VANDELLIA 



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VELLEIA 



V. te'res Anderso'ni (Anderson's). Highly coloured. 

 auro'rea (aurora). White ; lip reddish, and pale 



yellow throat. 1881. 



ca'ndida (white). See V. TERES ALBA. 

 >, gigante'a (giant). Large and richly coloured. 1896. 

 terctifo'lia (terete- leaved). See SARCANTHUS TERETI- 



FOLIUS. 

 tessella'ta (tessellated). See V. ROXBURGHII TESSEL- 



LATA. 



lesta'cea (reddish-yellow). See V. PARVIFLORA. 

 tri' color (three-coloured). Light yellow, densely 



spotted with red-brown. Java. 1846. 

 ,, cinnamo'mea (cinnamon). Yellow, and cinnamon. 



Java. 1869. 

 Dodgso'ni (Dodgson's). Amber-yellow, sparingly 



spotted ; lip magenta. 

 Ho'vecs (Mrs. Hove's). Yellowish, thickly spotted 



with red ; lip rose-crimson. 

 insi'gnis (remarkable). Bright yellow, regularly 



spotted with red-brown ; lip rose-carmine. 

 Lewi'sii (Lewis's). Pale yellow, neatly spotted 



with red-brown. 1894. 



Patterso'ni (Patterson's). Cream, spotted chest- 

 nut-brown ; lip magenta-purple. 1883. 

 planila'bris (flat-lipped). Lip flat, magenta-purple 



to rose-purple. 

 russelia'na (Russelian). Yellow, spotted with 



bright red-brown. 

 tenebro'sa (dark). Yellow, spotted dark red-brown; 



lip rose-crimson. 1903. 

 illich's). 



Yellow, spotted with 



Walli'chii (Wai 



brown ; lip lilac. 1893. 

 Wa'rneri (Warner's). Yellow, edged with rose ; 



lip rose-purple. 



undula'ta (waved). See STAUROPSIS UNDULATA. 

 viola' ceo, (violet-lipped). White, violet. May. 



Manilla. 1839. 

 Vipa'nii (Vipan's). Dark brown, with paler netting ; 



Up white, stained with purple. Burma. 1882. 

 Wa'tsoni( Watson's). White; lip deep yellow, spotted 



red-brown at the base. Annam. 1905. 

 wightia'na (Wightian). See ACAMPE WIGHTIANA. 



VANDE'LLIA. (Named after L. Vanddli, a Portu- 

 guese botanist. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. 

 Linn. \\-Didynamia., 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Torenia.) 

 Tender annuals. Seeds in a hotbed, in spring ; plants 

 pricked off, and bloomed chiefly in the greenhouse, in 

 light, rich soil. 



V. Brou/nii (Brown's). See V. CRUSTACEA. 

 crusta'cca (shelly). Blue. June. Tropics everywhere. 



1816. 

 diffu'sa (spreading), i. White. July. Santa Cruz. 



1824. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). Blue. June. India. 1823. 

 peduncula' fa, (long-stalked). Purple. July. Trop. 



Asia. 1818. 

 Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). See V. PEDUNCULATA. 



VANGUE'RIA. (Voa-vanguer, the name of edu'lis in 

 Madagascar. Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubiaceae], Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Plectronia.) 



It produces a good dessert fruit. Stove evergreen. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell- 

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

 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 V. edu'lis (eatable), to. White. Madagascar. 1809. 



"Voa Vanga." 

 infau'sta (unlucky). 3. Pale yellow-green. May. 



Trop. and S. Africa. 1829. 

 veluti'na (velvety) of Hooker. See V. INFAUSTA. 



VANI LLA. (A diminutive of vaina, the Spanish for 

 sheath ; shape of seed-pod. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchi- 

 daceas]. Linn. 2O-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown on blocks, or like Aroids on the 

 damp wall of a moist stove, with the roots in soil ; white- 

 flowered, where not otherwise specified. (See ORCHIDS.) 

 The Vanilla of commerce is, or should be, the dried fruit 

 of V. planifo'lia. 

 V. acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved). Caracas. 1841. 



,, africa'na (African). Sierra Leone. 1843. 



r aroma'tica (aromatic) of Willdenow. See V. PLANI- 



FOLIA. 



