TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA, Urtica. 
In shady woods among rocks : Canada to Carolina. 0 „ 
July. v. v. Smooth and shining very variable in 
size. 
2 . U. foliis oppositis ellipticis subquinquenervibus argute 
serratis, spicis glomeratis geminatis. IVilld. sp. pL 4 . 
p. 352. 
Icon. Fl.dan./3g. Engl.bot. 1230. 
In cultivated grounds : Canada to Virginia ; rare. Q. 
May — July. v.v. Probably introduced from Europe. 
3. U. foliis oppositis cordatis ovato-lanceolatis grosse serra- 
tis, floribus dioicis, spicis paniculatis glomeratis ge- 
minatis petiolo longioribus. IVilld. sp, pl. 4. p. 352. 
Icon. FI. dan. 74 6. 
On road sides and in waste places, frequent : Canada to 
Carolina. 2/. June — Aug. v.v. 
4. U. foliis oppositis cordatis ovato-lanceolatis serratis, pe- 
tiolis ciliatis, floribus dioicis, spicis subramosis glome- 
ratis geminis petiolum subaequantibus. IVilld. sp. 
pl. 4. p. 353. 
U. gracilis. Ait. kew. 3. p. 341 ? 
On water sides in rocky situations : Canada to Pensyl- 
vania. 2/. July, Aug. v. v. The specimen of Ur- 
tica gracilis in the Herbarium of A. B. Lambert, Esq. 
agrees in every respect with the present species. 
5. U. foliis oppositis subsessilibus ovatis serratis subtus stri- 
gosis, glomerulis axillaribus sessilibus subglobosis re- 
flexis, caule stimuloso. 
On the islands of Georgia : St. Simon’s, &c. 0. May. 
v. s. in Herb. Lyon. The leaves are small : the stings 
white and very conspicuous. 
6. U. foliis alternis cordato-ovatis acuminatis serratis tri- 
nervibus petiolo duplo longioribus, glomerulis spicatis, 
spicis solitariis folio brevioribus, superne foliosis, 
caule nudo. — Willd. sp. pl. 4. p. 363. 
In shady woods, near rocks 5 Canada to Carolina, 2/ . 
June, July. v. v. Resembles U. dioica. 
7. U. foliis alternis ovatis acuminatis serratis, glabriusculis, 
petiolis longis ciliatis, paniculis axillaribus solitariis 
divaricato-ramosissimis petiolo longioribus, caule sti- 
muloso. — IVilld. sp. pl. 4. p. 3 65 ? 
In shady woods, in rocky situations : Canada to Caro- 
lina. 21 . July, Aug. v. v. This species is very near 
to the following, but is sufficiently distinct in ths 
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procera * 
chamcedroi* 
des. 
capitata „ 
divaricata 0 
