VELLOZIA 



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VERBASCUM 



V. spathula'ta (spathulate). . April. 1825. 

 trine'rvis (three-nerved), i. Purple, yellow. July. 

 1803. 



VELLO'ZIA. (Named after a Spanish botanist. Nat. 

 ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Barbacenia.) 



The Vellozias are perennials, from two to ten feet high, 

 having trunks as large as a man's body, branching, and 

 having tufts of leaves on the top like the Yucca. Green- 

 house herbaceous. Division of the plant in spring ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 40 to 50 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 



V. ca'ndida (white). White. Brazil. 1865. 

 compa'cla (compact). Brazil. 

 c'legans (elegant). White, fading to green. S. Africa. 



1866. 

 cquisetoi'des (Equisetum-like). See V. EQUISETOIDES 



TRICHOPHYLLA. 



trichophy'lla (hair-leaved). 3-5. Lilac purple, 

 fragrant. British Central Africa. 1903. 



,, lanceola' ta (spear-leaved) . Yellow. Swan River. 1841. 



phaloca'rpa (stud- fruited). Brazil. 



retinc'rvis (net-veined). 10-12. Blue. S. Africa. 

 1876. 



squama'ta (scaly). See BARBACENIA SO.UAMATA. 



Ta'lboti (Talbot's). See V. ELEGANS. 



VELTHEI'MIA. (Named after F. A. Veltheim, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord. Lily worts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, \-Monogynia. Allied to Urginea.) 



Greenhouse bulbs, from South Africa, with flesh- 

 coloured flowers. Offsets from the bulbs; rich, sandy 

 loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 V. glau'ca (milky-green). 2. March. 1781. 

 ,, rubesce'nti-purpu'rea (red-purple). i. Red, 



purple. July. 1834. 



interme'dia (intermediate). i. April. 1800. 

 ,, specie' sa (showy). See KNIPHOFIA ALOIDES. 

 Uva'ria (Uvaria). See KNIPHOFIA ALOIDES. 

 viridifo'lia (green-leaved). 2. August. 1768. 



VENI'DIUM. (Derivation not evident. Nat. ord. 

 Composite. Allied to Arctotis.) 



Hardy annuals and half-hardy or greenhouse peren- 

 nials. Seeds; cuttings in sand under a beJI-glass. Light, 

 rich soil in the open. Loam, leaf-mould, or peat and 

 sand, if grown in pots. 

 V. calendula' ceum (Calendula-like). }-r. Yellow ; disc 



black. July to October. S. Africa. 

 cinera'rium (Cineraria-like). See V. PERFOLIATUM. 

 fu'gax (fleeting). J-i. Yellow, with dark spots at 

 base of rays; disc black. S. Africa. 1887. 

 Annual. 

 hirsu'tum (hairy), i. Rays pale yellow ; disc brown. 



S. Africa. 1887. Annual. 



perfolia'tum (perfoliate). $-1. Yellow. S. Africa. 

 semipappo'sum(halt-pappused). 1-2. Orange. June. 



S. Africa. 1768. 

 ,, specio' sum (showy) of gardens. See V. HIRSUTUM. 



VENTENA'TIA MI'NOR. See STYLIDIUM LINEARE. 



VENTILA'GO. (From ventilo, to swing in the wind. 

 Nat. ord. Rhamnaceae.) 



A climbing stove shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 V. maderaspata'na (Maderaspatan). Green. India. 1822. 



VENTILATION. See GREENHOUSE. 



VENUS' FLY-TRAP. Diona'amusci'pula. 



VENUS' HAIR. Adia'ntum Cap i'llus-Ve'neris. 



VENUS' LOOKING-GLASS. Specula'ria Spe'culum. 



VENUS' NAVELWORT. Omphalo'des. 



VENUS' SUMACH. Rhu's Coti'nus. 



VE'PRIS LANCEOLA'TA. See TODD ALIA LANCEOLATA. 



VERA'TRUM. False Hellebore. (From vere, truly, 

 and ater, black ; colour of the roots. Nat. ord. Lilyworts 

 [Liliaceae]. Linn. z$-Polygamia, i-Moncecia.) 



The plants in this genus are all poisonous. Hardy 

 herbaceous perennials. Seeds and divisions in spring ; 

 deep, rich loam. 



V. a'lbum (white). 5. White. July. Europe. 1548. 

 " White Hellebore." 



V. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). See STENANTHIUM 



ANGUSTIFOLIUM. 



calif o'rnicum (Calif ornian). 5-6. White, with dark 



green centre. North-western Amer. 1900. 

 fri'gidum (cold). See STENANTHIUM FRIGIDUM. 

 lobelia'num (Lobel's). See V. ALBUM. 

