AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. mS ' 
Uncifera— continued. 
U. heteroglossa (variable-lipped). f. white (0; sepals and 
petals oblong, blunt; lip hollowed out, the front border 
thickened ; spur ascending, hooked; raceme rather short, pale, 
closely speckled with red. 1878. 
UNCINATE. See Uncate. 
UNDER-SHRUB. A small, woody plant, the ends 
of its branches perishing annually. 
UNEDO. A synonym of Arbutus (which see). 
UNEQUALLY PINNATE. Pinnate, with an odd, 
terminal leaflet. 
UNGNADIA (named after Baron von Ungnad, the 
introducer of the Horse Chestnut). Orp. Sapindacee. 
A monotypic genus. The species is a half-hardy shrub 
or small tree, allied to Pavia. It is best grown in the 
open air in summer, and removed to a cool conservatory 
for winter. It will thrive in almost any soil, and may be 
propagated by layering, or by imported seeds. 
U. speciosa (show . pink, polygamous, in lateral, aggre- 
gated e a 2 es; calyx sub-equal, four or 5 ve- 
partite; petals four or five, sub-equal, the claws connate- 
crested at apex; stamens seven to ten. June. l. alternate, 
exstipulate, impari-pinnate; leaflets six or seven pairs, 4in. 
long, very shortly petiolulate, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse and 
acuminate, the terminal one long-petiolulate. Texas, 1850. 
(F. d. S. 1059.) ç 
UNGUACHA. A synonym of Strychnos (which 
see). 
UNGUICULATE. A term applied to petals which 
have an unguis or stalk. 
UNI. This term, used in Latin compounds, signifies 
one: €.g., Uniflorous, one-flowered; Unijugate, of one 
pair; Unilateral, one-sided; Unisexual, of one sex, having 
‘stamens only or pistils only. 
UNICORN BEETLE (Copris lunaris).. This can 
scarcely be included among Garden Insects, strictly so 
called; yet a brief notice of it will not be out of place, as 
it may at times be found in gardens in the South-east of 
England, especially around London, and is sure to attract 
notice on account of the curious horn on the head. The 
ws 
FiG. 14$. MALE UNICORN BEETLE (CoPRIS LUNARIS), about 
twice the natural size. 
general form is shown in Fig. 143, which is, however, 
about twice the natural size, The colour is glossy black, 
with a fringe of chestnut hairs round the edge of the 
body. "The head and thor: 
or horns, as shown in the figure. The wing-cases’ are 
grooved lengthwise. The horns of the females are much 
less conspicuous. These Beetles are beneficial, rather 
than otherwise, in gardens, inasmuch as the females make 
burrows in the soil, and carry dung into them for the 
nourishment of the larvæ, which are hatched from eggs 
deposited among it. E 
UNICORN PLANT. A common name for Martynia 
lutea and M. proboscidea. ë 
UPTED. Consisting of regularly in- 
UNINTERRU 
creasing or diminishing parts, or of parts of the same 
size. 
of the males bear outgrowths | 
|, broad, rounded at base. A. 3ft. to 6ft. India, 
UNIOLA (from unus, one; so-called by Linnæus owing 
to the union of the glumes). Spike Grass. Syns. Chas- 
manthiwm, Trisiola. ORD. Graminee. A small genus 
(four species) of hardy and half-hardy, perennial Grasses, 
natives of North “eg Spikelets closely many- 
flowered, very flat and two-angled; glumes lanceolate, 
compressed-keeled; stamens three; panicles sometimes 
elongated, sometimes ample, loose or dense. Leaves flat 
or convolute. Perhaps the most ornamental species are 
described below. Seeds should be sown, in early spring, 
in the open border. 
U. latifolia (broad-leaved). Z. acute, ciliated on the keel, all 
but the lowest perfect and monandrous; spikelets at le 
oblong, liin. to 2in. long, hanging on long pedicels ; e 
loose. August. l. noire ik. broad, flat. Culm 2ft, to 4ft. high. 
(B. H. vii., p. 192.) 
U. paniculata (prominent - panicled), Z. glabrous, bluntish, 
several of the lower ones sterile, the fertile ones with three 
stamens; spikelets ovate, lin. to 2in. long, on short pedicels ; 
panicle open, elongated. “¿ZL narrow, convolute when dry. Culm 
elongated. h. 4ft. to 8ft. 
UNISEMA. A synonym of Pontederia (which 
see). 
UNONA (probably a variation from Anona, an allied 
genus). ORD. Anonacew. A genus embracing eighteen 
species of stove trees or climbing shrubs; four or five are 
found in Africa and the rest in tropical Asia. Flowers 
mostly solitary, axillary or extra-axillary, rather large; 
sepals three, valvate; petals six, valvate or open in 
æstivation, biseriate; stamens numerous, tetragonal- 
cuneate. Leaves alternate, entire, exstipulate. Several 
species have been introduced, but are probably lost to 
cultivation. 
UPAS-TREE. See Antiaris toxicaria... 
UPLAND WILLOW OAK. See Querc died. 
UPRIGHT PORTUGAL LAUREL. A common 
name for Cerasus lusitanica myrtifolia (which see). 
URALEPIS. A synonym of Triodia (which see). 
URALEPSIS. See Triodia. 
URANANTHUS. A synonym of Eustoma (which 
see). 
URANIA. A synonym of Ravenala (which see). 
URARIA (from owra, a tail; alluding to the bracts). 
SYN. Doodia (of Roxburgh). ORD. Leguminose. A genus 
embracing eight species of stove, suffruticose perennials, 
inhabiting tropical Asia, Africa, and Australia, Flowers 
very numerous, minute, racemose; calyx tube very short, ` 
the two upper teeth short, the three lower ones usually 
elongated; standard broad; wings adhering to the obtuse 
keel; stamens diadelphous. Leaves stipellate; leaflets 
‘one to nine. Several species have been introduced; but 
it is doubtful whether any are in cultivation. Those 
described below thrive in a compost of sand, loam, and 
peat. Propagation may be effected by cuttings, inserted 
in sand, under a glass, in heat. 
U. crini hai . purplish, jin. long; ra dense, 
above TE mt A get cy AR = now to seven Pros arva 
leaflets oblong, sub-coriaceous, green and smooth above, paler 
and reticulate-veined beneath, Jin. to 6in. long, ljin. to 
U. picta (painted). d. purple; corolla slightly exserted ; racemes 
dense, cylindrical, in. to Län, long. July. l, leaflets four to 
six, rarely nine, linear, rigidly sub-coriaceous, glabrous above, 
minutely pubescent beneath. tems robust, downy. 
h. 3ft. to 6ft. Himalayas, Philippinés, &c., 1788. 2 
URCEOLARIA (of Cothenius). A synonym of 
Schradera (which see). 
URCEOLARIA (of Herbert). 
lina (which see). 
URCEOLATE. Hollow and contracted at or below 
the mouth, like a pitcher. 
A synonym of Urceo- 
