Increased by seeds and by layers. The seeds should be sown as soon as ripe or else stratified. They usually lie dormant the first year.

Oak. See [Quercus].

Obeliscaria. See [Rudbeckia].

Ochna. Ochnaceæ.

During summer, cuttings may be made of growing shoots.

Odontoglossum. Orchideæ.

Division. (See also under [Orchids].)

Œnocarpus. Palmæ.

Propagated by seeds or by suckers.