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OSMANTHUS 



OSMARONIA 



floxvors. It is of tlie easii-st culturi' in an intcnnotliate 

 ton\iH-ratuiv. It is ;ilinost a oontinnous bloomer, 

 altliough oixiiuarily it should bo rostoil in late winter or 

 siinunor in onlor to rifx'n the wood for fall and winter 

 bUHiui. Be oan>fiil not to overpot, and keep the plant. 

 froo frtini mealv-bnp. Out-of-doors all the species prefer 

 a place sliadeil from the mid-ilay sun. Proiiafjat ion is 

 ususilly by cuttings of half-ripeiieci woo<l in late sunnner 

 under plass; seeds are rarely obtainable antl do not 

 ponuinate until the second year; craft ing on privet, 

 as is sometimes done, is not to be recommended. 



Greenhouse treatment of the Otea fragrant of gardens. — 

 Tliis frafirant plant can be grown in a cool house, one 

 that has a night temperature of 45° to 50° in the 

 ■n-inter months. The plants should be growai just as 

 cool as ]>ossible in the summer months, and allowed 

 to come into flower in their natural way, as they do not 

 take kindly to any kind of forcing. About the first of 

 June, they may be plunged outside in a partially shaded 



2681. Osmanthus fragrans. (Xli) 



situation where they can be watered and syringed. By 

 September, they may be placed in a cool and airy house 

 where, by receiving care as to watering and ventila- 

 tion, they will show bloom late in autumn or early 

 winter. When they are through flowering, they may be 

 repotted, using a compost of fibrous soil four parts, 

 well-decayed cow manure one part, leaf-mold one part, 

 and enough of sand to keep it porous. — They will root 

 from ripened points of the young growth placed in 

 sand in a warm propagating-bed. When rooted, they 

 may be potted off into small pots, and grown on in a 

 temperature of .50° to 55°, giving them shade and moist- 

 ure until they become well established. Give repeated 

 shifts as they fill the pots until they have reached a 

 7- or 8-inch pot. They may be kept for some time in 

 good vigor by top-dressings and with liquid manure in 

 these pots. When using the compost for these large 

 pots, let the mixture be as lumpy as possible. Do not 

 overlook the importance of giving them plenty of 

 drainage as they will not tolerate anything like a 

 stagnant compost. If the aphis bothers, give light 

 fumigations for two or three nights. When scale shows 

 it.self, give a thorough sponging with some good insecti- 

 cide. (J. J. M. Farrell.) 



A. CoToUa^uhe shorter than the lobes or nearly as long: 



Ivs. 1 Yt-S in. long. 



B. has. vrilh small teeth or entire, 2]/^7 in. long. 



fragrans, Lour, (dlea fragrans, Thunb.). Fig. 2681. 

 Small tree, to 30 ft., or shnib: Ivs. elliptic to oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute or acuminate, cuneate at the base, 

 finely and sharply toothed or entire, reticulate beneath: 

 Ra. very fragrant, in clusters on slen<i(T pedicels 3^J^ 



in. long; corolla divided nearly to the base: drupe ovoid, 

 about ' 2in. long. Early spring. Himalayas, China, 

 S. Japan. B.M. 1552. " L.B.C. 18:1786. Gt. 28, p. 

 27fj. G. 3:582. Gn. 19, p. 261. 



americanus, Benth. i\i Hook. {Olca amerlcatia, Linn.). 

 De\il-\\'ooo. Florida Olea. Shrub or small tree, to 

 40 ft. with whitish bark: Ivs. elliptic to lance-oblong, 

 acute, narrowed into the short petiole, entire, lustrous 

 above, 2 '2^" in- long; fls. fragrant, in short panicles, on 

 short pedicels or nearly .sessile ; corolla-lobes spreading, 

 about as long as the tube: drupes ovoid, nearly 1 in. 

 long. Early spring. N. U. to Fla. and Miss. S.S. 

 6:279,280. 



BB. Lrs. u'iih few coarse spiny teeth, rarely entire, 1-2 

 in. long. 



Aquifolium, Sieb. {C)lca .iquifblium, Sieb. & Zucc. 

