OXYRAMPHIS 



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PACHISTIMA 



Stove evergreen climbers, from Brazil. Cuttings in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy loam 

 and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 

 O. appendicula'tum (appendaged). 6. Yellow. 1823. 



,, Ba'nksii (Banks's). Cream. June. 1826. 



cceru'leum (sky-blue). 3-4. Light blue. Argentina. 

 1836. 



naudinia'num (Naudinian). Country unknown. 



,, so/a*KH'rf(Solanum-like). 3. Purplish-scarlet. 1838. 



,, u'tile (useful). Gardens. 



OXYRA'MPHIS. (From oxus, sharp, and rhamphos, a 

 beak ; shape of the seed-pod. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ly-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria. 

 Now referred to Lespedeza.) 

 O. macro'styla (long-styled). See LESPEDEZA ERIOCARPA. 



OXYSPO'RA. (From oxus, sharp, and spora, a seed, 

 which is here awned at both ends. Nat. ord. Melastomads 

 [Melastomaceae], Linn. 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Rhexia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young shoots in 

 sandy soil, under a glass, in bottom-heat, in April ; sandy 

 peat, fibrous loam, and nodules of charcoal. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 0. panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Red. June. Nepaul. 

 1826. 



OXYSTELMA. (From oxus, sharp, and stelma, a 

 crown ; referring to the acute little leaves accompanying 

 the flower-head, or crown. Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Ascle- 

 piadaceae]. Linn. ^-Pentandria, i-Digynia. Allied to 

 Araujia.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of half-ripened 

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

 in May ; sandy peat and fibrous loam. Winter temp., 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 O. escule'ntum (eatable). 4. Yellow. Australia. 1816. 



OXYTENANTHE'RA. (From oxuUnos, extended to a 

 point, and anthera, flowery ; in allusion to the elongated 

 and pointed character of the spikelets and flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Gramineae.) 



A tall stove bamboo. Seeds and suckers. Good 

 fibrous loam and sand. 



O. abyssi'nica (Abyssinian). Stem 3 in. thick at base. 

 Leaves 6 in. long. Trop. Africa. 1893. 



OXY'TROPIS. (From oxus, sharp, and tropis, a keel ; 

 the keel-petals end in a sharp point. Nat. ord. Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. iJ-Didaelphia, 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Astragalus.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, from Siberia, except 

 where otherwise stated. Chiefly by seeds, sown where 

 the plants are intended to remain, as they do not trans- 

 plant well ; though, also, by dividing the plants in spring, 

 and by cuttings of young shoots under a hand-light, in 

 a shady place, in summer ; dry, sandy loam. 

 O. ambi'gua (ambiguous). |. Purple. June. 1817. 



argenta'ta (silvery). Pale. June. 1827. 



aryrophy'lla (silvery-leaved). See O. ARGENTATA. 



,, baicale'nsis (Baicalian). Siberia. 



breviro'stra( short-beaked). \. Blue. August. 1802. 



cachemiria'na (Cashmir). Himalaya. 



cceru'lea (blue). Blue. June. 1827. 



campe'stris (field). . Pale yellow. June. Scotland. 



ca'ndicans (whitish). Pale. June. 1827. 



cya'nea (azure. Caucasian). J. Blue. July. 

 Caucasus. 1818. 



,, dealba'ta (whited). See ASTRAGALUS ALBICAULIS. 



defte'xa (bent-down). . Purple. June. 1800. 



dicho'ptera (doubly- winged). See O. TRIPHYLLA. 



,, Fische'ri (Fischer's). See O. VAGINATA. 



,, ftoribu'nda (bundle-flowered) . Purple. May. Turkes- 

 tan. 1827. 



fce'tida (fetid). J. Pale yellow or white. July. 

 Switzerland. 1817. 



fri'gida racemo'sa (frigid racemose). $. Purple. 

 Turkestan. 



gla'bra (smooth). \. Purple. July. Dahuria. 1823. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered), t. Red. June. 1820. 



,, lepto'ptera (narrow- winged). . Blue. June. 

 1818. 



Halle'ri (Haller's). See O. URALENSIS. 



