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ORYZA; Rice. 

 The chambers are; 



It hath its Grains difpos'd into a 

 Vanicle, vphich are almojl of an oval 

 Figure, and are cover d with a thick 

 Husk, fometehat like Barley. 



There is but one Species of this 

 Plant j via, 



Gryza; Matth. Rice. 



This Grain is greatly cultivated 

 in raoft of the Eaftern Countries, 

 where it is the chief Support of 

 the Inhabitants ; and great Quan- 

 tities of it are brought into England 

 and other European Countries every 

 Year, where it is in great Efteem 

 for Puddings, ^c. it being too 

 tender to be produc'd in thefe 

 Northern Countries, without the 

 Afiiftance of artificial Heat : But 

 from fome Seeds which were for- 

 merly ient to South-Carolina, there 

 have been great Qiiantitics produc'd, 

 and it is found to ilicceed equally 

 as well there as in its native Coun- 

 try, which is a very great Im- 

 provement to OUT American Settle- 

 ments. 



This Plant grows upon moift 

 Soils, where the Ground can be 

 flow'd over with Water after it is 

 come up ; Co that whoever would 

 cultivate it in England for Curiolity, 

 fhould fow the Seeds upon a Hot- 

 bed : And when the Plants are 

 come up, they fhould be tranfplanted 

 into Pors fiU'd with rich light Earth, 

 and plac'd in Pans of Water, which 

 fliould be plung'd into a Hot-bed, 

 and as the Water waftes, £q it 

 mud, from Time to Time, be re- 

 new 'd again : In fuly thefe Plants 

 may be fet abroad in a warm Si- 

 tuation, ftill p.referving the Water 

 in rhe Pans, otherwife they will 

 not thrive; and towards the latter 

 F.nd of Augufl they will produce 

 %licir Grain, which will ripen tole- 



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rably well, provided the Autumn 

 proves favourable. 



OSIER,- vide Salix. 



OSMUNDA REGALISj Ofmund 

 Royal, or Flowering Fern. 



We have two Species of this Plant 

 in Engla?}d, viz. 



1. Os^iuKDA i vulgaris ^ palu- 

 Jlris. Injl. R. H. Common Marfh 

 Ofmund Royal. 



2. OsMuiiDA ; foliis lunatis, Infi. 

 H. R. Ofmund Royal, with Moon- 

 wort Leaves. 



The firft Sort is fometimcs ufed 

 in Medicine. This grows upon 

 Bogs in divers Parts of England^ 

 from whence the Roots may be 

 procured, and planted in a moid 

 Soil and a fhady Situation, where 

 they will thrive tolerably well. The 

 beft time for tranlplanting them is 

 early in the Spring, before they 

 begin to flioot. 



The fecond Sort is found in T&rk- 

 Jlnre, and ibme other Northern 

 Counties, but is feldom preferved 

 in Gardens. 



OX-EYE,- vide Buphthalmum. 



OXYACANTHA; ^•/Vg Ber- 

 berris. 



OXYSj Wood Sorrel. 

 The Characters are j 



It hath a Bell-fiap'd Floiver, con- 

 ffitng of one Leaf, having its Brim 

 wide expanded, and cut into fever al 

 Livifions j the Vointal which rifes 

 from the Flower-cup becomes an 

 oblo7Jg membranous Eruit, divided 

 into five feminal Cells, opening out~ 

 ward from the Bafe to the Top, and 

 enclojing Seeds which often fiart from 

 their Lodges, by reafon of the elafiick 

 Force of the Membrane which in- 

 volves them. 



The Species are; 



I. OxYSi Jlore ^^^o. Infi. H. R. 

 Common Wood Sorrel, with a 

 white Flower. 



2. Oxrsi 



