ORIXA JAPONICA 



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ORNITHOGALUM 



ORI'XA JAPO'NICA. See CELASTRUS ORIXA. 



ORMOCA'RPUM. (From ormos, a necklace, and 

 karpos, a fruit ; in allusion to the beaded character of 

 the pods. Nat. ord. Leguminosas.) 



Stove shrub. Cuttings of young shoots getting firm 

 at the base, in sand, in a close case. Fibrous loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



O. coronilloi'des (Coronilla-like). See O. SENNOIDES. 

 sennoi'des (Senna-like). 3. White or pale yellow. 

 May. Asia and Trop. Africa. 



ORMO'SIA. Bead-tree. (From ormos, a necklace ; 

 referring to the seeds of 0. cocci'nea, which are scarlet, 

 with a dark spot, which are strung for necklaces. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. lo-De- 

 candria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Sophora.) 



Stove evergreen trees, blue-flowered. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom- 

 heat, in May ; sandy, fibrous peat, and a little loam. 

 Winter temp., 48 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 0. cocci'nea (scailet-seeded) . 10. July. Guiana. 1823. 

 dasyca'rpa( thick- fruited). 10. June. W. Ind. 1793. 



ORNITHA'RIUM STRIA'TDLUM. See SARCOCHILUS 



TERES. 



ORNITHTDIUM. (From ornis, ornithos, a bird, and 

 eidos, like. Nat. ord. Orchidacea.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids, with small flowers of no 

 great beauty, though interesting. Division at the com- 

 mencement of growth. Fibre of peat, sphagnum, and 

 crocks in baskets. 



0. a'lbum (white). See CAMARIDIUM OCHROLEUCUM. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). J-i. Bright yellow; lip with 



crimson blotch. Colombia. 1909. 

 cocci'neum (scarlet). J-i. Deep red. June. W. Ind. 



1790. 



confe'rtum (crowded). . W. Ind. 

 de'nsum (dense). . White, pale purple. Mexico. 



1836. 



,, fra'grans (fragrant). Whitish, suffused purple, frag- 

 rant. 1894. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). . Venezuela. 

 ,, na'num (dwarf). ^. Yellowish, small. W. Ind. 



1894. 

 ochra'ceum (ochre). Ochraceous, with a few purple 



spots. Colombia. 1887. 



,, Sophroni'tis (Sophronitis) . $. Scarlet. Colombia. 

 struma'tum (tubered). White. Costa Rica. 1874. 



ORNITHOCE'PHALUS. (From ornis, ornithos, a bird, 

 and kephale, a head ; the column, anther, and rostellum 

 resembling a bird's head. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids. Divisions at the com- 

 mencement of growth. Peat-fibre, sphagnum, and crocks 

 in small baskets. 

 0. grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). J. White, green. 



Brazil. 1882. 

 ,, multiflo'rus (many-flowered). . White; crest bright 



green. Brazil. 1901. 



Obero'nia (Oberonia). i. Yellow, white. Trinidad. 

 1869. 



ORNITHOCHTLUS. (From ornis, ornithos, a bird, 

 and cheilos, a lip ; the lip being like the tongue of a bird. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical orchid. Divisions in spring. Peat- 

 fibre, sphagnum, and crocks in small baskets. 

 0. fu'scus (dusky). Dusky-yellow, reddish-purple. 

 Burma. 1865. 



ORNITHO GALUM. Star of Bethlehem. ( From ornis, 

 a bird, and gala, milk. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Pretty bulbous plants, white-flowered, where not 

 otherwise specified. Offsets; sandy loam and a little 

 leaf-mould for the hardy kinds ; a little peat added for 

 those that require a cold pit in winter. If the latter are 

 planted out in a dry border, the border must be protected 

 from wet and frost during winter, or the bulbs taken up, 

 and kept in drawers or bags where no frost will reach 

 them. 



HARDY BULBS. 

 0. arcua'tum (arched). White. Caucasus. 



0. 



armeni'acum (Armenian). 

 Minor. 1879. 



White, green. Asia 



Bert-olo'nii (Bertoloni's). See O. EXSCAPUM. 

 bouchea'num (Bouchean). See O. NUTANS BOUCHB- 



ANUM. 



brachy' stachys (short-spiked). March. Dahuria. 1821. 

 bulbi'ferum (bulb-bearing). See GAGE A BULBIFERA. 

 como'sum (tufted). ^. July. Austria. 1596. 

 conci'nnum (neat). See O. UNIFOLIUM. 

 cuspida'tum (short-pointed). J. Greenish- white. 



