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YÌllÙh.US 3
1812
1789
1839
1844
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under a glass, provided the leaves are not
shortened.
xantlióxylon Gni. wht . 8, G. Ev. T. 100 N. Holl. 1828
O x L i P . See Primula elàtior.
OXTONGUE. See Picris.
OxrACANTHA. See llhüs Oxijacdntha, and
Cratàqiis Oxyacdntha.
OxYANTiius, 1)6 CandoUe. From oxys, acute,
a n d anthos, a flower. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Cinchonàccce. Ornamental iiiaiiU ; for
culture and propagation, see the stove species
of Gardènia. Synonymes: 1, Oxyàntìms spedò
sits ; 2, Gardènia iuhiflòra ; 3, Gardènia
See Posoqiièria.
White . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Leone
White . 7, S. Ev. S. 3 S. Leone
White . 7, S. Ev. S. 3 S. Leone
White . 7. S. Ev. S. 3 Cuba .
Cream . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Leone
OxYBÀPHUS, Jussieio. From oxys, acid,
hapliCj dyer's colour. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Nyctaginàeeoi. This is a genus of curious
plants, which succeed well in the open border
in summer, hut they should he 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, Allionia linearis^ Calymenia angiistifolia;
2, A. nyctagmea; 3, A. pilosa.
aggregàtus . P ink . . 7, F. Her. P. 1 N. Spain 1811
älbidus . . Lilac . . 7, H. A. 1 Carolina 1824
a^g^^stifò- I ^ De. Cr. 1 I.ousina. 1812
Cervantbsii . Purpl e . 6, F. Ev. Tr. 2 INtexico . 1823
chilensis . . Lilac . . 9, H. Her. P. 1 Chile . 1832
decùmbens . Purpl e . 8, H. De. Cr. 2 Missouri 1818
expitnsus . Purpl e . 7, F. Ev. Tr. 2 P e r u . . 1819
dabrifòlius . Purpl e . 7, F. Her. P. 2 N. Spain 1811
Purple . 8, H. De. Cr. 1 Lousina. 1812
2 Purpl e
. 8, H. De. Cr. 1 Missouri 1823
. Purple . 8, H. Ev. Tr. 2 Per u . . 1820
. Purple . 8, II. De. Cr. 1 Missouri 1812
. Purpl e . 7, F. Her. P. 4 Per u . . 1793
lirstitus
nyctagineus ovàtus.
pilòsus 3
viscòsus
OxYCÈDRUS. See Juniperiis Oxycèdrus and
Acacia jiiniperina.
OxYCÓCCUS, Richard. From oxys, sharp, and
kokkos, a berry; sharp acid taste of the berries.
Linii. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Vaccinàcece. The
Cranberries are a well-known genus of plants.
0. palustris 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 tlie 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. erythrocàrpus ; 2, Vaccinium
macrocarpum; 3, F. Oxycóccics.
eréctus 1 . . P ink . 5, H. Ev. S. 1 N. Amer. 1806
macrocarnus 2 P i n k . 5, H. Ev. Tr. | K Amer. 1760
variegàtus . P i n k . 5, H. Kv. Tr. f Gardens,
p a l u s t r i s 3 . . P ink . 5, H. Ev. Tr. i Britain, bogs.
OxYGÒNiUM, Presi. From oxys, sharp, and
gomo, an angle. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Pohjpodiàcece. Stove ferns,
alismfefòlium Brown . 4, S. Her. P. 1 India. .
élegans . . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. 1 E. Indies 1842
ovatum . . Brown . 5, S; Her. P. E. Indies 1842
vittaifòrme . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. E. Indies 1840
OxYLÒBTUM, Botanical Repository. From oxySy
sharp, and lohos, a pod ; the legumes are furnished
with a sharp point. Linn. 10, Or. 1,
ISTat. Or. Fahàcece. Ornamental plants ; for
culture and propagation, see Podolòhium, Gastrolòhixtmy
and Mirhelia.
arboréscens . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 V. D. L. . 1805
c a p i t a t um . Yellow
cordifdliuin . Yellow
dilat?it\im . Yellow
ellipticum . Yellow
ferrugineum. Yellow
obovatum 1 . Yellow
obtusifblium. Scarlet
Osborni . . Yellow
parvifl6rum . Yellow
Pultenifese . "Drk. or.
r e t i i s um 2 . Orange
spin5sum . Yellow
6, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. . 1837
6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. W. . 1807
7, G. Ev. S. 2 Aust ral i a . 1840
7, G. Ev. S. 3 V. D. L. . 1805
5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1820
3. G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1840
5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1824
6, G. Ev. S. 2 Darl. D. . 1851
6, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1840
3, G. Ev. S. 2 iSr. Hoi . . 1824
5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1823
5, G. Ev. S. 2 ISr. Hoi. . . 1S25
OxYPÉTALUM, R. Brovm. From oxys, shar[),
a n d petalon, a petal. Linn. 5, Or. 2, ISTat.
