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. tings of the ripened wood, planted in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat. The dry fruit of U. 

 aromdtiea is very pungent. From U.,Narum, 

 a sweet smelling, greenish oil is procured by 

 distilling the roots, and is used medicinally 

 as a stimulant. Synonyme : 1, Uvaria Iticida. 

 acuminata . Brown 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Guiana . 1820 

 aromfitica . Brown 5, 8. Ev. 8. 6 Guiana . 1820 

 esculenta . Brown 5, S. Ev. CI. 12 Madras . 1818 

 fasciculata . Brown 6, S. Ev. T. 6 E India . 1823 

 fuscata . . Brown 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Guiana . 1820 

 longifldra . . Brown 6, S. Ev. T. 10 E. India . 1823 

 longif&lia . Brown 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Bengal . 1820 

 Narum . . Brown 6, S. Ev. CI. 8 Malabar . 

 nitidlssima 1. Blue 5, S Ev. T. 15 N. Caled. . 1825 

 odorata . . Brown 6, S. Ev. S. 6 E. India . 1804 



Upas radja. See Strpchnos. 



Upas tree. See Antiaris. 



UrAnia, Schreber. From ouranios, Ruhlime ; 

 stateliness of the tree. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Mus&cece: A splendid plant, well worthy 

 of a place in every collection. It requires a 

 mixture of turfy loam and a little peat, in a 

 moist heat, and a good supply of water to 

 make it grow luxuriantly. Newly imported 

 seeds vegetate freely. Synonyme: 1, Rave- 

 nctta madagascarUnsis. See Phcnakosp&rmum. 

 Bpecidsa 1 . . Eed . 5. 3. Her. P. 20 



UrAria, De&vaux. From oura, a tail ; the 

 bracts. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabdcew. 

 These plants succeed well in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand, and are increased by 

 young cuttings in sand, under a glass, in heat ; 

 but they are raised with more facility by seeds. 

 Synonymes : 1, Hedtfsarum alopecuroides ; 2, 

 JET. crinUum; 3, H. lagociphalmn ; 4, H. la- 

 gopodioldes ; 5, H. arbbreum ; 6, H. pictum. 



al ldesT] [White • 7, S. Her. P. 2 E. Ind. 1823 



comosa . . Purple . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 8 B. Ind. 1818 



crinlta 2 . . Pink . . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 3 E. Ind. 



hamfcsa . . White . 6, '8. Her. P. 3 E. Ind. 1827 



lagocephalaS Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. 1£ Brazil . 1824 



lagopodiol- jp,^ %Q Bt b _ 1JCMna _ lr90 



Lagdpus 5 . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. 5 Nepal . 1824 

 picta 6 . . Purple . 7, 8. Ev. S. 3 Guinea 1788 



Urceolar, of, or belonging to, or having an 

 urceolus. 



UroeolAria, Acharius. From urceolus, a little 

 pitcher ; alluding to the form of the shields. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Graphidacece. Found 

 on stones and bricks. V. cinirea and U. scru- 

 pbsa are used in dyeing — Acharii, A. crytdspis, 

 calceol&rea, c. Moffmdnni, cinirea, Ghgii, glo- 

 bbsa, rufiscens, scrupbsa. 



Urceolate, pitcher-shaped. 



Urceolina, Reiehenbach. From urceolus, a 

 small cup or pitcher ; in allusion to the mem- 

 branous cup. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ama- 

 rylliddcew. A curious little plant, said to 

 thrive best in a strong rich loam, and may be 

 increased by offsets. It must not be watered 

 in winter, 

 pendula . . Tel. grn. . 6, G. Bl. P. i Peru . 



Urceolus, the filaments joined into a pitcher- 

 shaped body constitute the urceolus of the 

 stamens, or the name may bo applied to any 

 part of a similar form. 



Uredo, Persoon. From uro, to scorch ; applied 

 to those plants called mildew or blight. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredinacece. The species 

 of this obscure genus are found on the leaves 

 of different plants. Synonyme: 1, jEcXdium 

 Ocbrdui— secidiif&rmis, Alchemflla?, anth^llidis, 

 appendiculosa, Armerise, Beta;, bifrons, Cam- 

 panula, Candida, Caryophyllacearum, Cerastii, 

 Cichoracearum, eonfluens, Crustacea, effusa, 

 Epil6bii, Equiseti, Fabae, farinosa, Ficarise, 

 Geranii, gyrosa, Helioscopiae, Heraclei, Hype- 

 ricorum, intrusa, Iridis, Labiatarum, linearis, 

 Llni, oblongata, olivacea, ovata, parallela, Pe- 

 tasites, Polygombrum, Popullna, Potentillse, 

 Poterii, Primula?, pustulata, Pyrolse, Quercus, 

 Ehinanthearum, R6sae, Rub6rum, Eumicum, 

 Salicis, Saxifragarum, Scillarum, Seneci&nis, 

 S6nchi, suaveolens 1, TussilAginis, Umbella- 

 tamm, utriculosum, Vaccini6rum, Vincse, 

 vitelllnse. 



Urbna, Linn. From uren, its name in Malabar. 

 Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvdcece. Unin- 

 teresting stove under-shrubs and annuals, 

 growing in peat and loam ; cuttings and 

 seeds. Synonymes : 1, U. lob&ta ; 2, U. ame- 

 ric&na — heterophylla, lobata, multifida, mnri- 

 cata, repanda, reticulata, scabritiscula 1, Sie- 

 beri, sinuata, speci6sa, subtrildba, Swartzii 2, 

 trictispis. See Pamdnia. 



UrgInea. See Scilla. 



UrinAria. See Phylldnthus Urinaria. 



Uropetalon, Ker. From oura, a tail, and 

 petalon, a petal ; the divisions of the flower 

 are lengthened out. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Liliacece. Interesting plants, succeeding best 

 in a mixture of loam and leaf mould ; they 

 are increased by offsets or seeds. They should 

 not be watered in winter. Synonyme : 1, Scilla 

 ser6tina. 



crfspum . . Green . 7, G. BI. P. £ C. G. H. . 1816 

 fulvum 1 . Grn. red 7, F. Bl. P. | Mogadore 1808 

 glaueum . . Green . 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1816 

 longifblium . Pur. blue 8, G. Bl. P. | Mozamb. . 1825 

 ser6tinum . Grn. red 7, P. Bl. P. 4 Spain . . 1629 

 viride . . . Green . 8, F. Bl. P. f C. G. H. ,1774 



UrospIsrmum. See Amopbgon. 



Urosfermtjm, Be Candolle. From oura, a tail, 

 and sperma, a seed. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. Of easy culture in common soil, 

 capense . . . Tel. 6, G. B. 1 C. G. H. 1824 



DalecMmpii . Yel. 6, H. Her. P. H S. Eur. . 1789 

 pieroldes . . . Yel. 7, H. A. 1 S. Eur. , 1688 



URSfNIA. See < _ 



UrtIca, Linn. From uro, to burn ; in reference 

 to the stinging properties of most of the spe- 

 cies. Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Urticacecs. 

 Plants of little beauty, and of the easiest cul- 

 ture. They all succeed in any common garden 

 soil ; and are increased by cuttings, divisions, 

 and seeds. The effects of the venomous sting 

 of the common Nettle are well known, but are, 

 however, not to be compared with those of 

 some of the Indian species, grown in the gar- 

 dens of this country ; yet all the known species 

 are far surpassed for virulence by one, which 

 in Timor is called daoun setan, or devil's leaf, 

 the effects of which are said by the natives in 



