ORNITHOGLOSSUM 



620 



OROBUS 



O. chlora'nthum (green-flowered), i. Dull green. S. 



Africa. 1875. 



chloral eu' cum (greenish- white) . See O. BIFLORUM. 

 cilia' turn (hair-fringed). See URGINEA CILIATA. 

 coarcta' turn (compressed- flowered) . ij. White, green. 



June. S. Africa. 1804. 

 co'nicum (conical). See O. COARCTATUM. 

 corymbo'sum (corymbed). See O. ARABICUM. 

 crenula'tum (scolloped). . April. S. Africa. 1816. 

 Ecklo'ni (Ecklon's). 2. White, green on back. Trop. 



and S. Africa. 

 acumina'tum (long-pointed). 2. White, green on 



back. Algoa Bay. 1862. 

 ela'tum (tall). 3. March. Egypt. 1804. 

 flavi'ssimum (yellowest). See O. THYRSOIDES. 

 ,, fusca'tum (dull). J. Grey. June. S. Africa. 1820. 

 geminifio'rum (twin-flowered). See O. BIFLORUM. 

 ,, gra'cile (slender). See O. LACTEUM. 

 ,, grami'neum (grassy). See NOTHOSCORDUM STRIATUM 



STRIATELLUM. 



graminifo'lium (grass-leaved). J. White. July. 



S. Africa. 



hi'spidum (bristly). J. June. S. Africa. 1824. 

 humifufsum (spread-on-ground). $. White, green on 



back. S. Africa. 1874. 



ixioi'des (Ixia-like). See BRODI^EA IXIOIDES. 

 iuncifo'lium (rush-leaved) of Jacquin. J. July. 



S. Africa. 1794. 

 iuncifo'lium (rush-leaved) of Ker-Gawler. See O. 



GRAMINIFOLIUM. 



la'cteum (milk-white) of Jacquin. i. June. S. 



Africa. 1796. 

 longebractea' turn (long-bracted) . 2. May. S. Africa. 



1817. " Onion Plant " of windows. 

 variega' turn ( variegated). Greenish. Leaves varie- 

 gated. 



macula'tum (spotted). 4. May. S. Africa. 1823. 

 Melle'ri (Meller's). See ALBWA MELLERI. 

 minia'tum (red-stained). See O. THYRSOIDES. 

 natale'nse (Natal). . White. Natal, at altitude of 



6800 feet. 1893. 



ni'veum (snowy). J. May. S. Africa. 1774. 

 nota'tum (brown-marked). See O. MACULATUM. 

 odora'tum (sweet-scented). See O. SUAVEOLENS. 

 ova'tum (egg-shaped), i. May. S. Africa. 1824. 

 Pater f ami' lias (father-of-family). White. S. France. 

 pilo'sum (shaggy), i. May. S. Africa. 1826. 

 Polyphy'llum (many-leaved). See O. TUBEROSUM. 

 prasi'num (leek-green). Leek-green. S. Africa. 

 revolu'tum (rolled-backwards). i. White; centre 



olive-brown. March. S. Africa. 

 ,, ma'jor (larger). Flowers larger. S. Africa. 

 rupe'stre (rock). \. May. S. Africa. 1795. 

 Saunde'rsice (Mrs. Saunders's). 3. White, tinted 



green on back. S. Africa. 1891. 

 schlechteria'num (Schlechterian). S. Africa. 

 scilloi'des (Scilla-like). i. White. S. Africa. 

 secu'ndum (side-flowering). See URGINEA SECUNDA. 

 Squi'lla (squill-like). See URGINEA SCILLA. 

 Sternbe'rgii (Sternberg's). See GAGEA MINIMA. 

 suave'olens( sweet-seen ted). . June. S.Africa. 1788. 

 ,, subula'tum (awl-shaped). . White, green on back. 



September. S. Africa. 1874. 

 tene'llum (delicate). \. June. S. Africa. 1818. 

 thyrsoi'des (thyrse-like). ij. Yellow. June. S. 



Africa. 1757. 

 au'reum (golden), i. Golden-yellow. June. S. 



Africa. 1790. 

 flaye'scens (yellowish), ij. Yellow. June. S. 



Africa. 1800. 

 tubero'sum (tuberous). . White. June. S. Africa. 



1824. 



vi'rens (green). i-iL White. June. S.Africa. 1823. 

 vitta'tum (striped). J-i. Yellow, with green ribs. 



June. S. Africa. 1802. 



ORNITHOGLO'SSUM. (From ornis, ornithos, a bird, 

 and glossa, a tongue; the petals being shaped like a 

 bird's tongue. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Greenhouse bulbs. Seeds; offsets. Loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 



0. glau'cum (sea-green). . Green, edged brownish- 

 purple. December. S. Africa. 1824. 

 undula'tum (wavy), i. Green and purple edge. 



July. S. Africa. 1814. 

 vi'ride (green) J. Green. S. Africa. 



