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OAK OCT
o O . A K , see QuSrcñs,
OAT-GRASS, see Avënâ.
OB is used in the composition of Latin t-echnicals to
indicate that the thing is inverti»d, as obovate is
inversely ovate.
OBBATUS, bottle-shaped.
ORCONICAL, inversely conical.
OBCORDATELY T\VO-I>OBED, inversely-cordate, with the
indentation very deep, so as to appear of two lobes.
UBESIA, Harvorth. From obesus, fat; alluding to the
flowers. Linn, 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. AsdemadaceiS.
I h i s IS an interesting genus of little plants; sandy
loam suits them, and young cuttings root in sand,
under a glass Synonymes:"" "1.
Siapelia geminata.
2. S. serrulata.
decora . . . . Yel. str
geminatil, 1 . . Purple
3, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795
serruIátS, 2 . . Purple
3, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795
7, G. Ev. S. C. G, H. . 1805
OBLIQUELY-REPAND ; a leaf having a ma r g i n undulated,
and unequally and obliquely dilated, is said to be
obliquely-repand.
OBUQUELT-TRUNCATE, cut off in an oblique manner.
OBLONG, when joined by a hyphen to another word,
signifies a form between the two words, as oblongelliptical,
oblong-linear, and so on.
OBLONG-TRIQUETROUS, oblong and three-sided.
OBOVATB,! inversely egg-shaped, with the broadest
UBOVOID, J end uppermost.
OBOVATE, when joined by a hyphen to another word,
signifies a shape between the two words, thus,
obovate-spatulate, a shape between obovate and
spatulate.
("between obovate and
OBOVATE-CUNEATED, ) wedge-shaped, with
OBOVATELY-VVEDGE-SHAPED,^ the broadest end up-
^ , „ L permost.
OBSOLETE, hardly evident.
OBSOLETBLY-TOOTHED, scarcely toothed.
OBTUSE-ANGLED, having blunt angles.
OBVOLUTE, having one par t rolled on another.
OCCIDENTAL, coming from the west.
OcHNA, Schreber. From ockne, the Greek name of the
wild pear-tree; there is some resemblance in the
toha^e. Linn, 13, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Ochnacece. The
species of this genus are said to be ver y ornamental;
t h e y grow from six to eight, and 0. arbórea to
twenty, ieet hig.h. Sandy loam and peat mixed
suit them, and cuttings root in sand, under a glass,
in heat. Synonyme: 1. O. squarrosa.
arbOréá . . . . YelloTr . S. Ev. T. C. G. H. . 1832
atropurpürSá . . Purple . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816
lucidñ . . . .Yellow . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1819
mauritiánci. . . Yello%y . S. Ev. S. Mauritius . 1822
mnkiflórá . . . YelW . S. Ev. S. S. Leone . 1820
obtiisata, 1 . . . Yellow , S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1790
alluding to the warted surface of the pods. Linn.
15, Nat. Or. Cruciferce. A plant of little beauty
and very simple culture. Synonymes: 1. Bunias
(Bgyytiacaj Rapistrum cegyptiacum.'
eegyptiaeum, 1 . Yellow . 8, H. A. Egypt . . 1787
OcTANDROtis, having eight stamens.
OCTOGYNOUS, having eight styles.
OcroMKRiA, R. Brown. From oktoy eight, and meris,
a par t ; in aliusion to the pollen-masses. Linn. 20,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceas. The species of this
genus are not of a very interesting character; for
c u l t u r e and propagation, see Burlingtonia.
grSctlis . . . . Yellow . S. Epi. Rio Jan. . .
graminifOlia . . Wht. yel. 5, S. Epi. W. Ind. . . 1793
serratifOira . . , White . 10, S. Epi. Rio Jan. . .
tndentata . . . Yellow , S. Epi. Demerara .
OcYMUM, Linn. From ozo, a smell; alluding to the
powerful scent of the plants. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Labiatx. Some of the species of Ocymum» or
Basils are much esteemed as herbs, and are of the
simplest culture. Synonymes: 1. O. cristatum. 2.
