VERBENA 



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VERONICA 



VERBENA, LEMON, or SWEET-SCENTED. Li'ppia 

 citriodo'ra. 



VERBESI'NA. Crown Beard. (Altered from Verbena. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae], Linn. ig-SyngenesJa, 

 z-Superflua.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered, except where otherwise 

 mentioned, herbaceous perennials, from Mexico. Seeds 

 and divisions of the root ; rich, sandy loam. 

 V. ala'ta (vr'mg-stalked). 2. August. 1699. 

 atriplicifo'lia (orach-leaved). See MONTANOA ARBOR- 



ESCENS. 



Coreo'psis (Coreopsis). See ACTINOMERIS SQUARROSA. 

 croca'ta (saffron). 2. July to September. 1812. 

 diversifo'lia (diverse-leaved). 10. White. Brazil ; 



Costa Rica. 1908. Evergreen. 

 encelioi'des (Encelia-like). 3. July, August. N. and 



S. Amer. 1785. 

 helianthoi'des (Helianthus-like). 3. N. and S. Amer. 



1825. 



occidenta'lis (western). 3. July. N. Amer. 1803. 

 pinnati'fida (leaflet-cut). 3. August. 1826. 

 salicifo'lia (willow- leaved). 2. July. 1825. 

 sati'va (cultivated). See GUIZOTIA ABYSSINICA. 

 virgi'nica (Virginian). 2. White. August. N. Amer. 



VEREI'A ACUTIFLO'RA. See KALANCHOE ACUTI- 



FLORA. 



VEREI'A CRENA'TA. See KALANCHOE AFZELIANA. 



VERGE-CUTTER. A tool, consisting of a crescent- 

 shaped blade, something like a cheese-cutter, with a 

 long handle, for cutting grass verges and the edges of 

 flower-beds. 



VERMINIA'RIA DENUDA'TA. See VIMINARIA DENU- 

 DATA. 



VERNAL GRASS, SWEET. Anthoxa'nthum odora'tum. 



VERNO'NIA. Iron Weed. (Named after W. Vernon, 

 a botanical traveller. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-dEqualis.) 



All purple-flowered where not otherwise mentioned. 

 Hardy, by seeds and divisions ; tender, by seeds, 

 divisions, and cuttings under a hand-light ; rich, sandy 

 loam ; stove treatment. 



STOVE EVERGREENS, &c. 

 V. acutifo'lia (pointed- leaved). See V. SERICEA. 



adoe'nsis (Adoan). Abyssinia. 



anthdmi'ntica (worm-killing). Lilac. August. Hima- 

 laya. 1770. Biennial. 



arbore'scens (tree-like). 5. November. Jamaica. 1733. 



Arechavale'te (Arechavaleta's). 3-6. Reddish- 

 violet. Uruguay. 1901. 



a'spera (rough). See V. ROXBURGHII. 



axillaflo'ra (axillary-flowered). See V. COTONEASTER. 



calvoa'na (Calvoan). 6-12. White, purple. Winter. 

 Trop. Africa. 1862. 



centriflo'ra (spur-flowered). See V. SCORPIOIDES. 



cinefrea. (grey). July. Tropics. Biennial. 



corymbo'sa (corymbose). S. Africa. 



Cotonea'ster (Cotoneaster). ij. Lilac. September. 

 Brazil. 



flexuo'sa (zigzag), ij. September. Brazil. 1823. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). See V. RIGIDA. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaved), i. October. S. Amer. 

 1825. Annual. 



mespilifo'lia (Mespilus-leaved). S. Africa. 



odprati' ssima (sweetest-scented). See V. SCABRA. 



pinifo'lia (pine-leaved). 2. June to August. S. 

 Africa. 1863. 



podo'coma (hairy-stalked). 6. Rose-purple. Trop. 

 Africa. 



ri'gida (rigid). 4. October. W. Ind. 1818. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). White. June. Hima- 

 layas. 1823. 



sea' bra (rough). 4. October. Brazil. 1817. 



scorpioi'des (scorpion-like), i. Lilac-rose. Trop. 

