OCHROSIA 



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ODONTOGLOSSUM 



OCHRO'SIA. (From ochros, pale yellow. Nat. ord. 

 Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Cerbera.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs or trees. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots ; treatment similar to Ochroma. 

 0. borbo'nica (Bourbon). 4-10. Cream. Bourbon. 1828. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. Moluccas. 

 elli'ptica (elliptic). Yellow. New Caledonia. 

 tnacula'ta (blotched). See O. BORBONICA. 



O'CIMUM. Basil. (From ozo, smell; the powerful 

 odour of the plant. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiate]. Linn. 

 H-Didynamia, i-Gymnospermia.) 



All but two are white-flowered ; and most of them re- 

 quire to be treated as tender and half-hardy annuals. 

 To be sown in a slight hotbed, and transplanted after- 

 wards ; the border kinds sown where they are to grow, 

 in warm places and light, rich soil, late in May. See 

 BA'SIL. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS, &c. 



O. Boje'ri (Bojer's). 2. Madagascar. 1825. Her- 

 baceous. 

 ca'num (grey), i. July. Trop. Asia and Africa. 



1822. 



febri'fugum (febrifuge). See O. VIRIDE. 

 filamento'sum (thready). 2. September. Africa. 



1802. 

 grati' ssimum (most agreeable). 2. July. India. 



menthoi'des (mint-like). See GENIOSPORUM PRO- 



micra'nthum (small-flowered). J. May. N. and S. 



Amer. 1825. Annual. 



monta'num (mountain). See O. MICRANTHUM. 

 sa'nctum (holy), i. Pale purple. July. E. Ind. 



1703. Annual. 

 scfc//anot'd(Scutellaria-like). SeeCoLEUs SCUTEL- 



LARIOIDES. 



vi'ride (green). 2-3. Greenish- white. September. 



Trop. Africa. 1816. 

 visco'sum (clammy), ij. Blue. August. E. Ind. 



1826. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &c. 

 0. Basi'licum (basil), x. August. E. Ind. 1548. 



" Sweet Basil." 



glabra'tum (smooth). July. E. Ind. 1817. 

 pilo'sum (soft-haired), i. July. 



thyrsiflo'rum (thyrse-flowered). ij. June. E. 



Ind. 1806. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). 2. October. Abyssinia. 



1842. Deciduous shrub. 



como'sum (tufted), i. July. Blackish-purple. 1889. 

 mi'nimum (least). See O. BASILICUM. 

 OCOTE'A. (The native name of some of the S. 

 American species. Nat. ord. Lauraceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen trees. Cuttings of mature wood 

 in sand, under a hand-light in gentle heat. Loam, a 

 little peat, and sand. 



0. botryophy'lla (bunch-leaved). 40-60. Yellow. Co- 

 lombia. 1800. 



bulla'ta (blistered). Green. S. Africa. 

 calif o'rnica (Calif ornian). See UMBELLULARIA CALI- 



FORNICA. 

 floribu'nda (free-flowering). 60. White, yellow. 



Brazil. 1800. Stove. 

 fee' tens (stinking). 20. Green, yellow. Canaries. 



1760. 



pube'rula (finely-downy). 40. White. S. Amer. 

 1800. Stove. 



OCTADE'SMIA. (From okto, eight, and desme, a 

 cluster ; in allusion to the eight masses of pollen in the 

 anther. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids. Divisions at the com- 

 mencement of growth. Fibrous peat, sphagnum, lumps 

 of charcoal, and crocks. 



0. monta'na (mountain). See O. SERRATIFOLIA. 

 serratifo'lia (saw-leaved). $. White. Autumn. W 

 Ind. 1826. 



OCTOME'RIA. (From okto, eight, and meris, a part 

 in allusion to the eight masses of pollen. Nat. ord 

 Orchidacese.) 



Cool house orchids of epiphytical habit. Divisions in 

 pring. Fibrous peat, sphagnum, lumpy charcoal, and 

 crocks. 

