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ner: as soon as they have done flower- 

 ing, about March, sift a little light soil 

 over them, and encourage their growth 

 as much as possible, to obtain early 

 strong rooted runners Troni the old 

 plants, which if properly managed will 



VIOLET TIILASPI. Clypeola Ion 

 Tlifaspi. 



VluRNA. Clematis viornn. 

 VIPF:R-S BUGLOSS. Eclnum. 

 VIPKIl-S CRASS. See Scorzonern. 

 VIKGIHA. Six species. (ireen- 



be about the end of May. Transplant house evergreen shrubs, except T. ?i/?ca. 



the young runners into a nursery-bed in 

 a rather shaded but not confined situa- 

 tion. The soil should be fresh sandy 

 loam and peat, with a small portion of 

 leaf-mould, but by no means made rich 

 with dung, as that causes the plants to 

 grow too vigorously. About the begin- 



a hardy deciduous tree. Young cut- 

 tings. Loam, peat, and sand. 



VIRGIXL\N CREEPER. Ampelopsis 

 hcdcracca. 



VIRGLVIAX POKE. Phytolacca de- 

 candra. 



VIRGLX'S BOWER. Clematis Viti- 



ning of August prepare a place for their ' ceUa. 



final reception, 

 melon bed will 



old 

 do wel 



cucumber or , VISCARIA. Three species. Hardy 

 taking away annuals. Seeds. Common soi" 



the soil from the frame, and tilling the V I S C U JNI album. The Mistletoe. 



place with a mixture of good loam and Parasite, increased by putting the ber- 

 ries on trees alter cutting the bark. See 

 Mistletoe. 



VISML\. Three species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Young cuttinss. 



o DO 



Loam and peat. 



V I T E X. Twelve species. Stove, 



sandy peat, adding about one quarter of 

 well rotted cow-dung to it, well water 

 the whole, and let it remain for a few^ 

 days to settle. After this remove the 

 young plants from the nursery-bed with 

 good balls, and plant t!iem in rows 

 aliout six or nine inches apart each w'ay, green-house and hardy evergreen shrubs 



and afterwards place the liglits on ("or 

 few days until the plants recover the 

 shift. They will afterwards require no 

 further trouble except watering and 

 keeping free from slugs and weeds, 

 which must be attended to. When the 

 weather becomes cold in the autumn, 

 the lights must be put on during the i 

 night, and in rough wet weather; and \ 

 finally the violets must be well protected ' 

 from frost during winter, by covering 

 them at all times when the weather will 

 permit, to prevent their damping ofT. 

 Treated in this way, they will then 

 flower freely from December to Febru- 

 ary. They may also be potted and 

 cultivated in the same manner, and 

 when in flower may be planted in the 

 green-house; but they will not bloom 

 during the winter, if exposed to the in- 

 clemency of the weather, or if in a damp 

 situation." — Gard. Chron. 



Water should only be applied to them 

 when they really want it, and then it 

 should be given freely, and early in the 

 morning, so that the plants may have 



and trees. Cuttings. Loam and peat, 

 and the hardy kinds of common soil. 



VITIS. Eleven species and some 

 varieties. ILirdy deciduous or stove 

 evergreen climbers. V. vinifera is the 

 common grapevine: seed, cuttings or 

 layers. Strong rich soil. See Grape 

 Vine. 



V1TTARL\. Two species. Ferns. 

 Stove herbaceous perennials. Division 

 or seeds. Loam and peat. 



VOANDZELV subterranea. Stove 

 creeping annual. Seeds. Rich mould. 



VOLKAMERIA aculeata. A stove 

 evergreen shrub, and V. japonica, a 

 green-house evergreen tree. Cuttings. 

 Sandy loam and peat. 



VOUAPA bifolia. Stove evergreen 

 shrub. Ripe cuttings. Sandy loam and 

 peat. 



VOYR.l rosea. Stove herbaceous 

 perennial. Seeds. Sandy loam and 

 peat. 



VRESIA psittacina. Stove epiphyte. 

 Suckers. Leaf-mould and potsherds. 



WACHENDORFIA. Eight species. 



plenty of time to dry before the frame Green-house bulbous perennials. OfT- 

 is closed. 



Tree Violet. — This requires to be pot- 

 ted in a mixture of peat and sandy 

 loam, and requires no further attention 



than to be kept in a shady part of a green creeper; the other two are an- 

 green-house ; supplying it plentifully Duals. Division and seeds. Loam and 



• sets or seeds. Sandy loam and peat. 

 WAHLENBERGIA. Four species. 

 All hardy; W. grandijlora, an herb- 

 aceous perennial ; W. repeiis, an ever- 



with water and air. 



I peat. 



