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OR, BOTANICAL DICTIONARY. 



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5. Uvaria Tomentosa; Downy-leaved Uvaria. Leaves 

 oblong, acute, tomentose ; peduncles one-flowered, solitary ; 

 the three inner petals ovate. Trunk straight, of a consider- 

 able height and size ; branches numerous, horizontal, form- 

 ing a very large shady head. It flowers during the hot sea- 

 son. Native of the Circar mountains. 



6. Uvaria Odorata ; Sweet- smelling Uvaria. Leaves ovate, 

 lanceolate ; peduncles one-flowered, solitary ; petals linear- 

 lanceolate, very long. Native of Java and China. 



7. Uvaria Monosperma ; Capsuled Uvaria. Leaves ellip- 

 tic, acuminate, ferruginous beneath ; peduncles one-flowered, 

 aggregate ; petals ovate, acute ; fruit a one-seeded elliptic 

 capsule. Found in the remote woods of Guinea. 



8. Uvaria Lutea ; Yellow Uvaria. Leaves oblong, acute, 

 shining; peduncles three-flowered, solitary; petals ovate, 

 obtuse. Trunk remarkably straight, with the bark dark- 

 coloured and pretty smooth. This is rather a large tree ; it 

 flowers in the hot season, does not cast its leaves, and 

 grows only among the mountains in the East Indies. 



9. Uvaria Ligularis. Leaves ovate, acute ; peduncles 

 many-flowered, solitary ; petals linear, acute, very long. 

 Native of Amboyna. 



10. Uvaria Longifolia. Leaves lanceolate, curved at the 

 edge ; peduncles umbelled ; petals lanceolate, acute. Branches 

 smooth, with a purple bark, a little flexuose at the top ; recep- 

 tacle the size of a Coriander seed. Native of the East Indies. 



11. Uvaria Japonica. Leaves oblong, acuminate, serrate; 

 peduncles one-flowered, solitary ; petals roundish. Stem 

 frutescent, twining, decumbent, tubercled with scars, nod- 

 ding at the top, naked, rufescent ; branches alternate like the 

 stem, almost naked, nodding, branchletted. This is dis-tinct 

 from all the other species : it is remarkable on account of 

 the great quantity of clear mucus which it contains. When 

 the twigs are deprived of their outer bark, and placed in a 

 glass of water, the mucus exuding expands itself round them 

 for about the thickness of a line and upwards, and appears 

 as clear as crystal. This mucus is sometimes used for the 

 manufacturing of paper, instead of that which the Japanese 

 extract from the Hibiscus Manihot; and their females also 

 use it to make their hair appear smooth and glossy. Native 

 of Japan. 



Uvularia; a genus of the class Hexandria, order Mono- 

 gynia. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix : none. Corolla: 

 petals six, inferior, oblong-lanceolate, acute, erect, straight, 

 very long ; nectary an oblong groove in the base of each 

 petal internally. Stamina: filamenta six, short, rather broad ; 

 antherae vertical, longer than the filamenta, erect, oblong, 

 about half the length of the corolla. Pistil : germen superior, 

 roundish ; style one, divided half way down into three parts, 

 thread-shaped, longer than the stamina; stigmas simple, re- 

 flexed, longitudinally downy. Pericarp : capsule ovate-ob- 

 long, triangular, three cells and three valves each, with a 

 central partition. Seeds: several, nearly globular, with a 

 tunicated scar. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Corolla : of six up- 

 right petals, inferior. Nectary: a chink in the base of each. 

 Stamina: shorter than the corolla. Stigmas : reflexed. Cap- 

 sule : triangular, of three valves, with central partitions. 

 Seeds: several, globose, with a tunicated scar. Observe. 

