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ustula'tus; scorclied. The pretty Orchis ustulata is so 

 called, because the flowers are first dark above and 

 white below, presenting the appearance of having 

 been scorched. 



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va'gans ; wandering. 



vagina'tus ; sheathed, vagina^ a sheath. 



variega'tus; variegated. 



verna'lis ; pertaining to spring, ver. 



ver'nus ; spring, adj. 



versic'olor; of varied colour, or changing colour, as in the 

 case of Myosotis versicolor. 



verticilla'tus ; verticillate, i. e. arranged in verticils, or 

 whorls, from verto, I turn; thus, vertex, a whirl- 

 pool. 



vesica'rius ; like a vesicus, or bladder ; thus Carex vesicaria 

 has its fruit broadly ovate, inflated. 



vesperti'na ; belonging to the evening ; flowering then. 



villo'sus ; villous, i. e. covered with long, soft hairs, and 

 having a woolly appearance. 



vimina'lis ; suitable for making baskets, as the osier. 



vinea'le; pertaining to vineyards; a habitat very com- 

 monly given for species of Allium. Allium vineale, 

 literally vineyard-leek, we call in English Crow- 

 garlic, for we have no vineyards, but on the continent 

 they occupy a good deal of ground. 



viola'ceus ; violet-coloured. 



vi'rens ; green and flourishing. 



virga'tus; virgate, i.e. long and straight like a wand 

 (virga). 



vir'idis ; green. 



viro'sus ; full of poison. 



visca'rius ; viscous, sticky, like bird-limco 



