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Greenhouse evergreen. Suckers ; cuttings of ! 

 ripened shoots, under a hand-light, in sandy ; 

 soil ; sandy fibry loam. A cool greenhouse, or 

 a cold pit in winter. 



O. argil' ta (Argutan). Yellow. March. China. 

 1820. 



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

 ferring to the flowers. Nat ord., Ster- 

 cnliads [Sterculiaceae]. Linn., IQ-Mo- 

 nadclphla 2 - Pentagynia, Allied to 

 Cheirostemon.) 



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. Lago'pus (Hare's-foot). 40. Jamaica. 1804. 



tomento'sa (woolly -leaved). 20. South 



America. 1816. 



OCHRO'SIA. (From ochros, pale yel- 

 low. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocyna- 

 cese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria I-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Cerbera.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots; treatment similar to Ochroma. 

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

 bon. 1823. 



O'CYMUM. Basil. (From 020, smell ; 

 the powerful odour of the plant. Nat. 

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

 Didynamia 1 - Gymnospermia. ) 



All but one are white-flowered ; and most of j 



them require to be treated as tender and half- I 



hardy annuals. To be sown in a slight hotbed, j 



and transplanted afterwards ; the border kinds j 



sown where they are to grow, in warm places | 

 and light rich soil late in May. See Basil. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS, &C. 

 0. Boje'ri (Bojer's). 2. Madagascar. 1825. 



Herbaceous. 

 filamento'sum (thready). 2. September. 



Africa. 1802. 



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



East Indies. 1751. 



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



monta'num (mountain). 3. May. W. Indies, 



1825. Annual. 



sa'nctum (holy). 1. Purple. E.Indies. 



1768. Annual. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &C. 

 0. basi'licum (common- Basil). 1. August. 



East Indies. 1548. 

 glabra'tum (smooth). July. 



East Indies. 1817. 



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



thyrsiflo'rum (thyrse-flowered). 



bi 1 color (two-coloured). 2. October. 



Abyssinia. 1842. Deciduous shrub. 



mi'nimum (least). . July. Chili. 15/3. 



ODONTOGLO'SSUM. (From odom, a 

 tooth, and ylossa, a tongue ; tooth-like 

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processes on the lip or labellum. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [OrchidaceiP]. Linn., 

 IQ-Gynandria \-Monandrla. Allied to 

 Oncidium.) 



Stove orchids. Division of pseudo-bulbs ; 

 fastened to a block of wood, and then the block 

 fastened across the mouth of a pot, with fibry 

 peat, sphagnum, and potsherds placed round it. 

 Winter temp., 55 to 65 ; summer, 65 to 90. 

 0. angusta'tum (narrow - leaved}. White, pur- 

 ple. Merida. 



bi'color (two - coloured). Violet, yellow. 



Peru. 



Bicton'ense (Bicton). Lilac, green. April. 



Guatemala. 1837. 



a'lbum (white - lipped). Brown, 



white. April. Guatemala. 1843. 



ru'brum (red - lipped). Brown, 



red. April. Oaxaca. 1843. 



brevifo'lium (short-leaved). Purple. Loxa. 



ca'ndidum (white). Guatemala. 1840. 



Cervante'sii (Cervantes's). 3. White, yellow. 



June. Oaxaca. 1845. 



citro'smum (Lemon-scented). 1. White, 



rose. March. Guatemala. 1840. 



C/owe'sw(Clowes's). Yellow, brown. May. 



Brazil. 1840. 



ccerule'scens (bluish). White, blue. May. 



Mexico. 



constri'ctum (constrained). Yellow, brown, 



green. January. La Guayra. 1841. 



ma' jus (larger). Yellow, brown. 



May. La Guayra. 1843. 



corda'tum (heart-lipped). 1. Greenish yel- 



low, brown. January. Mexico. 1837. 



cri'spum (curled). Yellow, purple. May. 



Colombia. 1844. 



crista'tum (crested). Brown, spotted. Peru, 



cuspiduta' turn (sharp - pointed - leaved) . 



Green, brown. May. 



densiflo'rum (thickly-flowered). Yellow, red. 



March. Tanja. 



Egerto'ni (Egerton's). White. April. Gua- 



temala. 1840. 



Ehrenbe'rgii (Ebrenberg's). Guatemala. 



1842. 



cpidendroi'des (Epidendrum-like). Yellow, 



purple. November. New Grenada. 



Galeottia'num (Galeotti's). White. April. 



Mexico. 1843. 



Ghiesbreghtia'num (Ghiesbreght's). Mexico. 



gra'nde (magnificent). 1. Cream, brown. 



March. Mexico. 1839. 



labe'llo-a'lbum (white-lipped). 1. 



Yellow, white. December. Guatemala. 



Ha'llii (Hall's). Yellow, purple. November. 



Peru. 



hasta'tum (halbert - like). Green, red. 



Mexico. 



hastila'bium (halbert - lipped). 1 . White, 



yellow, brown. August. Guatemala. 

 1848. 



Inslea'yi (Insleay's). Brown, yellow, orange. 



July. Mexico. 1840. 



Ite've (smooth-lipped). White, yellow, brown. 



June. Guatemala. 1841. 



la'cerum (torne). Yellow, brown. Peru. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). Peru. 



lu'teo-purpu'reum (yellow- purple). Yellow, 



purple. February. Qumdia. 

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