BOTANICAL NAMES 219 



" Ulmaria " was the common name for Meadow 

 Sweet. Now it is used as its second bot. name. 



Ulmifolius (ul-mi-fol-ius). L. " Ulmus " and " folius " 

 (a leaf); i.e., from the leaf being like that of the 

 Elm. Second bot. name. 



Ulmiis (ul-mus). L. name for Elm. Bot. name Elm 

 group. 



Umbellate (um-bel-at). Eng. name for Umbelliferae 

 family. 



Unibellatum (um-bel-a-tum). L. " Umbella " (a little 

 shadow) ; hence a sunshade or parasol. Second 

 bot. name for one or two plants, from some char- 

 acteristic they happen to have in common with those 

 plants of the Umbellate family. 



Umbelliferas (um-bel-if-er-e). L. " Umbella " (a small 

 shadow) ; " ferro " (to carry). Bot. name for Um- 

 bellate family. There are a large number of 

 flowers, mostly white, which at the end of the main 

 flowering stalk break into a number of clusters of 

 flowers, each having a separate stalk of its own. 

 Each of these is an " umbel." The length of the 

 stalk of each umbel varies according to where it 

 springs from the main stalk ; but the general result 

 is that all the clusters are in the same flat plane, and 

 the whole lot together is viewed as the " flower." 



Umbilicus (um-bil-i-kus). L. adj., " pertaining to the 

 navel." Second bot. name. 



Lmbrosum (um-bro-sum). L. adj., " grows in shady 

 places." A common second bot. name for many 

 plants. 



Undulatum (un-du-la-tum). L. adj., " wavy." Second 

 bot. name. 



Unedo (un-ed-o). L. name for the tree.- Pliny tells us 



