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OPHRVS 



ON^CHIUM t'in-ck, onyx, a claw; referring to the 



shape of the lobes of the Ivs.). Pohi)mi1i(\crn'. A genus 

 of small, mainly Asiatir- fi-i-ns. with ili.. s,,ri iirranged 

 on a continuous linear !•- I 111 I. , ,i- m I'ln hut with 

 narrow segments in \vh 1 i^ ally to 



sionally advertised as I III , i. .n. I '^ imIi "inuiiis. 



auritum, Kanir. I, , :> l^.i or more long by 



half as wide, ipi n i , , iili m. mhranous indusia 



and abundtiiii -i _' IS ii <'>lor: divisions of 



the sporophylls imil iil..-. linhn aii.l a.lja.'eut islands. 



Japdnicum, Kunze. Pig. l,'lii. I, . iim . a foot or 

 more long by half as wide, qua.i' i . iili pale 



indusia and brown sori ; divisi.n inpliylls 



. ilp.-r of the 

 ile leaf. India, China, and -laiian. 



L. M. Underwood. 

 OPHfiLIA. .See Swerlia. 



0PHI0GL6SSUM (Greek, serpent's 

 .A genus of 

 ride distribution, 

 *nt;ated terminal 



in. long, bearing a single ovate leaf near 

 the juiddle of the -stem. In low places, 

 Europe and North America.— May be cult, 

 in moist peat in a partiallj' shaded .spot. 

 Occasionally found in large numbers ii 

 peaty meadows. 

 L. M. Underwood and F. W. Barclay. 



OPHIOPdGON (Greek, snake's beard; a 

 translation of the Japanese name). Hnmu- 

 ilnnh-ece. Of this genus we cultivate 2 spe- 

 cies of hardy, low-growing herbaceous per- 

 ennials from Japan, with linear foliai,^', 

 '^■'l- which is often striped or spotted with white 

 Ophio£los- or yellow, and racemes of small, G-parted, 

 sum vul- pendulous Hs., varying from white through 

 A^'^i'ri" • '''^^ '" violet-purple. The species men- 

 ToneuJ.' »!«"<•'! '-1"7, =';:'^ "»t very exciting. They 

 are proiMiral.le from a few dealers m hardy 



A. Lower fls. in groups of 2-S. 



Jap6nicuB, Ker. Perennial, stemless, glabrous herb, 

 with a stoloniferous rhizome: fibrous roots long, slen- 

 der, often nodulose : root-lvs. niunerous, erect, narrowly 

 linear, ^i-l ft., \-l\ii lines wide, 5-7-nerved: scape 2-t 

 in. long: raceme Iax,few-fld., 2-3 in. long: Hs. droop- 

 ing, violet-purple to lilac or more or less whitish. Jap., 

 Corea, northern China. B.M. lOfi.'i.-V'ar. variegitUB, 

 Hort., has variegated foliage. 



AA. Lower fls. in groups of 6-9. 



JabtJran, Lodd. Habit of the above, but more robust : 

 Ivs. l}^-3 ft. long, 4-G lines wide, many-nerved: scape 



)4-'2 ft. long: raceme 3-0 in. long: lis. white to lilac, 

 Japan. L.B.C. 19:187« (a tin,- ]<\u-r white).- Var, c(Eril- 

 leus, Hort., has "blue" lis. V:ir, aureus variegitus b.vs 

 foliage striped golden yellow, Var. argtoteus variega- 

 tU8 has foliage spotted white, Var. arg^nteus vittatua 

 has foliage stiipid uiih white. ■\;^ jj_ 



Ophiop,ii.-,.iis ar,- s.ii,i to be hardy, but they are not 

 reliably so. <i. ./.i/,,.,,,. us lived for three winters in an 

 exposed position on our rock garden, so that we felt in- 

 clined to believe it would continue so. One severe win- 

 ter every plant died. O. Jabiiran will occasionally live, 

 but its foliage gets badlv spoiled, so that we now lift it 

 and store in eoldfraiues. The variet'ated form, esjie- 



Cially the .,im >mi1i Mi,,- ik.i., , ,■-. i - > , ■Main, Mit III, It 



crease. Its leaves a 

 effective the whole seasoi 

 up in August add much 



ost 



effectively with the yellow and green varieg, 

 increased by divisions of the rhizomatous roots. Any 

 soil and situation will suit it. We have had it do well 

 in peaty soil and also in ordinary loam and shady cor- 

 ners, where scarcely anything else will grow. But. of 

 course, the plants have been put out after their season's 

 growth has been made in coldframes in spring. 



T. D. Hatfield. 



OPHBYS (Greek) eyeiroic). OrchidAceif. A genus of 

 terrestrial orchids mostly in the north temperate zone 

 in Europe, Asia and N. Africa, the greater number be- 

 ing found in the Mediterranean region. They have the 

 habit of Goodyera, bearing a basal rosette of Ivs. with an 

 erect flower-stem terminating in a raceme or spike of 

 fls. Sepals similar, spreading: petals smaller, often 

 pubescent: ^labellum generally convex with incurved 

 margins, not spurred, entire or3-lobed: column short. 

 Culture as for Habenaria. 



The following are advertised by Dutch bulb dealers: 



A. Mari/hi nf the lahellum brown or ptirple-broun. 



B. Liihi lliiiii unireelij longer than the sepal. 



c. Sepals green. 



araniJera, Huds, Spider Orchis. Resembles O, apif- 

 era. Sepals green; petals very short; lahellum dull 

 brown, marked with paler spots, obscurely lobed. Spring 

 and early summer. Europe. B.M. 5712. B.R. 14:1197. 



fiisca, Link. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, those on the 

 stem narrower: sepals green, ovate-oblong, the uptier 

 one smaller, oblong; petals half as long, lanceolate-'oii- 

 tuse; lahellum oblong, dark purple and hairy on the mar- 

 gin, disk light blue, polished. Mediterranean region. 

 B.R. 13:107i. 



cc. Sepals rose-colored or white. 



arachnites, Lam. Stem erect, leafy: lvs. ovate-lan- 

 ceolate: fls. distant; sepals ovate concave, rose-colored, 

 tinged with green; petals conical, fleshy, smallerthanthe 

 sepals and colored like them; labeilum round, with 

 the sides reflexed, black-purple, with yellow marks and 

 green appendages. Cent. Europe. B.M. 2510. 



apifera,Huds.(0.aTOc7ii-!/, -. ^^i,.l,:^■,ll Tirr Onrms. 

 Stem 9-18 in. high, with f, - ■ -! ■, ■ r ! i, , ,.!,,, lvs.: 

 fls. 3-6, rather large; >, i i ' i ik or 



white; petals smaller, er, , , :,, i, ,invex, 



lobes all turned, velvety lir^v. ii. maik, 1 m :; h [sii, i lines 

 or spots. Fls. early summer. Dry pastures, Cent, and 

 S. Europe. 



BB. Labelhim longer than the sepals. 



Speculum, Link. Lookinq-Glass Okch's. Stem 4-12 

 in. high, 3-C-fld. : lvs. linear-oblong: fls. K-1 in. across; 

 seiials linear-oblong, green, with purple bands; petals 

 very small, triangular-lanceolate, dark purple lirown; 

 l:d)ellum quadrate, oblong, very convex; disk shining 

 blue, with a yellow edge; margin pilose and fimbriate, 

 maroon -purple. Mediterranean region. B.M. 5841. 

 B.R. 5:370. 



musciiera, Huds. (O. m.i/Mu.^, Jacq.). Fly Orchis. 

 Stem very slender, 3-4-fld.: sepals oblong r>r narrowly 