 The genuine species are perennial herbaceous plants, with 

 alternate, simple, undivided, simple-ribbed, entire leaves ; 

 flowers axillary or terminal, solitary or umbellate, drooping, 

 yellow, whitish, or brown. They are all evidently allied to 

 Fritillaria, but have not flat seeds, nor are the stamina equal 

 in length to the corolla. The species are, 



1. Uvularia Pcrfoliata ; Pale Perfoliate Uvularia. Leaves 

 perfoliate, elliptical, obtuse, with a small point; corolla bell- 



shaped, rough on the inside ; anthers pointed. Root of seve- 

 ral spreading, pale fleshy fibres ; stem solitary, annual, 

 twelve or fifteen inches high, erect, round, smooth, leafy; 

 flowers terminal, solitary, pendulous, on short stalks ; 

 petals three-quarters of an inch or an inch long, of a pale 

 greenish buff colour ; the inner surface rough with yellowish 

 protuberances. Native of North America, in shady woods, 

 among rocks, in rich vegetable mould, from Canada to 

 Carolina, flowering in May and June. 



2. Uvularia Flava ; Small Yellow Uvularia. Leaves per- 

 foliate, elliptie-oblong, bluntish, waved at the bottom ; corolla 

 tapering at the base, rough on the inside ; anthers pointed. 

 This appears to be a very distinct species from the preced- 

 ing. The point of the anthers is longer and more conspi- 

 cuous ; the flower is larger, more taper, and elongated, with 

 narrower sharper petals, one inch and a quarter long, yellow, 

 with orange-coloured granulations on the inner side. It is 

 found flowering in May and June, in shady woods on a 

 sandy soil, from New Jersey to Lower Carolina. 



3. Uvularia Grandiflora; Large Yellow Uvularia. Leaves 

 perfoliate, oblong, acute, wavy at the base ; petals smooth 

 on both sides; anthers almost pointless; nectary roundish. 

 This is nearly twice the size of the last, and flowers at least 

 a month earlier. The flowers are of a brighter yellow. It 

 is found in a fertile soil, and amongst rocks, on shady hills, 

 from Canada to Carolina, flowering in June. 



4. Uvularia Sessilifolia ; Sessile-leaved Uvularia. Stem 

 smooth, purplish; leaves sessile, elliptic-lanceolate, glaucous 

 beneath ; petals smooth on both sides, rather spatulate, with 

 a greenish oblong nectary, and no roughness ; nectary oblong ; 

 capsule stalked; antherte very slightly pointed. The size of 

 this species, and the pale colour of its flower, most accord 

 with the first species ; but its essential difference from all the 

 preceding consists in the leaves being sessile, not at all per- 

 foliate. It is found in shady woods, from Canada to Caro- 

 lina, flowering in May and June. All the foregoing spe- 

 cies thrive in moist shady borders of bog-earth, with a por- 

 tion of loam, and, as the herbage dies down to the root, will 

 survive ordinary winters in England. 



5. Uvularia Puberula ; Downy Uvularia. Stem rather 

 downy, reddish, besprinkled with loose hairs ; leaves sessile, 

 ovate, rounded at the base, having strong ribs, connected by 

 conspicuous transverse veins, green on both sides, embrac- 

 ing the stem: petals smooth on both sides. It is distinguish- 

 ed from the fourth species, the petals being larger, though 

 in like manner smooth on the inside, tapering at the upper 

 part into an acute point. The flower-stalks and style are 

 hairy ; antherse linear, pointless, like those of the third spe 

 cies. Found on the loftiest mountains of Carolina. 



6. Uvularia Hirta ; Hairy Uvularia. Stem round, a foot 

 high, erect, the thickness of a quill, and clothed with long 

 dense hairs; leaves clasping the stem, alternate, spreading, 

 heart-shaped, oblong, pointed, seven-ribbed, two inches long, 

 clothed with very short hairs ; flowers not observed. Grows 

 in Japan, near Jedo. 



7. Uvularia Cirrhosa ; Tendril-leaved Uvularia. Stem 

 round, jointed, striated, smooth, simple, erect; leaves sessile, 

 linear, each ending in a tendril, two from the same bud, 

 smooth, a finger's length ; flowers from the same bud as the 

 leaves, stalked, drooping; foot-stalk reflexed, single-flowered, ' 

 the length of the nail ; petals six, oblong, yellow, nearly an 

 inch long; filamenta half that length, white ; anther oblong, 

 two-lobed, within the flower; style one, rather shorter than 

 the corolla, but longer than the stamina ; stigmas three, re- 

 flexed. Found in Japan. 



Uvularia. See Hypo(jlossum. 



