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to allow the seeds to escape when thoroughly wetted ; the seeds then 

 become slimy (cf. Linum). 



Many exotic sp. are shrubby, with handsome spikes of fls. ; often 

 cult. In N.Z. the genus is char, alpine; 81 sp. occur, of which 77 

 are endemic. Some are small trees ; most are shrubby. Many, e.g. 

 V. cupressoitfes Hook, f., are xero. with reduced 1. appressed to stem, 

 so that the twigs resemble those of Cupressus and other Coniferae. 



Veronicastrum Heist, ex Fabr. = Veronica Tourn. (Scroph.). 



Verreauxia Benth. Goodeniaceae. 3 S.W. Austr. 



Verrucose, warty. 



Verrucularia A. Juss. Malpighiaceae (n). i Bahia. 



Versatile (anther), balanced on filament, forming a T. 



Verschaffeltia H. Wendl. Palmae (iv. i). I Seychelles. 



Versicolor (Lat.), changing colour. 



Versteggia Valeton. Rubiaceae (n. 4). i New Guinea. 



Verticil, a whorl ; -aster, false-, Labiatae ; -late, in whorls. 



Verticillatae. The ist order of Dicots. Archichl. 



Verticordia DC. Myrtaceae (n. 2). 40 Austr., esp. W. 



Vervain, Verbena ojjlcinalis L. 



Vesicaria Tourn. ex Adans. Cruciferae (4). 2 Eur. 



Vesicular, as if of small bladders. 



Vesselowskya Pampanini (Geissois p.p.). Cunoniaceae. i Austr. 



Vestia Willd. Solanaceae (4). i Chili. 



Vestigial organs, functionless rudiments. 



Vetch, Vicia; kidney-, Anthyllis; milk-, Astragalus. 



Vetiver, khus-khus, Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf. 



Vetiveria Thou. (Andropogon p.p-)- Gramineae (2). 2 Indomal. , incl. 

 V. zizanioides Stapf, the khus-khus (A. sqitarrosits L. f., A. muri- 

 calus Retz), whose roots are woven into fragrant mats, baskets, fans, 

 &c., which give off scent when sprinkled with water. 



Vexillaria Hofftngg. = Centrosema DC. (Legum.). 



Vexillum, Leguminosae. 



Viable, capable of germination. 



Viborgia Thunb. (Cytisus p.p.). Leguminosae (in. 3). 7 S. Afr. 



Viburnum L. Caprifoliaceae. 1 10 temp, and subtrop., esp. As., N. Am. 

 Winter buds of some naked, i.e. with no scale-1. The outer fls. of the 

 cymose corymb are neuter in some, e.g. V. opulus L. (guelder-rose), 

 having a large C, but at cost of essential organs. In the cult, guelder- 

 rose all the fls. are neuter. 



Vicarya Stocks. Inc. sed. Nomen. 



Vicatia DC. Umbelliferae (in. 4). 3 Himalaya. 



Vicia Tourn. ex L. Leguminosae (ill. 9). 150 N. temp., and S. Am.; 

 10 in Brit, (vetch, tare). Most are climbers with leaf-tendrils. Fl. 

 mech. typical of many L. Pollen early shed by anthers into apex of 

 keel ; upon style, below stigma, is a brush of hairs which carries out 

 the pollen when keel is depressed (see fam.). V. sativa L. and many 

 other vetches are valuable fodder pi. ; V. Faba L. is the broad bean, 

 with its many vars. 



Vicoa Cass. (Inula p.p. EP.). Compositae (4). 6 trop. As., Afr. 



Victoria Lindl. Nymphaeaceae (in). 3 trop. Am. V. regia Lindl. 

 is the giant water-lily of the Amazon; it has the habit of Nymphaea, 