O. caryophyllatum. 3. 6. thyrsijlorum. 4. 0. cordifolium.
5. O. americanuni. 6. O. grandiflorum.
7. O. montanum. 8. Plectranthus monackorum. 9.
O. febrifugum.
. 8, H. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1822
H. A. E. Ind. . . 1816
. 8, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1548
. 7, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1817
. 7, H. A.
. 6, H. A. E. Ind, . . 1806
S. Her . P. Madagas. . 1825
. 7, H. A. China . . 1822
. 9, S. Ev. S. Africa . . 1802
. 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1751
S. A.
. 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1816
. 7, H. A. Chile . . 1573
S. A. . 1768
. 8, S. Ev. S. Madagas. . 1816
1. 9, S. Ev. S. Africa . . 1816
OCHROLEUCOUS, pal e yellow, ochre-coloured.
OCHROBIA, Srvartz. From ochrosy pale; referring to
t h e flowers, leaves, and wool of the seeds. Linn,
16, Or. 2, N a t . Or. SterculiacecB. Interesting plants,
attaining from twelve to twenty feet high; they
grow best in sandy loam, and young plants are
raised from cut t ings in sand, under a glass, in heat.
Lagopus . . .W).ite. . S. Ev. T. Jamaica .1804
tomentosa . . . White. . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1816
OcHRosiA, Jussieu. From ockroSy pale; alluding to
t h e wood. Linn, o. Or. ], Nat. Or. Apocynacece,
A rather pretty shrub; for culture and propagation,
see Cerbera. Synonyme: 1. Cerbera borbonica.
borbonIc3, 1 . . s. Ev. S. Bourbon . 1823
OcHRUs, Persoon. From ochroSy yellow; on account
ot the colour of the flowers. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat.
Or. Leguminosce. A pretty annual, of easy cultivation
in any common garden soil. Synonyme • 1.
Pisum Ochrus.
p&llida, 1 . . . Yellow . 7, H. CI. A. S. Eur. .
OCTHODIOM, Decandolle. From octhodes, warted;
ad.scendens, 1 . . White
album . . . . White
basllleum . . . White
glahratum, 2 . White
pilosum . . . White
thyrsiflor-tim, 3 Wliite
Bojerl, 4 . . . White
caniim, 5 . . . White
filamentosum, 6 . White
gratissimum . . White
menthoides . . White
micranthum, 7 . Pa. pur.
minimum . . . Wliite
sanctum, 8 . . Purple
suave . . . . White
viridg, 9 . . . Wilt gi
americdnUmy canum, cordifUiUmy grandiJlOrHmy gra-
Ussimumy menthoides, micranthumy pil^sUm, sanctum,
sudvS, vlride.
ODONTARRHENA, Meyer. From odoiis, a tooth, and
arrhen, a male; filaments. Linn. 15, Nat. Or.
Cruciferce. This pretty little trailer may be successfully
cul t ivated in a mixture of loam and peat:
cuttings.
micropliylla . H. Ev. Tr. . 1832
ODONTOGLOSSUM, Humboldt and Kunth. From odous, a
tooth, and glossa, a tongue; alluding to the labellum.
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Orchidaccce. This
plant is new to our collections. The flowers are
described as very handsome, the sepals and petals
being yellowish -green, richly blotched wi t h brown.
I t will probably succeed well with the treatment
given to Oncidiums, and the like,
cov-datum . . . Grn. brn. . S. Epi. Mexico . . 1837
(ECEOCLADES, Lindley. From oikeo, to inhabit, and
klados, a branch. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat . Or. OrchidacecE,
These are fine plants, well deserving a
place in every collection ; for culture and propagation,
see Vanda. Synonymes: 1. Angrcscum falcatum.
