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OXY 



under a, glass, provided the leaves are not 



shortened. 



xanthfixylon Grn. wht. 8, G. Ev. T. 100 N. Holl. 1S2S 



Oxlip. See Primula clatior. 



Oxtongue. See Picris. 



Oxyacantha. See Rh&s Oxyacdntha, and' 

 Crataegus Oxyacdntha. 



Oxyanthus, Be Candolle. From oxys, acute, 

 and anthos, a flower. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Cinchonacece. Ornamental plants ; for 

 culture and propagation, see the stove species 

 of Gardbnia. Synonymes : 1, Oxy&ntJms spe- 

 cidsios; 2, Gardenia tubiflbra; 3, Gardenia 

 longistyla. See Posoqubria. 

 hirsatus 1 . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Leone .1812 

 specidsus . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 3 8. Leone . 1789 

 tubift&rus 2 . White . 7, S. Ev. 8. 3 8. Leone . 

 versicolor . White . 7. S. Ev. S. 3 Cuba . . 1839 

 villdsus 8 . Cream . 6, S. Ev. 8. 2 8. Leone . 1844 



Oxybaphus, Jussiew. From oxys, acid, and 

 baphe, dyer's colour. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Nyctagin&cece. This is a genus of curious 

 plants, which succeed well in the open border 

 in summer, but they should be taken up in 

 autumn, and laid up in a dry room out of the 

 reach of frost ; they are readily increased by 

 seeds, which ripen in abundance. Synonymes: 



1, Allibnia linearis, Calymbnia angustifblia ; 



2, A . nyctaginea ; 3, A . pilbsa. 



aggregates . Pink . . 7, P. Her. P. 1 N. Spain 1811 

 albidus . . Bilac . . 7, H. A. 1 Carolina 1824 



"Sus 8 '" 6 " 1 Pur P le • 8 » H - Ds - Cr - 1 Lousina. 1812 

 Cervantesii . Purple . 6, P. Ev. Tr. 2 Mexico . 1823 

 chilensis . . Lilac . . 9, H Her. P. 1 Chile . 1832 

 decumbens . Purple . 8,«fcl. De. Cr. 2 Missouri 1818 

 expansus . Purple . 7, P. Ev. Tr. 2 Peru . . 1819 

 glabrifdlius . Purple . 7, P. Her. P. 2 N. Spain 1811 

 hirsutus . . Purple . 8, H. De. Cr. 1 Lousina. 1812 

 nyctagineus 2 Purple . 8, H. De. Cr. 1 Missouri 1823 

 ovatus. . .Purple . 8, H. Ev. Tr. 2 Peru . .1820 

 pilosus 3 . . Purple . 8, H. De. Cr. 1 Missouri 1812 

 visc6Bus . . Purple . 7, F. Her. P. 4 Peru . . 1793 



Oxycedrus. See Juniperus Oxycbdrus and 

 A cacia juniperlna. 



OxYcdccus, Richard. From oxys, sharp, and 

 ko/ckos, a berry ; sharp acid taste of the berries. 

 IAnn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Vaccinaceoe. The 

 Cranberries are a well-known genus of plants. 

 0. pal&stris grows in most turfy bogs in 

 the mountainous parts of Britain, the berries 

 being very much sought after. When the plants 

 are grown for the sake of the fruit, they 

 should be planted on an artificial bog, but 

 when grown only for having specimens, they 

 will do in pots well drained, and filled with 

 peat and sand, with some sphagnum moss 

 about their roots, and placed in pans of water. 

 Synonymes: 1, 0. erythrocarpus ; 2, Vac- 

 cinium macrocarpum; 3, V. Oxycoccus. 

 erectns 1 . . Pink . 5, H. Ev. S. 1 N. Amer. 1806 

 macrocarous 2 Pink . 5, H. Ev. Tr. 5 N. Amer. 1760 



variegatus . Pink . 5, H. Ev. Tr. 3 Gardens, 

 palustris 3 . . Pink . 5, H. Ev. Tr. J Britain, bogs. 



