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Ulmus pedunculata, Fougeraux. {U. ciliata, Ehrhart.) 



Europe and Asia, through their middle zone. A fine avenue- 

 tree. 



Ulmus racemosa, Thomas. 



The Cork-Elm of North America. 



Ulmus Wallichianaj Planchon. 



Himalayan Elm. In the mountains of India from 3500 to 

 10,000 feet. A tree up to ninety feet high with deciduous 

 foliage, the stem attaining a girth of twenty-four feet. 



Uniola paniculata, Linne. 



North-East America. This tall maritime grass can be chosen 

 on account of its creeping roots to bind rolling coast-sands. 

 It serves also as a nourishing forage-plant on sand-tracts. 



Urginia Scilla, Steinheil. (Scilla maritima, Linne.) 



South Europe, North Africa. The medicinal Squill. The 

 plant needs not regular cultivation, but settlers living near 

 the coast might encourage its dissemination, and thus obtain 

 the bulbs as drug from natural localities. Its peculiar bitter 

 principle is called Scillitin. U. altissima (Baker) serves in 

 South Africa as Squill. 



Uvularia sessilifolia, Linne. 



North America, in forests. This pretty herb is mentioned as 

 yielding a good substitute for Asparagus. 



Yaccinium alatum, Dombey. (TJiibaudia alata, Dunal.) 

 Frigid regions of the Andes of Peru. A tall evergreen 

 shrub, with pink berries of the size of a cherry. This highly 

 ornamental plant could be grown in our sub-alpine regions. 



Yaccinium bicolor, F. v. Mueller. {Thibaudia bicolor, 

 Ruiz and Pavon.) 

 Cold zone of the Peruvian Andes. A high evergreen bush, 

 with red berries of the size of a hazel-nut. All Thibaudias 

 seem best to form a section in the genus Yaccinium, some 

 species of the latter, for instance Yaccinium Imrayi (Hook.), 

 from Dominica, mediating the transit. The species of the 

 section Thibaudia are, as a rule, producing red berries of 

 acidulous grateful taste. Many others may deserve there- 

 fore culture in oar forest-ravines or on our alpine heights. 

 They occur from Peru to Mexico, also in West India. One 

 species, Yaccinium melliflorum (Thibaudia melliflora, R. and 

 P.), has its flowers rich in honey-nectar. 



Yaccinium caespitosum, Michaux. 



Canada and Northern States of North America. A deciduous- 

 leaved small bush, with bluish edible beriies. Y. ovalifolium 

 (Smith) is an allied species. 



