VAGARIA 



VALLOTA 



V. virga'tum Unt'llum (very slender). xA. White. 

 uligino'sum (bog). 2. Flesh. April. Britain. "Bog 



Blaeberry." 

 Vi'tis-Idata (Vitis-Idaea). }. Pink. May. Britain. 



"Cowberry." Evergreen. 

 ,, ,, ma'jor (larger). Leaves 1 

 mi'nor (smaller). Leaves smaller than the type. 



VAGATUA. (From vaus, doubtful, uncertain. Nat. 

 ord. Amaryllidace<e. Allied to Euryclcs.) 



Hardy or half-hardy bulb. Offsets ; seeds. Fibrous 

 loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



V. parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 1-2. White, with green 

 keel. Autumn. Syria; Tripoli. 1815. 



VALDI'VIA. (Named after Valdivia, in Chili. Nat. 

 ord. Saxifragaceae.) 



Half-hardy, evergreen herb. Cuttings under a hand- 

 light; divisions. Light soil ; or loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand in a frame. 

 V. gaya'na. (Gayan). 2. Rose. Chili. 1863. 



VALENZTJEUA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Sapindacea?. Allied to Paullinia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub or small tree. Cuttings 

 in sand under a bell-glass. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 V. trinc'rvis (three- nerved). 5-10. Chili. 



VALERIA'NA. Valerian. (Named after Valerius, 

 who first used it in medicine. Nat. ord. V ' alerianworts 

 [Valerianaceae]. Linn. ^-Triandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Divisions of the root 

 in spring, and seeds ; common garden-soil ; the tenderer 

 sorts should have a dry place. 

 V. alliaricefo'lia (Alliaria-leaved). ij. Red. June. 



Caucasus. 1826. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow- leaved). See CENTRAXTHUS 



SIBTHORPII. 



a'pula. (Apulian). Red. June. Europe. 

 ,, arizo'nica (Arizonian). i. Whitish or pink. Arizona, 



&c. 1901. 

 ,, asarifo'lia (Asarum-leaved). i. Red. June. Crete. 



1824. 

 Calci'trapa (Calcitrapa). See CENTRANTHUS CALCI- 



TRAPA. 



cape'nsis (Cape). $. Red. June. S. Africa. 1816. 



ce'ltica (Celtic), i. White. June. Switzerland. 

 1784. 



,, ceratophy'lla (horn-leaved), ij. Snow-white. Mexico. 

 1909. Half-hardy. 



Cornuco'pice (horn-of-plenty). See FEDIA CORNU- 

 COPIA. 



denta'ta (toothed). See VALERIANELLA DENTATA. 



dioi'ca (dioecious). i. Flesh. June. Europe 

 (Britain). 



edu'lis (edible). North-western Amer. 



donga.' ta (lengthened), $. Yellow. June. Austria. 

 1812. 



cxalta'ta (tall). Russia. 



globular usfo'lia (Globularia-leaved). Red. June. 

 Pyrenees. 



intermedia (intermediate). See V. TRIPTERIS. 



Jatama'nsi (Jatamans'). See NARDOSTACHVS JATA- 



MANSI. 



macrophyila (large-leaved). See V. ALLIARIJEFOLIA. 



monta'na (mountain), i. Light red. July. Switzer- 

 land. 1748. 



Xa'pus (turuip-rooied). White. Mexico. 1839. 



officina'lis (shop). 3. Flesh. June. Europe (Britain). 

 " Cat's Valerian." 



exalta'ta (tall). See V. KXALTATA. 



sambucifo'lia (elder-leaved). See V. SAMBUCI- 

 FOLIA. 



Phu' (Phu). 3. White. August. Caucasus. 1597. 

 " Cretan Spikenard." 



,, au'rea (golden). Leaves yellow when young. 



procu'rrens (running). See V. OFFICJXALIS. 



pyrena'ica (Pyrenean). 3. Pink. August. Pyrenees. 

 " Capon's- tail Grass." 



rotundi'loba (round-poded). Chili. 



rotitndifo'lia (round-leaved). See V. MONTANA. 



rutlie'nica (Russian). See PATRINIA SIBIRICA. 



saliu'nca. (lavender). i\. Red. June. France. 1824. 



sambncifo'lia (elder- leaved). 3. White. July. 

