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roots. Nat. ord., Nyctagox [Nyctagi- 

 nacese]. Linn., S-Triandria l-Mono 

 pynia. Allied to the Marvel of Peru.) 

 All purple-flowered, except where otherwise 

 stated. Seeds in May, in the open border, but 

 better in mild hotbed in March, and planted 

 out in the end of April ; also, by division of the 

 plant in spring ; sandy loam ; they all require 

 dry places, and protection from severe frost in 

 winter. 



0. aggrega'tus (aggregate). 1. Pink. New 

 Spain. 1811. 



angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved) . 1 . August . 



Louisiana. 1812. 



Cm-ante'sutCervantes's). 2. June. Mexico. 



1823, 



Chile 1 nsis (Chilian). 1. Lilac. September. 



Chili. 1832. 



decu'mbens (lying-down). 2. August. Mis- 



souri. 1818. 



expa'nsus (expanded). 2. July. Peru. 181 9. 



glabrifo'lius (smooth -leaved). 3. July. New 



Spain. 1811. 



Mrm'tus (hairy). 1. August. Louisiana. 



1812. 



nyctagi'neus (nocturnal). 1. August. Mis- 



souri. 1823. 



ova'tus (egg-leaved). 2. August. Peru. 1820. 



pilo'sus (shaggy). 1. August. Missouri. 1812. 



visco'sus (clammy). 6. July. Peru. 1793. 



OXYCO'CCUS. Cranberry. (From oxys, 

 acid, and kokkos, a berry. Nat. ord., 

 Cranberries [Vacciniacece]. Linn., 8- 

 Octandria l-Monogynia.) 



Hardy, pink -flowered evergreens. Seeds, 

 but generally by dividing the plants, by layering \ 

 the shoots, by merely placing sandy peat around 

 them, and by cutting off the points of shoots 

 and inserting in sandy peat, under a hand-light, 

 in summer. Marshy, peaty soil, such as a bed 

 surrounded with water. The cranberry, how- 

 ever, has been grown successfully in a bed on a 

 north border, without any water round it, and 

 the produce was good and plentiful. Macro- 

 carpa produces the largest fruit. See American 

 Cranberry. 



0. ere'ctus (upright). May. North America. 

 1806. 



macroca'rpus (large-fruited). . May. North 



America. 1760. 



. variega'tus (variegated- Jeaved). 



3. May. 



palu'stris (marsh), i- May. Britain. 



OXYGO'NIUM. (From oxys, sharp, and 

 gonu, an angle ; referring to the divi- 

 sions of the leaf or frond. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 24- 

 Oryptogamia I-Filices.) 



Stove, brown-spored Ferns, from the East 

 Indies. See Ferns. 

 O. alismenfo'lium (Alisma-leaved). April. 



e'legans (elegant). June. 1842. 



ova'tum (egg-shaped). May. 1842. 

 ~ vittcEfo'rme (band- like). June. 1840. 



OXYLO'BIUM. (From oxys, sharp, 



and lulos, a pod ; the seed-pods ending 

 in a sharp point. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., W-Dccnndria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Fodolobium.) 



Greenhouse yellow-flowered evergreen shrubs 

 from New Hollasd. Seeds sown in a mild hot- 

 bed, in April, after being soaked in warm water ; 

 cuttings of young shoots, not too firm, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in April or May ; sandy peat, 

 a few bits of a fibry loam, a greater quantity of 

 charcoal, broken crocks, c., and abundant 

 drainage. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 0. arbore'scens (tree-like). 6. May. 1805, 



capita' turn (round-headed). 



cordifo'lium (heart-leaved). 3. June. 1807. 



dilata'tum (spread). 1840. 



elli'pticum (o\a.l-leaved). 3. July. 1805. 



ferrugi'neum (rusty). 2. May. 1820. 



Huge'lii (Baron Hugel's). 1845. 



o6oL'a'wm(reversed-egg-shaped). 2. March. 



1840. 



obtusifo'lium (blunt-leaved). 2. Scarlet. 



May. 1824. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered. 1840. 



Pultence'cE (Pulteney's). 2. Dark orange. 



March. 1824. 



retu'sum (jagged-leaved). 2. Orange. May. 



1823. 



spino'sum (spiny). 2. May. 1825. 



OXYPE'TAIATM. (From oxys, sharp, 

 and petalon, a petal; petals sharp- 

 pointed. Nat. ord., Asdepiads [Ascle- 

 piadacese]. Linn., b-Pentandria 2-Di- 

 gynia. Allied to Asclepias.) 



Stove, evergreen climbers, from Brazil. Cut- 

 tings, in sand, under a bell-glass, in bottom 

 heat; sandy loam, and fibry peat. Winter 

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

 0. appendicula'tum (appendaged). 6. Yellow. 

 1823. 



Ba'nksii (Banks's). Cream. June. 1826. 



solanoi'des (Solanum-like). 3. Purplish- 



scarlet. 1847. 



OXYRA'MPHIS. (From oxys, sharp, 

 and ramphos, a beak; shape of the seed- 

 pod. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabacete]. Linn., 17-Diadelphia 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Desmodium.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 young shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass ; and 

 seeds sown in spring ; sandy fibry loam, and a 

 little peat and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 40 

 to 50. 



0. macro'styla (long-styled). 4. Purple, crim- 

 son. October. Saharanpoor. 1837. 



OXY'SPORA. (From oxys, sharp, and 

 spora, a seed, which is here awned at 

 both ends. Nat. ord., Melftstomads 

 [Melastomacea^]. Linn., %-Octandria 

 \.Monoyynia. Allied to Ehexia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, in sandy soil, under a glass, in bottom- 

 heat, in April ; sandy peat, fibry loam, and 