Or. Ascle'piadàcece. Interesting plants, growing
in peat and loam, and increased by cuttings
in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyrae
: 1, Schizóstoma longifòlia.
appendiculàtum Rose . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Brazil . 1823
Bánksii . . . Purple. 6, 8. Ev. CI. 6 Brazil . 1826
solanoides 1 . . Rose . 6, G. Ev. Tw. 6 Brazil . 1846
OxYRAMPHis, Wallich. From oxys, sharpp
o i n t e d , and ramplios^ a b e ak. Limi. 17, Or.
E'at. Or. Fahàcece. A very pretty greenhouse
plant, easily grown and propagated.
Synonyme : 1, Crotalària macróstyla.
niacróstyla 1 Pur .cr im. 10, G. Ev. S. 4 Sabaranpr. 1837
OxYRTA, Hill. From oxys^ acid. Linn. 6, Or.
2, ISTat. Or. Polygonacem, The Mountain
Sorrels grow well in common garden soil, and
are increased by dividing at the roots, or byseeds.
Synonyines : 1, Rùmex digynus ; 2,
0. reniformis.
renifòrmis 1. . Green . 6, H. Her. P. I Brit., hills,
amerlcàna 2 Green . 6, H. Her. P. J N. Anier.
OxYSPORA, Be Candolle. From oxys, sharp,
and spora, a seed ; seeds awned at both ends.
Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Melastomàcece. Elegant
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, Orthostémma paniculàta ; 2,
Melástoma rugosa.
paniculàta 1 . Red . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Nepal . . 1826
vàgans 2 . . Rose . 6, S. Ev. CI. 5 E. Indies , 1849
OXYSTÌLMA, R. Brown. From oxys, sharp, and
stelma^ a crown ; the foliola of the corona is
a c u t e . Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. AsclepiadàcecB.
An ornamental plant ; for culture and
p r o p a g a t i o n , see Oxypétalum.
esculéntum . Yellow 5, S. Ev. Tw. 4 E. Indies . 1816
OxYTROPis, Be Candolle. From oxys^ sharp,
and tropis, a keel ; flowers ending in a mucrone
at the apex of the keel. Linn. 17, Or. 4,
Nat. Or. Fahàcem. 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 peatj sand, and a little loam, and
OXY 413
treated as otlier alpine plants. Synonymss: 1,
Astrdgcdiis campésiris ; 2, Ealleri; Ò, U
Gmelini; 4, Astrdgalus monlànus ; 5, /IdahHricus;
6, 0. sòrdida; 7, A. uraUnsis ;
8, 0. altaica. .
amMgua. . P u r g e . 6, H. Her. P S^na 1S17
argyroph^l- ) p^^^-ple . 6, H. Her. P. I • 1S31
: : j: | g». j J « ™
clovénsis 1. Yellow
càndicans . Pale
cyànea
dealbàta .
defléxa .
dichóptera
filiform is .
Fiscbèri .
fioribùnda
fcbtida 2 .
g l a b r a . .
grandiflòra , - -.
leptóptera . Blue .
Lambérti . Purple
leptophylla . lied .
longicùspis . Purple
longiróstraS. Purple • - ^, ^
' 6 H. Her. P. h Siberia . 1827
' 7 H lier. P. ^ Caucasus 1818
' 7 H. Her P. \ Caucasus 18o3
: e! H. Her. P. ^ Siberia . 1800
6 H. Her. P. \ Siberia . 1815
7 H lier. P. Dahuria. 1824
: i H. Her. P. è Altai . . 1817
5 H Her. P. h Siberia . 1827
' 7' I-I Her, P. h Switzerl. 1819
• 7 H Her. P. i Dahuria. 1823
. e! H. Her. P.
. 6, H. Her. P.
. Blue .
. Purple
. Piu'ple
. Blue .
. Blue .
. Blue .
. Purple
. Pa. yel.
. Purple
Red
IL lier. P.
7, H. Her. P.
: K X : : | i f | , a s .
i g i " ' ^ s B ; i ì ì h ì s s
S S i t o i : BÌ™ i, a ^ » I S ;
1827
1820
. Violet . C, H.
. Cream . 7, H.
. Purpl e . 5, H
. Blue . . 6, H.
. White . 7, H.
. Purpl e . 7, H.
, Blue . . 7, H.
songárica.
sulphùrca
sylvática .
tonélla .
uncàta
uralénsis 6
sericea 7
verticillàris . Blue wt. 7, H.
viscósa . . Whi t e . 7, H.
PAO
Her. P. i Altai . .1820
Her. P. ^ Siberia . 1824
t i e r . P. i Siberia . 1820
Her. P. l Siberia . 1828
Her. P. Aleppo . 1768
Her. P. I Siberia . 1800
Her. P. I Scot., sea sh.
l i e r . P. i Siberia . 1819
Her. P. h Switzerl. 1817
Siberia . 1820
D xj. xxox .i-. 2 Siberia . 1818
8 H" Her. P. I Missouri. 1811
7' H. Her. P. ^ Siberia . 1818
' ^ Siberia
h Siberia .
