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V. Altaica (Altaic) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers pur- 

 ple, in May ; Siberia ; 1808. V. blanda (charming) ; hardy per- 

 ennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in May ; North America ; 

 1803. V. calcarata (spurred) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flow- 

 ers bluish, in May; Switzerland; 1752. V. grandiflora (large- 

 flowered) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in June ; 

 Switzerland. V. lutea (yellow) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; 

 flowers yellow, in June ; England. V. ochroletica (yellowish) ; 

 hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers straw-colored, in June ; 

 North America ; 1800. V. odorata (common) ; hardy perennial ; 

 6 inches ; flowers blue or white, in May ; England. V. Palma- 

 ensis (Palmer) ; half-hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers purple- 

 lilac, in May ; south of Europe ; 1836. V. palmata (broad- 

 leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; -flowers blue, in May ; 

 North America; 1752. V. parnas sice folia (parnassia-leaved) ; 

 hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in winter and spring ; 

 Patagonia; 1850. V. pedata (pedate) ; hardy perennial; 6 

 inches; flowers blue, in May; North America; 1759. V. Ro- 

 thomagensis (Rouen) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers blue, 

 in July ; France ; 1783. V. stricta (upright) ; hardy perennial ; 

 i foot ; flowers pale-blue, in May; Europe; 1822. V. tricolor 

 (three-colored) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers various, all 

 summer ; Britain. 



There are many other species. 



VIPER'S BUGLOSS. See ECHIUM. 



VIRGILIA. [Leguminosae.] A fine hardy tree, producing 

 long racemes of locust-like flowers, and very ornamental in 

 flower and leaf. Deep rich soil. Propagated by seeds and 

 layers. 



V. httea (yellow) ; hardy tree ; 30 feet ; flowers white, in 

 June ; North America. 



' VIRGINIAN CREEPER. See AMPELOPSIS. 

 VIRGINIAN STOCK. See MALCOLMIA. 

 VIRGIN'S BOWER. See CLEMATIS. 

 VISCARIA. [Caryophyllaceae.] A small genus, allied to 



