LEX (/. 0^- Legu- 

 mino'sse). 



This is the botanical 

 name for the Furze, of 

 which there are several 

 varieties. All are free- 

 flowering evergreen shrubs with yellow 

 blossoms : they may be propagated by 

 cuttings, and most of them from seed, 

 which they produce and ripen freely. The 

 double-blossomed furze is singularly beauti- 

 ful and very useful for hedges. Where 

 furze of any kind is used for this purpose, 

 the best plan is to raise a bank the height 

 desired, wider at bottom than at top, and 

 along the ridge to plant the cuttings or 

 sow seed, as may be preferred. 



The hill-crest gained, there burst upon the view 

 Of Upsal's botanist, a vast expanse 

 Of undulating common, all aglow 

 With yellow bloom, so densely packed and massed 

 That the whole plain was like the heaving sea 

 .Of yellow billows. Yet 'twas nothing more 

 Than the bright flowers of furze, or whin, or gorse, 

 As called by us, to Linne better known 

 As Ulex ; still a spectacle that brought 

 Him humbly to his knees, to thank his God 

 His gaze had wandered o'er so fair a sight." ANON. 



Ul'mus (not. ord. Urtica'cese). 



The Elm is very ornamental in parks 

 and pleasure grounds. It requires a deep, 

 rich soil. The Weeping Elm is a very 

 beautiful variety. See Elm and Chief 

 Varieties. 



Umbrella-Tree. 



A name given by the Americans to one 

 species of the Magnolia M. tripetala 

 from the size of its leaves. The flowers 

 are white and very fragrant. Single speci- 

 mens are very handsome objects on lawns ; 

 they flourish best in peat. 



Urti'ca (not. ord. Urtica'cese). 



The common nettle, Urtica dioic.a, is 



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