. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1112 OAKESIA sessilifdlia, Wats. Stem once forked: Ivs. oblong- lanceolate, acute at each end ; margins minutely sca- brous: capsule borne on a distinct stipe. Canada to Fla. and Ark. 1-402. 13:1262. 16. D. 51. F. W. Barclay and W. M. OAT. Avena sail,;,. 1508. The wide-spreadme
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1112 OAKESIA sessilifdlia, Wats. Stem once forked: Ivs. oblong- lanceolate, acute at each end ; margins minutely sca- brous: capsule borne on a distinct stipe. Canada to Fla. and Ark. 1-402. 13:1262. 16. D. 51. F. W. Barclay and W. M. OAT. Avena sail,;,. 1508. The wide-spreadme Live Oak of the South (See Oak, nage IIU.) 6CHNA (old Greek name for a wild pear, which some of these plants were thought to resemble in foliage). Ockndce(F. O. nntUinora is a cool greenhouse shrub cult, by a few fanci(>rs for its remarkable appearance when in fruit. 'I'ln' tU. an- yellow, appear in spring, and are borne- to ili,- mnnli. r of in racemes ter- minating short lat. ral hranc-Iies. The blossoms are short-lived, but tin- i-al\ x is persistent. Its 5 sepals are greenish in flower, but lic^conie abright red in fruit. The receptacle increases until it becomes an inch or so thick, globular and bright red. Upon it are borne black seed- like bodies, which are the carpels. The red and black make a fine contrast. This rare plant is best prop, by cuttings struck in autumn. It is cult, in America, but not advertised. Ochna is a of about 25 species of trees and shrubs from tropical Asia and Africa: Ivs. deciduous, alternate, minutely serrate, leathery, shining : fls. yel- low, rarely greenish, jointed to the pedicels; sepals 5, colored, imbricate, persistent; petals 5-10; stamens indefinite; anthers opening longitudinally or by pore- like slits : ovary deeply 3-10-lobed; lobes 1-celled, 1-ovuled; styles connate; drupes 3-10, sessile. multilldra, DC. Glabrous shrub, 4-5 ft. high: Ivs. oblong-elliptical to oblanceolate-oblong: petals sessile: anthers as long as t
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