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OF HORTICULTURE. 
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA 
Orchis—continued. ee 
O. pallens (pale). AH. pale yellow; sepals ovate, obtuse ; lip 
round, with three entire lobes; spur twice as long as the lip; 
spike dense, oblong. May. J. obovate-oblong, very obtuse. 
h. Gin. Europe, 1825. (B. M. 2569, under name of O. sulphurea ; 
J. F. A. 45.) R : 
O. papilionacea (butterfly). fl. purple; sepals oblong, acute ; 
lip crenulate, unguiculate, equalling the conical, incurved, 
pendulous spur. April. J. linear-lanceolate, acute, closely 
~ sheathed. h. 14ft. Rome, 1788. Syn. O. rubra. (B. R. 1155, 
and S. F. G. 928.) 
O. paucifiora (few-flowered). fl. 
and sometimes spotted, . linear-lanceolate. 
(R. G. 1149, Fig. 2.) 
yellow, spicate ; lip darker, 
Italy, &c., 1844. 
Fic. 769. ORCHIS PURPUREA, showing Habit, and (1) Front and 
(2) Side View of detached Single Flower. 
O0. urea (purple).* A. zin. across; sepals and petals green and 
purple outside, paler inside, spotted ; lip pale rose, spotted with 
purple; spikes usually large, many-flowered. May. J. oblong- 
obtuse, Sin. to Sin. Jong. Britain. SYN. O. fusca. See Fig. 769. 
. Pyramidalis (pyramidal). f. rich rose or purplish-red, 
remarkable for their slender spur, longer than the ovary; sepals 
lanceolate, spreading; petals converging over the column; lip 
broad, three-lobed ; spike dense, 2in. to 4in. long. Summer. 
J. lanceolate, usually narrow, and pointed. Stem lft. or more 
high. Tubers pointed. Europe (Britain), North Africa. Syn. 
Anacamptis pyramidalis. (F. D. xii. 2115; J. F. A. 266; 
Sy. En. B. 1449.) 
O. rubra (red). A synonym of O. papilionacea. 
O. sambucina (Elder-scented). fl. yellow or purple, in a dense 
oblong spike; sepals slightly obtuse; lip obsoletely trilobed ; 
spur pendulous, inflated, twice as long as the lip. April. 
l. ovate-oblong, very obtuse. A. Qin. Europe, 1825. (J. F. A. 
108; S. B. F. G. 199, under name of O. Schleichert.) 
O. Schleicheri (Schleicher’s). A synonym of O. sambucina. 
O. spectabilis (showy). . few, on a four-angled scape ; 
sepals and petals all Pinih united to form the vaulted po ty 
- or upper lip, pink-purple ; the ovate, undivided lip white. May. 
l. two, See he tye shining. h. 4in. to Tin. United States, 
1801. (L. B. C. 78.) 
O. sulphurea (sulphur). A synonym of O. pallens. 
O. tephrosanthos (ash-colour-flowered). fl. purple, variegated, 
in a thick, cylindrical spike; sepals acuminate; lip twice as 
long as the incurved spur; laciniæ linear. April. J. oblong- 
lanceolate, slightly acute. (B. M. 3426.) 
O. tridentata (three-toothed). fl. pale purple, in a corymbose 
ike; sepals very acuminate; lip equal to the spur; laciniæ 
enticulate. May. l. oblong-lanceolate, acute. h. din. South 
Europe, 1818. (B. R. 367.) 
O. ustulata (scorched). fi. in a dense spike, the deep purple of 
the unexpanded ones imparting a burnt, or scorched, appearance ; 
sepals deep purple, pointed, converging over the column and the 
small, narrow petals ; lip white, purple-spotted, four-lobed ; spur 
very short; spike lin. to 2in. long. Spring or early summer. 
l. few, oblong or lanceolate. Tubers entire. k. Ein. to 8in. 
Europe (Britain), West Siberia. (Sy. En. B. 1450.) 
Vol. II. 
ORCHIS, BEE. ‘See Ophrys apifera. 
ORCHIS, FLY. See Ophrys muscifera. 
ORCHIS, HUMBLE-BEE. Sece Ophrys 
bilifera. 
ORCHIS, LIZARD. See Orchis hircina. 
ORCHIS, MARSH. See Orchis latifolia. 
ORCHIS, MILITARY. See Orchis militaris. 
ORCHIS, SPIDER. See Ophrys aranifera. 
ORELIA. A synonym of Allamanda. 
OREOCHARIS (of Decaisne). A synonym of Mer- 
tensia (which see). 
OREOCOME. Included under Selinum (which see), 
OREODAPHNE. A synonym of Ocotea (which see). 
OREODOXA (from oreos, a mountain, and doza, 
glory; referring to the lofty stature of some of the 
species). ORD. Palmew. A small genus (five species have 
been described) of elegant, unarmed, stove, tropical Ameri- 
can palms, with slender, ringed stems, bearing large, 
terminal leaves, with long, sheathing stalks, forming a 
cylinder around the summit. Flowers white, small, 
moneecious, the spikes inclosed in double, somewhat 
woody spathes. Fruit ovoid or oblong-ovoid. Leaves 
equally pinnatisect; segments narrow, linear-lanceolate, 
narrowed at apex, unequally bifid, pinnate. The species 
thrive best in a compost of loam, with a little peat and 
sand. They are admirably adapted for growing in sub- 
tropical gardens, where some shelter from winds will be 
needed, and also for decorating apartments. For general 
culture, see Phoenix. 5 
ew an). l. pinnate, wi i 
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Columbia, 1879. An elegant species, admirably adapted, when in 
a young state, for table decoration. ; 
O. oleracea. Cabbage Palm. J. pinnate, 4ft. to 6ft. long, grace- 
fully arched ; segments 1ft. to 2ft. long, bright dark green. Stem 
slender, swollen at the base, freckled with blackish-brown. k. 
100ft. West Indies, 1844. 
O. regia (royal).* l. pinnate, 3ft. to 6ft. long, the segments 6in. to 
12in. in length, and nearly lin. broad, bright green. Cuba, 1836. 
A very graceful, slender-growing species. 
FIG. 770. OREODOXA SANCONA. 
O. Sancona (Sancona). An easily cultivated and handsome 
species, with the leafstalks a reddish-bronze when young. It is 
used, on the Continent, like Cocos and Chamedoreas, for the 
decoration of apartments. Tropical America. See Fig. 770. 
O. ventricosa (ventricose). A synonym of Gaussia Ghiesbreghtii, 
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