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Orchis continued. 



O. pallens (pale), fl. pale yellow ; sepals ovate, obtuse ; lip 



round, with three entire lobes ; spur twice as long as the lip ; 



spike dense, oblong. May. I. obovate-oblong, very obtuse. 



h. 9in. Europe, 1825 (B. M. 2569, under name of 0. sulphured ; 



J. F. A. 45.) 

 O. papilionacea (butterfly), fl. purple; sepals oblong, acute; 



lip crenulate, unguiculate, equalling the conical, incurved, 

 I. linear-lanceolate, acute, closely 



pendulous spur. April. 



sheathed, h. lift. Rome, 1788. SYN. 0. 



and S. F. G. 928.) 



tbra. (B. R. 1155, 



O. paucifiora (few-flowered), fl. yellow, spicate ; lip darker, 

 and sometimes spotted. L linear-lanceolate. Italy, &c., 1844. 



FIG. 769. ORCHIS PURPUREA, showing Habit, and (1) Front and 

 (2) Side View of detached Single Flower. 



O. pnrpurea (purple).* fl. Jin. across; sepals and petals green and 

 purple outside, paler inside, spotted ; lip pale rose, spotted with 

 purple ; spikes usually large, many-flowered. May. L oblong- 

 obtuse, Sin. to 5in. long. Britain. SYN. O.fusca. See Fig. 769. 



O. pyramidalis (pyramidal), fl. rich rose or purplish-red, 

 remarkable for their slender spur, longer than the ovary ; sepals 

 lanceolate, spreading ; petals converging over the column ; lip 

 broad, three-lobed ; spike dense, 2in. to 4in. long. Summer. 



em 1ft. or more 



SYN. 

 . xii. 2113; J. F. A. 266; 



1. lanceolate, usually narrow, and pointed. Ste 



high. Tubers pointed. Europe (Britain), North Africa. 



Anacamptis pyramidalis. (F. D. 



Sy. En. B. 1449.) 

 O. rubra (red). A synonym of 0. papilionacea. 

 O. sambucina (Elder-scented), fl. yellow or purple, in a dense 



oblong spike ; sepals slightly obtuse ; lip obsoletely trilobed ; 



spur pendulous, inflated, twice as long as the lip. April. 



1. ovate-oblong, very obtuse, h. 9in. Europe, 1825. (J. F. A. 



108 ; S. B. F. G. 199, under name of 0. Schleicheri.) 

 O. Schleicheri (Schleicher's). A synonym of 0. sambucina. 

 O. spectabilis (showy), fl. few, on a four-angled scape ; 



sepals and petals all lightly united to form the vaulted galea, 



or upper lip, pink-purple ; the ovate, undivided lip white. May. 



I. two, oblong-obovate, shining. A. 4in. to 7in. United States, 



1801. (L. B. C. 78.) 



O. sulphurea (sulphur). A synonym of O. pallens. 

 O. tephrosanthos (ash-colour-flowered), fl. purple, variegated, 



in a thick, cylindrical spike ; sepals acuminate ; lip twice as 



long as the incurved spur ; lacinise linear. April. I. oblong- 



lanceolate, slightly acute. (B. M. 3426.) 

 O. trldentata (three-toothed). /. pale purple, in a corymbose 



spike ; sepals very acuminate ; lip equal to the spur ; laciniae 



denticulate. May. I. oblong-lanceolate, acute, h. 9in. South 



Europe, 1818. (B. R. 367.) 

 O. ustulata (scorched). /. in a dense spike, the deep purple of 



the unexpanded ones imparting a burnt, or scorched, appearance ; 



sepals deep purple, pointed, converging over the column and the 



small, narrow petals ; lip white, purple-spotted, four-lobed ; spur 

 very short; spike lin. to 2in. long. Spring or early summer. 

 I. few, oblong or lanceolate. Tubers entire, h. 6in. to 8in. 



very short; spike lin. to 2ir 

 L few, oblong or lanceolate. 

 Europe (Britain), West Siberia. (Sy. En. B. 1450.) 



ORCHIS, BEE. See Ophrys apifera. 

 ORCHIS, FLY. See Ophrys muscifera. 

 ORCHIS, HUMBLE-BEE. See Ophrys bom- 

 bilifera. 



ORCHIS, LIZARD. See Orchis hircina. 



ORCHIS, MARSH. See Orchis latifolia. 



ORCHIS, MILITARY. See Orchis militaris. 



ORCHIS, SPIDER. See Ophrys aranifera. 



ORELIA. A synonym of Allamanda. 



OREOCHARIS (of Decaisne). A synonym of Mer- 

 tensia (which see). 



OREOCOME. Included under Selinnm (which see). 



OREODAFHNE. A synonym of Ocotea (which see). 



OREODOXA (from oreos, a mountain, and doxa, 

 glory ; referring to the lofty stature of some of the 

 species). ORD. Palmece. A small genus (five species have 

 been described) of elegant, unarmed, stove, tropical Ameri- 

 can palms, with slender, ringed stems, bearing large, 

 terminal leaves, with long, sheathing stalks, forming a 

 cylinder around the summit. Flowers white, small, 

 monoecious, the spikes inclosed in double, somewhat 

 woody spathes. Fruit ovoid or oblong-ovoid. Leaves 

 equally pinnatisect ; segments narrow, linear-lanceolate, 

 narrowed at apex, unequally bifid, pinnate. The species 

 thrive best in a compost of loam, with a little peat and 

 sand. They are admirably adapted for growing in sub- 

 tropical gardens, where some shelter from winds will be 

 needed, and also for decorating apartments. For general 

 culture, see Phoenix. 

 O. granatensis (New Grenadan). I. pinnate, with long, narrow 



segments, which are more or less drooping. Stem smooth. 



Columbia, 1879. An elegant species, admirably adapted, when in 



a young state, for table decoration. 



O. oleracea. Cabbage Palm. 1. pinnate, 4ft. to 6ft. long, grace- 

 fully arched ; segments 1ft. to 2ft. long, bright dark green. Stem 



slender, swollen at the base, freckled with blackish-brown. A. 



O. regia (royal).* I. pinnate, 

 12in. in length, and nearly lin. broad, bright green. Cuba, 1836. 



e, 3ft. to 6ft. long, the segments 6in. 

 . , lin. broad, bri 



A very graceful, slender-growing species. 



FIG. 770. OREODOXA SANCONA. 



O. Sancona (Sancona). An easily cultivated and handsome 

 species, with the leafstalks a reddish-bronze when young. It is 

 used, on the Continent, like Cpcos and Chanwdoreas. for the 

 decoration of apartments. Tropical America. See Fig. 770. 



O. ventricosa (ventricose). A synonym of Gauxsia Ghiesbrajhtii. 



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