 Europe (England). 1819. 



saxn' tilts (rock). \. White. July. Austria. 1740. 



V. sibi'rica (Siberian). See PATRINIA SIBIRICA. 



sisymbriifo'lia (Sisymbrium-leaved). i. Red. June. 

 S. Europe. 1820. 



supi'na (flat-lying), |. \Vhite, red. July. Switzer- 

 land. 1822. 



tri'pteris (three-winged), i. White. May. Switzer- 

 land. 1752. 



iubero'sa (tuberous-rooted). ij. Light, red. June. 

 S. Europe. 1629. 



VALERIANE'LLA. Lamb's Lettuce. (A diminutive 

 of Valeriana. Nat. ord. Valerianworts [Valerianaceae]. 

 Linn. $-Triandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds in the open border, in spring. 

 See CORN SALAD. 

 V. Auri'cula (Auricula), i. Rose. June, July. Europe 



(England). 

 carina'ta (keeled). \. Pale blue. April to June. 



Europe (Britain). 



conge'sta (crowded-flowered), i. Red. July. Colum- 

 bia. 1826. 



mi'nor (smaller), i. Rose. July. 1826. 

 ,, corona' 'ta (crowned), i. June, July. S. Europe. 

 denta'ta (toothed). . Lilac. June, July. Europe 



(Britain). 

 echina'ta (pridi\;:-capsulcd). I. Pink. July. S. 



Europe. 1807. 

 erioca'rpa( woolly- fruited), {. Lilac. Jane. Europe 



(Endand). 

 ,, olito'ria (salad), f . Blue. April. Europe (Britain). 



" Lamb's Lettuce ; Corn Salad." 

 samolifo'lia (Samolus-leaved). i. Rose. July. 



North-Western Amer. 1835. 

 ,, vesica'ria (bladdery), i. June, July. S. Europe. 



VALERIAN, GREEK. Polemo'nium caru'leum. 



VALERIAN, LONG-SPURRED. Cenlra'nthus macro' si- 

 plum. 



VALERIAN, RED. Centra'nlhus ru'ber. 



VALLA'RIS. (From vallo, to inclose ; nsed for fences 

 in Java. Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings of short, firm, stubby 

 side-shoots in sandy soil, under a glass, in heat, in May ; 

 sandy, fibrous loam, and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 

 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



V. Pergula'na (trellis). 10. White. India ; Malaya. 

 1818. 



VALLE'SIA. (Named after F. Vallesio, physician to 

 Philip II of Spain. Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynacea?]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove, white-flowered evergreens. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting firm, in sand, under a bell-glass in heat ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 V. cymbcEfo'lia (boat-leaved). 4. June. Mexico. 1821. 



,, dicho'toma (forked). See V. CYMB/EFOLIA. 



gla'bra (smooth). See V. CVMB^FOLIA. 



VALLISNETUA. (Named after A. Vallisntri, an 

 Italian botanist. Nat. ord. Hydrocharads [Hydrochari- 

 daceae]. Linn. 22-Duma, 2~Diandria.) 



A floating, fresh-water perennial, whose flowers live 

 under water, except just at the time of impregnation. 

 Division ; rich loam, in a good-sized pot, plunged deep 

 in a tub or cistern of water. Winter temp., 45 to 50 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 

 V. spira'lis (spiral). Brown. July. S. Europe. 1818. 



VALLO TA. (Named after P. V allot, a French botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Lfcn. 6-//- 

 andria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Cyrtanthus.) 



With the exception of Dr. Herbert, no systematic 

 botanist had previously pointed out the real affinity of 

 Vallota. A cross-seedling, by its pollen, has been ob- 

 tained by Mr. Beaton from Cyrta'nthus obli'quus, which 

 no one could distinguish from a Vallota of the same age. 

 Greenhouse, scarlet-flowered bulbs, from South Africa. 

 Offsets ; sandy loam and peat, and leaf-mould. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45, and dry ; summer, 60 to 75. 

 V. purpu'rea (purple), ij. May. 1774. " Scarborough 

 Lily." 

 delica'ta (delicate), i. Pale red. 1893. 



