OSMITES 



622 



OTHERA JAPONICA 



0. Aquifo'lium (holly- leaved). 4-6. White. Japan. 



1877. 



,, heterophy'llus variega'tus (various-leaved-varie- 

 gated). 



,, ilicifo'lius (holly-leaved). A dwarfer, more com- 

 pact bush, with spiny leaves. 

 ilicifo'lius latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 

 ilicifo'lius latifo'lius variega'tus (variegated). 

 ilicifo'lius purpu'reus (purple-leaved). 

 ilicifo'lius variega'tus (variegated). 

 myrtifo'lius (myrtle-leaved). Leaves small, spine- 

 less. 



roiundifo'lius (round-leaved). 

 Delava'yi (Delavay's). Large pure white. February, 



March. Yunnan, China. 1904. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 4-10. Pale yellow or white. 

 Autumn. China and Japan. 1771. 



OSMI'TES. (From osme, perfume ; smells like cam- 

 phor. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngentsia, s-Frustranea. Allied to Relhania.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, from South 

 Africa. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, in April or May, and without bottom-heat. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 0. Bellidia' strum (Bellidiastrum). i. June. 1816. 



,, camphori'na (camphor-scented). i. May. 1794. 



denta'ta (toothed). 1$. May. 1820. 



OSMO'DIUM. See ONOSMODIUM. 



OSMU'NDA. (The name of a Celtic deity. Others say 

 Osmunder, one of the names of the god Thor. Nat. ord. 

 Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Hardy brown-spored Ferns, except 0. javanica. See 

 FERNS. 



0. cinnamo'mea (cinnamon). 2. June. N. Amer. 1772. 

 claytonia'na (Clayton's). 2. August. N. Amer. 1772. 

 ,, gra'cilis (slender). See O. REGALIS GRACILIS. 

 hu'milis (humble). June. N. Amer. 1823. 

 interru'pta (interrupted). See O. CLAYTONIANA. 

 ,, japo'nica (Japanese). See O. REGALIS JAPONICA. 

 java'nica (Javanese). 1^-4. June. Kamtschatka to 



Java. 1882. 



,, palu'stris (marsh). See O. REGALIS PALUSTRIS. 

 ,, preslia'na (Presl's). See O. JAVANICA. 

 ,, rega'lis (royal). 2-6. July. N. and S. temperate 



regions (Britain). 

 corymbi'fera (corymb-bearing). Frond much 



divided at the apex. 1882. 

 crista'ta (crested). Fronds slightly crested. 

 ,, gra'cilis (graceful), i. June. N. Amer. 1827. 

 japo'nica (Japanese), i. Fertile and barren 



fronds dissimilar. Japan and Himalaya. 

 ,, palu'stris (marsh). 2$. Young fronds purplish, 



slender. 1831. 

 ,, palu'stris crispa' to-conge' sta (crisped-crowded). \. 



Fronds dense, crested, bronzy- green. 

 palu'stris Ma'yi (May's), i-ij. Pinnae crested ; 



pinnules crisped, with creamy lines. 1906. 

 ,, ,, purpura' scens (purple). 

 specta'bilis (showy). See O. REGALIS. 

 Vache'llii (Vachell's). See O. JAVANICA. 



OSSJE'A. (Named after Ossa, curator of the Havannah 

 Botanic Garden. Nat. ord. Melastomads [Melastomaceae]. 

 Linn. S-Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young, side, 

 stubby shoots, or the points of main ones, when a little 

 firm, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and in heat ; sandy 

 peat and loam ; common plant-stove treatment. 

 0. fascicula'ris (bundled). See HENRIETELLA FASCICU- 



LARIS. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 6. White. May. Jamaica. 1823. 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). 2. White. May. 



Jamaica. 1820. 

 purpura' scens (purplish). See MECRANIUM PURPURA- 



SCENS. 



OSTEOCA'RPUS. (From osteon, a bone, or stone of 

 certain fruits, and karpos, a fruit ; in allusion to the 

 hard fruit. Nat. ord. Solanaceae.) 



A shrubby greenhouse plant. Seeds ; cuttings of 

 wood getting firm in sand in gentle heat. Loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 

 O. rostra' tus (beaked). 2. Blue. July. Chili. 



OSTEOMFLES. (From osteon, bone, and melon, apple ; 

 the fruit. Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaceae]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, 2-Di-pentagynia. Allied to Amelanchier.) 



