URTICA. 



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UVULARIA. 



known to every one as a wayside weed. | freely the first year. This plant yields the 

 There are, however, some beautiful varieties i fibre called Chinese grass. 



well worthy of garden cultivation. U. reticu- 



URTICA NIVEA. 



lata, from the West Indies, is remarkable for 

 its dark green foliage and red and yellow 

 flowers. U- nivea^ from China, is a half- 

 hardy perennial, with fine leaves, the 

 under side of which is silvery white ; a 

 fine plant for flower borders or the centres 

 of beds ; grows in light rich soil ; blooms 



Uvula'ria (not. ord. Lilia'cese). 



A genus of bulbous plants, mostly hardy 

 North American perennials, bearing flowers 

 of a pale yellow. Like most American 



plants, they succeed best in bog earth. 

 They produce an abundance of offsets, 

 from hich their propagation is very easy< 



