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OchnAce^), or Ochnads, are small trees or 

 undershrubs, neat in their growth, but with 

 no beauty as regards flowers ; they are princi- 

 pally natives of warm climates. 



Ochradenus, De Candolle. From ochros, yel- 

 low, and aden, a gland ; disk of flower. 

 Linn. 13, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Resedacece. For the 

 culture of this pretty little plant, see Riseda. 

 baceatus . Yellow . 5, F. Ev. S. 1 Egypt . 1837 



OchrAnthe, Lindley, From ochros, yellow, 

 and anthos, a flower ; colour of flowers. Linn. 

 5, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Cunonictceas. For culture 

 and propagation, see Hypericum. 

 arguta . . . Yellow . S, G. Ev. S. 2 China . 1820 



Ochro. See Hibiscus esculintus. 



Ochroleccotts, pale yellow, ochre-coloured. 



OcHRbMA, Swarlss. From ochros, pale ; referring 

 to the flowers, leaves, and wool of the seeds. 

 Linn. 16, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Sterculi&cece. Inte- 

 resting plants, attaining from twelve to twenty 

 feet high ; they grow best in sandy loam, and 

 young plants are raised from cuttings in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat. 



Lag&pus . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1804 

 toment&sa . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. . 1S16 



Ochr<5pteris, J. Smith. From ochros, yellow, 



and pteris, a fern. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Polypodiacem. Stove ferns. Synpnyme : 1, 

 Cheildnthes davallioldes. 



pallens 1 . . Brn. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 1 W. Indies. 



Ochr6sia, Jussieu. From ochros, pale ; alluding 

 to the wood. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocy- 

 nctceoz. A rather pretty shrub ; for culture 

 and propagation, see Oirbera. Synonyme: 1, 

 Cerbera boYbonica. 

 borbdnica 1 . Pa. yel. . 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Bourbon 1823 



Ochrus, Persoon. From ochros, yellow ; on ac- 

 count of the colour of the flowers. Linn. 17, 

 Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabacem. A pretty annual, of 

 easy cultivation in any common garden soil. 

 Synonyme : 1, Pimm Ochrus. 

 pallida 1 . Yellow . 7, H. CI. A. 2 S. Eur. 



Ochth6dium, JDe Candolle. From octhodes, 

 warted ; alluding to the warted surface of the 

 pods. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacem. A 

 plant of little beauty and very simple culture. 

 Synonymes : 1, Bimias cegypiiaca, Bapistrum 

 cegyptlaeum. 

 iegyptlacum 1 . Yellow . 8, H. A. i Egypt . 1787 



OcoTEA, Kunth. Meaning unknown. Linn. 

 11, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Lauraecae. For- culture, 

 see Laurus. 

 psychotrioldes . Green . 5, G. Ev. S. 10 Mexico 1828 



Oc6te pine of Mexico. See Plnus Ocdte. 

 Octandria. The eighth class in the Linnaean 



system of botany, comprising plants with 



eight stamens. 

 Octandrods, having eight stamens. 

 Octogynous, having eight styles. 

 Octomeria, B. Brown. From oMo, eight, and 



maris, a part ; in allusion to the pollen-masses. 



Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaccw. The 



species of this genus are not of a very interest- 



ing character ; for culture and propagation, 

 see Burlirigtdnia. See £ria. 



Baueri . . Wht. yel. 4, S. Epi. J W. Indies . 1816 



cajspitdsa . Yellow . 5, S. Epi. | Trinidad . 1836 



Candida . . White . 5, S. Epi. % Brazil . . 1836 



crassifdlia . White . 5, S. Epi. J Brazil . . 1836 



diaphana . White . 6, S. Epi. i Brazil . . 1836 



gracilis . . Yellow . 6, S. Epi f Bio. Jan. . 1836 



graminifblia. Wht. yel. 5, S. Epi. i W. Ind. . 1793 



. grandifldra . Pa. yel. . 6, S. Epi. } Brazil . 1842 



lancif61ia . . White . 5, S. Epi. J Brazil . . 1836 



serratifdlia . White . 10, S. Epi. £ Rio. Jan. . 1826 



spicata . .Yellow . 6, S. Epi. J Ne[ al . .1823 



teretif61ia . Pa. yel. . 3, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . . 1836 



tridentata . Yellow . 6, S. Epi J Demerara . 