Half-hardy evergreen trees, requiring the shelter of a 

 wall. For culture, see MEDLAR. 



0. anthyllidifo'lia (Anthvllis-lcaved). 4-6. White, 

 fragrant, like hawthorn. Pacific Islands; China. 

 1893. 



,, ferrugi'nea (rusty). July. Ecuador. 1847. 

 glabra'ta (smooth). White. Colombia. 

 obtusifo'lia (obtuse-leaved). See O. GLABRATA. 



OSTEOSPE'RMUM. (From osteon, a bone, and sperma, 

 a seed. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, 4-Necessaria. Allied to Calendula.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered evergreens, from South 

 Africa. Cuttinrrs of small, half-ripened snoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in April or May ; sandy loam and a 

 little fibrous peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 0. cceru'leum (blue-flowered). See GARULEUM VISCOSUM. 



calendula' ceutn (marigold-like). 2. July. 



corymbo'sum (corymbed). 3. August. 1822. 



ilicifo'lium (holly-leaved). 4. July. 1816. 



inca'num (hoary). 3. August. 1815. 



monili'ferum (necklace-bearing). 3. July. 1714. 



OSTRICH FERN. See ONOCLEA GERMANICA. 



OSTROW'SKIA. (Commemorative of Ostrowsky, a 

 Russian botanist. Nat. ord. Campanulaceae.) 



Hardy perennial herb, requiring a cool situation for 

 its roots, or an eastern aspect. Seeds ; divisions in 

 spring. Well-drained soil. 



0. magni'ftca (magnificent). 2-4. Pale lilac blue. Central 

 Asia. 1887. 



O'STRYA. Hop Hornbeam. (From ostrua, a scale ; 

 scaly catkins. Nat. ord. Mashvorts [Cupuliferae]. Linn. 

 21-Monacia, q-Polyandria. Allied to the Hornbeam.) 



Hardy deciduous trees. Seeds, which, if sown in the 

 spring, the season after being gathered in the autumn, 

 and kept in a rot-heap during winter, will make their 

 appearance the year following ; layers, cuttings, and 

 grafting on the common Hornbeam ; good, deep, moist 

 soil. 

 O. carpinifo'lia (Carpinus-leaved) . 20. May. Europe; 



Orient. 1724. " Hop Hornbeam." 

 japo'nica (Japanese). 10-15. May. Japan. 1893. 

 virgi'nica (Virginian). 20. April. N. Amer. 1622. 



" Ironwood." 

 vulga'ris (common). See O. CARPINIFOLIA. 



OSTRYO'PSIS. (From Ostrya, and opsis, resemblance. 

 Nat. ord. Cupuliferae.) 



Hardy tree, requiring treatment similar to that given 

 Ostrya. 

 0. davidia'na (Davidian). 6. May. Eastern Asia. 



OSWEGO TEA. Mona'rda di'dyma. 



OSY'RIS. Poet's Cassia. (From ozos, a branch ; re- 

 ferring to the numerous pliant branches. Nat. ord. 

 Sandalworts [Santalaceae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, ^-Triandria. 

 Allied to Santalum.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of ripened 

 shoots under a hand-light in spring ; sandy loam ; re- 

 quires the protection of a cold pit in winter, or a pro- 

 tective wall. 



0. abyssi'nica (Abyssinian). 3. White. Abyssinia. 

 a'lba (white). 3. White. S. Europe. 1739. 

 compre'ssa (compressed). 3-4. S. Africa. 



OTACA'NTHUS. (From ote, occasionally, and acantha, 

 a thorn. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Stove shrub. Cuttings in sand in a propagating case. 

 Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 0. cceru'leus (blue). Violet, blue. Brazil. 1862. 



OTAHEITE CHESTNUT. Inoca'rpus edu'lis. 



OTAHEITE MYRTLE. Securi'nega ni'tida. 



OTAHEITE ORANGE. Citrus Aura'ntium japo'nica. 



OTA'NDRA. See GEODO'RUM. 



OTHE'RA JAPO'NICA, of Thunberg. See ILEX 

 OTHERA. 



OTHE'RA JAPO'NICA, of gardens. See I'LEX INTEGRA, 



