ZIC 
ZYG 
ZICHIA (Hugel.) Natural Order 
Leguminosce. These are handsome green¬ 
house climbers, closely related. to Ken- 
nedia, from which they -are chiefly dis¬ 
tinguished by having their flowers 
arranged in whorls on the end of an 
attenuated foot-stalk. Like them these 
plants delight in sandy peat and loam, 
to have a gentle stimulative heat about 
them in the earlier stages of their growth, 
plenty of water, both at the roots and 
over the foliage in dry hot weather, and 
to be allowed a support for their flexile 
stems; the trellis should be as large as 
may be conveniently attached to a pot, 
as they extend over a considerable space; 
in the autumn the branches should be 
pruned closely back, and the plants kept 
torpid through the winter. 
ZINNIA (Linn.) Natural Order 
Composite. These handsome annuals 
should be raised on a gentle hot-bed in 
spring, and transferred to the flower 
o-arden in May. In order to bloom them 
well, it is essential to have the plants 
strong and in a growing state when 
they are removed, to have a piece .of 
very rich friable ground to put them in, 
and to take care that they are not check¬ 
ed by the removal. The varieties of Z. 
elegans have had much attention given 
them by the Dutch and continental 
florists, who have succeeded in establish¬ 
ing a great variety of colours among 
them. 
ZIZYPHUS (Touhneeoet.) Nat. 
Order llhamnaceat. The stove and green¬ 
house species are very pretty plants, 
with yellow blossoms; they delight m 
sandy peat and loam. The hardy kinds 
are valuable additions to the flowering 
plants in the borders of the flower- 
garden ; they grow in any good common 
soil. The fruits of if. lotus. and Z. jujv.ba 
are much esteemed in their native coun¬ 
tries, Africa and the East Indies. 
ZYGOPETALUM (Hookeu.) Nat. 
Order OrchidaceuB. Eree-flowering or¬ 
chids ; the pseudo-bulbs should be well- 
elevated in potting,, and plenty of water 
given in the growing season, which is 
usually from May to. September, after 
which less moisture is required, as the 
plants bloom in the winter or early 
spring ; in other respects their treatment 
is exactly that of the American class of 
the order. 
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