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excfilsa . . White . 5, G. Ev. T. 15* Madeira . 1784 



fr&grans . . Yol. . . 7, G. Ev. S. 6 China . 1771 



Ifecea . . White . 8, S. Ev. T. 20 I. Prance 1819 



Oleaster . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 6 Portugal 1821 



panieulata . White . 7, G. Ev. T. 10 N. Hoi. . 1825 



robrista 2 . . White . 0, S. Ev. T. 12 Sylhet . 1824 



E taa mghi " } WWte • 8 > S - Bv - T ' 15 E - Indies 1S20 



satlva 8 '. . White . 8, H. Ev. T. 12 S. Eur. . 1570 



buxifolia . White . 7, P. Ev. S. 12 S. Eur. . 



ferrugtnea . White . 7, P. Ev. T. 12 S. Eur. . 



latifMia . . White . 7, P. Ev. T. 12 S. Eur. . 



longifblia . White . 7, P. Ev. T. 12 S. Eur. . 



obllqua . . White . 7, P. Ev. T. 12 S. Em'. . 



verrucdsa. .White . 4, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. 1814 



Olea. See Nordnhia, 



OLEACE.E, or Olives. Trees and shrubs resem- 

 bling jasmine-worts, nearly all natives of tem- 

 perate climates. The common olive (pica 

 europcea) and the privet (Lig&strum), the ash 

 (Frdxinus) and the lilac (Syringa) may be cited 

 as examples. 



Oleaginous, having the qualities of oil. 



Oleander. See Nlrium. 



Oleandra, Oav. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiacece. Stove ferns. Synonymes : 1, 

 Ophibpteris verticillata ; 2, Aspldium Wdlli- 

 cJiii, Neurbnia asplenioides. 



articulata . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. 1J India . 1837 

 Cumhlgii . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. 1 I. Luzon 

 neriiformis 1 Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Indies 

 nodosa . . Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. 1J E. Indies 1840 

 Wallichii 2 . Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. 14 Nepaiil . 



Olearia, De Candolle. From olea, olive. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteraeece. Plants 

 of easy culture, growing in a mixture of peat 

 and loam, and propagated by division of the 

 roots. Synonyme : 1, Eurijbia Gunniana. 

 deutata . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 8 N. S. W. 1793 

 Gunniana 1 . Wht. yel. 6, G. Ev. S. 4 V. D. L. . 1820 

 pannosa . . Wht. yel. 6, G. Ev. S. 4 S. Austral 1850 

 phlogopappa Violet . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 V. D. L. . 1827 

 stelluftta . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 V. D. L. . 1S23 



Oleaster. See Elmdgnus. 



Oleraceous, esculent, eatable. 



OlfiSrsia. Radde. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Polypodiacece. Stove ferns. Synonymes: 1, 



Polybolrya corcovadinse. 



cervlna 1 - . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. f W. Indies 1840 



corcovadensis Brown , 5, S. Her. P. | Brazil . 1837 



Olibanom-tree. See BoswUlia. 



OligocArpus. See Osteospirmum. 



OLfNiA, De Ccmdolle. Linn. Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Mclastomacece. Greenhouse shrubs, with obo- 

 vate obtuse leaves, and small axillary clusters 

 of whitish or greenish flowers. The fruit is 

 dull reddish green, not unlike that of the 

 Hawthorn when in an unripe state. The 

 species are of little interest in cultivation, 

 acuminata . Pa. grn. . 5, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. 1841 

 capensis . . Greenish . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 

 cymosa . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. 1812 



Olive. See dim. 



Olive-bark-tree. See Bucida. 



Oliv^ria, Ventenat. In honour of M. G. L. 

 Olivier, a celebrated French naturalist.. Linn. 

 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiheece. A plant of little 

 interest ; the seed "should be sown on a gentle 

 hotbed, and afterwards transplanted, 

 decumbens . Purple . 6, H. Tr. A. 1 Bagdad . 1816 



Olive-wood. See Elceodindron. 



