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Tunica Saxifraga (tu-nica, from tunica, a coat, in allusion to the 

 calyx. Ord. Caryophylleae). A pretty hardy perennial for the 

 rockery, with white flowers in summer. It likes sandy loam* 

 Propagation is by seed in spring. 



Turf. See Flower Garden Grass. 

 Turnip. See Kitchen Garden. 



Tussilago Farfara, Coltsfoot (tussila-go, from tussis, a cough. 

 Ord. Compositae). A troublesome weed in gardens, with broad, 

 thick, round leaves and yellow flowers in spring; it should be kept 

 under strict subjection. The Winter Heliotrope, Tussilago fragrans, 

 is now called Petasites fragrans. See Petasites. 



Tutsan, Hypericum Androsaemum. 



Typha, Bulrush, Cat-o' -nine-tail, Reed Mace (ty-pha, the Greek 

 name. Ord. Typhaceae). Aquatics, of which latifolia, the British 

 Reed Mace, has long, reddish spikes in summer. Angustifolia is 

 smaller. Both may be cut early for winter decoration. They like 

 marshy ground, and may be propagated by division in spring. 



Ulex, Furze, Gorse, Whin (u-lex, from the Celtic ac, point. Ord. 

 Leguminosae) . Hardy evergreens, with spiny foliage, well suited 

 to growing on sandy heaths, in bloom for many months. Europaeus 

 is the popular species; 11 ore plenois a double form of it; and strictus, 

 another variety, is the Irish Furze. Nanus is a small species, also 

 yellow. The common Furze is raised from seed in spring. Flore 

 pleno and erectus are propagated by cuttings in a frame in autumn. 



Ulmus, Elm (ul-mus, from the Celtic ulm. Ord. Urticaceae). 

 See Elm. 



Umbilicus. See Cotyledon. 



Umbrella Pine, Sciadopitys verticillata. 



Urceocharis Clibrani (urceo-charis. Ord. Amaryllideae). A 

 hybrid between Eucharis grandiflora and Urceolina pendula, with 

 white drooping flowers in spring and summer, height 18 ins. For 

 culture, see Eucharis. 



Urceolina pendula (urceoli-na, from urceolus, a small cup, in allu- 

 sion to the small nectary. Ord. Amaryllideae). A pretty green- 

 house bulb, with drooping umbels of yellow and green flowers in 

 early summer. Loam and leaf soil in equal parts, with sand, suit. 

 Propagation is by offsets while dormant. See the Botanical 

 Magazine, t. 5464. 



Utricularia, Bladderwort (utricula-ria, from utriculus, a small 

 bottle, so called on account of the small bodies on the leaves. Ord. 

 Lentibularieae) . An interesting genus, embracing aquatic species 

 provided with small pitchers, which capture and feed on small 

 insects. Montana (Botanical Magazine, t. 5923), with white and 

 yellow flowers in summer, height 6 ins., is the best known. It may 

 be grown in Sphagnum moss and fibrous peat in a hanging basket 

 in a warm house so long as it is provided with large quantities of 

 water. Propagation is by division while dormant. 



