 1. 
23. S. 
XIQUILPAN, a town of Mexico, and chief place of a dis¬ 
trict of the same name, containing 158 Indian families, and 
186 of Spaniards, mulattoes, &c. 
X1XONA, an inland town of the east of Spain, in Valencia, 
among the mountains. It has a castle, on a hill overlooking 
the town; and in the environs is produced an immense 
quantity of cochineal. Almonds also form a principal article 
of export; 15 miles north-north-west of Alicant. Population 
nearly 5000. 
XOCA, a small river of South America, in New Granada, 
which runs south-east, and enters the Apure. 
XOCHIMILCO, one of the five lakes in the valley of 
Mexico. Its water is pure and limpid; and it is about 6| 
square leagues in extent. It is separated from Lake Chaleo 
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by a narrow dyke. Between the extremities of this lake and 
of Lake Tezcuco, is situated the city of Mexico. It is about 
six miles distant from Lake Xochimilco, with which, however, 
it communicates by means of a canal; and ihus its commerce 
with the surrounding country is greatly facilitated. 
XOCOTEAPA, S. Pedro de Oaxaca, a settlement of 
Mexico, in the district of Acayuca; 100 leagues south-east 
of Mexico, containing 350 Indian families. 
XOCOTEPEC, a settlement of Mexico ; 91 miles north¬ 
east of Mexico, containing 212 Indian families. 
XONACATEPEC, a settlement of Mexico, containing 813 
Indian families. 
XONACATLAN, a settlement of Mexico, in the district 
of San Juan de los Llanos; 38 leagues east of Mexico, con¬ 
taining 540 Indian families. 
XOXUTLA, a settlement of Mexico, containing 316 
Indian families. 
XUCAR (the Sucro of the ancients), a large river in the 
east of Spain, which rises in the Sierra de Molina, on the east 
borders of New Castile. It waters part of the province of 
Cuenqa, flowing nearly south, and enters the province of 
Valencia, where it changes its direction towards the east, 
and, after a very winding course of about 140 miles, dis¬ 
charges itself into the Mediterranean at Cullera. 
XUCHALTENGO, a settlement of Mexico, containing 80 
families of Indians and mulattoes. 
XUCHIAPAS, a settlement of Mexico, containing 96 
Indian families. 
XUCHITLAN, a settlement of Mexico, in the same district, 
containing 190 families of Indians. 
XUCURAY, a river of Quito, in the province of Mainas, 
which runs nearly from south to north, and enters the Ama¬ 
zons. 
XULI, a town of Peru, in the diocese of La Paz, near the 
west coast of Lake Titicaca, chiefly inhabited by Indians, 
and governed by Indian magistrates; 100 miles north-north¬ 
west of La Paz. Lat. 16. 25. S. long. 70. 6. W. 
XULI, a small island in the Pacific ocean, near the coast 
of Peru. Lat. 16. 50. S. 
XULLA ISLANDS, four islands in the Eastern seas, 
situated to the south-east of the Molucca passage. Xulla 
Bessey, which is the most considerable of them, is about 11 
leagues in length, in good cultivation, and well inhabited. 
The Dutch fort is near a village adjacent to the south-east 
point, where ships may procure refreshments. The island 
abounds with wax and honey. These islands are occasion¬ 
ally invaded by the Papuas from New Guinea, though the 
distance is nearly 300 miles. The English formed a settle¬ 
ment some years since, on one of these islands; but from the 
badness of the soil, and some other circumstances, were in¬ 
duced to abandon it, and remove to Balumbangau, on the 
coast of Borneo. 
XULLABELLA, an island in the Eastern seas, about 25 
miles long and 6 broad. Lat. 2. 15. S. long. 126. 12. E. 
XULLAMANGOLA, an island in the Eastern seas, about 
30 miles long, and 10 broad. Lat. 1.54. S. long. 125. 42. E. 
XUN, a city of China, of the second rank, in the province 
of Sechuen. Lat. 30. 18. N. long. 103. 20. E. 
XUNGAPEO, a settlement of Mexico, containing 37 Spa¬ 
nish, and 223 Indian families. 
XUXUY, or Jujuy, San Salvador De, a city of South 
America, in the province of Tucuman, founded a little before 
Salta, and after being twice destroyed by the Indians of Cha¬ 
co, was rebuilt for the third time in 1593. It is a small town, 
containing about 300 houses, and 3000 inhabitants, who 
carry on some trade with Potosi. They might derive great 
benefit from the rich ores in the neighbourhood, but they 
have neither sufficient enterprise nor skill to make a proper 
use of the advantages they possess in this respect. It stands 
at the foot of one of the high mountains of the Cordillera, 
and upon a river which falls into the Vermejo. It is the 
most northerly place of the province, being within one degree 
of the tropic; 61 miles north-north-east of Salta, and 275 
north of Santiago del Estero. Lat. 23.19. S. 
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