ULEX. , Furze. [Leguminosae.] This well-known, gay- 

 flowering plant is not hardy in the Northern States. 

 It grows in any soil, and is propagated by seed. 



U. Europcea (common) ; evergreen shrub ; 4 feet ; flowers 

 yellow, in May ; Britain. The double-flowered variety, U. Eu- 

 ropcea flore-pleno, is the most beautiful. U. nana (dwarf) ; ever- 

 green trailing shrub; 18 inches; flowers yellow, in August; 

 England. 



ULMUS. Elm. [Ulmaceae.] Hardy deciduous timber- 

 trees. Soil, deep, dry, sandy loam. The common sorts 

 are propagated by, seeds, layers, or grafts; the varieties by 

 grafting. 



U. alata (winged); 30 feet; North America; 1820. U. alba 

 (white; Hungarian); 30 feet; Hungary; 1824. U.Americana 

 (white ; American) ; 40 feet ; North America. U._ Americana 

 alba (white branched) ; 40 feet ; North America. U. Americana 

 foliis-variegatis (variegated-leaved). U. Americana incisa (cut- 

 leaved) ; North America. U. Americana pendula (drooping) ; 

 North America; 1820. U. Americana rubra (red-branched); 

 40 feet ; North America ; 1824. U. campestris (English field) ; 

 80 feet ; Britain. U. campestris acutifolia (acute-leaved) ; 80 

 feet ; Britain. U. campestris alba (white) ; 80 feet ; Britain. 

 U. campestris betulcefolia (birch-leaved) ; Britain. U. campestris 

 Chinensis (Chinese) ; China. U. campestris foliis-aureis (leaves 

 golden-variegated) ; Britain. U. campestris foliis-variegatis 

 (leaves variegated with white) ; Britain. U. campestris latifolia 

 (broad-leaved) ; 80 feet ; Britain. U. campestris nana (dwarf) ; 



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