crassifolia of Harvey was once ileaui-ibed as O. filieait- 

 lis, but this name also has been previously used in the 

 genus. It seems, therefore, as if a new name must be 



1598 Othonna Capensls. kl 



lers as O crassifoha 

 ■ flowered tl illing plint 

 h sucyuleut leaves. 



Atrir;,, \ 



ture of tUf 

 Cap6nsis 



probably not 

 ) the north of 



Miller's pic- 

 1 ill Fig. 1599. 

 Hit Linn., nor 



^J',i. \::,,l,-y in •• 1 'i.-ld, For- 



1598. Perennial, heconimg shrulihy at base in its native 

 country, glabrous, with slender trailing or drooping 

 stems ; Ivs. 1 in. or less long, fleshy and cylindrical-ob- 

 ovoid, sharp pointed, either seattpred or in clusters: 

 pedicels 2-6 in. long, .iscpndinL-, -l.'nd.-r: 1,..:..1« nearly 

 or quite % in. across xvlim »i|l .,hm,, ilir narrow, 

 bright yellow rays widi-^in. 1. 1!' - An ex- 



<-ellent plant for hangini,' l..i-l.' i it •> lin i.mds ex- 

 tremes of moisture and iiiii|>ci:it im. It I ic.iilily prop- 

 agated by planting pieces of the stems. It blooms in 

 nearly all seasons. Fls. open only in sun . l. h. B. 



OUBtSIA (Gov. Ouris, of the Falkland islands). 

 Scri>iihulnri<lcat. O. eoccinea is a choice alpine of 

 tufted lialiit, heurt-shajied Ivs., and scarlet, narrowly 

 funnel shaped Hs. 1-1 '4 in. long. The general appear- 

 ance of the inflorescence is dislin.'l. The «s. are borne 

 ill opposite pairs to flie nnnili' t- ..f T' <'ii :i ~r;i]K' ;i fent 

 or more high. Eacli II..;vr,- |m,m ■ ■. .^ .-Atnvtird 



angle from its slciidernd II. - i: ^ ■ ■ 1..,,^ t,.* 



the flower. The «•*. tire 'J lipi" '! ■ ' , ,. i I I :.lj.'e,l :it 



OUVlliANURA 



species, mostly natives of the Chilean and Peruvian 

 Andes. Herbs, rarely somewhat woody at the base, usu- 

 ally dwarf, decumbent or creeping a short distance, 

 glabrous or sparsely hairy: fls. either axillary and soli- 

 tary, or in a raceme at the apex of a scape, usually 

 scarlet- or rose-colored ; corolla-tube cylindrical or 

 slightly bell-shaped at the throat, lobes nearly equal; 

 stamens 4, didynamous: .style entire. 



eoccinea, Pers. Tttirdy heib.ieeons perennial, .sparsely 



rMcffp. Till 



J. D. KKLLEii and W. M. 

 OUVIKANBBA (Madagascar name meaning 

 j/am, referring to the edible tubers) 

 Lace-leaf or Lattice-leaf plant, O. fi-i,i-ilr:ii:s, i-i one of 

 the most distinct and interesting pi nit m ili, x.-eta- 

 ble kingdom. It grows in Wadagti^i , : , i, i .mzed 



leaves floating just under the mm . tiler. 



Thelvs. are iiieivlvatrticerv..f ii.M. - ii-mI -t--- i .ins, 



but despit.' 1 iM. Ill i il- Ih ;i.\ llieycaii l)i' luindled 



with ciiii- riie plant is cultivated 



inallthei; i: ;..ler aquatics. The Ivs. 



are oblong i i : . , , i ;. specimens 6-18 in. long 



f this plant is a .sub- 

 for the skeletonized 

 1 by nil to Aponoge- 

 ■ llri-e-leaf plimt is 

 ."1 then a leaf 



How, ver, the vent! 

 tly that of Aponogi 

 occurs in which the spac 

 or wholly filled with grei 

 that if Ouvirandra were 

 Aponogeton must t^o w i 

 unique. There is tuMrt 

 leaves (O. Bcrmnhn,,: 

 smaller and the ).liiiii i 

 prevailing tendency of 

 plants to Aponogeton. 

 The Lace-leaf plant 

 greenhouse. For some 

 rarely to succeed in a 



. .I.sirable for cult. The 

 tiy is to refer both these 



grown in a tub in a warm 

 ason the plant seems 

 iiqnarium. In Mada- 



1599. Othonnopsis ( 



nfused i 

 aparison with Fig. 



