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temp., 38 to 48. O. satlva has stood for 

 years against south walls near London. The 

 scent of fragrans is sufficient to perfume a 

 large conservatory ; where only one of the 

 genus can be grown, this should be fixed upon. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



O. Amenca'na (American). 6. June. North 

 America. 1758. 



arbo'rea (tree). 20. August. 1825. 



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



Hope. 1730. 



- undula'ta (wave-leaved), 6. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1730. 



exce'lsa (tall). 15. May. Madeira. 

 fra'grans (fragrant). 4. Yellow. 



China. 1771. 



Olea'ster (Oleaster. Wild Olive). 5. 



Portugal. 1821. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 10. July. 



Holland. 1825. 



sati'va (cultivated). August. South Europe. 



1570. 



bumfo'lia (Box-leaved). 15. July. South 



Europe. 



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

 of Good Hope. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 



Europe. 



longifo'lia( long-leaved). 



Europe. 



obli' qua (twisted-leaved). 



Europe. 



venttco'sa (warted). 6. 



Good Hope. 1814. 



1784. 

 July. 



July. 

 New 



15. 



15. 



July. South 

 July. South 

 15. July. South 

 April. Cape of 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



0. dioi'ca (dioecious). 30. March. East Indies. 

 1818. 



la'ncea (spear-head-teaed). 20. August. 



Isle of France. 181Q. 



robu'sta (robust). June. Sylhet. 1624. 



Roxburghia'na( Dr. Roxburgh's). 15. Au- 



gust. East Indies. 1820. 



OLEANDER. Ne'rium. 



OLEA'NDRA. The genus is founded 

 on Neriiformis, or Oleander-like. Nat. 

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 

 2-i-Cryplof/amia 1-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns with yellow spores. See Ferns. 

 0. articula'ta (jointed). June. India. 1837. 



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



neriifo'rmis (Oleander-like). May. E. Indies. 



nodo'sa (knotty). May. East Indies. 1840. 



Walli'chii(Wa.llich's). May. Nepaul. 



OLEASTER, or Wild Olive. Elaa'gnus. 



OLFE'RSIA. (Named after Olfcrs, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiaceas], Linn., 2-Cryptogamia 

 1-Filiccs.) 



Stove Ferns, with yellowish-brown spores. 

 See Ferns. 



O. a'podum (stemless). June. West Indies, 

 1824. 



Blumea'num (Blume's). April. I. of Luzon. 



c//?/o7iM7rt(Calla-leaved). August. Java. 



1840. 



O, oervi'<na (st&g-fiorned). May. \V. Indies. 

 1840. 



confo'rme (conformed). August. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1841. 



Corcovade'nsis (Corcovado). May. Brazil. 



1837. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). 1. W.Indies. 



1841. 



obtusifo'lium (blunt - leaved). June. Isle 



of Luzon. 



scolopendrifo'lium (Scolopendrium - leaved). 



August. Brazil. 1841. 



si'mplex (simple). 1. July. Jamaica. 17Q3- 



squamo'sum (scaly). July. West Indies. 



visco'sum (clammy). August. West Indies. 



1826. 



villo'sum (shaggy). 1. July, Jamaica. 1843. 

 OLIBANUM. Boswc'Uia. 



OLIVE. O'lca. 



OLIVE-BARK TREE. JBu'dda. 



OiJVE-WooD. Elccode'ndron. 



OLIALAN'THUS. (From homalos, smooth, 

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

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

 ncecia IQ-Decandria. Allied to Hippo- 

 mane.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of firm 



shoots, in sand, in heat ; loam and peat. 



Winter temp., 50 to 60; summer, 60 to 85. 



0. populifo'liu (Poplar -leaved). 6. White. 



August. New Holland. 1825. 



OMIME PLANT. Plecta'nthrus. 



OMPHALO'BIUM. (From omphalos, the 

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

 Conarads [Conaraceffi]. Linn., 10-De- 

 candria \-Monoyynia.} 



The beautiful zebra-wood of the cabinet 

 makers, is that of 0. Africanum. Stove ever- 

 green shrubs, with pale red flowers. Cuttings of 

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

 arid in bottom-heat ; peat and loam. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60; summer, 60to 85. 

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



I'ndicum (Indian). 8. Ceylon. 

 OMPHALO'DES. Venus's Navelwort. 



(From omphalcs, the navel, and eidos, 

 like ; referring to the seed. Nat. ord., 

 Borageworts [Boraginaceffi]. Linn., 5- 

 Pcntan dria 1 -Monoyyn ia. ) 



Seeds of annuals in open border, in March, 

 and once or twice more during the summer ; 

 the perennials by division ; 0. verna is a beau- 

 tiful plant, in the recesses of rock-works, in 

 shady corners, thriving as well in shade as the 

 interesting Periwinkles. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



0. interme'dia (intermediate). Blue. April. 

 Arabia. 1836. Biennial. 



linifo'lia (Flax-leaved). 1. White. July. 



Portugal. 1748. 



littora'lis (shore). 1. White. July. France. 



1826. 



scorpioi'des (Scorpion-like). 1. Blue. July. 



Bohemia. 1825. 