 ,, Maa'ckii (Maack's). 2. Blackish. June to August. 



Siberia, &c. 1883. 

 ni'grum (dark-flowered). 3. Dark purple. June. 



Siberia. 1596. 

 parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 2. Green. June. 



Carolina. 1809. 

 Sabadi'lla (Sabadilla). 3. White. May. Mexico. 



1830. 

 vi'ride (green-flowered). 5. Green. July. N. Amcr. 



1742. " Indian Poke." 



VERBA'SCUM. Mullein. (From barbascum, bearded ; 

 the bearded stamens. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulari- 

 aceae]. Linn. $-Penlandria, i-Monogynia.) 



All yellow-flowered where not otherwise mentioned. 

 All freely by seeds ; perennials also by division of the 

 roots in spring. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



V. izthio'picum (Ethiopian). May. Mount Sinai. 1825. 



,, alopecu'rus (foxtail). See V. NIGRUM. 



,, austri'acum (Austrian). See V. NIGRUM. 



betoniccefo'lium (betony-leaved) . 2. July. Armenia. 

 1825. 



chryse'rium (golden). June. Palestine. 1827. 



,, colli'num (hill). See V. THAPSUS. 



,, cu'preum (copper-coloured). See V. PHCKNICEUM. 



,, fascicula'tum (clustered). See V. SINAITICUM. 



,, ferrugi'neum (rusty) of Miller. Rusty or reddish- 

 yellow. S. Europe. 1759. 



,, ferrugi'neum (rusty) of Andrews. See V. PHCENICEUM. 



,, Hi'nkei (Hinke's). See V. NIGRUM. 



,, hyoserifo'lium (Hyoseris-leaved). See V. SPECIOSUM. 



,, lana'tum (woolly). See V. NIGRUM. 



,, ni'grum (black-rooted). 2. July. Europe (England). 



,, orienta'le (eastern). 2. July. Caucasus. 1821. 



,, ovalifo'lium (oval-leaved), i. Caucasus. 1804. 



,, phoeni'ceum (purple). 3. Purple. July. S. Europe. 

 1796. 



plica' turn (plaited). July. Greece. 1816. 



si' mplex (simple). 3-4. July. Syria. 1825. Shrubby. 



,, sinai'ticum (Sinaitic). May. Mount Sinai. 1826. 



,, specio'sum (showy). June. Eastern Europe; Asia 

 Minor. 1829. 



,, spino'sum (thorny), i. Purple. July. Crete. 1824. 

 Evergreen. 



thapsoi'des (Thapsns-like). July. Portugal. 1819. 



,, tri'ste (dark). See V. PHCENICEUM. 



,, undula'tum (waved). 3. July. S.Europe. 1819. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



V. auricula' turn (eared-leaved). See V. MUCRONATUM. 

 bana'ticum (Hungarian). See V. NIGRUM. 

 bipinnati' 'fidum (doubly-leaflet-cut). See V. PINNATI- 



FIDUM. 



,, Blatta'ria (Blattaria). 3-6. July, August. Europe 



(England). " Moth Mullein." 

 Boerhaa'vii (Boerhaave's). 2. July. S. Europe. 



1731. Annual. 



, bombycifo'rme (Bombyx-formed). See V. LAGURUS. 

 , candidi' 'ssimum (whitest). See V. MUCRONATUM. 

 , Cedre'ti (Cedret's). Syria. 



, ceraiaphy'llum (horn-leaved). See V. PINNATIFIDUM. 

 , Chai'xii (Chaix's). 3. July. France. 1821. 

 , cuspida'tum (pointed). See V. THAPSUS. 

 , de'lphicum (Delphian). Greece. 

 , densiflo'rum (dense-flowered). See V. THAPSIFORME. 

 , flocco'sum (flock-of-wool). See V. PULVERULENTCM. 

 , formo'sum (handsome). See V. OVALIFOLIUM. 

 , glz'brum (smooth) of Willdenow. See V. VIRGATUM. 

 gnaphalo'des (Gnaphalium-like). 2. July. Caucasus. 



1825. 



,, gossypi'num (cottony). 4. July. Caucasus. 1820. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 4. July. Europe. 



1820. 

 ,, hcemorrhoida'le (blood-coloured). See V. PULVERU- 



LENTUM. 



i'ndicum (Indian). See V. THAPSUS. 

 Lagu'rus (hare's-tail). Asia Minor. 



