UVULARIA Grandiflora. 

 Large Jlowered Uvularia. 



Class and Order. — Hexandria Monogynia. 



Syn. Uvularia Grandiflora. Exotic Botany, Tab. 51. 



— Uvularia Grandiflora. Pursh Flo. N. A. Vol. 1.;;. 231. 



— Uvularia Grandiflora. Hortus Kewensis, 2. Vol. p. 247. 



Root tuberous — stem a foot or more in height, radical, erect, sheathed at the 

 base, branching towards the summit — petioles flexuose — leaves per- 

 foliate, broadly lanceolate, undulate — peduncles axillary — -flowers 

 pendulous — calyx none — corolla yellow, petals six, linear, tortuose — 

 stamens six, filaments short — anthers oblong, linear — germen obovate 

 — style one, stigma divided into three parts — nectary a cavity at the 

 base of each petal. 



The genus Uvularia is neither a numerous, nor a showy one, 

 though the species figured (which is the finest) is a very elegant 

 plant, and if placed in the front of a bog border, the soil of which is 

 peculiarly adapted to it, will add much to the beauty of the flower 

 garden about April. In 1802, Messrs. Lee and Kennedy received 

 this species from North America, and according to Pursh, it is found 

 on shady hills in fertile soils, and among the rocks from Canada to 

 Carolina ; — it is perfectly hardy, and may be increased by parting the 

 roots early in the Autumn. 



The most interesting, are 



U. amplexifolia. 



— lanceolata. 



— perfoliata. 



— sessilifolia. 

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