AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE. 



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Oxalis contiuuea. 

 O. grandiflora (large-flowered). 

 awiftora. 



Ozalis continued. 



A synonym of 0. variabilis 



O. hirta (hairy).*. fl.. varying from pale violet to deep red ; peduncles 

 one-flowered, axillary. I. sub-sessile, with narrow-lanceolate or 

 linear leaflets, glabrous above and hairy beneath, h. Sin. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 



O. . . fulgida (shining), fl. of a beautiful purple colour. Septem- 

 ber to November. Cape of Good Hope, 1820. (B. R. 1073.) 



O. h. rosacea ; rose-coloured), fl. deep red, pale outside, with 

 yellowish claws. Cape of Good Hope, 1793. (B. R. 1031, under 

 name of O. rubella). 



O. incarnata (flesh-coloured), fl. pale flesh-coloured, with very 

 long styles ; peduncles the length of the leaves, one-flowered. 

 " irmg. I. stalked, several at remote distances, in whorls. Stem 



, . 



eak, erect, purple, branched, smooth, leafy. Roots of two or 



legs. h. 6in. Cape of Good Hope, 1739. 



(woolly-stamened).* fl. crimson, finely pubescent 

 n the outside, large, borne in umbels of about twenty. Summer. 



three fusiform 

 O. lasiandra ( 



. 



I. digitate ; leaflets Sin. long, lin. broad, oval-spathulate, wavy at 

 the eds.es, dark jrreen, paler underneath, and spotted with crim- 

 son. A. 9in. to 18in. Mexico, 1840. (B. M. 3896.) 



O. 1 aslope tala (hairy-petaled). fl., petals deep rose-colour, 

 oblique; peduncle elongated, terminated by a many-flowered 

 cyme. I. radical, numerous, on long, terete petioles; leaflets 

 large, obcordate, with a deep notch. Root tuberous and nodose. 

 Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. (B. M. 3932.) 



O. latifolia (broad-leaved), fl. violet, a little smaller than those 

 of 0. camusa; scapes six or seven-flowered. L, leaflets three, 

 somewhat deltoid, emarginately two-lobed, ciliated. h. 6in. 

 Mexico. i 



O. lobata (lobed).* fl. yellow, spotted with red ; sepals acute ; 

 scapes longer than the leaves. October and November. I., 

 leaflets obcordate, rather glaucous beneath. A. Sin. Chili, 

 1823. Plant smooth, stemless. Hardy. (B. M. 2386.) 



O. lupinifolia (Lupine-leaved), fl. yellow ; scape one-flowered. 

 length of petiole. Autumn. L, leaflets seven or eight, lanceolate. 

 acutish, smooth, spotted at the base. h. Sin. Cape of Good 

 Hope, 1775. 



O. luteola (yellowish), fl. yellow ; scapes one-flowered, length of 

 leaves, with two bracts a little above the middle. January te 

 September. L, leaflets obcordate, somewhat retuse. Roots 

 bulbous, h. Sin. Cape of Good Hope, 1823. Plant hairy. 



O. Martiana (Martius').* fl. deep purple-rose colour, disposed in 

 ample cymes on radical scapes ; petals cuneate, oblique, a little 

 hairy at back. I. radical, on long, flexuous petioles ; leaflets large, 

 obcordate, approaching triangular, with a rather deep but sharp 

 sinus. Argentine Republic. (B. M. 3938.) 



O. monophylla (one-leaved), fl. pale purplish, with a yellowish 

 tube, the filaments bearing glandular hairs ; scapes one-flowered. 

 Autumn. I. simple, ovate, retuse. h. 2in. Cape of Good Hope, 

 1795. SYN. O. rostrata. 



O. Nesei glabrata (Nee's glabrous). A. whitish, minute, in- 

 conspicuous, disposed in axillary cymes. I. trifoliolate ; leaflet;', 

 ovate. Mexico, 1872. (Ref. B. 292.) 



O. Ortgiesii (Ortgies'). fl. yellow, small, in dichotomous, axillary 

 cymes. I. trifoholate, on long, red stalks ; leaflets ovate, tri- 

 angular, dark olive-green above, purple beneath, with a broad, 

 angular notch cut from the apex. Stems purplish, erect Roots 

 fibrous, h. 1ft Andes of Peru, 1875. (R. G. 817.) 



