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nodules of charcoal. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



O.panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Red. June. 

 Nepaul. 1826. 



OXYSTE'LMA. (From oxys, sharp, 

 and stelma, a crown ; referring to the 

 acute little leaves accompanying the 

 flower-head or crown. Nat. ord., Ascle- 

 piads [Asclepiaclacese]. Linn., 5-Pe-n- 

 tandria 2-Diyynia. Allied to Eustegia.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of half- 

 riperied shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, and 

 in bottom-heat, in May ; sandy peat and fibry 

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

 to 85. 



0. escule'ntum (eatable). 4. Yellow. East 

 Indies. 1816. 



OXY'TKOPIS. (From oxys, sharp, and 

 tropis, a keel ; the keel petal ends in a 

 sharp point. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabacece]. Linn., I7-Diadel- 

 phia k-Decan dria. Allied to Astragalus. ) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials from Siberia, 

 except where otherwise stated. Chiefly by 

 seeds, sown where the plants are intended to 

 remain, as they do not transplant well ; though 

 also by dividing the plants in spring, and by 

 cuttings of young shoots, under a hand-light, 

 in a shady place, in summer ; dry sandy loam. 

 0. umbi'gua (ambiguous). . Purple. June. 

 1817. 



urge'ntea (silvery). Pale. June. 1827. 



argyrophy'llus (silvery - leaved). Purple. 



1831. 



breviro'stris (short-beaked). . Blue. Au- 



gust. 1802. 



cceru'lea (blue). Blue. June. 1827. 



cumpe'stris (field). . Pale yellow. June. 



Scotland. 



ca'ndicans (whitish). Pale. June. 1827. 



cya'nea (azure Caucasian}. . Blue. July. 



Caucasus. 1818. 



dealba'ta (whited). . Purple. July. Cau- 



casus. 1803. 



defle'xci (bent-down). . Purple. June. 



1800. 



dicho'ptera (doubly - winged). . Blue. 



June. 1815. 



Fische'ri (Fischer's). . Blue. July. Altai. 



1817- 



floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). Purple. May. 

 1827. 



fa'tida (fetid). . Pale yellow. July. 



Switzerland. 181Q. 



gla'bra (smooth). . Purple. July. 



Dahuria. 1823. 



grandiflo'ra (large - flowered). . Red. 



June. 1820. 



lepto'ptera (narrow-winged) . . 



Blue. June. 1818. 



Lambe'rti (Lambert's). 1. Purple. August. 



Missouri. 1811. 



leptophy'lla (fine-leaved). . Red. July. 



1818. 



tongicu'spis (long-pointed). Purple. June. 



1827. 



s-beaked). $, Purple* 182D. 

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0. microphy'lla (small-leaved). $. Pale yel- 

 low. July. 181Q. 



monta'na (mountain). $. Purple. Yellow. 



Austria. 1581. 



myriophy'lla (myriad-leaved), . Purple, 



white. July. 1818. 



oxyphy'lla (sharp-leaved). . Purple. July. 



1816. 



Palla'sii (Pallas's). . Pale yellow. July. 



1818. 



pilo'sa (long-haired). . Pale yellow. July. 



1732. 



prostra'ta (prostrate). $. Blue, white, 



July. 1820. 



seto'sa (bristly). Purple. June. 1828. 



songa'rica (Songarian). . Violet. June. 



Altai. 1824. 



sulphu'rea (sulphury). . Cream. July. 



1820. 



sylva'tica (wood). Purple. May. 1820. 



tene'lla (tender). Blue. June. 1828. 



unca'ta (hooked). . White. July. Aleppo. 



1768. 



urale'nsis (Uralian). \. Purple. July. 1800. 



verticilla'ris (whorl- leaved). $. Blue, 



white. July. 181Q. 



visco'sa (clammy). White. July. Switzer- 



land. 1817- 



OXYTJ'RA. A synonyme of a low, 

 yellow-flowering, composite, hardy an- 

 nual from California, first named by 

 Endlicher, Tollatla. Sow in April in 

 common soil. 



OYED^E'A. ( From the Peruvian name. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceee]. 

 Linn., 19-Syngenesia 3-Fntstranea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; same culture 

 as for Bupthalmium. 



0. bupthalmoi'des (Ox-eye-like). Yellow. Sep- 

 tember. Peru. 1848. 



OYSTEE PLANT. Pulmona'ria mari- 

 ti'ma. 



OZOTHA'MNUS. (From ozos, a branch, 

 and thamnos, a shrub. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteracea3]. Linn., IQ-Synge- 

 nesia 1-JE quails. Allied to Helichry- 

 sum.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered evergreens, from 

 Van Diemen's Land. Cuttings of young shoots, 

 in sand, with a little peat in it, under a bell- 

 glass, in spring or summer ; loam and peat. 

 Require the greenhouse in winter. 

 0. cine'reus (grey). 1. July. 1820. 



ferrugi'neus (rusty). 1. July. 1822. 



rosmurinifo'lius (Rosemary-leaved). I.July. 



1822. 



P. 



PACHYPHY'LLUM. (From pachys, thick, 

 and phylhn, a leaf. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynan(lria 1- 

 Monandrla. Allied to Brassia and 

 Maxillaria.) 



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