March. Mesopotamia. 1843. 

 divaricaf turn (spreading). See CHLOROGALUM POMERI- 



DIANUM. 



dive' r gens (diverging). White. Europe. 

 exsca'pum (stemless). . May. Italy. 1824. 

 fimbria' turn (fringed). . February. Asia Minor. 



1820. 

 glaucophy'llum (sea-green-leaved). White. Asia 



Minor. 1875. 



Gusso'nii (Gusson's). See O. TENUIFOLIUM. 

 Hausskne'chtii (Haussknecht's). J. White, green. 



Asia Minor. 1897. 



horte'nse (garden). " See O. UMBELLATUM. 

 la'cteum (milky) of Vill. See O. NARBONENSE. 

 lanceola' turn (lance-shaped). White. Syria. 



oliga'nfha (few-flowered). Flowers few. 

 latifo'lium (broad- leaved). 3. White. June. 



Egypt, &c. 1629. 



margina'tum (white-edged). See O. CUSPIDATUM. 

 monta'num (mountain), j. May. Italy. 1824. 

 na'num (dwarf). . White, green on the back. 



March. Greece and Asia Minor. 1843. 

 narbone'nse(Narbonue). i. July. S.Europe. 1810. 

 pyramida'le (pyramidal). 2-3. White, green. 



June. Spain. 1752. 

 nu'tans (nodding). |. June. Britain. 



,, bouchea'num (Bouchean). 

 oligophy'llum (few-leaved). J. White, green. Greece, 



Asia Minor, &c. 



orthophy'llum (straight-leaved). White, green. Italy. 

 pa'tulum (spreading). See O. MONTANUM. 

 paucifto'rum (few-flowered). See O. EXSCAPUM. 

 pyramida'le (pyramidal). See O. NARBONENSE PYRA- 



M I DALE. 



pyrena'icum (Pyrenean). 2. Green. June. England. 



" Bath Asparagus." 



flave'scens (yellowish). Pale yellow. July. Hun- 

 gary. 1823. 



refra'ctum (broken-back). See O. DIVERGENS. 



roegneria'num (Rregnerian). See O. FIMBRIATUM. 



soro'rium (sisterly). White. Cilicia. 1875. 



squamo'sum (scaly). See SCILLA LILIO-HYACINTHUS. 



Squi'lla (SquiUa). See URGINEA SCILLA. 



stachyoi'des (Stachys-like). See O. NARBONENSE. 



sulfu'reum (sulphur). See O. PYRENAICUM FLAVESCENS. 



tenuifo'lium (slender-leaved). i. White. April. 

 S. Europe. &c. 1819. 



tri'gynum (three-styled). See O. NARBONENSE. 



umbella'tum (umbelled). i. May. England. 

 ,, Leichtli'nii (Leichth'n's). 



unifo'lium (one-leaved), i- Green. June. Spain 

 and Portugal. 1797. 



GREENHOUSE BULBS. 

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



ACUMINATUM. 



albovi'rens (whitish-green), i-ij. Dull white, with 



green rib on back. Natal. 1878. 

 allia'ceum (onion-Uke). . September. Chili. 1821. 

 ano'malum (anomalous). See DRIMIA ANOMALA. 

 apertiflo'rum (open-flowered). i. Greenish-white. 



Orient. 1889. 



ara'bicum (Arabian), i^. May. Egypt. 1629. 

 auranti'acum (orange). |. Bright orange-yellow. 



S. Africa. 1878. 



au'reum (golden). See O. THYRSOIDES AUREUM. 

 barba'tum (bearded), i. June. S. Africa. 1795. 

 Be'rgii (Bergius). White, green. March. S. Africa. 



1816. 

 bifio'rum (twin-flowered). i^. April. Peru and 



Chili. 1831. 



bifo'lium (two-leaved). See O. BIFLORUM. 

 calcara'tum (spurred), i. White, green on back. 



September. S. Africa. 1874. 



capi ta' turn (headed). White, purple. S.Africa. 1863. 

 cauda'tum (tailed). 3. White, green. May. S. 



Africa. 1774. 



