osw 



OXA 



OSWEGO TEA. Mona'rda di'dyma. 



OSY'RIS. Poet's Cassia. (From ozos, 

 a branch ; referring to the numerous 

 pliant branches. Nat. ord., Sandalworts 

 [Santalacere]. Linn., 22-J)icrcia 3-Tri- 

 andria. Allied to Santalium). 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

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

 sandy loam ; requires the protection of a cold 

 pit in winter, or a conservative wall. 

 O. a'lba (white). 3. White. South Europe. 

 1/39. 



OTAHEITE CHESNUT. Inoca'rpm 

 i'du'lis. 



OTAHEITE MYRTLE. Securine'ya ni'- 

 tida. 



OTHO'NNA. Ragwort. (From othonc, 

 linen ; referring to the soft, downy 

 clothing of the leaves. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteracese]. Linn., l$~8jfnge- 

 nt'sia -Necessaria.) 



Greenhouse yellow-flowered plants from the 

 Cape of Good Hope, except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Seeds, in a mild hotbed, in spring ; 

 annuals may be hardened off afterwards ; 

 perennials by division of the plant ; tuberous 

 rooted by dividing them ; shrubs by cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots, in sand, under a glass, in 

 May ; sandy loam, and a little fibry peat. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



ANNUAL. 

 0. Tage'tes (Marigold leaved). 1. May. 1823. 



HERBACEOUS. 

 0. linifo'lia (Flax-leaved). 2. July. 1824. 



pinna'ta (leafleted). 3. May. 1759. 



pinnati'fida (leaflet-like). 1. July. 1823. 



TUBEROUS ROOTED. 



O. bulbo'sa (bulbous). 2. May. 1774. 

 fillcau'lis (thread-stemmed). 1^. April. 1791. 



tubero'sa (tuberous). August. 1842. 



EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



0. abrotanifo'lia (Southernwood-leaved). 3. 

 May. 1692. 



arbore'scens (tree-like). 2. July. 1723. 



Athana'sieK (Athanasia-like). 3. January. 



1795. 



cheirifo'lia (Wallflower-leaved), ij. May. 



Barbary. 1752. 



coronopifo'lia (Buckhorn-leaved. 2. August. 



1731. 



denticula'ta. (tooth-leaved). 2. June. 1774. 



digita'ta (finger-/eawed). l. July. 1824. 



heterophy 'lla (various-leaved). 2. May. 



1812. 



perfolia'ta (leaf-stem-pierced). l. June. 



1789- 



tenui'ssima (finest-leaved). l. May. 1759. 



virgi'nea (virgin-like). 3. October. Africa. 



1821. 



OTO'PTERA. (From o?/s, an ear, and 

 pteron, a wing ; referring to an ear-like 

 process on the wing petals. Nat. ord., 



w/ Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 Yi-Diadelphia -Decai\dria. Allied to 

 Dolichos. ) 



Greenhouse evergreen climber; cuttings of 

 half- ripened shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 sandy fibry loam and lumpy peat, with nodules 

 of charcoal intermixed. 



0. Burche'llii (Burchell's). Purple. May. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1816. 



O'XALIS. Wood Sorrel. (From oxys, 

 acid ; the acid taste of the leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Oxalids [Oxalidacere]. Linn., 10- 

 Decandria ^-Pentat/ynia. ) 



Natives of Cape of Good Hope, except where 

 otherwise stated. Hardy annuals, seed, in 

 open border, in April, in a shady place ; peren- 

 nials, by division and by seeds ; tuberous and 

 bulbous ones by offsets, the tender ones succeed 

 in a cool temperature in winter, if dry and frost 

 excluded ; shrubby species, by seeds and cut- 

 tings, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and 

 grown in sandy loam and fibry peat; all the 

 bulbous kinds the least tender should be kept 

 dry in winter, and the shrubby have the green- 

 house. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



0. cornicula'ta (small-horned). 5. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Britain. 



Dille'nii (Dillenns's). 2. Copper. America. 



1798. 



i fio'rida (florid). 2. Yellow. Ame- 

 rica. 1798. 



leeviga'ta (smooth), &. Purple. June. 1818. 

 j microphy'lla (small-leaved). $. Pale red. 



New South Wales. 



sensiti'va (sensitive). $. Yellow. July. China. 



1844. Stove. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



0. Lyo'nii (Lyon's). 1. Yellow. August. North 



America. 1816. 



i stri'cta (upright). 1$. Yellow. July. North 

 America. 1658. 



HARDY BULBS. 



0. a'lba (white-flowered). . White. May. 

 America. 1836. 



America'na (American). . White. April. 



North America. 



viola' cea (violet-coloured). ^. Violet. May. 



North America. 1772. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



0. Cummi'ngii (Cumming's). J. Golden. Sep- 

 tember. Chili. 1831. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). Violet, crimson. 

 I July. Mexico. 1844. 



floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). l. Red. July. 



South America. 1827. 



lasia'ndra (downy-stamened). l. Pink. 



May. Mexico. 1840. 



Martia'na (Martins's). Yellow. July. Brazil. 



1829. Stove. 



na'tans (floating) . . White. October. 1795. 



Aquatic. 



Otto'nis (Otto's). Yellow. May. Chili. 1840. 



palu'stris (marsh). Lilac. May. Brazil. 1828. 



Stove, 