ORNITHO'PTERIS. See PTERIS. 



ORNI'THOPUS. Bird's-foot. (From ornis, a bird, and 

 POUS, a foot ; referring to the claw-like seed-pods. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. iJ-Dia- 

 delphia, 4-Decandria.) 



Low-growing, yellow, pea-blossomed, hardy annuals. 

 Seed, sown in the garden-border in March. 

 O. du'rus (hard). $. July. Portugal. 1816. 

 ebractea'tus (bractless). $. July. S.Europe. 1700. 

 perpusi'llus (very-small). |. White, red. June. 



Britain. 

 nodo'sus (very-small-knotted). J. White, red. 



May. France. 



repa'ndus (wavy-leaved). See CORONILLA REPANDA. 

 sati'vus (cultivated), i. June. Spain. " Serra- 



della." 

 scnrpioi'des (scorpion-like). See CORONILLA SCOR- 



PIOIDES. 

 tetraphy'llus (four-leaved). See ZORNIA BRACTEATA. 



ORNITHOXA'NTHUM. See GAGEA. 

 ORNI'TROPHE. See SCHMIDELIA. 



O'RNUS. Flowering Ash. (From oreinos, ancient 

 name of the Ash ; applied on account of the resemblance 

 and affinity. Nat. ord. Oliveworts [Oleaceae]. Linn. 

 z-Diandria, i-Monogynia. See FRAXINUS.) 

 O. america'na (American). See FRAXINUS ORNUS. 

 europa'a (European). See FRAXINUS ORNUS. 

 floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). See FRAXINUS FLORI- 



BUNDA. 

 ,, rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). See FRAXINUS ROTUNDI- 



FOLIA. 

 stria' ta (channelled). See FRAXINUS STRIGATA. 



O'ROBUS. Bitter Vetch. (From oro, to excite, and 

 bous, an ox ; nourishing food. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 4-Decandria. 

 See LATHYRUS.) 



O. a'lbus (white- flowered) . See LATHYRUS PANNONICUS. 

 ,, alpe'stris (rock). See LATHYRUS ALPESTRIS. 

 america'nus (American). See ABRUS PRECATORIUS. 

 angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved). See LATHYRUS ANGUS- 



TIFOLIUS. 



, a'tro-purpu'reus (dark purple). See VICIA SICULA. 

 , aura'ntius (orange). See VICIA AURANTIA. 

 , cane'scens (hoary). See LATHYRUS FILIFORMIS. 

 , cocci'neus (scarlet). See LATHYRUS SPH^ERICUS. 

 uni'jugus (paired). See LATHYRUS SPH^RICDS 

 UNIJUGUS. 



,, divarica'tus (spreading). See LATHYRUS MONTANUS. 

 ,, ere'ctus (erect). See VICIA TRUNCATULA. 

 filifo'rmis (thread-formed). See LATHYRUS FILI- 

 FORMIS. 



,, Fische'ri (Fischer's). See VICIA SICULA. 

 formo'sus (beautiful). See PISUM FORMOSUM. 

 hirsu'tus (hairy). See LATHYRUS HIRSUTUS. 

 ,, hu'milis (humble). See LATHYRUS ALTAICUS. 

 Jorda'ni (Jordan's). See LATHYRUS JORDANI. 

 ,, la'cteus (milk-white). See LATHYRUS PANNONICUS. 

 Iceviga'tus (smooth). See LATHYRUS MONTANUS. 

 lathyroi'des (Lathyrus-like). See VICIA UNIJUGA. 

 laxifio'rus (loose-flowered). SeeLATHYRos HIRSUTUS. 

 longifo'lius (long- leaved) . See ASTRAGALUS PICTUS. 

 lu'teus (yellow). See LATHYRUS LUTEUS. 

 macrorrhi'zus (large-rooted). See LATHYRUS MON- 

 TANUS. 



,, multiflo'rus (many-flowered). See LATHYRUS VENOSUS. 

 ,, ni'ger (black). See LATHYRUS NIGER. 

 ochroleu'cus (yellowish- white). See LATHYRUS 



OCHROLEUCUS. 



palle'scens (palish). See LATHYRUS FILIFORMIS. 



pauciflo'rus (few-flowered). See LATHYRUS PAUCI- 



FLORUS. 



pisifo'rmis (pea-formed). See LATHYRUS PISIFORMIS. 

 pyrena'icus (Pyrenean). See LATHYRUS MONTANUS. 

 saxa'tilis (rock). See LATHYRUS CILIATUS. 

 sessilifo'lius (stalkless- leaved). See LATHYRUS SES- 



SIL1FOLIUS. 



stipula'ceus (stipuled). See LATHYRUS VENOSUS. 



,, sylva'ticus (wood). See VICIA OROBUS. 



tenuifo'lius (fine-leaved). See LATHYRUS MONTANUS 



TENUIFOLIUS. 



Tournefo'rtii (Tournefort's). See LATHYRUS MON- 

 TANUS (?). 



