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OCHROPTERIS 



N. edu'lis (eatable). See N. LOTUS. 

 ,, e'legans (elegant). Bluish- white. June. New 



Mexico. 1850. 



flavovi'rens (yellow-green). Country unknown. 

 gigante'a (gigantic). Blue. Australia. 1852. 

 Caspa'ryi (Caspary's). Flowers smaller, paler. 



Australia. 1907. 

 gra'cilis (slender). Mexico. 

 heakelia'na (Henkelian). White or pale rose. Eastern 



India (?). 1907. 

 Ho'ltzei (Holtze's). Pale blue, flat, scented like 



violets. Australia. 1907. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). Pure white. Melville 



Island, N. Australia. 1907. 

 Eleono'rce (Eleonora's). See N. HOLTZEI ALBI- 



FLORA. 

 Lo'tus (Egyptian-lotus). Pink. July. Egypt. 



1802. 

 denta'ta (toothed). White. W. Trop. Africa. 



1845. 

 devonie'nsis (Duke of Devonshire's). Rosy-red. 



June to September. 

 magni'fica (magnificent). White flowers 10-12 in. 



across. 1906. 



,, monstro'sa (monstrous). 

 ortgiesia'na (Ortgiesian). 

 pube'scens (downy). White. June to September. 



India. 1803. " Indian Lotus." 

 ru'bra (red). Red. July to September. E. Ind. 



1803. 

 ru'bra Krunibiege'lii (Krumbiegel's). Large, 



bright red ; stamens dark red. E. Ind. 1907. 

 therma'lis (warm-bath). White. July, August. 



Hungary. 1800. " Hungarian Lotus." 

 micra'ntha (small-flowered). See N. STELLATA ALBI- 



FLORA. 

 parkeria'na (Parkerian). Pure white, large, fragrant. 



British Guiana. 1894. 



pube'scens (downy). See N. LOTUS PUBESCENS. 

 rehneltia'na (Rehneltian). Pale blue, tips darker. 



S. Australia. 1910. 

 ru'bra (red). See N. LOTUS RUBRA. 

 ro'sea (flpsy). See N. LOTUS. 

 scutifo'lia (^hield-leaved). See N. STELLATA SCUTI- 



FOLIA. 

 Stella 'ta (starred- flowered). Blue. July. Trop. Africa 



and Asia. 1803. 



albiflo'ra (white-flowered). White. 

 cceru'lea (blue). Blue. July to September. 



Egypt. 1792. 



Liste'ri (Lister's). Bright gentian blue. 1911. 

 tt purpu'rea (purple). Purple. 

 ,, ro'sea (rosea). Rose. 1911. 

 scutifo'lia (shield-leaved). Blue. July, August. 



S. Africa. 1792. 

 ver si' color (various-coloured). White deepening 



to red. July to September. India. 1807. 

 Zanzibar e'nsis (Zanzibar). Violet-blue. June to Sep- 

 tember. Zanzibar. 1880. 



Zanzibar e'nsis azu'rea (azure). Blue-violet ; fila- 

 ments yellow ; anthers violet. 1897. 

 Zanzibar e'nsis ru'bra (red). Rose-purple. 1887. 

 ,, tnerrna'lis (warm-bath). See N. LOTUS THERMALIS. 

 versi' 'color (various-coloured). See N. STELLATA 



VERSICOLOR. 

 ,, voalefo'ka (voalefoka). Seems to be N. stellata albi- 



flora. 

 tanzibar e'nsis (Zanzibar). See N. STELLATA ZANZI- 



BARENSIS. 



Zenke'ri (Zenker's). White, with reddish tint and 

 green tips. Cameroons. 1906. 



NY'SSA. Tupelo-tree. (From Nyssa, a water-nymph 

 so called. Nat. ord. Dogwoods [Cornacea?]. Linn. 23- 

 Polygamia, 2-Dicecia.) 



Deciduous, green-flowered natives of the southern 

 states of North America, where they attain the size of 

 large trees, growing in watery places. They succeed best 

 in peat swamps, and are highly deserving of cultivation, 

 on account of their leaves dying off of an intensely 

 deep scarlet ; they are propagated from American seeds, 

 also rather freely by layers ; low, damp, moist situations 

 suit them best. We are not aware that any seeds have 

 been produced in England, as the male varieties only 

 have bloomed, so far as we know. 



