ENOYCLOPZDIA OF GARDENING. 
rately afterwards. Syringe daily, Feb. to Oct. Temp., March to Sept. 
70° to 75°; Sept. to March 60° to 65°. Propagate by cuttings of firm 
shoots, 2 to 3 in. long, inserted in sandy peat under bell-glass in temp. 
65° to 75° summer, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED.—O. atropurpurea, purple, spring, 4 ft., 8. Africa; 
multiflora, yellow, summer, 6 ft., Trop. Africa. 
Ocimum (Sweet Basil; Bush Basil)—Ord. Labiatw. Half-hardy 
annual aromatic herbs. First introduced 1548. Leaves, egg-shaped, 
aromatic; used for flavouring stews, soups & salads. : 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary light rich. Position, sunny, well-drained 
border. Plant, 6in, apart in rows 9 to 12in, asunder in May. Shade 
from sun first few days after planting. Water freely in dry weather. 
Gather leaves and tops when coming into flower, dry & reduce to 
powder for winter use. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in light 
soil in shallow box in temp. 55° to 65° in March, transplanting seed- 
lings when three leaves are formed an inch apart in similar soil, & 
gradually harden off in cold frame. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: O. Basilicum (Sweet Basil), white, summer, 1 ft., 
Trop. Asia; minimum (Bush Basil), white, summer, 6 in., Trop. Asia. 
Odontoglossum (Almond-scented Orchid; Violet-scented 
Orchid).—Ord. Orchidacew. Greenhouse epiphytal & terrestrial 
orchids. Evergreen. First introduced 1835. Flower spikes produced 
from base of pseudo-bulbs. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous peat, one part of equal pro- 
portions of sphagnum moss and charcoal. Position, teak-wood baskets 
or pans suspended from roof, blocks of wood, well-drained pots; partial 
shade in summer, exposed to full light at other times. Pot, Feb., 
March or April. Fill pots or pans two-thirds of their depth with pot- 
sherds & charcoal. Place layer of moss on drainage, & fill remainder 
of space with compost to lin. above rim. Secure pens on this by 
means of fine copper wire, and top-dress with layer of sphagnum moss, 
and secure firmly with copper wire. Water daily April to Sept., twice 
a week Sept. to Nov. & Feb, to April; keep almost dry during remainder 
of year. Syringe lightly daily in summer. Keep atmosphere uni- 
formly moist in summer by damping stages, floor, etc., several times 
daily. Ventilate freely in summer, moderately other times. Temp., 
May to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to Feb. 45° to 55°; Feb. to May 50° to 
60°. Growing period, March to Nov.; resting period, Dec. to Feb. 
ule ate by division of the pseudo-bulbs at potting time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: O. apertum, white and red, May, 1 ft., Mexico; Oer- 
vantesii, white and brown, spring, 6 in., Mexico; cirrhosum, white and purple, 
spring, 1 to 2 ft., Ecuador; citrosmum, white, rose, and yellow, fragrant, May, 
6 to 8 in., Mexico; crispum (Syn. Alexandre), white, rose, crimson, etc., spring, 
12 to 18 in., Colombia, many beautiful varieties; Edwardii, purple and yellow, 
fragrant, spring, 2 to 3 ft., Ecuador; gloriosum, yellow and. brown, fragrant, 
2ft., Colombia; grande, yellow and red, autumn, 1 ft., Guatemala; Hallii, yellow 
and red, spring, 2 to 3 ft., Peru and Ecuador; harryanum, yellow, white, purple, 
and brown, spring, 1 to 2 ft., Colombia; luteo-purpureum, yellow, white, and red, 
spring, 1 to 2 ft., Colombia; maculatum, yellow, brown, and white, spring, 1 to 
2 ft., Mexico; nobile (Syn. Pescatorei), white, purple, yellow and red, spring, 
1 to 2 ft., Colombia; pulchellum, white and yellow, fragrant, s ring, 1 ft. 
Satine. Rosell; white end Te reer, 6 in., Mexico; triump’ ans, yellow, 
rown and white, spring, 0 -, Colombia; Uroski i i 
rose, spring, 1 to 2 ft., Guatemala, Numerous iwhaae GE Exe, end 
Cnothera (Evening Primrose; Sun-drops; Tree Primrose).— 
Ord, Onagracem. : Hardy annuals, biennials, herbaceous & shrubby 
perennials. First introduced 1629. 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny 
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