ONO 



OPH 



0. echioi'des (Echium-like). 1, White. May. 

 South Europe. 1683. 



arena'rium (sand). 1. June. Hun- 

 gary. 1804. 



giga'nteum (giant). 3. April. Tauria. 1818. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). 1. Striped. June. Altai. 



182Q. 



monta'num (mountain). March. Levant. 



1827. 



orient a'le (eastern). . May. Levant. 1752. 



polyphy'llum (many - leaved). 1. July. 



Tauria. 1829. 



seri'ceum (silky -leaved). $. June. Iberia. 



1752. 



simplici'ssimum (simplest). 1. April. Siberia. 



1768. 



stellula'tum (small-starred). $. April. Hun- 



gary. 181Q. 



ONOSMO'DITJM. (From onosma, the 

 last genus, and eidos, like. Nat. ord., 

 Borageworts [Boraginacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Echium.) 



Hardy herbaceous North American peren- 

 nials, flowering in June; thriving in sandy 

 loam, and propagated by seeds and division. 

 0. hi'spidum (bristly). 1. Yellow. 1759. 



mo' lie (soft). $, White. 1812. 



ONY'CHIUM. (From onyx, a claw; 

 shape of the lobes of the fronds. Nat. 

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 

 2-Cryptogamia I-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns, with yellowish-brow 

 See Ferns. 



n spores. 



O. aura' turn (golden). July. New South 

 Wales. 



Cape'nse (Cape). July. Cape of Good Hope. 



lu'cidum (shining). July. Nepaul. 1844. 



OPEKA GIKLS. Manli'sia. 



OPERCULA'EIA. (From operculum, a 

 lid; shape of calyx. Nat. ord., Cin- 

 chonads [Cinchonacese]. Linn., b-Pen- 

 tandria 1-Moiwgynia. Allied to Pomax.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous, white-flowered pe- 

 rennials. Seeds in spring, in a mild hot-bed ; 

 division of some of the plants as growth com- 

 mences ; cuttings of the young shoots, best 

 when several inches long; sandy loam and 

 a little fibry peat, and dried pieces of leaf 

 mould, and a few pieces of charcoal ; a dry, cold 

 pit or greenhouse in winter. 

 O. a! spent (rough-seederf). l. June. New 

 Holland. 1/90. 



hi'spida (bristly). 1. July. N.Holland, 1790. 



Ocymifo'lia (Basil-leaved). . July. East 



Indies. 1824. 



sessiliflo'ra (stalkless-flowered). . June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 



OPHE'LIA. (From opheleia, service- 

 able ; medicinal. Nat. ord., Gentian- 

 ivorls [Gentianaceoe]. Linn., b-Pen- 

 landria 2-Diyynia. Allied to the 

 Grentian.) 



A pretty little annual, with starry pink 

 flowers. Seeds sown under a glass frame, in 

 the beginning of April, and planted out in the 

 open border at the beginning of May. 

 0. purpura'scens (purplish). . May. East 

 Indies. 1836. 



OPHIOPO'GON. (From ophis, a ser- 

 pent, and pogon, a beard. Nat. ord., 

 Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., Q-Hexan- 

 dria \-Monoyynia. Allied to Conval- 

 laria.) 



Herbaceous, white-flowered perennials, ex- 

 cept where otherwise mentioned. Division of 

 the plant at the roots, in spring, as vegetation is 

 commencing ; also by seed ; sandy loam and a 

 little peat ; requires the protection of a cold 

 pit, or a very dry sheltered place in winter. 



0. interme' dius (intermediate). August. Ne- 

 paul. 1824. 



Jabu'ran (Jaburan). 1. July. Japan. 1830. 



Jupo'nicus (Japan). l. Lilac, yellow. June. 



Japan. 1/84. 



pro'lifer (proliferous). l. July. Penang. 



1844. 



spica'tus (spiked). 1. Violet. October. 



Nepaul. 1821. 



OPHIO'XYLON. (From ophis, a serpent, 

 and xylon, wood ; referring to its twisted 

 roots. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocyna- 

 ceffi]. Linn., 23-Polyyamia 2 Dixcia. 

 Allied to Carissa.) 



Stove evergreen. Division of the creeping 

 stems; rich sandy loam. Winter temp., 50 

 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 0. serpenti'num (serpentine). 3. White. May. 

 East Indies, lb'90. 



O'PHEYS. (From ophrys, eyebrows ; 

 referring to the fringe of the inner 

 sepals. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 cere]. Linn., 20-Gynandria 1-Monan* 

 dria.) 



Elegant little ground orchids, chiefly natives 

 of England, but difficult to keep alive under 

 cultivation. Division of the tuberous-like roots; 

 also, most of the hardy ones by seeds, which 

 should be sown as soon as ripe, or permitted to 

 sow itself by falling on loose, damp moss, 

 whence it may be moved and finally planted 

 after growth has taken place. Apiferu prefers 

 rich, heavy soil; most of the others, sandy- 

 chalky loam, and a little peat. Considering their 

 interesting appearance, they well deserve a 

 frame or cold pit from amateurs, so that they 

 might receive similar attention to small Alpines, 



HALF-HAEDY. 



0. arani'fera-limba' tit (bordered-spider-bcar- 

 ing). 1. Brown. April. Rome. 1626. 



atra'ta (dark). j- Green, brown. May. 



Gibraltar. 1825. 



fc'rrum-equi'num (horse-shoe). 3> Brown, 

 rose. April. Corfu. 



fuvifio'ra (drone - flowered). i ! . Green, 



brown, pink. Zuntc. 



