268 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



1455. OREOXIS, Raf. Oreoxis. Umbelliferae. 



Syn. Cvmopterus, in part. Herb. A single species, western 

 U. S. 



1456. ORIGANUM, L. Marjoram, etc. Labiatae. 

 From Greek, ''mountain joy". Syn. Majorana, in part; 



Perennial herbs, some shrubby. About 30 species, Old World. 

 1 adv. in U. S. 



a. 0. Creticum Sieber (?). Southern Europe. Spanish Hop: Ger. 



Spanischer Hopfen, Kretischer Dosten, Kandischer Mairan. 

 Htrh of this and some allied species yields Cretan oil of Origa- 

 num or Spanish Hop oil, used to relieve tooth-ache. 



b. 0. Dictamims L. Levant. Dittany of Crete; Ger. Kretischer 



Diptam, Diptamdosten ; Fr. Dictame de Crfete (Codex). 



«. 0. Majorana L. (M. hortensis Moench). Southern Europe 

 and western Asia, widely cult. Sweet Marjoram, Knotted 

 Marjoram; Ger. Meiran, Mayran, Majoran, Wurstkraut; Fr. 

 Marjolaine (Codex); Sp. Almoraduz, Mejorana. Herh, Herba 

 majoranse, H. amaraci, H. sampsuchi; stomachic, carminative, 

 used as a condiment. 



<d. 0. vulgare L. Europe, nat. in U. S. Common or Wild 

 Marjoram (Marjerira, Margerome, Majoran; from ancient Greek 

 name). Pot Marjoram, Winter Marjoram, Mountain Mint, 

 Origanum (Aryans, Organ, Organy, Orgament), W'^inter-sweet; 

 Ger. Dosten, Brauner Dosten, Wilder Majoran, Gemeiner 

 Wohlgemuth; Fr. Origan vulgaire (Codex). Herh source of 

 oil of Origanum; carminative, anodyne, emmenagogue. 



1457. 0RM6SIA, Jacks. Bread-tree. Papilionaceae. 



Trees. About 20 species, tropical regions, Old and New 

 World. (a) 0. dasycarpa Jacks. West Indies. Jamaica 

 Bread-tree, Necklace-tree, Large Coral-bean (Jamaica). 



1458. 0RNITH6GALUM, L. Star-of-Bethlehem. Liliaceae. 

 From Greek, "bird milk". Scapose herbs from coated bulbs. 



About 75 species. Old World; 2 nat. in U. S. 



a. 0. umbellatum L. Mediterranean region, nat. in eastern U. S. 

 Star-of-Bethlehem, Star-flower, Summer-snowflake, Eleven-o'- 

 clock-lady, Ten-o'clock, Sleepy-Dick, Nap-at-noon, John-go-to- 

 bed-at-noon. Bulbs of this and allied species, esculent, prob- 

 ably the "dove's dung" of Scripture. 



1459. OROBANCHE, L. Broom-rape. Orobanchaceae. 



From Greek, "choke vetch". Syn. Aphyllon, in part. 

 Parasitic, nearly leafless plants. About 90 species. Old World 

 and western America; 8 in U. S. See Conopholis and Leptam- 

 nium. 



a. 0. minor Sutt. Europe, nat. in eastern U. S. , parasitic on roots 

 of clover. Lesser Broom-rape, Clover Broom-rape, Devil' s- 

 root, Hell-root, Herb-bane, Shepherd' s-pouch*, Strangle-tare. 