O. pentaphylla (five-leaved). /. lilac or rosy-flesh-coloured, 

 with yellowish base ; peduncles one-flowered, longer than the 

 leaves. Spring to autumn. L, leaflets five, linear, rather entire 

 at the apex. Stem somewhat erect, naked below, h. 6in. Cape 

 of Good Hope, 1800. (B. M. 1549.) 



O. purpurea (purple), fl. purple ; scapes one-flowered, longer 

 than the leaves, with two bracts under the middle. Autumn. 

 L, leaflets roundish, wedge-shaped. Roots bulbous, h. Sin. 

 Cape of Good Hope, 1812. 



O. rosea (rose-coloured). * fl. rose, the petals crenated at the apex ; 



peduncles bifid, corymbosely-racemose at the apex, four times 



longer than the leaves. Spring. I., leaflets three, obcordate. 



Stem erect, fleshy, leafy, h. 6in. to 12in. Chili, 1823. (B. M. 



2415 and 2830 ; B. R. 1123, under name of 0. toribunda.) 

 O. rostrata (beaked). A synonym of 0. monophylla. 

 O. mbella (ruddy). A synonym of O. hirta rosacea. 



O. stricta (upright).* fl. yellow ; peduncles axillary, two to six- 

 flowered, longer than the leaves. April to December. I. tri- 

 flets obcordate. Stems branching, leafy, h. lift. 



foliolate ; lea 



North America, 1658 (naturalised in Britain). 



(Sy. En. B. 312.) 



Hardv annual. 



O. tetraphylla (four-leaved).* fl,. lurid red or purplish-violet, 

 large ; umbels many-flowered ; scape and petioles loosely pilose. 

 June. I., leaflets large, obcordate, pilose, glaucous beneath, on 

 short p tioles. Bulbs large, scaly. Mexico, 1827. A very hand- 



FIG. 810. OXALIS TETRAPHYLLA, showing Habit and 

 detached Flower. 



some, hardy perennial, thriving in almost any situation. See Figs 

 810 and 811 F (L. B. C. istf; S. B. F. G. ser. iL 96, under 

 name of O. Deppei.) 



FIG. Sll. BULBS OF OXALIS TETRAPHYLLA, 



O. tortnosa (twisted), fl. umbellate; petals yellow, usually 

 bordered with red. June. I., leaflets linear, obtuse, pilose 

 beneath. Stem fleshy, scaly, h. 6in. Chili, 1826. (B. R. 1249.) 



O. tuberosa (tuberous), fl., peduncles umbelliferous. I., leaflets 

 ovate. Stem branched. Root tuberculate. h. 5ft. Bolivia, 1853. 

 The tuberous roots, when cooked, are used, by the Chilians, as 

 an article of food. (R. G. 1126.) 



O. valdiviensis (Valdivian).* /. deep yellow, with a reddish 

 streak, particularly on the outside, disposed in small clusters on 

 the ends of the very long peduncles. Summer. L, leaflets cordate, 

 with very rounded lobes, h. 6in. to Sin. Chili, 1862. A charm- 

 ing, hardy annual. (R. G. 626.) 



O. variabilis (variable).* fl, white or red ; pedicels equal to or 

 longer than the leaves. October to December. I., leaflets 

 roundish, the middle one cuneated at the base. A. Sin. Cape of 

 Good Hope, 1795. Plant stemless. (B. R. 1505.) 



O. V. albiflora (white-flowered), fl., limb of corolla white, large ; 



scapes as long as the petioles. July. " 



0. grandiflora.) 



(B. M. 1683, under name of 



O. v. rubra (red), fl., corolla rod ; scapes longer than tho 

 petioles. September to November. (B. M. 1712.) 



O. V. speciosa (showy), fl. rose-purple ; styles very long ; scapes 

 one-flowered, about equal in length to the petioles. Autumn, 

 f. stalked, with three roundish leaflets, h. Sin. 1690. 



O. versicolor (various-coloured).* /. white inside and reddish 

 outside ; styles very long, and as well as the filaments beset, 