2. A. maculatum.
falcatfi. 1 . . . White . 4, S. Epi. China . . 1815
maculatcl, 2 . . Ro. wht. . 10, S. Epi. Africa . .1819
(EDERA, Crantz, In honour of George (Eder, a Danish
professor of botany at Copenhagen. Linn. 19, Or.
5, Nat . Or. Compositce. A prettyshrub, succeeding
m sandy loam, mixed with a little peat, and propagated
m sand, or sandy soil, under a glass,
proiifera . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1789
CENANTHK, Lamarck. From oinos, wine, and anthos.
a flower; odour. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbelli-
T^ese plants are mostly uninteresting, and
of simple culture in any common soil. The juice
of the leaves and stem of CE. crocata is a violent
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OENO CENO
poison for man and animals. Synonymes: 1. OE.
symnorhiza. 2. (E. approoeim.ata. Z. (E. involucrata,
4. (E. ausiralis. 5. ÍE. virgata. 6. (E. glavca—apiifôïià,
crocata, jisiulôsâ, g/obulôsà, inëbrîâns, xnterrûptày
Lacheruilîï I, L. approximâtâ 2, L. involúcrate
3, nodiflOrà, peucedanifôlîâ, phellândriûm, pimpineU
'^îdës,P. chcurophylloïdës 4, P. pimpinelloefoliâ 5,
rollfërâ, silarfQlid 6, tenuifôlîâ
loïdës, P
OE.Ni 0CARPUS, Martins. Fr om oinos, wi n e , and karpos,
f r u i t ; wine obtained from the fruit. Limi. Or.
6, Nat. Or. Palmacece. A fine palm, attaining
t w e n t y feet high, thriving in any rich mould m a
strong humid heat, and is increased from suckers.
Bataua Palm. S. Amer. . .1820
CENOTHERA, Linn. From oinos, wine, and ¿Aera, a
catching; the roots of (E- biennis were lormerly
taken after meals as incentives to wine-dnnking.
Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Onagracex, The Evening
Primrose is a genus of truly beautiful plants, well
suited for ornamenting flower-borders; they will
grow in any common garden soil. The perennial
species are increased by dividing the plants at the
roots, by seeds, and some by cuttings. The seeds
of the annual and biennial kinds merel y require to
be sown in the open border. Synonymes: 1. CE.
spectabilis. 2. (E. ambtgua, 3. (E. suaveolens. 4.
(E, concinna. 5. (E. hzrta. 6. (E. alata. 1. (E.
striata. 8. (E. undiLlata. 9. (E. pinnatijida. 10.
CE. minima, 11. CE. rhizocarpa,
7, F. Her. P. Chile
6, H. B. Peru
6, H. B. N. Amer.
7, H. A. N. Amer.
OFF OLY
acauli s . •
fdbïcâns . .
nlbicaùlïs. .
amoenâ . .
anisôlôbà . .
biennis . .
bîfrôns . .
caespitôsà . .
cheiranthifôim
clavàtà . .
corymbôsâ, 1.
criiciâtâ . .
decûmbëns .
densiflora . .
dentata . .
Drummôndïï .
elâta . . .
erôsâ . • •
Frasërï . .
variegata .
fruticósa . .
ambigu a, 2
gauroïdës . .
glaûcâ. . .
variegata .
globulârïs. «
gracilis . .
grandiflora, 3
numifùsa, 4
hybrïdà . .
incâna . .
Lindlëyïi . .
linearis . «
longiflôrà . .
macrocârpà .
mëdiâ . . .
micrántha, 5
White .
Whitish
White .
Purple
White .
Yellow
Purple
White .
Yellow
White .
, Yellow
, Yellow
Purple
. Purple
, Yellow
, Yellow
. Pa. yel.
6, H. Her. P. Chiloe
7, H.
8, H.
B. N. Amer.
B. Texas
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, G. Ev. S. Cliile .
7, H. A. Mexico .
9, H. B. Mexico .
7, H. B. N. Amer.
8, H. A. California
8, H. A. California
7, H. A. Peru .
