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ft. Jlegavu (elegant). Bluish-whVe. June. New 

 Mexico 1850. 



gigante'a (gigantic). Blue. Australia. 1852. 



io'tus (Egyptian-lotus). Pink. July. Egypt. 



180-J. 



mi'nor (smaller). White. July. N. Amer. 1812. 



pube'scens ^downv. Indian L'ttus). White. 



June. E. Ind. isou. 



ru'bra (red). Red. July. E. Ind. 1803. 

 rn'aea (rosy). Pink. July. E. Ind. 1S03. 



scutifo'lia (shield -leaved). Blue. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1792. 



stella'tri(stairred-Jiowered). Blue. July. E. Ind. 



1801. 



therrr.u' Us (warm-hath. Hungarian Lotus). 



White. July. Hungary. 1*00. 



versi'color (various -coloured)". Pink, white. 



August. Bengal. Ib07. 



NY'SSA. Tupelo tree. (From Nyssa, a 

 water-nymph so called. Nat. ord., Afan- 

 giads [Alangiaceas]. ii\nxi.,23-Po/t/gamia 

 2-Dicecia. ) 



All the kinds described are referable to three 

 species, bijio'ra, ca'ndwnns, and nUln'sa. They 

 are deciduous, green-flowered natives of the 

 southern states of North America, where they 

 attain the size of large trees, growing in watery 

 places. They succeed best in peat swamps, and 

 are highly deserving of cultivation, on account, of 

 their leaves dying off of an intensely deep scarlet ; 

 they are propagated from American seeds, also ra- 

 ther freely by layers; low, damp, moist situations 

 suit them best. We are not aware that any seeds 

 have been produced in England, as the male va- 

 rieties only have bloomed, so far as we know. 

 2V. biflo'ra (two-flowered. Mountain). 6. May.1/30. 



cn'ndiuuns (whitish. Ogechee Lime). 20.1806. 



grnndidcntu'ta (large-toothed). May. 1735. 

 - villo'sa (shaggy. Sour Gum). 10. May. 1824. 



0. 



OAK. Qite'rais. 



OBERO'NIA. Indian and African orcliicls, 

 only interesting to botanists. 



O'CHNA. (From ochne, the wild pear- 

 tree; resemblance of the leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Ochnads [Ochnacese], Linn., 13-Po- 

 lyandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreens, all but one yellow-flowered. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in summer, under 

 a bell-glass, in sand, and in bottom-heat. ; sandy 

 peat and fibry loam, with pieces of broken char- 

 coal and crocks to keep the soil open. Winter 

 temp., 48 to 60; summer, 60 to 85. 

 urbafrea (tree). 20. Cape of Good Hope. 1832. 



a'tro-purpu'rf-a (dark purple). 4. Purple. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. 



hi'cida (bright). 6. E. Ind. 181p. 



Mauritia'na (Mauritian). S.Mauritius. 1822. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 8. Sierra Leone. 



1820. 



ni'tida (shining). 6. Cape of Good Hope. 1615. 



obtusu'tu (blunted). 4. E. Ind. 1790. 



OCHRA'NTHE. (From ochros, pale yellow, 

 and antkos, a flower. Nat. ord., Cunoniads 

 [Cunoniacesej. Linn., 5-Pcntandria 3- 

 Triyyiiia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Suckers; cuttings ol 



ripened shoots under a hand-light, in sandy soil 

 sandy, fibry loam. A cool greenhouse or a cold 

 pit in winter. 



0. argifta (sharp). Yellow. March. China. 

 1820. 



OCHRO'MA. (From ochros, pale; re- 

 ferring to the flowers. Nat. ord., Sler 

 culiads [Sterculiacese]. Linn., IQ-Mona- 

 delphia 2-Pentagynia. Allied to Ckei- 

 rostemon.) 



The wood of 0. lago'pus is so light that it is 

 used in the West Indies for corks. Stove, white- 

 flowered, evergreen trees. Cuttings of stubby, 

 side, half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in heat; rich, sandy loam. Winter temp., 

 55 to 60; summer, 60 to 85, 

 0. Ingo'pus (hare's-foot). 40. Jamaica. 1804. 



tomento'na (woolly-leaved). 20. S. Amcr. 



1816. 



OCIIRO'SIA. (From ochros, pale yellow. 

 Nat. ord., Dogbanes [ Apocv naceee] . Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-Munoyynia. Allied to 

 Cerbera.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots ; treatment similar to Ochroma. 

 0. Borbo'nica (Bourbon). 10. Cream. Bour- 

 bon. 1828. 



O'CYMUM. Basil. (From ozo, smell ; 

 the powerful odour of the plant. Nat. 

 ord., Labiates [Lamiacere]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia \-Gymnospermia. ) 



All but one are white-flowered ; and most of 

 them require to be treated as tender and half- 

 hardy annuals. To be sown in a slight hotbed, 

 and transplanted afterwards; the border kind* 

 sown where they are to STOW, in warm places and 

 light, rich soil, late in May. See BA'SIL. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS, &C. 

 0. Bojt'ri (Bcjar's). 2. Madagascar. 1825. 

 Herbaceous. 



filamento'surn (thready). 2. September* 



Africa. 1802. 



grati'ssimum (most agreeable). 2. July. 



E. Ind. 1751. 



menthoi'des (mint-like). 1. Annual. 



iiiontu'num (mountain), jj. May. W. Ind. 



1825. Annual. 



ta'nctum (holy). 1. Purple. E. Ind. 1768. 



Annual. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &C. 

 0. basi'iicum (c-omwion-basil). 1. August. E. 



Ind. 1548. 



glahra'tum (smooth). July. E. Ind. 1817. 



pilo'sum (soft-haired). 1. July. 



thyrsiflo'rum (thyrse -flowered). 1$. 



June. E. Ind. 1806. 



bif color (two-coloured). 2. October. Abys- 



sinia. 1842. Deciduous shrub. 



mifnimum (least). . July. Chili. 15/3. 



ODONTOGLO'SSUM. (From odous, a 

 tooth, and glossa, a tongue ; tooth-like 

 processes on the lip, or labellum. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [OrchidaceaeJ. Linn., ^0- 

 Gynaiidria \-Monandria. Allied to On- 

 cidium.) 



Stuve orchids. Division of pseudo-bulbs; 