1 Siberia . 1819
Austria . 1081
1S18
1828
1816
1818
1732
1820
1823
1828
OXYÍJRA, Be Candolle. Supposed to be from
oxys, sharp, and owra, a tail ;
cation is not evident. Linn. 19, Or. 2, JMat.
Or AsterdcecB. An ornamental plant, having
somewhat the appearance of Chrysdnthemum
corondrium. It grows in any common soil,
chrysanthemoldes Yellow 7, H . A. U Californ. 1834
OYSTER-GREEN is the tJlva lactúca.
OYSTER-TREES. See Rliizopliora.
OzONlUM, P^rsoon. From o^os, a branch ; the
ñlarnents are branched. Linn. 24,^ Or. 9,
Nat. Or. JJredindcem. This plant is ionnd
dnrino- autumn on decayed wood—aiirzcom^tm.
OZOTHIMNUS, R. Brown. From 0205, a branch,
^iidthaimios, a shrub. Linn. 19, Or. 1, JNat.
Or. Asteraceoi. Ornamental plants, grownig
freely in an equal mixture of loam and peat;
and cuttings of the young wood will root in a
few days, planted in sand under a glass.^ Synonyme:
1, Chrysócoma cinérea; 2, Eicpatorium
ferruQineum ; 3, E. rosmarinifolium.
nm^reus 1 . Yel. . 7. H. Ev. S. 1 V. D. L. 1820
^ d ^ S S i i u ^ : . Yel. . 4; G. Ev. I 1 K HoL 1822
ferrugineus 2 . . Yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 V D. L. 1822
rosmSrinifólius B. Yel. . 7 G. Ev. S. 1 V. D. L. 1827
P .
PA C H Á N A . See Cocmlus cordifòhus.
PACHIDÉNDRON, Willdenow. From pachys,
thick, and dendron, a tree. Linn Ur i,
Nat Or. LiUà^6(B. A genus of tree aloes
thriving in a mixture of sandy loam mixed
with old lime and brick rubbish ; the pots iii
which they are grown must be well dram ed
that the moisture may readily pass oli. iiiey
require but little water in winter, and are increased
from suckers, or young side shoots
when they are produced; leaves taken oil
close froni the stem, and laid to dry for a few
davs, then planted in pots of dry soil, will
t h i - ow o u t young plants at their base.
nymes: 1, Áloe africana; 2, A. angustifolia ;
3 A. fèrox; 4, A. prindpis ; 6, A. pseudoafricàna,
africàna angústior; 6, A. pseuaofèrox,
súbferox; A. supralàvis.
1819
1806
1750
1821
1731
182Q
1731
a f r i c à m i m l . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H.
angustifò- \ jj^gjj _ Q.. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H.
f é " ! Yel. . . 5, G. EV. S. 4 C. G. H.
principis 4 . Yel. . . 7, G. Ev. S. 4 0. G. H.
pseudo-afri-1 g r ange . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H.
cànum 5 . ) ^ '
pseùdo-fè- I Orange . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H.
supml3ev¿ 7 . Orange . 5, G. Ev. S. 5 0. G. H.
PACHÌRA. See Carolinea.
PACHNÓCYBE, Ber/cley. From pa^/i7ie, hoar,
f r o s t , and /cyòe, ahead. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat.
Or. lìficcoràcece. These substances are found
on decaying plants of various sorts—aaci^^t^,
dlbida, ferruginea, grísea, suhulaía.
PACHYLÈPIS. See Hieràcium liálmii. ^
PACHYNEMA, R. Brown. From pachys, thick,
and a filament ; filaments very thick.
Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Billemace^B. ^ This
little leafless shrub thrives best in a mixture
of loam and peat ; and cuttings strike root
freely in sand, under a glass.
complanàtum .White . 5, G. Ev. S. là N. Hoi. 1825
PACHYFHFLLUM, Humboldt. From pachys,
thick, and vhyllon, a leaf; leaves fleshy.
Linn. 20, Or. 2, Nat . Or. Orchidàcece. For
c u l t u r e , &c., see Maxillària.
d í ^ l c h um . . Green . . 5, S. Epi. 1 Jlexico . 1835
f v o ^ ^ Z - i ^ . Grn. blue. 6, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1836
PACHYPI-IYTON. See Echemria.
PACHYPH^TUM, Link and Otto. From pachys,
thick, and phyton, a plant ; plants succulent.
Limi 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or, Crassulàccm. For
c u l t u r e , &c., see Cràssula. Synonyme: 1,
Echemria hracteosa.
bracteòsum 1 . Crimson 5, G. Ev. S. Brazil. 1846
PACHYPLEXJRUM, Bon. ¥rom pachys, thick,
and a rib ; ribs of fruit corky. Lmn
5, Or. 2, Nafc. Or. Apiàcece. A plant of no