8, F. Her. P. Texas
7. H. B. Mexico
Citron col. 7i H
Yellow
Yellow
B. C. G. H.
Yellow
, Yellow
. Yellow
Yellow
, Yellow
, Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Purple
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Pvirple
. Yellow
. Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. Gardens
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. B.
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. Gardens
7, H B.
H. Her. P
7, H
7, H
B. N. Amer.
A. Florida
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. B. N. Amer.
8, H. A. N. Amer.
6, H. A. N, Amer.
8, H. B. B. Ayres
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer
7, H.
B. N. Amer.
6, H
micraiiiua, u . » J. r» « v^» — A—. C- alifornia
miasourênsïs, 6 . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer
mollis sïmà
mu ri cata . .
nervosa . .
noctürna, 7 •
Nuttallii . .
odorata, 8
pàllida . .
parvifiorâ. .
pubëseëns .
pûmïia . •
purpûrëa . .
Pûrshiï, 9 .
pusilla . .
quadri vûlnérà
Romanzôviï .
rôsëâ . * •
rôaë'-albà .
salicifOlïa . .
SeUOwïi . .
serrulata . .
serótina . .
Simsiâua . .
sinuata
minima, 10
speciosa . •
majòr . .
striata
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
White .
Yellow
Wht red
Yellow
. White .
, Yellow
, Purple
, Wliite .
, Yellow
. Pink .
. Purple
. Pink .
. Red wht.
. Yellow
! Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. White .
. White .
. Yellow
B. B. Ayres
B. N. Amer.
7, H
7, H
7, H. Her. P.
7, H. B. C. G. H.
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer
6, H. B. S. Amer.
6, lî. Her. P. America
6, H
7, H
B. N. Amer.
B. S. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer
6, H
7, H
A. N. Amer.
A. N. Amer.
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7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
H. A. N. Amer.
7, H. A. N. Amer.
6, F. Her. P. Peru .
5, H. A. Nepal .
7, H. B.
H. Her. P. M. Video
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. B. Mexico .
7; H. A. N. Amer.
7, H. A. N. Amer.
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. B.
strìcta . . . . Yellow . 6, H.
taraxHcifólia . White . . 6, H. Her.
Peru
tenella . . . Purple . 6, Hv
Chile .
tenuifQlia . . . Purple . 8, H.
Clíile .
tetragona . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her.
N. Amer.
tetraptérà . . White. . 7» H.
A. Mexico .
trilòba, 11 . . Yellow . 6, H.
A. N. Amer.
villósa . . . . Yellow . 7» H.
B. C. G. H.
viminèa . . . Purple . 7, H.
A. California
virgata . . . Pur. w h t . 7, H. A. Peru
OFFICINAL, any thing sold in shops.
OGECHEE-LIME, see Nyssd candicans.
OiDiuM, Link. From oon, an egg, and eidos, resemblance.
1822
1825
1822
1828
1820
1796
1822
1791
1826
1823
1821
1823
IHll
1825
1828
1629
1835
1811
1823
1827
1816
1824
1827
1830
1818
1833
1826
1828
1811
1737
1813
1810
1812
1824
1833
1778
1824
1813
1820
1826
1822
1776
1811
1823
1823
1818
1732
1789
1827
1790
, 1811
, 1790
, 1826
, 1757
, 1825
. 1757
, 1794
, 1811
. 1817
. 1826
. 1817
. 1783
. 1827
. 1824
. 1831
. 1824
. 1820
. 1816
. 1770
. 1825
. 1821
1822
Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. The
species of this genus grow on decayed wood, and
t h e leaves of various ^Vdnts—Erysiphotdes, jructìgènum,
f-DlvUm, leucocbnium.
OIL-NUT, see Hamiltónìà.
OiL-SEED, see Verbesind satìvà.
OILY GKAIN, see Sésàmiim.
OILY PALM, s e e Eldis.
OLAX. Named by Linnseus from olax, a fur row ; but
how applied to this genus we are not informed.
Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Oleacece. Ornamental
climbers of simple culture in loam and peat ; and
young plants may be raised from cut t ings in sand,
under a glass, in heat,
imbricata . . . White . 12, S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. . .1820
scàndens . . . White 12, S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. . . 1820
OLDENLANDIA, Linn. In memory of H. B. Oldenland,
a Dane, who collected plants at the Cape of Good
Hope in 1695. Linn. 4, Or . 5, Nat . Or. Cinchonacece.
An interesting under-shrub, growing in loam and
peat, and increased by cuttings in sand, under a
glass, in heat.
Deppiana . . . White. . 6, S. Ev. S. Mexico . .1835
OLD-MAN's-BBARD, see GeropOgOn.
OLEA, Linn. From elaia, olive. Linn. 2, Or . 1, Nat.
Or. Oleacece. The Olive is a very important genus
of plants, on account of the oil, &c., which is obtained,
chiefly from some of the varieties of O.
europcea. They are also much admired for the
f r a g r a n c e of their flowers, which render them
worthy of a place in every collection. They grow
well in loam and peat ; ripened cuttings root read
i ly in sand, under a glass. They may also be
increased by graft ing on the common privet. Synonymes
: 1. O. undulata. 2. Phillyrea robusta. 3.
O. europcea,
americana . . . White . . 6, G. Ev. S.
arborea . . . . White. . 8, G. E v. T.
capensis . . . White . . 7, G. Ev. S.
imdulata, 1 . White . . 7, G. Ev. T.
dioica . . . . White. . 3, S. Ev. T.
excelsS . . . . White . . 5, G. Ev. T.
fragrans . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. T.
lancéà . . . . White . . 8, S. Ev. T.
Oleaster . . . White . , 7, 0. Ev. S.
paniculate . . . White . . 7, G. Ev. T.
robusta, 3 . . . White . .6,8. Ev. T.
Eoxburghiana . . Whi te. . 8, S. Ev. T.
sativa, 3 . . . White. . 8, H. Ev. T.
buxifCira . . White. . 7, F. Ev. T.
N. Amer. . 1758
. 1825
C. G. H. . 1730
C. G. H. . 1730
E.Ind. . . 1818
Madeira . 1784
China . . 1771
I. France- . 1819
Portugal . 1821
N. Holl. . 1825
Svlhet . . 1824
E. Ind. . . 1820
S. Eur. . . 1570
S. Eur. .
C. G. H.
S.Eur. .
S. Eur. .
S.Eur. .
C. G. H. 1814
ferruginea . . White . . 7, F. Ev. T.
latifOlia . . . White. . 7, F. Ev. T.
longiffilia . . White . . 7, F. Er. T.
obllqùa . . White . . 7, F. Ev. T.
verrucòsa . . . Whi te. . 4, G. Ev. S.
OLKA, see Nordnhza,
OLEAGINOUS, having the qualities of oil.
OLEASTER, see Elcedgnus.
OLERACEOUS, esculent, eatable.
OLIBANUM-TREE, see BosrvSlM.
OLIVE, see OlSd.
OLIVE-BARK-TREE, see BUcìdà.
O L I V È R Ì A , Ventenat, In honour of M. G. L. Olivier,
a celebrated French naturalist. Linn. 5, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. Umbelliferce, A plant of little interest;
t h e seed should be sown on a gentle, hotbed, and
a f t e r w a r d s transplanted,
decùmbèns . . . Purple . 6, H. Tr. A. Bagdad . . 1816
OLIVE-WOOD, see ElceodSndrOn,
OLYNTIUA, Lindley, From olynthos, signifying an
unripe fig. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrtacecs.
A n ornamental species; for culture and pro.
tion, see ikT^riws. Synonyme: Myrtus distici
disticha, 1 . . . White . . 5, S, Ev. T. Jamaica . 1793
OLYRA, Linn. The name of akind of grain mentioned