.V. aqua'tica (aquatic). May. 1735. " Tupelo Gum." 

 ,, biflo'ra (two-flowered. Mountain). See N. SYLVATICA. 

 ,, ca'ndicans (whitish). See N. OGECHE. 

 grandidenta'ta (large-toothed). See N. AQUATICA. 

 ,, Oge'che (Ogeche). 20. 1806. " Ogeechee Lime"; 



" Sour Toupelo." 

 sylva'tica (wood). 6-10. May. N. Amer. 1739. 



" Tupelo " ; " Pepperidge." 

 villo'sa (shaggy. Sour Gum). See N. SYLVATICA. 



OAK. Que'rcus. 

 OAT. Ave'na. 



OBERO'NIA. (Oberon, the Fairy King in "Mid- 

 summer Night's Dream." Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Epiphytical stove orchids. Offsets and divisions. 

 Fibrous peat, sphagnum, potsherds and sand, kept on 

 the top of pots. 



0. acau'lis (stemless). See O. ENSIFORMIS. 

 ensifo'rmis (sword-shaped). Orange. March. Hima- 

 laya ; Burma. 



iridifo'lia (Iris-leaved). Yellow. India. 

 Myosu 'rus (mouse- tail). Buff-coloured. Burma. 1896. 

 orbicula'ris (orbicular). Sikkim. 

 rufda'bris (red-lipped). Yellow, changing to pale red. 



Burma. 1881. 



tahite'nsis (Tahiti). Yellow. June. Tahiti. 1840. 

 umbrati' cola (shade-loving). . Orange. Siam. 1909. 



OBLIONKER TREE. AZsculus Hippoca'stanum. 

 O'CA. A name given to the tubers of Oxaflis tubero'sa. 



O'CHNA. (From ochne, the wild pear-tree ; resem- 

 blance of the leaves. Nat. ord. Ochnads [Ochnacea?]. 

 Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreens, all but one yellow-flowered. Cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots in summer, under a bell-glass, in 

 sand, and in bottom-heat ; sandy peat and fibrous loam, 

 with pieces of broken charcoal and crocks to keep the soil 

 open. Winter temp., 48 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 0. arbo'rea (tree). 20. S. Africa. 1832. 



a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). 4. Purple. S. Africa. 

 1816. 



Ki'rkii (Kirk's). Trop. Africa. 



lu'cida (bright). See O. SQUARROSA. 



,, mauritia'na (Mauritian). 8. Mauritius. 1822. 



,, multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 8. Sierra Leone. 1820. 



ni'tida (shining). See O. SQUARROSA. 



,, obtusa'ta (blunted). See O. SQUARROSA. 



,, pu'mila (dwarf). India. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 3-6. India. 1790. 



,, zeyla'nica (Cingalese). See GOMPHIA ANGUSTIFOLIA. 



OCHRA'NTHE ARGU'TA. See TURPINIA ARGUTA. 



OCHROCA'RPOS. (From ochros, yellowish, and 

 karpos, a fruit ; in reference to the colour of the fruit. 

 Nat. ord. Guttifera.) 



Stove tree, with berried fruits. Cuttings of mature 

 wood, in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Loam 

 and sand. 

 O. africa'na (African). 50-60. Pale green. Trop. 



Africa. 1823. 

 siame'nsis (Siamese). 40-50. Green. Burma. 



OCHRO'MA. (From ochros, pale ; referring to the 

 flowers. Nat. ord. Mallow-worts [Malvaceae]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, 2-Pentagynia. Allied to Cheirostemon.) 



The wood of O. Lago'pus is so light that it is used in 

 the West Indies for corks. Stove, white-flowered, ever- 

 green trees. Cuttings of stubby, side, half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat ; rich, sandy 

 loam. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 0. Lago'pus (hare's-foot). 40. Jamaica. 1804. 

 ,, tomento'sa (woolly-leaved). 20. S. Amer. 1816. 



OCHRO'PTERIS. (From ochros, yellowish, and pteris, 

 a fern ; in allusion to the straw-coloured stalks of the 

 frond. Nat. ord. Filices.) 



A stove fern, requiring a moist atmosphere. Spores. 

 Fibrous peat, one-fourth loam, and sand. 

 0. pa' liens (pale). 4. Frond four times divided. 

 Mauritius. 



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