ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Provaaarion : Propagate by suckers removed & planted Oct. 
to Nov.; layering shoots in Sept. or Oct.; budding choice kinds on 
common species, & choice variegated kinds on U. montana in July, 
or by grafting similarly in March; seeds gathered as soon as ripe & 
sown in light soil in shady position outdoors. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: U. alata (Winged Elm), 30 to 40 ft., S.U. States; 
americana (American Elm), 50 to 100 ft., N. America; campestris (Common Elm), 
70 to 120 ft., Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, ete.; campestris suberosa (Cork-barked 
Elm) ; campestris pendula, weeping variety; campestris variegata, variegated ; 
glabra (Wych Elm), 50 to 70 ft., Kurope; glabra cornubiensis (Cornish Elm); glabra 
pendula, weeping form; montana (Scotch Elm), 60 to 100 ft., Europe, N. Asia, etc.; 
montana vegeta (Huntingdon Elm), 
Umbilicus.—See Cotyledon. 
Umbrella Fern.—See Gleichenia. 
Umbrella Fir (Sciadopitys verticillata).—See Sciadopitys. 
Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia Cymosa).—See Diphylleia. 
Umbrella Palm (Hedyscepe canterburyana).—See Hedyscepc. 
Umbrella Pine (Pinus pinea).—See Pinus. 
Umbrella Plant.—Sce Saxifraga & Cyperus. 
Umbrella Tree (Magnolia tripetala)—See Magnolia. 
Ungernia.—Ord. Amaryllidex. Greenhouse bulbous-rooted plant. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part equal pro- 
portions of leaf-mould & cow manure. Pot dry bulbs, Sept. to Dec. ; 
afterwards repotting annually immediately after flowering. Bury 
bulbs about two-thirds of their depth. Water moderately from time 
flowers show till leaves appear, then freely; keep quite dry after leaves 
fade. Temp., Sept. to April 55° to 65°. Place pots from April to 
Sept. in light sunny position. Propagate by offsets treated as bulbs, 
Sept. to Dec. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: U. trisphxra (Syn. Lycoris Semerzowii), red, summer, 
8 in., N. India. 
Unicorn-plant.—See Martynia. 
Unicorn-root (Veltheimia viridifclia)—See Veltheimia. 
Uniola (Sea Oat).—Ord. Graminaceex. Hardy perennial grasses. 
Orn. flowering. Inflorescence borne in large loose panicles, July & 
Aug. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Plant, March or April. Position, open 
sunny borders. Gather inflorescence & dry for winter use in Aug. 
Propagate by seeds sown in light rich soil outdoors in April; by divi- 
sion of roots in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: U. latifolia, 4 ft.; paniculata, 6 to 8 ft., N. America. 
Urceolina (Golden Urn-flower; Drooping Urn-flower).—Ord. 
Amaryllidacee. Greenhouse deciduous bulbous plants. First intro- 
duced 1836. : 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts turfy loam, one part river sand, & 
a few crushed bones. Position, well-drained pots in light part of 
house. Pot, Feb., burying bulb about two-thirds of its depth. Water 
freely from time growth begins (about Feb.) until Sept., when keep 
quite dry. Apply liquid manure when flower spike shows. ‘Top- 
dress annually & repot every three or four years only. Temp., Feb. 
to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to Feb. 40° to 50°. Propagate by seeds 
sown 1-16 in. deep in well-drained pots of sandy loam in temp. 6° 
to 70° in March, placing scedlings singly in 2-in. pots & keeping 
them moderately moist all the year round for three years; by offsets 
treated as old bulbs. 
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