Oljjsairum. See Sm$rnium. 



Olynthia, Lindley. From olynthos, signifying 

 an unripe fig. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myr- 

 taeece. An ornamental species ; for culture 

 and propagation, see Mtfrtus. Synonyme: 1, 

 Mfirtus distieha. 

 distieha 1 . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 2 Jamaica . 1793 



OlVra, Linn. The name of a kind of grain 

 mentioned by the Greek authors. Linn. 21, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Graminaeece. Worthless plants, 

 of easy cultivation. Synonyme : 1, O. panieu- 

 lata — latifolia 1, paucifl6ra. 



OmalXnthes, Adrien Jiissicu. From homalos, 

 smooth, and anthos, a flower. Linn. 21, Or. 

 10, Nat. Or. Euphorbiacece. A pretty stove 

 shrub, cultivated in peat and loam, and pro- 

 pagated from ripened cuttings in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat, 

 populifdlia . White .. 8, S. Ev. S. 6 N. Hoi. . 1825 



Omaloth£:ca. See GnapJialium. 



Omime-plant. See Plectrdnthus ternatus. 



Ommat6dium, Lindley. Meaning unknown. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. A 

 pretty little orchid, with the habit of Ophrys, 

 and which requires just the same treatment. 

 Synonymes: 1, Ophrys volucris, Pterygodium 

 alratum. 

 volucris . . Yellow . 6, P. Ter. J C. G. H. . 1797 



OmphAlea, Linn. From ompJialos, navel ; um- 

 bilieated anthers. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. 

 EuphorbiaeecE. Interesting trees, from twelve 

 to twenty feet high, cultivated in a mixture of 

 peat and loam, and propagated from cuttings 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 diandra . . Apetal . 6, S. Ev. T. 12 W. Ind . 1820 

 diversif&lia. Apetal . 6, S. Ev. T. 12 Cuba . . 1823 

 triandra . . Apetal . 6, S. Ev. T. 12 Jamaica . 176a 



Omphal6bidm, Gcertner. JTrom omphalos, a 

 navel, and lobos, a pod. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Pabacece. A genus of very pretty 

 plants ; for culture and propagation, see Schblia. 

 Synonymes: 1, Cdnnarus africanus; 2, C. 

 asiaticus, Rhus Rcedcelijavel ; 3, Schdtia lati- 

 fblia. 



africanum 1 . Pa. red . 6, S. Ev. S. C Guinea . 1822 

 indicum 2 . .Pa. red . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Ceylon . 1880 

 Schbtia 3 . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1810 



Omphal6des, Tournefort. From omphalos, the 

 navel, and eidos, like ; the fruit resembles the 

 navel : whence the genus has been called 

 Venus's Navel- wort. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Boraginacece. These plants are very ele- 

 gant border-flowers, and of the easiest culture. 

 The perennial kinds grow well under the 

 shade of trees and shrubs, and are increased 

 by division. The seed of the annual species 

 should be sown in the open border in spring. 

 Synonymes: 1, Cynoglossum brassicasfhlium, ; 

 2, O. linifblium; 3, O. Mtidum; 4, O. scorpi- 

 oldes; 5,AnehAsa sempervirens; 6,C.omphalbdes. 

 amplexicaulisl White 7, H. Her. P. 1 Spain . 1828 

 intermedia . . Blue . 4, H. B. 1 Arabia . 1836 



linifdlia 2 . . White 7, H. A. 1 Portugal 1748 



littorilis . . White 7, H. A. 1 France . 1826 



myosotdldes . Brush 9, P. Her. P. 1$ Russia . 1838 

 nitidum 3 . . White 5, H. Her. P. 2 Portugal 1812 

 scorpioldes 4 . Blue . 7, H. Tr. A. 1 Bohemia 1825 



