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ORACH 



0. fra'gilis tuberifo'rmis (tuber- formed). Bright yellow, 



greenish ; filaments red. Colorado. 1900. 

 frute'scens (shrubby). See O. LEPTOCAULIS. 

 fu'lgida (shining}. 10-15. Bright pink, fading to 



purple. S. United States. 1895. 

 ,, mamilla'ta (nippled). 

 Gei'ssii (Geiss's). Chili. 

 ,, glaucophy'lla (glaucous- leaved). Mexico. 

 glomera'ta (round-headed). Argentina. 1829. 

 gosselinia'na (Gosselinian). 3-4. Flowers unknown. 



Lower California. 1907. 

 ,, gra'cilis (slender). Mexico. 

 Gra'hami (Graham's). S. United States. 

 %ra'ndis (great). Yellow. Mexico. 

 haitie'nsis (Haiti). 10-13. Yellow to orange. Spines 



5 in. long. Haiti. 1908. 

 ,, hanburya'na (Hanburyan). 3-5. Canary-yellow. 



Gardens of Riviera. 1904. 

 Hernande'zii (Hernandez's). Variegated. Mexico. 



1827. 



ho'rrida (horrid). See O. TUNA. 

 imbrica'ta (imbricated). 3. Scarlet. June. Mexico. 



1820. 



ine'rmis (unarmed). See O. STRICTA. 

 interme'dia (intermediate). See O. MESACANTHA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



invi'cta (unconquered). California. 



karwinskia'na ( Karwinskian) . Mexico. 1838. 



Klei'nia (Mrs. Klein's). S. United States. 



labour etia'na (Labouretian). S. Arner. (?) 



lanceola'ta (spear- head-shaped). 2. July. S. Amer. 



1796. 



leptocau'lis (slender-stemmed). Mexico. 1845. 

 leucaca'ntha (white-flowered). See O. MEGACANTHA. 

 leuco' 'tricha (white-haired). 4. White. Mexico. 



1836. 



Lindhei'meri (Lindheimer's). N.W. Amer. 

 ,, ,, littora'lis (shore). California. 

 littora'lis (shore). See O. LIXDHEIMERI LITTORALIS. 

 longispi'na (long-spined). Chili. 1829. 

 lu'cida (shining). 3-4. Yellow, fragrant. 1889. 

 macrorhi'za (large-rooted). See O. MESACANTHA 



MACRORHIZA. 



maculaca'ntha (spotted-spined). Argentina. 



mamilla'ta (nippled). See O. FULGIDA MAMILLATA. 



ma'xima (largest). See O. DECUMAN A. 



me'dia (middle-many-spined). See O. POLYACANTHA. 



,, megaca'ntha (large-spined). Mexico. 1835. 



mesaca'ntha (middle-spined). 2. July. United 



States. 1596. 



grandifto'ra (large-flowered). N.W. Amer. 

 ,, macrorhi'za (large-rooted). N.W. Amer. 1850. 

 ,, mexica'na (Mexican). See O. MEGACANTHA. 

 micro' dasys (small-cushioned). June. Mexico. 1836. 

 ,, ,, mi'nor (lesser). 

 Millspau'ghii (Millspaugh's). 2. Crimson-lake. 



Spines 4-6 in. long. Bahamas. 1908. 

 missourie'nsis (Missouri). See O. POLYACANTHA. 

 monaca'ntha (single-spined). i. S. Amer. 1816. 

 ., variega'ta, (variegated). 

 myriaca'ntha (myriad-spined). Mexico. 1830. 

 ni'gricans (blackish-sained). 3. Pink. August. S. 



Amer. 1795. 



Nopali'lla (small nopal). See O. KARWINSKIANA. 

 Otto'nis (Otto's). See ECHINOCACTUS OTTONIS. 

 ova'ta (egg-shaped). Chili. 1840. 

 pachya'rthra fla'va (thick-jointed-yellow). Bright 



yellow. Colorado. 1900. 



,, pachy'clada (thick-branched). Colorado. 1899. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Rose. Plant small- join ted, dwarf. 



Colorado. 1899. 

 sptzthia'na, (Spaethian). Yellow, changing to 



brownish-salmon. Colorado. 1900. 

 papyraca'ntha (paper-spined). Flowers not seen. 



Stem short. Argentina. 1872. 



Parmentie'ri (Parmentier's). Spines pale straw- 

 coloured. Paraguay. 

 pa'rvula (least). Chili. 1825. 

 Pentla'ndii (Pentland's). Bolivia. 

 Pe's-co'rvi (crow's-foot). 1-2. Yellow. S. United 



States. 

 phaaca'niha (dusky-spined). 3. Yellow. June. 



Mexico. 1811. 

 platyaca'ntha (broad-spined) of gardens. See O. 



DIADEMATA. 



Pasppi'gii (Pceppig's). Pale yellow. Chili. 1884. 



O. polyaca'ntha (many-spined). i. S. United States. 



1814. 



