734 
Veronica—continued. 
subulate, divaricate segments ; upper 
and subulate. A. 4in. to 2ft. 
pubescent. 
V. rakaiensis (Rakaia). 
mes pinnatifid or simple 
Siberia. Glabrous or hoary- 
fl. pure white, strongly honey- 
scented, jin. acr¢ racemes lin. to 2in. long, curved, many- 
flowered. 7. decussate or laxly imbricated, linear-lanceolate or 
linear-oblong, shortly petiolate, 4in. to lin. long, acute, entire, 
shining above, pubescent beneath. Branches erect. A. 3ft. to 
6ft. New Zealand. A slender, bright green shrub. 
V. repens (creeping). (. pink or white; corolla twice as long 
as the calyx; pedicels axillary, one-flowered. September. 
l. ovate or rounded, sessile, entire. Stems slender, creeping. 
Corsica. A pretty, glabrous species, 
V. salicifolia myrtifolia (Myrtle-leaved). 
leaves like the Myrtle. Half-hardy. 
V. spicata alba (white). A white-flowered form of the type. 
V. s. corymbosa (corymbose).* jl. profusely borne and con- 
tinuing long in beauty. A capital rockery plant. 
V. s. hybrida (hybrid).* 
and dark purple. 
broader leaves. 
V. spuria (spurious). 
Syn. V. Verbene. 
V. subsessilis (almost stalkless). 
A variety having 
fl. varying through pink, lavender, 
Plant more robust than the type, with 
The correct name of V. paniculata. 
A variety of S. longifolia. 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
VESLINGIA. 
name of V. sativa. 
VESPA CRABRO. 
VIBORGIA. According to the ‘“‘Index Kewensis,”’ 
Wiborgia is the correct name. 
VIBORQUIA. A synonym of Eysenhardtia (which 
see). 
VIBURNUM. These are useful for forcing into 
blossom for house decoration during the winter months. 
For this purpose they should be lifted in October, planted 
in pots of suitable size, plnnged in the open ground, and 
the most forward ones brought into heat in December. 
The syringe should be used freely amongst the top growths, 
and as the flowers develop the plants shonld be removed 
to a colder house before transferring them to the con- 
servatory. V. tomentosum (plicatum) and V. Opulus sterile 
(Figs. 760 and 761) are specially useful for this purpose. 
To the species and yarieties described on pp. 155-7, 
Vol. IV., the following shonld be added. They are North 
American except where otherwise indicated. 
V. cassinoides (Cassine-like).* . yellowish-white, disposed in 
flat cymes 4in. to Sin, across. June. Jr. rose-coloured, changing 
Guizotia abyssinica is the correct 
See Hornet. 
Fic. 760. 
V. syriaca alba (white).” A capital variety, literally covered 
with flowers in spring. 
V. telephiifolia (Telephium-leaved). f., peduncles slender, 
Sin. long, six- to ten-flowered at apex. J. thick, obovate- 
orbicular, Lin. to 4in. long, petiolate, entire or with one or two 
teeth. Stems 2in. to 6in. long, creeping or tufted, much- 
branched, rooting. Armenia, &c. 
V. Verbene (Verbena-like). A synonym of V. spuria. 
Other shrubby kinds grown are V. azurea, V. carnea, 
V. Cookiana, V. ignota, and V. newryensis (all more or 
less tender). The following garden varieties should also 
be included : 
BLUE Gem, deep blue; LA SEDUISANTE, deep purple ; MERVEILLE 
(balf-hardy); PURPLE QUEEN, purplish-violet; and WHITE 
STAR, foliage deep green, margined with yellow (needs a warm 
soil). 
VERSAILLES LAUREL. A broad-leayed variety 
of the common Laurel, Cerasus Laurocerasus (which 
see). 
VIBURNUM TOMENTOSUM (PLICATUM). 
to bluish-black, very attractive, profusely produced. 7. 
ovate to oblong, coriaceous, opaque, lin. to 3in. long. 
1761. Found naturally in swamps. Syn. V. 
(W. D. B.i., t. 24). 
V. davuricum (Dahurian). #. white; corolla nearly funnel- 
shaped, obtusely five-toothed; corymbs few-flowered, dichoto- 
thick, 
h. 6ft. 
squamatum 
mous. June and July. fr. red, at length black. JL ovate, 
sub-cordate at base, crenulate-toothed, hairy. Branches 
pubescent. A. 3ft. Dahuria, 1785. 
V. erosum (bitten). .-in a decompound, pilose umbel: style 
simple. J. broadly ovate, acuminate, erose-serrated, slightly 
villous on both surfaces; petioles downy. Japan. (G. & F. 
1896, p. 85, f. 9.) 
V. furcatum (forked). This species is grown principally on 
account of its large leaves, which in the autumn assume a 
beautiful scarlet or purple colour. h. 12ft. China and Japan. 
V. levigatum (smooth), of gardens. 
Solium. 
V. Lentago subpedunculatum (slightly pedunculate). A 
variety having petioles about gin. long. 1889. 
V. nitidum (shining). 
A synonym of V. pruni- 
A synonym of V. nudum. 
