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bottom-heat, in May ; ? nndy peat and fibry loam. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 6u J ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 0. escule'ntum (eatable). 4. Yellow. E. Ind. 1816. 



OXY'TKOPIS. (From oxys, sharp, and 

 tropis, a keel; the keel-petal ends in a 

 sharp point. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabacese]. Linn., YI -Diaddphia 4,-De- 

 candria. Allied to Astragalus.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, from Siberia, 

 except where otherwise stated. Chiefly by seeds, 

 sown where the plants are intended to remain, as 

 they do not transplant well ; though, also, by di- 



viding the plants in spring, and by cuttings of 

 young shoots under a hand-light, in a shady place, 

 in summer ; dry, sandy loam. 



0. ambi'gua (ambiguous). . Purple. June. 1817- 



arge'ntea (silvery). Pale. June. 1827. 



argyrophy'lla (silvery-leaved). Purple. 1831. 



breviro'stra (short-beaked). $. Blue. August. 



1802. 



cceru'lea (blue). Blue. June. 1827. 



campe'stris (field). . Pale yellow. June. Scot- 



land. 



ca'ndicans (whitish). Pale. June. 1827. 



cya'nea (azure. Caucasian). z. Blue. July. 



Caucasus. 1818. 



dealba'ta (whited). . Purple. July. Caucasus. 



1803. 



defle'xa (bent-down). . Purple. June. 1800. 



dicho'ptera (doubly -winged). . Blue, June. 



1815. 



Fische'ri (Fischer's). J. Blue. July. Altai. 1817- 



fioribu'nda (bundle-flowered). Purple. May. 



1827. 



fce'tida (foetid). . Pale yellow. July. Switzer- 

 land. 181Q. 



gla'bra (smooth). . Purple. July. Dahuria. 1823. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). . Red. June. 1820. 



lepto'ptera (narrow-winged). . Blue. 



June. 1818. 



Lambe'rti (Lambert's). 1. Purple. August. 



Missouri. 1811. 



leptophy'lla (fine-leaved). . Red. July. 1818. 



longicu'spis (long-pointed). Purple. June. 182/. 



longiro'stra (long-beaked). $ Purple. 1820. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). . Pale yellow. 



July. 1819- 



monta'na (mountain). J. Purple, yellow. 



Austria. 1581. 



myriophy'lla (myriad-leaved). . Purple, white. 

 July. 1818. 



o^p%'//a(sharp-leaved). . Purple. July. 1816. 



Palla'sii (Pallas's). . Pale yellow. July. 1818. 



pilo'sa (long-haired). . Pale yellow. July. 1732 



prostra'ta (prostrate). . Blue, white. July.1820. 



seto'sa (bristly). Purple. June. 1828. 



Songa'rica (Songarian). i. Violet. June. Altai. 



1824. 



sulphu'rea (sulphury). . Cream. July. 1820. 



sylva'tica (wood). Purple. May. 1820, 



te'nella (tender). Blue. June. 1828. 



- uncu'ta (hooked). . White. July. Aleppo. I/ 



0ra/e'nsis(Uralian). . Purple. July. 1800. 



verticillu'ris(vthoTl-leaved). . Blue, white. 



July. 18ig. 



visco'sa (clammy). White. July. Switzerland 



1817. 



OXYU'RA A synonyme of a low, yellow- 

 flowering, composite, hardy annual, from 

 California, first named by Endlicher 

 Tolla'tia. Sow in April in common soil. 



OYEDJE'A. (From the Peruvian name. 



Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese], Lion., 

 19-Sy)igcnesia Frustranea.} 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub; same culture as 

 for Buphthaltnium. 



0, buphthalmoi'des (ox-eye-like). Yellow, Sep- 

 tember. Peru. 1848. 



OYSTER-PLANT. Pulmona'ria mari'tlma. 



OZOTHA'MNUS. (From ozos, a branch, 

 and thamnos, a shrub. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syngenesia 

 1- JE 'quails. Allied to Helichrysum.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowerc f evergreens, from 

 Van Diemen's Land. Cuttings oT young shoots in 

 sand, with a little peat in it, under a bell-glass, in 

 spring or summer; loam and peat. Require the 

 greenhouse in winter. 

 0. cine'reus (grey). 1. July. 1820. 



ferrugi'neus (rusty). 1. July. 1822. 



rosmarinifo'lius (rosemary-leaved). 1. July. 



1822. 



P. 



PACHYPHY'LLUM. (From pachys, thick, 

 and phyllon, a leaf. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orcnidaceee]. Linn., 20-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria. Allied to Brassia and Max- 

 ill aria.) 



Cuttings of the young shoots any time during 

 spring and summer, drying them at the base, and 

 inserting them in sandy loam ; sandy loam, a little 

 brick-rubbish, and dried cow-dung; little water 

 and plenty of light are required in winter. See 

 ORCHIDS. 



P. procu'mbens (lying-down). Green, blue. May. 

 Mexico. 1836. 



PACHYPO'DIUM. (From pachys, thick, 

 and podion, a foot; referring to the stalks 

 of the flowers. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apo- 

 cynacese]. Linn., S-Pentandria \-Mono- 

 f/ynia. Allied to Nerium.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, with white and red flowers. Cuttings of 

 young shoots in spring, base dried before insert- 

 ing in dryish, sandy soil ; sandy loam, a little 

 brick-rubbish and peat, but little water in winter. 

 \Vinter temp., 40 to 45. Propagated also by a 

 division of the fleshy, tuber-like roots. 

 P. succule'ntum (succulent). 1. May. 1823. 



tubero'sum (tuberous). 1. August. 1813. 



PACHYSA'KDRA. (From pachys, thick, 

 and aner, a stamen. Nat. ord., Spurge- 

 tvorts [Euphorbiacese]. Linn., 21-Jfb- 

 ncccia k-Tetrandria. Allied to Buxus.) 



Division and suckers ; common, sandy loam. 

 The stove under-shrub, by cuttings in a little 

 heat, but otherwise requiring no particular treat- 

 ment. The herbaceous, by division in spring; 

 sandy loam and peat. 



P. coria'cea (leathery-/ewerf). 4. White. June. 

 Nepaul. 1822. Stove evergreen. 



procu'mbens (trailing). $. White. April. N. 



Amer. 1800. Hardy herbaceous. 



P^DE'RIA. (From pcederos, opal; re- 

 ferring to its transparent berries. Nat. 