,, albispi'na (white-spined). 

 tricho' phora (hair-bearing). 

 polya'ntha (many-flowered). 3. S. Amer. 1811. 

 Pscu'do-tu'na (false-tuna). S. Amer. 1811. 

 pube'scens (downy). June. Mexico. 1836. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). N.W. Amer. 

 pulverule'nta (powdery). S. Amer. 1850. 

 pulvina'ta (powdered). See O. MICRODASYS. 

 pusi'lla, (small). See O. FOI.IOSA. 

 ,, Rafme'squii (Rafinesque's). See O. MESACANTHA. 

 ramosi'ssima (much-branched). S. United States. 

 ramuli'fera (branched). June. Mexico. 1836. 

 re'ptans (creeping). Mexico. 1838. 

 rhoda'ntha (red-flowered). Corolla and filaments red. 



Colorado. 1896. 

 brevispi'na (short-spined) . Spines short, reddish 



when young. Colorado. 1899. 

 ,, flavispi'na (yellow-spined). Spines longer, yellow 



when young. Colorado. 1899. 



,, piscifo' rmis (fish-formed). Bright carmine ; fila- 

 ments vivid red. Colorado. 1900. 

 ,, robu'sta (robust). Mexico. 

 schumannia'na (Schumannian). Shell-shaped, 



dark carmine. Colorado. 1900. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Rose. June. Mexico. 1830. 

 rube'scens (red-stemmed). Brazil. 1828. 

 ru'ftda. (reddish). Mexico. 



,, salmia'na (Salmian). 2. Yellow, red. Brazil. 1850. 

 sa'nta-n'to(Santa-rita). Deep yellow. Joints reddish. 



Spines often wanting. S.W. United States. 1909. 

 Scho'ttii (Schott's). Texas. 

 Schuma'nni (Schumann's). 4-5. Yellowish, changing 



to dull red. 1904. 

 Schweri'ni (Schwerin's). Greenish-yellow. Spines 



white. Colorado. 1899. 



Sege'thi (Segeth's). Light pink. Chili. 1883. 

 seni'lis (old-man) of Farm. See O. CRINIFERA. 

 seri'cea (silky), i. Chili. 1827. 

 Spegazzi'nii (Spegazzin's). Small, white ; fruit 



crimson. Paraguay. 1908. 



spinau'rea (golden-spined). See O. PSEUDO-TUNA. 

 spinosi' ssima (spiniest). 20. July. Jamaica. 1732. 

 ,, spinuli'fera (small-spine-bearing). Mexico. 1836. 

 Stapt'licE (Stapelia-like). June. Mexico. 1830. 

 stenope'tala (narrow-petaled). Yellow. Mexico. 



1835. 



,, streptaca'ntha (twisted-spined). Mexico. 

 stri'cta (upright). July. S. Amer. 1796. 

 subine'rmis (few-spined). 2. S. Amer. 1819. 

 subula'ta (awl-shaped). S. Amer. 1883. 

 ,, sulphu'rea (sulphur-coloured). 2. Argentina. 1827. 

 Taylo'ri (Taylor's). Small, yellow. Haiti. 1908. 

 Tesa'jo (Tesajo). California. 

 tessela'ta (chequered). See O. RAMOSISSIMA. 

 ,, tetraca'ntha (four-spined). 2-5. Greenish-purple. 



Arizona. 1896. 



tomento'sa (shaggy). 2. S. Amer. 1820. 

 triaca'ntha (three-spined). See O. CURASSAVICA. 

 ,, hibcrcula'ta (warted). i. S. Amer. 1818. 

 Tu'na (Tuna). 3. July. S. Amer. 1731. 

 ,, tunica' ta (tunicated). June. Mexico. 1830. 

 ,, Turpi'nii (Turpin's). Argentina. 1844. 

 Twee'diei (Tweedie's). See O. SULPHUREA. 

 utahe'nsis (Utah). Carmine. Utah, United States. 



1909. 



wlga'ris (common). See O. MESACANTHA. 

 Whi'pplei (Whipple's). S. United States. 

 xanthoso'ma (yellow-bodied). 2. Colorado. 1898. 

 e'legans (elegant). Soft rose. Colorado. 1898. 

 gra'cilis (slender). 2. Small, carmine-red. 



Colorado. 1900. 



xanthoste'ma (yellow-stamened). Carmine-red ; fila- 

 ments dark yellow. Colorado. 1896. 

 ,, orbicula'ris (orbicular). Carmine-red. Spines 



brown when young. Colorado. 1899. 



ORACH. (A' triplex horte'nsis.) This is cooked and 

 eaten in the same manner as spinach, to which it is much 

 preferred by many persons, although it belongs to a 

 tribe whose wholesomeness is very suspicious. 



Soil. It flourishes best in a rich, moist soil, and in 

 an open part of the garden. 



Sow about the end of September, and again in the 

 spring for succession, in drills 6 inches apart. When 