 0. arcua'ta (curved). *-*. Light yellow, red-purple. 



Brazil. 1909. 



Baue'ri (Bauer's). W. Ind. 

 cochlea' ris (shell-shaped). Whitish ochre, purple. 



Brazil. 1881. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Brazil. 

 deci'piens (deceiving). J. Pale yellow. Brazil. 1910. 

 dia'phana (transparent). BraziL 

 gra'cilis (slender). Brazil. 

 graminifo'lia (grass-leaved), . Light yellow, red. 



W. Ind. 1793. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Brazil. 

 juncifo'lia (rush-leaved). Brazil. 

 Loddige'sii (Loddiges's). W. Ind. 

 Oppenhei'mii (Oppenheim's). *. White. Brazil. 



IQOQ. 



saundersia'na (Saundersian). Pale yellow, striped 

 purple. Brazil. 1880. 



serratifo'lia (saw-leaved). See OCTADESMIA SERRATI- 

 FOLIA. 



supraglau'ca (glaucous-above). i. Glassy-green, 

 purple, yellow. Brazil. 1887. 



tricolor (three-coloured). White. Brazil. 1872. 



O'CYMUM. See OCIMUM. 



ODONTADE'NIA. (From odous, odontos, a tooth, and 

 aden, a gland ; in reference to the toothed glands. Nat. 

 ord. Apocynaceae.) 



Stove climbing shrub. Seeds ; cuttings of short, 

 mature shoots in sand, kept in a close case, with bottom- 

 heat. 

 0. specio'sa (showy). Rich yellow. S. Amer. 1854. 



ODONTOGLO'SSUM. (From odous, odontos, a tooth, 

 and glossa, a tongue ; tooth-like processes on the lip, or 

 labellum. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 20- 

 Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Oncidium.) 



Stove orchids. Division of pseudo-bulbs, when growth 

 is commencing. The pots are three-parts filled with 

 crocks and the pseudo-bulbs firmly fixed in position with 

 fibrous peat, sphagnum, and potsherds placed round 

 them. Winter temp., 55 to 65 ; summer, 65 to 90. 

 0. acuminati ssimum (longest-pointed). Orange, blotched 



crimson and brown. 1882. 



acumina'tum (long-pointed). See O. APTERUM. 

 Alexa'ndrce (Princess Alexandra's). See O. CRISPUM. 

 ,, a'nceps (two-edged). Yellow, white. July. Mexico. 



1852. 

 andersonia'num (Andersonian). Blotched or spotted 



with brown on a cream ground. Colombia. 1868. 

 baphica'nthum (dyed-flowered). Soft yellow, 



finely spotted with purple. Colombia. 1876. 

 ,, deltoglo' ssum (triangular- lipped). Sulphur, orange, 



brown. 1881. 

 grusonia'num (Grusonian). Pale yellow, with 



nearly black spots. 

 guttula'tum (finely-spotted). Finely spotted with 



brown ; lip white. 1882. 

 hebra'icum (Hebraic). Pale yellow, with red-brown 



spots and markings. 1879. 

 hebra'icum lineoli'gerum (line-bearing). More 



copiously spotted and marked. 1883. 

 immacula'tum (unspotted). Primrose-yellow, 



without spots. 1893. 



,, imperia'le (imperial). Blotches large, chestnut- 

 red. 1891. 

 jenningsia'num (Jenningsian). Creamy-white, 



spotted cinnamon. 1878. 

 leea'num (Leean). Bright yellow, with many 



brown spots. 1882. 



limba'tum (bordered). White, lilac, violet. 1870. 

 Marsha'lli (Marshall's). Spotted with violet- 

 purple. 1895. 

 pulve'reum (dusty). Closely marked with red 



spots. 1895. 

 ,, ruckeria'num (Ruckerian). White, shaded rose, 



purple or violet, and spotted brown. 

 warocquea'num (Warocquean). White, blotched 



brownish-purple. 

 angusta'tum (narrow) of Bateman. See O. RAMOSIS- 



SIMUM. 