,, bi' color (two-coloured). Dull red. Guiana. 

 claitcula'ta (teadrilled). Cuba, 1838. 



V. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See P. POMPON A. 

 grandifo'lia (large-leaved). Flowers very large. W. 



Trop. Africa ; Congo. 1904. 

 Humblo'tii (Humblot's). Bright yellow; lip with 



brown markings. Leafless. Comoro Islands. 1900. 

 ,, Lu'ja (Luja's). Flowers very large. Congo Free 



State. 1904. 



I'.tle'scens (yellow). See V. POMPOXA. 

 ,, Moo'nii (Moon's). Ceylon. 

 paltna'rum (palms'). Brazil and Guiana. 

 Phalano'psis (Phalsenopsis). Bluish-white, with rose 



and orange markings. Seychelle Islands. 1869. 

 planifo'lia (smooth-leaved). 10. May. W. Ind. 



1739- 

 Pompo'na (Pompona). White or pale yellow. Mexico. 



1859. 



Rosche'ri (Roscher's). Zanzibar. 

 Wa'lkeree (Mrs. Walker's). S. India. 

 wightia'na (Wightian). Pale yellow, tipped green; 



lip with red-purple crest. S. India. 1899. 



VAPOURER MOTH. Orgy'ia anti'qua. 



VARIEGATED LAUREL. Au'cuba japo'nica. 



VASCO'A. (Commemorative of Vasco de Gama, who 

 first sailed round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminosse. Now referred to Rafnia.) 

 V. amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). See RAFNIA AMPLEXI- 



CAULIS. 



perfolia'ta (perfoliate). See RAFNIA PERFOLIATA. 

 VASCONCEXLEA. See CARICA. 

 VEGETABLE BUTTER. Ba'ssia butyra'cea. 

 VEGETABLE FIRE-CRACKER. Brevoo'rtia I'da 

 Ma'ia. 



VEGETABLE HAIR. Tilla'ndsia usneoi'des. 

 VEGETABLE IVORY. Phyte'lephas macroca'rpa. 



VEGETABLE MANURES. See GREEN MANURES, 

 ASHES, and MANURES. 



VEGETABLE MARROW. Cucu'rbita Pe'po ovi'fera. 

 VEGETABLE OYSTER. Tragopo'gon porrifo'lius. 

 VEI'TCHIA JAPO'NICA, of Lindley. See PICEA AL- 



COCKIANA. 



VEI'TCHIA. (Commemorative of the late James 

 Veitch, of Chelsea, the leading nurseryman of his time. 

 Nat. ord. Palmaceas.) 



Stove palms. Seeds. Loam, one-third peat, and 

 sand. 

 V. canterbury a' na (Canterburyan). See HEDYSCEPK 



CANTERBURYANA. 



Joha'nnis (John Gould Veitch's). Fiji. 1868. 

 Sto'rckii (Storck's). 40. Fiji. 



VELE'ZIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Caryophyllacea?. Allied to Dianthus.) 



Hardy annual for the rockery. Seeds. Light, well- 

 drained soU. 

 V. ri'gida (rigid). J. Mediterranean region. 



VE LLA. Cress Rocket. (From velar, the Celtic name 

 of cress. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Crucifera?]. Linn. 15- 

 Tetr adynamia.) 



Half-hardy evergreen. Cuttings of young shoots in 

 sand, under a hand-light, in a shady place, in summer ; 

 a dry, airy, warm situation, such as in raised rock-work. 

 North of London, in exposed, damp places, it will re- 

 quire a little protection in winter. 

 V. a'nnua (annual). See CARRICHTERA VELL^;. 

 Pseu'docy'tisus (bastard-cytisus). 3. Yellow. April. 



Spain. 1759. 



VELLETA. (Named after Major Velley, who studied 

 sea-weeds. Nat. ord. Goodeniads [Goodeniaceas]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, T-Monogynia. Includes Euthales.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered evergreens, from Australia. 

 Division; sandy loam and peat. Winter temp., 35 

 to 45. 



V. lanceola'ta (spear-leaved). See GOODENIA FILIFORMIS. 

 lyra'ta (lyre-leaved). . April 1819. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 3-4. Yellow, brown. 



July. 1839. 

 parado'xa (paradoxical). J. July. 1824. 



