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O.fu'son (brown \ ? t . Brown. June. Gibraltar. 

 1825. 



lu' tea (yellowi. 3. Yellow. April. Spain. 



1818. 



sco'lopujc (woodcock). . Purple. May. 



Italy. 1825. 



tenthredini'fera (saw-fly-bearing). $. Yel- 



low, brown. April. Barbary. 1815. 



- -- . .. mi' nor (smaller). . Yel- 



low, brown. April. North Africa. 



1824. 



HARDY. 



0. api'fera (bee-bearing). 3- Purple. June. 

 England. 



arachni'tes (cobweb), 3- Brown. June. 



England. 



arachnoi'dea (spider -like). Brown, rose. 



April. Italy. 1805. 



arani'fera (spider-bearing). %. Green. May. 



England. 



cili'atu (hair-fringed). Brown, white. April. 



Italy. 1826. 



cornu'ta (horned). 3- White, purple. June. 



Crimea. 1844. 



exalta'ta (lofty). Rose, brown. April. Italy. 



1825. 



fuci'fera (drone-bearing) . 3- Purple, green. 



June. England. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Red, yellow, j 



April. Italy. 1828. 



muci'fera (fly-bearing). 3. Purple. May. 



England. 



spe'culum (looking-glass). Brown, black. 



April. South Europe. 1818. 



- tabani'fera (dun-fly-bearing). . Choco- 



late, rose. April. Clarentia. 



OPORAN'THUS. (FrcntOlopora, autumn, 

 and antkos, a flower. Nat. ord., Ama- 

 rylllds [Amaryllidacese] . Linn., 6-Hex- 

 andria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Stern- 

 bergia.) 



A hardy, free-flowering bulb, very useful for 

 mixed borders, flowering close to the ground in 

 the autumn. For culture see Amaryllis. 

 0. lu'teus (yellow) and lu'teus angustifo' lia 

 (narrow-leaved). . Yellow. Sep- 

 tember. South Europe. 1596. 



OPU'NTIA. Indian Fig. (A Latin 

 name, of which the derivation is not 

 applicable to the species now placed 

 under it. Nat. ord., Indian Figs [Cac- 

 tacese]. Linn., 12-Icosandria l-Mono- 

 yynia.} 



Greenhouse evergreen succulents ; with yel- 

 low flowers when not otherwise mentioned. 

 Cuttings, by taking pieces oif at the joints, and 

 drying them a little before inserting them in 

 sandy loam, and giving them a brisk bottom 

 heat. The great point is to give them a high 

 temperature and a moist atmosphere when 

 growing in summer, say from 65 to 85 or 90 ; 

 to reduce the moisture gradually as autumn 

 approaches, but not the temperature, until 

 autumn is on the wane, and then to keep them 

 in a low temperature (40 or 50), and dry 

 luring the winter ; sandy loam, fibry peat, each 



one part, lime rubbish,' cow dung, and char-i 

 coal, one-third part each. Vulgar is has stood 

 in dry situations out of doors near London, 

 and has been unhurt when planted at the foot 

 of a wall, and wet excluded during winter. All 

 species of which we know nothing but the 

 names have been omitted. 

 0. a'lbicans (whitish-s/nned) . Mexico. 1835. 



Alpi'na (Alpine). Chili. 1836. 



America'na (American). S. America. J835. 



Amyclea'a (Amyclean). Naples. 1825. 



articula'ta (jointed). June. 1836. 



auranti'aca (orange-flowered). 3. Orange, 



yellow. Chili. 1824. 



Bonpla'ndi (Bonpland's). July, Brazil. 



1816. 



Brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). 25. July. Brazil. 



1816. 



cochinilli'fera (Cochineal-bearing). 5. Red. 



August. South America. 1688. 



corruga'ta (wrinkled). Chili. 1824. 



cra'ssa (thick-defied). 2. Mexico. 1817- 



Cwrassa'vica (Curassoa). 6. June. Cu- 



rassoa. 1600. 



elonga'ta (elongated) . 3. 



lo'nga (long). 6. June. Cu- 

 rassoa. 1690. 



cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). 3. Scarlet. Peru. 



1799- 



deci'piens (deceiving). Scarlet. June. Mexico. 



1830. 



decuma'na (great-oblong). 10. South Ame- 



rica. 1768. 



decu'mbens (lying-down). $. June. Mex- 



ico. 1835. 



deje'cta (dejected). Havannah. 1836. 



dicho'toma (two-rowed). Buenos Ayres. 



1836. 



Dille'nii (Dillenius's). 5. September. 1810. 



ela'tior (tafter-black-spined), 6. July. South 



America. 1731. 



exte'nsa (outspread). Lilac, yellow. 1824. 



exuvia'ta, (cast- forth). June. Mexico. 1830. 



fe'rox (fierce). 3. South America. 1817. 



Fi'cus 1'ndica (Indian Fig). 2. June. South 



America. 1731. 

 folio' sa (leafy). South America. 1805. 



fra'gilis (brittle). 2. North America. 1814. 



glomera'ta (round-heaped). Brazil. 1829. 



Hernande'xii (Hernandez's). Variegated. 



Mexico. 1827. 



ho'rrida (horrid). July. South America. 



1795. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated). 3. 1820. 



ine'rmis (unarmed). July. South America. 



1796. 



lanceola'ta (spear-head-shaped). 2. July. 



South America. 1796. 



leucaca'ntha (white-flowered). White. South 



America. 1825. 



i leuco'triche (white-haired). 4. White. Ger- 

 many. 1836. 



longispi'na (long-spined). Brazil. 182Q. 



j ma'xima (largest). 10. South America. 1820. 



i me'dia (middle-mawy-sptned). North Ame- 

 rica. 1827. 



j megaca'ntha (large-spined). Mexico. 1835. 



i Mexica'na (Mexican). Mexico. 1835. 



j Missourie'nsis (Missouri). June. North 

 America. 1814. 



' monaca'nthu (single - spined). 1, South 

 America. 1816. 



