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Vellozia—continued. 
1 V. candida (white). /., perianth pure white, very beautiful; 
stamens eighteen, in six "bundles ; peduncle elongated, above, as MN lft. to lift. long ; Tacts lanceolate, four to six lines long. 
well as the ovary and perianth, ene indere rdr Summer. | August. J. ten to twelve, lorate, 8in. to i2in. Jong, 2i 2}in. to Am. 
L. linear, grass-like, filiform-acuminate, rigidly keeled, remotely | VASCA green, the uge, ve undulated. Kat? Fig. 166. 
TNNT TENERE 
Veltheimia continued. d 
raceme An. to din. long, Sin. thick, forty to Sir: flowered ; 
spinulose-serrated on the nan Branches short, er, at (L. B. C. 1245.) SYN tris capensis (B. M 
Sea, aye 1066. A very handsome, milet store plan’. |  VELU'TINOUS. Velvoty; coated with soft, fine 
V. elegans (elegant). Jl., perianth pale lilac in bud, then pure | close, silky pubescence. i 
white, ljin. across, the segments spreading ; eduncle terminal, 
sheathed at base, divided into three to five slender pedicels än. | VELVET FLOWER. A common name for Ama- 
to 6in. long. May. l. tristichous, recurved, 4in. to 8in. long, ranthus caudatus (which see). 
linear-lanceolate, acuminate, sharply keeled, serrated towar s | ‘ 
the apex. Stem rigid, flexuous, 6in. high. Natal, 1866. Green- | VELVET LEAF. A common name for Cissampelos 
house. (B. M. 5805.) SYN. Talbotia elegans. | Pareira and Lavatera arborea. 
V. retinervis (net-veined). JL, perianth blue, ljin. in diameter, | 
the segments Lin, to lin. long, three to four lines broad, naked | VENANA. A synonym of Brexia (which see). 
outside; anthers jin. long, nearly sessile; “peduncles dark- | ‘ à 
coloured above, with a few bristles below the oblong ovary, | VENATION. The arrangement of veins. 
which is densely clothed with ascending, brown bristles. J. long- | 
linear, recurved, rigid, glabrous. ge 12ft. high, Dien VENEER GRAFTING. See Grafting. 
e He ei of leaves. Wen? ze Belg 1877. — SUSE. (uo explanation. of e ‘given’ by its 
see YN. erophyta re inervis C. n. s., vi p. VENID name 
R. G. ^ author). Syn. Cleitria. ORD. i A mo en 
uamata (scaly). 9. perianth of a fine orange-red, the tube sing eighteen species of greenhouse or - 
Ke ed Reverse, fhs segtosnte Ia reed gpreading ; MESSER or oa Zeie herbs, confined > 
es s ; spreading, peti Deeg Ser keeled. Stem South Africa. Flower-heads rather large, on long pe- 
short chotomous, el clothed with the scale-like remains of fallen | duncles; involucral bracts imbricated in many series; ray 
re ye (BM 2136 P D P. vm? vm pa e base SYN. Barbacenia squa- | florets ligulate, entire or scarcely toothed. Leaves alter- 
nate, entire, sinuate-toothed, or pinnately dissected. For 
1 VELLOZIEJZS. A vit of Amaryllidee. culture, see Arctotis. 
1 VELTHEIMIA (named in honour of Aug. Ferd., 
| Count Veltheim, 1741-1801, a German supporter of botanical Si 
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studies). ORD. Liliacee. A small genus (three species) 
of greenhouse or half-hardy, bulbous plants, confined to | 
South Africa. Flowers showy, densely clustered in a | 
terminal spike or raceme, shortly pedicellate or sub- | 
sessile, pendulous or nodding; perianth tubular, cylindrical, | 
3 equal or slightly enlarged above, persistent, the six lobes | 
3 equal, very short, tooth-like; stamens six, equally affixed 
i above the middle of the tube, included; scape simple, 
leafless ; bracts scarious, short. Leaves radical, numerous, 
oblong or loriform, fleshy-herbaceous. The two species 
known to cultivation thrive in a light, loamy soil. Pro- 
pagation may be readily effected by offsets; or leaves, 
pulled off close to the bulb, and inserted in pots of soil, 
will produce bulbs at their base. 
V. uca (glaucous). fi., 
der l yer n do rcge iar bee: raceme ål 
to long, liín. to 2in. thick; scape 1ft. or more i Ba 
linear, three to four lines long. March. ¿Z narrower than in 
y. viridifolia, glaucous, much undulated. IL ( d: "aw 10) 
A variety rubescens (reddish-flowered) is figured in B. M. 3456. 
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vp FIG. 156. VENIDIUM CALENDULACEUM, 
V. calendulaceum (Marigold-like) fl.-heads somewhat like 
those of the Pot Sr SSG ray bright clear yellow ; disk dark 
brown, nearly black. July to October. J. green, glabrous above, 
covered with a white-cottony felt beneath. A. 6in. to 12in. 
This is n A Harvey and Sonder, as a variety of V. de- 
currens. 
VENOSE. Veiny; having many branched veins. 
VENTENATIA (of Smith). A synonym of Sty- 
lidium (which see). 
| VENTILAGO (from ventilo, to be exposed to the wind; 
| alluding to the linear wings at the upper part of the fruit). 
| ORD. Rhamnee. A genus consisting of about ten species ` ` 
of stove, climbing shrubs, scattered over the tropics. ` 
Flowers small, in axillary and terminal (usually leafless) 
panicles, rarely in the axils; calyx with five spreading 
| lobes; petals five, obtriangular or cucullate ; stamens five. 
| Leaves alternate, sub-bifarious. Only one species has 
FIG. 155, VELTHEIMIA VIRIDIFOLIA, showing Habit and detached ` been introduced. For culture, see Berchemia. 
e. V. madraspatana babl; tive name ques 
slender, simple or spikes. June. un ^D din. fo to e MN 
| oblong-lanceolate vate, acute or 
V. viridifolia (green-leaved). Ja, perianth reddish or yellowish, | entire. Young branches (and leaves) "glabrous or or aly iy lightly 
spotted, Lin, to pns long ; pedicels E e SE long; | pu 