Octjlus ChrIsti. See Inula Oculus Chrlsti. 



Ocymum, Linn. From ozo, a smell ; alluding 

 to the powerful scerrt of the plants. Linn. 

 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiaceos. Some of the 

 species of Ocymum, or Basil, are much es- 

 teemed as herbs, and are of the simplest 

 culture. Synonymes; 1, O. cristatum ; 2, O. 

 caryophyllatum ; 3, 0. thysifldrum ; 4, O. 

 cordifdlium ; 5, O. americanum; 6, O. gran- 

 difldrum ; 7, 0. montanum ; 8, PUclrdnthus 

 monachtyrv/m ; 9, O. fcbrifugum ; 10, Albuca 

 mon,tana. See Bicium, Lumnitzera, and Plec- 

 trdnthus. 



adsclndens 1. White . 8, H. Her. P. 1 . E. Ind. .1822 

 album . . . White . 7, H. A 1 E. Ind. . 1816 



basilicum . White . 8, H. A. 1 E. Ind. . 1548 



gl tum2 } whita • f . H - A. 1J E. Ind. . 1817 



pildsum . White . 7, H. A. 1 E. Ind. . 1816 



^rum^' } WMt6 • 6 - H - A - H E. Ind. . 1806 



B6jeri 4 ■ . White . 7, S. Her. P. 11 Madagas. 1825 

 canum 5 . . White . 7, H. 



filament& 



" White . 9, S.' Ev. S. li Africa .1802 



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gratissimum. White . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Ind. . 1751 

 mentholdes . White . 7, S. A. 1 E. Ind. . 17S3 



"thurn 7 . } Pa - pur - ' 7 ' H ' A. 1 S. Amer. 1816 



minimum .White . 7, H. A. 1 Chile .1573 



montanumlO Whito . 6, H. A. 1 W. Ind. . 1825 



sanctum 8 . Purple . 7, S. A. 1 . 1768 



suave . . . White . 8, B. Ev. 8. 2 Madagas. 1816 



viride 9 . . Wht grn. 9, B. Ev. S. 2 Africa . 1810 



americanum, cordifdlium, grandifldrum, in6d- 

 ormn, pilbsum, villbsum. 



OdXllam. See Oirbera Oddllam. 



Odontarrhena, Meyer. From odous, a tooth, 

 and arrhen, a male ; filaments. Linn. 15, 

 Nat. Or. Brassicaceos. These pretty little plants 

 may he successfully cultivated in a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; and increased by cuttings. 

 MarschaUi- ) ydI 5 H De s ^ Cauoaa 1827 



ana . . J * 



microphylla. Yellow . 6, H. Ev. Tr. I . 1832 



obovata . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. J Altaia . 1830 

 obtusifdlia . Yellow . 6, H. De. S. I Siberia . 1812 

 tortuosa . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. J Hungy. . 1827 



ODONTITES. See Bupleurum Odontites, Bartsia 

 Odontites, and Ccendpteris Odontites. 



Odontogl6ssum, Humboldt and Kunth. From 

 odotos, a tooth, and glossa, a tongue ; alluding 

 to the lahellum. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacecs. These plants are now in most col- 

 lections, and are very handsome ; the sepals and 

 petals are generally blotched with brown and 

 purple. They succeed well with the treatment 

 given to Oncldiums, and the like. Synonymes : 

 1, Zygopitalum africanv/m, OyrtoehUum Bic- 



