TETRANDRIA MONOGIfNIA. Urtica. 



In shady woods among rocks : Canada to Carolina. . 

 July. V. V. Smooth and shining ; very variable in 

 size. 



2. U. foliis oppositis ellipticis subciuinqnenervibus argute 



serratis, spicis glomeratis geniinatis. IVilld. sp. pi. 4. 



p. 352. 

 Icon. Fl.dan.73g. Engl. dot. 1236. 

 In cultivated grounds: Canada to Virginia ; rare. ©. 



May — July. v. v. Probably introduced from Europe. 



3. U. foliis oppositis cordatis ovato-lanceolatis grosse serra- 



tis, floribus dioicis, spicis paniculatis glomeratis ge- 

 minatis petiolo longioribus. IVilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 352. 



Icon. Fl. dan. 74Q. 



On road sides and in waste places, frequent : Canada to 

 Carolina. IJ. . June — Aug. v. v. 



4. U. foliis oppositis cordatis ovato-lanceolatis serratis, pe- 



tiolis ciliatis, floribus dioicis, spicis subramosis glome- 

 ratis geminis petiolum subsequantibus. JFilld. sp. 

 pi. 4. p. 353. 



U. gracilis. Ait. kew. 3. p. 341 ? 



On water sides in rocky situations : Canada to Pensyl- 

 vania. 1/ . July, Aug. v. v. The specimen of Ur- 

 tica gracilis m the Herbarium of A. B. Lambert, Esq. 

 agrees in every respect with the present species. 



5. U. foliis oppositis subsessilibus ovatis serratis subtus stri- 



gosis, glomerulis axi'laribus sessilibus subglobosis re- 

 flexis, caule stimuloso. 

 On the islands of Georgia : St. Sirnon's, Sec. Q. May. 

 V, s. in Herb. Lyon. The leaves are small : the stings 

 white and very conspicuous. 



6. U. foliis alternis cordato-ov^atis acuminatis serratis tri- 



nervibus petiolo duplo longioribus, glomerulis spicatis, 

 spicis solitariis folio brevioribus, superne foliosis, 

 caule nudo. — JVilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 363. 

 In shady woods, near rocks 5 Canada to Carolina. 1/ . 

 June, July. v. v. Resembles U. ofioica. 



7. U. foliis alternis ovatis acuminatis serratis, glabriusculis, 



petiolis longis ciliatis, paniculis axillaribus solitariis 

 divaricato-ramosissimis petiolo longioribus, caule sti- 

 muloso. — IVilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 365 ? 

 In shady woods, in rocky situations : Canada to Caro- 

 lina. H . July, Aug. V. V. This species is very near 

 to the following, but is sufficiently distinct in the 

 vol.. I. I 



lis 



dioic 



procera. 



chantcedroi- 

 des. 



capilata. 



divaricata. 