Oxyg5nium, Presl. From oxys, sharp, and 

 gonu, an angle. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiacece. Stove ferns. 

 aliamiBfblium Brown . 4, 8. Her. P. 1 India . . 

 elegans . . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. 1 E. Indies 1842 

 ovatum . . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. H E. Indies 1842 

 vitt»ef6nne . Brown . 6, 8. Her. P. l| E. Indies 1840 



Oxylobium, Botomical Repository. From oxys, 



sharp, and lobos, a pod ; the legumes are fur- 

 nished with a sharp point. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Fabaceaz. Ornamental plants ; for 

 culture and propagation, see Podolbbium, Gas- 

 trolbbium, and Mirbblia. 



arborescens . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. 8. 4 V. D. L. . 1805 

 capitatum . Yollow . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan B. . 1837 

 cordifdlium . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. 8. 3 N. 8. W. . 1807 

 dilatatum . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 Australia . 1S40 

 ellipticum . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 V. D L. . 1805 

 ferrugfneum. Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1S20 

 obovatum 1 . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1S40 

 obtusif&lium. Scarlet . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1824 

 6sbomi . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 Darl. D. . 1851 

 parvifl6rum . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1840 

 Pultenifa» . Drk. or. . 3, G. Ev. 8. 2 N. Hoi . . 1824 

 retusum 2 . Orange . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1823 

 spinbsum . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. 8. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1825 

 Oxypetalum, R. Brovm. From oxys, sharp, 

 and petalon, a petal. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asclepiadacece. Interesting plants, grow- 

 ing in peat and loam, and increased try cut- 

 tings in sand, under a glass, in heat. Syno- 

 nyrne : 1, Schizbstoma longifblia. 

 appendiculatum Kose . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Brastil . 1823 

 Banksii . . Purple. 6, S. Ev. CL 6 Brazil . 1826 

 solanoldes 1 . . Eose . 6, G. Ev. Tw. 6 Brazil . 1846 



Oxyramphis, Wallich. From oxys, sharp- 

 pointed, and ramphos, a beak. Linn. 17, Or. 

 4, Nat. Or. . Fabacece. A very pretty green- 

 house plant, easily grown and propagated. 

 Synonyme : 1, Crotalaria macrbstyla. 

 macr6styla 1 Pur.crim. 10, G. Ev. 8. 4 Saharanpr. 1837 



Oxyria, Sill. From oxys, acid. Linn. 6, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Polygonacece. The Mountain 

 Sorrels grow well in common garden soil, and 

 are increased by dividing at the roots, or by 

 seeds. Synonymes: 1, Rumex digtfnus ; 2, 

 O. renifbrmis. 



renif6rmis 1. . Green . 6, H. Her. P. J Brit., hills, 

 americana 2 Green . 6, H. Her. P. £ N. Amer. 



Oxyspora, De Candolle. From oxys, sharp, 

 and spora, a seed ; seeds awned .at both ends. 

 Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Melastomaceos. Ele- 

 gant shrubs, bearing panicles of red flowers. 

 They grow best in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand ; and young cuttings, planted in the 

 same soil, root freely under a glass, in heat. 

 Synonymes: 1, OrthosUmma paniculata ; 2, 

 Meldsloma rugbsa. 



paniculata 1 . Red . 6, S. Ev. 8. 2 Nepal . . 1826 

 vagans 2 . . Rose . 6, 8. Ev. CI. 5 E. Indies . 1849 



OxYST^LMA, R. Brown. From oxys, sharp, and 

 stelma, a crown ; the foliola of the corona is 

 acute. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepia- 

 daccce. An ornamental plant ; for culture and 

 propagation, see Oxypitalum. 

 esculentum . Yellow 5, S. Ev. Tw. 4 E. Indies . 1816 



Oxytropis, De Candolle. From oxys, sharp, 

 and tropis, a keel ; flowers ending in a niucroue 

 at the apex of the keel. Linn. 17, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. These plants are very 

 handsome when in flower, and are well adapted 

 for ornamenting rock-work, or the front of 

 flower-borders. The seed should be sown 

 where the plants are intended to grow, as they 

 seldom thrive after transplanting. The rarer 

 kinds may be grown in pots well drained, in a 

 mixture of peat, sand, and a little loam, and 