 Olea ilicifolia, Hassk.). Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft. : Ivs. 

 oval or ovate to elliptic-oblong, with 2-4 strong spiny 

 teeth on each side, rarely entire, lustrous, 1-2 in. long: 

 fls. fragrant, in a.xillary clusters, on slender pedicels 

 about J sin. long; corolla divided nearly to the base, with 

 reflexed lobes; sepals entire: fr. ovoid, J'^-^in. long. 

 June, July. G.C. II. 7:239 (as O. ilicifolius); III. 

 2:379. S.I.F. 1:82. Var. myrtifolius, Nichols. (O. 

 myrtifblia, Hort.). Lvs. smaller, entire, acute or acumi- 

 nate. Gn. 50, p. 86. Var. rotundifdlius, Nichols. (O. 

 rotundifolius, Hort.). Lvs. about 1 in. long, often 

 obovate, entire or with short obtusish teeth; a dwarf 

 slow-growing form. Var. atropurp&reus, Schneid. (0. 

 Aquifdiium var. ilicifdlius purpiircus, Nichols.). Foliage 

 purplish black while young, later green with purple 

 tinge. Var. argenteo-marginatus, Hort., with white, and 

 var. afireo-marginatus, Hort., with yellow variegation. 

 — O. Aquifolium has often been confused with O. For- 

 tunei (see suppl. list) and the true 0. Aquifolium distin- 

 guished as var. ilicifolia or 0. ilicifolia. 



JUL. Corollor-tuhe much longer than the lobes, \^-]/2in. 

 long: lvs. y2~i in. long. 



Delavayi, Franch. Shrub, to 6 ft.: young branchlets 

 finely pubescent: lvs. ovate or ovate-elhptic, acute or 

 obtusish, cuneate or rounded at the base, sharply or 

 indistinctly toothed: fls. in terminal, 5-8-fld. cymes, 

 fragrant, white; pedicels .short; anthers inclosed in the 

 tube; fr. ovoid, bluish black. Early spring. S. W. 

 China. B.M. 8459. R.H. 1912, p. 173. Gn. 75, p. 178. 

 G. 33:225. V.F. 185. G.C. III. 55:269. G.M. 57:336. 



O. armdtus, Diets. Allied to O. fr:mran.s. Shrub: Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate, remotely sitiii> -toothed, 3^ in. long: fls. in 

 axillary clusters, on stout pedicels scarcc]\- '4111. long. Cent, and W. 

 China. — O. buzi/dlia. Hort., is probably Ulea capensis, I^inn.. a 

 shrub from S. Afr.— O. Fortunei, Carr. (O. japonicus, Makino). 

 Probably hybrid of O. Atiuifolium and O. fragrans. Lvs. elliptic- 

 ovate to oblong-ovate, with few spinv teeth or many small teeth, 

 3-4 in. long: sepals denticulate. R.H. 1S64, p. 70. G.C. II. 6:6S9; 

 7:239. Gt. 2S, p. 277. — O. latifdlia and O. ligustrUdlia of the trade 

 are probably phillyreas. ALFRED RehDER. 



OSMARONIA (derivation doubtful). Syn., Nultdl- 

 lia. Rosacea?, subfamily Primese. Osoberry. Ornamen- 

 tal woody plant grown for its handsome foUage and 

 early-appearing flowers. 



Deciduous shrub or small tree: winter-buds stalked, 

 with few imbricate scales; lvs. alternate, short-petioled, 

 entire, with deciduous small stipules: fls. polygamo- 

 dicpcious or dioecious, white, in racemes; calyx cam- 

 panulate; petals spatulate-oblong ; stamens 15, 10 

 inserted with the petals, 5 below, with very short fila- 

 ments; Carpels 5; styles not exceeding the calyx-tube: 

 fr. consisting of 1-5 oblong drupes with thin flesh and 

 smooth stone. — One or possibly more species in W. N. 

 Amer. 



The osoberries are usually .shrubs with upright 

 clustered sterns, bright green generally oblong rather 

 large leaves and with rather small white flowers appear- 

 ing w'ith the leaves in pendulous racemes followed by 

 bluish black oblong drupes. The flowers resemble 



