Orixa

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Read about Orixa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Orixa (Japanese name). Rutaceae. Deciduous shrub, with alternate petioled almost entire Lvs., and greenish inconspicuous dioecious fls. with 4 sepals and 4 minute petals, the staminate fls. in racemes, the pistillate fls. solitary: fr. consisting of 4 dehiscent pods, each containing 1 black subglobose seed. It has proved hardy in Mass., but has no decorative merit except its bright green foliage, which is not attacked by insects or fungi, and has a strong disagreeable odor like that of ptelea. Orixa seems to grow in almost any soil. Prop, by greenwood cuttings; also by layers and root- cuttings and by seeds. The only species is O. japonica, Thunb. (Celastrus Orixa, Sieb. & Zucc. Ilex Orixa, Spreng. Othera Orixa, Lam.). Fig. 2677. Shrub, to 8 ft., with spreading branches pubescent when young: Lvs. obovate to oblong, obtusely pointed, entire or finely crenulate, bright green above, finely pubescent beneath, translucently glandular-punctate, 2-4 in. long: fls. small, greenish: pods about ⅓ in. long, light greenish brown. April, May. Japan. Gt. 35:1232. I.T. 3:101. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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