crassifolia of Harvey was once ilescribed as O. filic.au- 

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

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



V 



OUVIRANDRA 



species, mostly natives of the Chilean and Peruvian 

 Andes. Herbs', rarely somewhnt w.h.iIv -it tti. hn^e, usu- 

 ally dwarf, decumbent or en- i:",' i -h -r- .iistance, 

 glabrous or sparsely hairy : 11-. > i - ■ :iiid soli- 



tary, or in a raceme at tht- ;i| i !■. usually 



scarlet- or rose-colored; CMicilli i i^' ■ \ I nMlrical or 

 slightly bell-shaped at the throat, lubes marly equal; 

 stamens -t, didynamous: stj-le entire. 



coccinea, Pers. Hardy herbaceous perennial, sparsely 

 hairy: Ivs. mostly radical, lung-stalked, heart-shaped, 

 unequally lobed and cnii;ir,-: v. ■;!],,■ furnished with 1- or 

 •J-stalked' Ivs. at the lia-c , uhI |.;iii - ..f toothed bracts, 

 from which the pedi.-. I- m-i-, ■ . ilyx-lobes 5, short. 



'^3i^ 



1598. Othonna Capensls knowi 



eardeners as O crassifoha 



A yellow-tlowerod tr iibngpl it 



with su( nilcnt U iM s ' ^ " > 



given to the O ci n<M/(Wi« of Har\ey and of the horticul- 

 turists, and this is done below W hat now , is Lninipus' 

 Othonna crasiifuUa i As earlj as 1771, this plant was 

 figured in color by Philip Miller as the "Othonna foliix 

 lanceolatis tnteqeminis' of Linnfpus Hoitus Cliffort- 

 4anus. It was hguri d again b\ Edwards in 1818 (B.K. 

 4:266). It IS an upright or ascending undershrub, with 

 flat leaves rcm.nJ.ug one of U«\es „f the st^ck. It is 

 described in the European books, but is probably not 

 in commercial cultivation. It is native to the north of 

 Africa. A reproduction of part of Philip Miller's pic- 

 ture of the plant, reduced in size, is shown in Fig. 1599. 

 Capinsis {OthSnna crassifdlia, Harv., not Linn., nor 

 Meyer. Othonndpsis cheirifdlia, Ba.iiej in "Fiehi, For- 

 est, and (iarden Botany," not Jaub. & Spach). Fig. 

 1598. Perennial, becoming shrubby at base in its native 

 country, glabrous, «itb >l.-ii.l, r iruiliiiL' "t .In.uping 

 stems: Ivs. 1 in. ur 1,--- l.nj-. ili -liy :ni.l .■; liinli-i.-al-ub- 

 ovoid, -sharppuini. .1. . itli. r -r;,it. r. ,1 ,,r m .ln-ters: 

 pedicels 2-6 in. l.m-. :i~.-.-im1iiii.', sl,.ii.l,r: li.:,.K n.-arly 

 or quite 14 in. across when well giuwu, the narrow, 

 bright yellow rays wide-spreading. S. Africa. -An ex- 

 cellent plant for hanging baskets, for it withstands ex- 

 tremes of moisture and temperature. It is readily prop- 

 agated by planting pieces of the stems. It blooms in 

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



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

 ScrophulariAeere. O. coccinea is a choice alpine of 

 tufted habit, heart-shaped Ivs., and scarlet, narrowly 

 funnel-shaped fls. 1-lJ^ in. long. The general appear- 

 ance of the inflorescence is distinct. The fls. are borne 

 in opposite pairs to the number of 12 on a scape a foot 

 or more high. Each flower points at a sharp downward 

 angle from its slender red fl.-stalk, which is as long as 

 the flower. The fls. are 2-lipped, 5-lobed and bulged at 

 the very base. This rare and charming plant is culti- 

 vated in America, but not advertised at present. The 

 secret of its culture is a stiff soil combined with deep 

 shade. {See, &\so, Alpine Gardens.) 



Botanically, Ourisia is allied to the foxglove, to which 

 it has no casual resemblance. It is a genus of 23 



iig. Chi 



W. M. 



OUVIEANDRA 



ith 



• tiuot and luteresiing plants m the vegeta- 

 . It grows in Madagascar, its skeletonized 

 iug just under the surface of the water. 



be handled 

 - cultivated 

 -. The Ivs. 

 li-ls in. long 



in all the lin' • ' - -i i.n'l.i- :m|i 



are oblong in ' ■ i.tn' >|m<'ijih 



and 2-4 in. Kim:,,! ^.., li_. |i;ni). 



The genus and even the family of tin- 

 iect of much debate. If it were not for t 

 foliage the plant would be referred by 

 Ion. However, the venation of the Lm 

 exactly that of Aponogeton. and nu^^ ; 

 occurs in which the spaces betw. , n tli. 

 ur wholly filled with green matte r. IMj 

 that if Ouvirandra were kept di-tiu.i i 

 Aponogeton must go with it. ". /. ii< ' 



y.v 



plants t« Aponogeton. 



The Lace-leaf plant can be grown in a tub in a warm 

 greenhouse. For some unknown reason the plant seems 

 rarely to succeed in a jar or glass aquarium. In Mada- 



1599. Othonnopsis cheirifolia. 



■leaved plant which has been confused with C/(/i6 

 Capengis. For comparisou with Fig. 1598. 



