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Uvedale's St, Umbel & Urtica

Uvedale's St

Germain. Fruit very large, irregular-pyriform; eye large and open, almost level with the surface; skin smooth, dark green, brightly flushed. A delicious stewing Pear, sometimes weighing over 2lb.

Umbel

An inflorescence in which the flowers expand centripetally, and their stalks radiate from a common centre. A simple Umbel is shown in Fig. 141.

Urtica

(the old Latin name used by Horace and Pliny, from uro, to burn; referring to the stinging properties of most species). Nettle. ORD.