OLEA -ORCHIS. 
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chrysan' tha, (dwarf-scabish) stem slen- 
der, minutely pubescent ; leaves lanceo- 
late, rather obtuse, flat, entire ; segments 
of the calyx tw^ice as long as the tube ; 
capsule sessile; flowers small, bright yel- 
low. Mountains. 
inca'na, (y.) stem slender, erect ; leaves 
flat, hoary and tomentose, very entire, eUip- 
•ic ovate, acute; raceme few-flowered, 
laked ; capsules sub-sessile, oblong, quad- 
angular. 6-8 i. 
pu'mila, (y. Ju. 21.) smooth ; stem 
ascending; leaves lanceolate, entire, ob- 
tuse ; capsules obovate, angled, sub-sessile. 
8-12 i. 
lonp fo'lia, (y. Au. <^ .) leaves lance-ovate 
denticulate ; stem simple, very hairy ; pe- 
tals not in contact at the base, 2-lobed. 
Ex. 
glan'ca, (y. ZJ!-) veiy glabrous ; leaves 
broad oval, rcpand-denticulate, smooth, 
glaucous; capsule ovate quadrangular, ped- 
icelled. S. 
linea'rh, (y. Ju. 2X-) pubescent, slender ; 
leaves linear, entire ; capsules long-ped- 
uncled, roundish, 4-angled, villose ; corolla 
large. S. 
ccBspito'sa, (w. r. Ju. 2/.) stemless ; leaves 
lanceolate, gash toothetl ; capsules oblong, 
sessilo ; tube of the calyx long ; petals 2- 
lobed, distant. S. 
pianaliji'da, (w. J. $ .) minutely pubes- 
cent; stem decumbent ; radical leaves near- 
ly entire ; cauline ones pinnatifid ; divisions 
linear, acute ; capsules prismatic, grooved. 
6-24 i. S. 
frase'ri, (Ju. 2/-) nearly glabrous ; stem 
near the base .simple ; leaves ovate, petio- 
late, denticulate ; racemes leafy : capsules 
pedicelled, obovate, quadrangular. S. 
mncrocar"pa, (y. Au. $ .) nearly glab- 
t us ; stem branching ; leaves lanceolate, 
I jtioled, distantly glandular-denticulate, 
\/hite-silky on the margin and nerves ; pe- 
tals obcoidate, pointed; capsules elliptic, 
4-vvinged, very short pedicels. iS^. 
triloba, (y. M. @. 2^.) stemless; leaves 
interruptedly pinnatifid, toothed, glabrous; 
petals 3-lobed at the apex ; capsules 4- 
winged, large. S. 
spe.cio'sa, (w. J. 2X-) finely pubescent ; 
leaves lance oblong, toothed, sub-pinnatifid; 
raceme naked, at first nodding ; capsules 
obovate, angled ; stem suffruticose. S. 
linifo'lia, (y. J. $ .) leaves entire ; radi- 
cal ones lanceolate ; cauline ones linear, 
crowded ; raceme naked, terminal ; cap- 
sule obovate, angled, pubescent; petals 
cbcordate, longer than the stamens; stigma 
41obed. iSf. 
se. ^ida'ta, (y. J.) leaves linear, somewhat 
spino.?e serrate, acute ; flowers axillary ; 
lepals keeled ; stigma 4-lobed ; capsules 
eylindric, erect ; stem sufTruticose. S. 
humifu'sa, (w.) stem prostrate, branch- 
ing, villose ; leaves lance-linear, sub-den- 
tate or entire, silky -villose ; flowers axilla- 
ry; calyx villose; tube longer than the 
germ; ca^.sule prismatic. S. 
suaveo'lens, (y.) stem, calyx, and capsule, 
Bub-pillose , leaves lance ovate, obsoletely- 1 
toothed ; petals large, emarginate ; cap- 
sules elongated, furrowed, nearly uniform 
in thickness. Cultivated. 
7ioctuf^' na, and r;///Vs«,both biennial plants, 
natives of Good Hope. 
accau'lis, {24..) a native of Chili. 
OLEA 2—1. (Jasminea.) [Name from th© 
Celuc word olea, signifying oil.] 
america'na, (American olive, w. M. 
leaves lanceolate-elliptic, entire ; racemes 
compressed ; bracts all persistent, connate, 
small. S. 
enrope'a, leaves lanceolate, entire ; ra- 
cemes axillary, crowded. The drupes 
when green are used for pickles, when 
ripe they afford the oil called olive oil 
Ex. 
ONO'CLEA. 21 — 1. (Felices.) [From omo5, a 
vessel, and kleid, to close.] 
sc7isib"ilis, (sensitive fern, J. 2^.) barren 
frond pinnate; fertile one doubly pinnate; 
stem glabrous. The leafets slowly ap- 
proach each other on pressing the stem in 
the hand. 
obttisilo'ba, barren frond pinnate; fertile 
one doubly- pinnate ; stem scaly. 
ON0P0R"pON. 17—1. (Cinarocephala.) 
(ica7i"thiurn, (cotton thistle, p. Ju. <J .) ca- 
lyx scaly, scales spreading; leaves ovate- 
oblong, sinuate. Naturalized. Ex. 
ONOSMO'DIUM. 5—1. (Boraginea.) 
his"pidum, (y-w. J. 24-.) very hispid: 
leaves lance-oval, acute, papillose, punc- 
tate ; segments of the corolla subulate. 
1-2 f. 
7nol"le, (w. Ju. 2^.) whitish villose ; leaves 
oblong-oval, somewhat 3-nerved ; segments 
of the corolla sub-oval. 
OPHIOGLOS"SUM. 21—1. (Filiccs.) IFrom 
Ophis, serpent, and glossa, tongue.] 
vulgu'Luin, (adder- tongue fern, 2^.) spike 
cauline ; IVond oblong-ovate, obtuse, closely 
reticulate. 
bulbo'sum, {24..) root bulbous ; frond heart- 
ovate, obtuse; spike cauline. 6 i. 
pusWlum, spike cauline ; frond cordate. 
1 i. S. 
OPHIORHI'ZA. 5—1. (GentiancR.) [From 
ofhis, serpent, and riza, root, because the 
root is used as a specific against the bite ol 
the viper in Judea.] 
mitreo'la, { w. Ju. 0.) leaves ovate, ses- 
sile with the margins scarious; stem erect 
12-18 i. S. 
lanceola'ta, (w-p. Au. leaves long, 
lanceolate, finely serrulate, tapering at base. 
18 i. S. 
OPLOTHE'CA. 15—5. (Gerania.) 
Jlurida'na, (w. Ju.) stem erect, pubescent, 
witli tumid joints; leaves sessile, lance-liu 
ear, scabrous above, lanuginous beneath 
3 4 f. 
OR"CHIS. 18—1. (Orchidea.) [A name de 
rived from the. Greek.] 
.•ipectab''ilu, (r. M. 24.) lip obovate, undi 
vided, crenate, retuse ; petals straight 
lateral ones longest ; spar clavate, shorter 
than the germ ; bracts longer than the flow 
ers; stem leafless. 36i 
tndenta'ta, (w Ju. 2^.) iip ovate-lanceo 