O. Lambe'rtii (Lambert's). i. Purple. August. 

 Missouri. 1811. 



,, lappo'nica (Lapland). Europe, N. Asia. 



leptophy'lla (fine-leaved). J. Red. July. 1818. 



longicu'spis (long-pointed). See O. VAGINATA. 



longiro'stra (long-beaked). J. Purple. 1820. 



,, microphy'lla (small-leaved). J. Pale yellow. July. 

 1810. 



monta'na (mountain). \. Purple, yellow. Austria. 

 1581. 



myriophy'lla (myriad-leaved). J. Purple, white. 

 July. 1818. 



ochroleu'ca (yellow-white), i. Yellow- white. Turkes- 

 tan; Siberia. 



oxyphy'lla (sharp-leaved). . Purple. July. 1816. 



Pa//a'stt(Pallas's). i. Pale yellow. July. Caucasus. 

 1818. 



pilo'sa (long-haired). J. Pale yellow. July. 1732. 



prostra'ta (prostrate). \. Blue, white. July. 1820. 



seto'sa (bristly). Purple. June. 1828. 



songa'rica (Songarian). . Violet. June. Altai. 

 1824. 



sple'ndens (splendid). Deep rose. Leaves silvery- 

 white. N.W. Amer. 1900. 



,, strobila'cea (cone-like). China. 



,, sulphu'rea (sulphury). . Cream. July. 1820. 



,, sylva'tica (wood). Purple. May. 1820. 



tene'lla (tender). See O. FLORIBUNDA. 



triphy'lla (three-leaved). . Blue. June. 1815. 



,, unca'ta (hooked). See ASTRAGALUS UNCATUS. 



,, urale'nsis (Uralian). J. Purple. July. Europe 

 (Scotland), N. Asia. 1800. 



vagina? to, (sheathed). . Blue. July. Altai. 1817. 



,, vertidlla'ris (whorl-leaved) . |. Blue, white. July. 

 1819. 



,, visco'sa (clammy). See O. FCETIDA. 



OXYU'RA CHRYSANTHEMOI'DES. (A synonym of 

 a low yellow-flowering, composite, hardy annual from 

 California, first named by Endlicher, Tollatia, but now 

 referred to Layia calliglossa, which see.) 



OYED2E'A. (From the Peruvian name. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia Frus- 

 tranea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; same culture as for 

 Buphthalmum. 



0. buphthalmoi' des (ox-eye-like). Yellow. September. 

 Peru. 1848. 



OYSTER-PLANT. MerU'nsia mari'tima. 



OZOTHA'MNUS. (From ozos, a branch, and thamnos, 

 a shrub. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, i-&qualis. Now referred to Helichrysum.) 

 Greenhouse, yellow-flowered evergreens, from Tas- 

 mania and Australia. Cuttings of young shoots in sand, 

 with a little peat in it, under a bell-glass, in spring or 

 summer ; loam and peat. Require the greenhouse in 

 winter. 



0. cine'reus (grey). See HELICHRYSUM CINEREUM. 

 ,, ferrugi'neus (rusty). See HELIPTERUM COTULA. 

 rosmarinifo'lius (rosemary-leaved). See HELICHRY- 

 SUM ROSMARINIFOLIUM. 



thyrsoi'deus (thyrse-like). See HELICHRYSUM DIOS- 



M^EFOLIUM. 



PACHTRA. (The native name of some of the species 

 in South America. Nat. ord. Malvaceae.) 



Stove trees with large digitate leaves. Cuttings of 

 mature wood in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. 

 Loam, with a little peat and sand. 

 P. a'lba (white). 20. July. Colombia. 1817. 

 aqua'tica (aquatic). 30. Red, yellow, green. Trop. 



Amer. 1787. 



insi'gnis (remarkable) . 20-25. Red. Mexico. 1796. 

 macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 20-30. Red, yellow, 



green. Mexico. 



mi' nor (smaller). 15-20. Red, yellow, green. Mexico. 

 1798. 



PACHISTTMA. (From pachus, thick, and stigma. 

 Nat. ord. Celastraceae.' 



