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on!., Cinchonads [Cinchonacete]. Linn., 

 -Tetrandria 1-Monogynia.) Allied to 

 Hedyotis.) 



Cuttings of half-ripened shoots of Deppia'na 

 in April, in sand, under a glass, in bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 50 to 55; summer, 

 60 to 85. The annuals sow in a gentle hotbed, 

 in March ; prick out the seedlings in the bed, and 

 move them to the open border, after gradually 

 hardening them, at the end of May* 

 0. Cape'nuis (Cape). White. July. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1824. Annual. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). White. June. Ja- 



maica. 1739. Annual. 



Deppia'na (Deppe's). 1. White. June. Mexico. 



1835. Stove evergreen. 



umbella'ta (umbelled). . White. July. E 



Ind. 1792. 



OLD-MAN'S BEARD. Geropo'gon. 



O'LEA. Olive. (From elaia, the olive. 

 Nat, ord., Oliveworts [Oleacese], Linn., 

 2-J)iandria \-Monogynia.} 



The Olive will graft on the Privet, Phillyrea, 

 Ash, Lilac, and others of the order. Evergreens, 

 all white-flowered, except O, fra' grans. Cuttings 

 of ripened shoots in spring, in sand, under a 

 hand-light, in a close frame or pit ; also, when 

 procurable, by seeds and grafting ; loam and peat, 

 of an open, fihry character. Winter temp., 38 

 to 48. 0. sati'va has stood for years against 

 south walls near London. The scent offra'grans 

 is sufficient to perfume a large conservatory ; 

 where only one of the genus can be grown, this 

 should be fixed upon. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 O. America'na (American). 6, June. N. Amer. 

 1758. 



arbn'reu (tree). 20. August. 1825. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). 5. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1/30. 



undula'ta (wave -leaved). 6. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1730. 



exce'lsu (tall). 15. May. Madeira. 1784. 



fra' grans (fragrant). 4. Yellow. July. China. 



1771. 



olea'sttr (oleaster. Wild Olive). 5. July. Por- 



tugal. 1821. 



panicuta'ta (panicled). 10. July. N. Holland. 



1S25. 



sati'na (cultivated). August. South Europe. 1570. 



buxifo'iia (box-leaved). 15. July. South Europe. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty -leaved). 15. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 



latifo'tiu (broad-leaved). 15. July. South Eu- 



rope. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 15. July. South Eu- 



rope. 



obli'qua (twisted-/eaed). 15. July. South Eu- 



rope. 



verruco'sa (warted). 6. April. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1814. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 O. dioi'ca (dioecious). 30. March. E. Ind. 1818. 



la'ncea (spear-head-/eoed). 20. August. Isle 



of France. 1819. 



rotnt'st* (robust). June. Sylhet. 1824. 



Roxburghia'na (Dr. Roxburgh's), 15. August. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



OLEANDER. Ne'rium. 

 OLEA'NDRA. (The genus is founded 

 on neriifo'rmisy or oleander like. Nat. 



ord., F-erns [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 24- 

 Cryptogamia l-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns, with yellow spores. See FKBNS. 

 O. articula'ta (jointed). June. India. 1887. 



Cumi'ngii (Cuming's). June. Isle of Luzon. 



neriifo'rmis (oleander-like). May. E. Ind. 



nodo'sa (knotty). May. S Amer. 1840. 



WaUVchii (Wallich's). May. Nepaul. 



OLEASTER, or WILD OLIVE. Elcua'ymis. 



OLFE'RSIA. (Named after Offers, a Ger- 

 man botanist. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypo- 

 diacese]. L,inn.,24t~Cryptogamia,l-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns, with yellowish-brown spores. See 

 FERISS. 

 0. a'podum (stemless). June. W. Ind. 1824. 



Blumeu'num (Blume's). April. Isle of Luzon. 



calleefo'lium (calla-leaved). August. Java. 1840. 



cerm'na (st&g- horned). May. W. Ind. 1840. 



confo'rme (conformed). August. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1841. 



C r orco,'de'sis(Corcovado). May. Brazil. 1837. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). 1. W. Ind. 1841. 



obtusifu'lium (blunt -leaved). June. Isle of 



Luzon. 



scolopendnfo'lium (scolopendrium - leaved). 



August. Brazil. 1841. 



ti'mplex (simple). 1. July. Jamaica. 1/93. 



squamo'sum (scaly). July. W. Ind. 



visco'sum (clammy). August. W. Ind. 1826. 



villo'sum (shaggy). 1. July. Jamaica. Ib43. 



OLIBANUM. Husuw'llia. 



OLIVE. O'lea. 



OLIVE-BARK-TREE. Bu'dda. 



OLIVE-WOOD. Elaode' ndron. 



OMALA'NTHUS. (From homalos, smooth, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Spurge- 

 worts [Euphorbiacese]. Linn., 2l-Mo- 

 ncecia IQ-Decandria. Allied to Hippo- 

 mane.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of firm shoot* 

 in sand, in heat ; loam and peat. Winter temp., 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 0, populifo'lia (poplar-leaved). 6. White. August. 

 N. Holland. 1825. 



OMIME PLANT. Plecta'nthrus. 



OMPHALO'BIITM. (From omphalos, the 

 navel, and lobos, a pod. Nat. ord., Cona- 

 rads [Conaracea]. Linn., 10-Decandria 

 1-Monogynia.) 



The beautiful zebra- wood of the cabinet-makers 

 is that of 0. Africa'num. Stove evergreen shrubs, 

 with pale red flowers. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom- 

 heat ; peat and loam. Winter temp., 55 to 60| 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



0. Africa'num (African). 8. Guinea. 1822. 

 Fndicum (Indian). 8. Ceylon. 



OMPHALO'DES. Venus's Navelwort. 

 (From omphales, the navel, and eidos,\ike; 

 referring to the seed. Nat. ord., Borago- 

 worts [Boraginaceae], Linn., &-Pentan- 

 dria l-Monogynia.) 



Seeds of annuals in open border, in March, and 

 once or twice more during the summer; the per- 

 ennials, by division. O. ve'rna is a beauiitul 



