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(smooth). 1$. Yellow. June. 

 Hungary. 1820. 



lathyroi'des ( lathy rus -like). 2. Blue. June. 



Siberia. 1758. 



laxiflo'rus (loose-flowered). 1. Violet. June. 



Candia. 1820. 



longifo'lius (long-leaved). Lilac. June. Mis- 



souri. 1827. 



lu'teus (yellow). 1$. Lilac, yellow. June. 



Siberia. 1759. 



multiflo'rus (many-flowered). 2. Pale red. 



July. Italy. 1820. 



ni'ger (black). 3. Purple. June. Britain. 



ochroleu'cus (yellowish-white). 2. Yellow, 



white. June. Hungary. 1816. 



palle'scens (palish). 1. White. April. Tauria. 



1823. 



j0aMci/7o'rus(few-flowered) . 1 .Purple. June. 1 820. 



pififo'rmis (pea-formed). 1. Purple. May. 



South Europe. 1822. 



Pyrena'icus (Pyrenean). 2. Purple. May. 



Pyrenees. 1699. 



saxa'tilis (rock). 1. Purple. July. France. 



1820. Annual. 



essilifo'lius (stalkless-leaved). 1. Purple. May. 

 Tauria. 1823. 



stipula'ceus (stipuled). 6. Purple. May.N.Amer. 



sylva'ticus (wood). 2. Crimson, purple. June. 



Britain. 



tcnuifo'lius (fine-leaved). . Purple. June. 



Europe. 1810. 



Tournefo'rtii (Tournefort's). 1. Yellow, 



purple. June. Hungary. 1821. 



tubero'sus (tuberous). 1. Purple. June. Britain. 



variega'tus (variegated). 1. Purple. July. 



Italy. 1821. 



vafrius (various). l. Yellow, red. April. 



Italy. 1759. 



Vene'tus (Venetian). 1. Purple. April.Germany. 



veno'sus (veiny). 1. Blue. June. Siberia. 1820. 



ve'rnus (spring). l.Purple.March. Europe. 1629. 

 ca'rncus (flesh-coloured). 1 . Flesh. March. 



vicioi'des (vetch-like). 1. Yellow. June. Hun- 



gary. 1819. 



ORTHO' SIPHON. (From orthos, straight, 

 and siphon, a tube ; referring to the tube 

 of the flower. Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamia- 

 eese]. Linn.,l4-Z)irfynamia \-Oymnosper- 

 mia. Allied to Ocymum.) 



Division of herbaceous, or cuttings of the 

 young shoots, when growth is commencing ; cut- 

 tings of half-ripened shoots of the evergreens ; 

 sandy loam and fibry peat ; common stove and 

 greenhouse treatment. 



O. a'tperus (rough). White. May. E. Ind. 1827. 

 Stove herbaceous. 



incu'rvus (bent-in). 1. Pale scarlet. May. 



E. Ind. 1839. Stove evergreen. 



rubicu'ndut (ruddy). Purple. June. Nepaul. 



1826. Greenhouse evergreen. 



virga'tus (twiggy). Blue. June. Nepaul. 



1826. Greenhouse evergreen. 



ORTBRosA'NTHUs.(From orthros, morn- 

 ing, and anthos, a flower ; flowers expand 

 early in the day. Nat. ord., Irids [Iri- 

 daceffi]. Linn., 16-Monadelphia 3-Trian- 

 dria. Allied to Sisyrinchium.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Seeds, and 

 division of the plant in spring ; sandy loam and 

 leaf-mould ; a cold pit in winter, to exclude the 

 frost. 



0. multiflofms (many-flowered). 1. Blue. June. 

 N. Holland. 1820. 



OSAGE APPLE. Maclu'ra. 



OSBE'CKIA. (Named after P. Osbeck, 

 a Swedish naturalist. Nat. ord., Melas- 

 tomads [Melastomaceae]. Linn., 8-Oc- 

 tandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Melas* 

 toma.) 



Cuttings of side, firm, stubby shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat; sandy 

 loam, fibry peat, a little dried cow -dung, ana 

 charcoal. Winter temp., 48 to 58; summer, 

 60 to 85. 



STOVE DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 

 0. cane'scens (hoary). 1838. 



glomera'ta (crowded). 1. Pink. July. Tri- 



nidad. 1818. 



Nepale'nsisalbiflo'ra (Nepaul- white-flowered). 



l. White. August. Nepaul. 1829. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



0. angustifo'Iia (narrow-leaved). 2. Rose. May. 

 Nepaul. 1826. 



C7ime'nst*(Chinese).2.PurpIe.July.China.lS18. 



glomera'ta albiflo'ra (crowded-white-flowered). 



I*. White. January. Brazil. 1821. 



Nepale'nsis (Nepaul). l. Purple. June. 



Nepaul. 1821. 



octa'ndra (eight-stamened). 1. Rose. April. 



Ceylon. 1815. 



stella'ta (starred). 1. Pink. July. Nepaul. 1820. 



ternifo'lia (three-leafleted). S. Lilac. May. 



Nepaul. 1825. 



Zeyla'nica (Ceylon). 2. Yellow. August. 



Ceylon. 1799. 



OSIER. Sa'lix vimina'lis. 



OSMI'TES. (From osme, perfume; 

 smells like camphor. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteracese]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 

 S-Frustranea. Allied to Relhania.) 



Greenhonse, white-flowered evergreens, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of half ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in April or 

 May, and without bottom-heat. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45. 

 0. bellidia' strum, (bellidiastrum). I. June. 1816. 



cumphori'na (camphor-scented). 1$. May. 1/94. 



denta'ta (toothed;. 14. May. 1820. 



OSMU'NDA. (The name of a Celtic 

 deity. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. 

 Linn., 24:-Cryptogamia 1-Filices.) 



Hardy brown-spored Ferns, except Preslia'na. 

 See FERNS. 



0. cinnamo'mea (cinnamon). 2. June. N. 

 Amer. 1772. 



Claytonia'na (Clayton's). 2. August. N. 



Amer. 1772. 



gra'cilis (slender). 1. June. 1827. 



hu'milis (humble). June. N. Amer. 1823. 



interru'pta (interrupted). 2. June. N.Amer. 



palu'stris (marsh). 2$. 1831. 



Preslia'na (Presl's). June. Isle of Luzon. Stove. 



rega'lis (royal). 2. July. Britain. 



spectii'bUis (showy). 2. July. N.Amer. 1811. 

 OSS^'A. (Named after Ossa, curator 



of the Havannah Botanic Garden. Nat. 

 ord., Melastomads [Melastomaceffi], 

 Linn., 8-Octandria \-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Miconia.) 