 Amer. 1826. 



seri'cea (silky). 5. December. Brazil. 1825. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



V. alti' ssima (tallest). 12. October. Ohio. 1820. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 4. September. N. 

 Amer. 1817. 



V. angustifo'lia scabe'nima (roughest). See V. 



ALTISSIMA. 



arkansa'na (Arkansas). N. Amer. 



a'lba (white). White. 1902. 



Baldwi'ni (Baldwin's). N. Amer. 



fascicula'ta (fascicled). United States. 



,, gigante'a (gigantic). Carmine or violet-rose. 1907. 



,, glau'ca (milky-green). See V. NOV^BORASCENSIS. 



novceborace'nsis (New York). 6. August. N. Amer. 



1710. 

 oligophy'lla (few-leaved). September. N. Amer. 



1710. 

 pandura'ia (fiddle-teat 1 ed). 4. October. Trop. Africa. 



1825. 



,, prcea'lta (very tall). See V. NOV^BORACENSIS. 

 scabe'rrima (roughest). See V. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 ,, serratuloi' des (sawwort-like). September. Mexico. 



1824. 

 te'res (cylindric-leaved). July. Himalaya; Burma. 



1821.' 

 wightia'na (Wightian). Ceylon. 



VERO'NICA. Speedwell. (The meaning is doubtful. 

 Nat. ord. Figworis [Scrophulariaceas], Linn. 2-Diandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



All blue-flowered where not otherwise named. Annuals, 

 seeds in March and April ; perennials, chiefly by division 

 in spring ; good garden soil ; shrubby, cuttings in spring 

 or summer under a bell-glass ; peat and loam. Winter 

 temp, for greenhouse kinds, 38 to 45. In the subjoined 

 list of shrubby species the more tender are indicated by 

 the word greenhouse, but most of them can be grown on 

 the sea-board of Great Britain and Ireland. 



EVERGREEN SHRUBS AND SUBSHRUBS. 

 V. amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). 1-2. White. New 



Zealand. 1895. 

 Anderso'nii (Anderson's). 2-3. Blue-purple. July. 



Garden origin. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves edged with 



creamy-white. An excellent bedding plant. 

 ano' mala (anomalous). 2-6. White. New Zealand. 

 arbo'rea ; (tree). New Zealand. 

 arena' ria (sand). \. May. Australia. 1823. 

 Armstro'ngii (Armstrong's). 1-2. White. New 



Zealand. 1899. 



azu'rea (azure). Garden origin. 

 &oJ/owna'nfl(Balfourian). 1-2. Violet. Leaves edged 



brown. New Zealand. 1897. 

 Bidwi'llii (Bidwill's). \. Large, deep blue. June to 



September. New Zealand. 



buxifo'lia (box-leaved). i-2j. White. New Zealand. 

 ,, calyci'na (large-calyxed). June. Australia. 1820. 

 ca'ndida (white). White. Origin doubtful. 

 ca'rnea (fleshy). Flesh. New Zealand. 

 carno'sula (somewhat-fleshy) of Hooker f. Bot. Mag., 



t. 6587. See V. PINGUIFOLIA. 

 carno'sula (somewhat fleshy) of Hooker f. i-ij. 



White. J une to August. New Zealand. 

 .. cane'scens (hoary). 1. Pale blue. June, July. New 



Zealand. 

 Catarra'ctce (waterfall). 1-2. White or pink. New 



Zealand. 

 chatha'mica (Chathamic). . Dark purple. New 



Zealand. 1899. 

 ,, Cole'nsoi (Colenso's). 1-3. Lavender-blue to white. 



New Zealand. 1893. 



glau'ca (sea-green). Leaves sea-green. 

 ,, cookia'na (Cookian). New Zealand. 

 cupressoi'des (Cupressus-like). 1-4. Violet. New 



Zealand. 



varia'bi Us (variable). J. New Zealand. 1888. 

 darwinia'na (Darwinian). New Zealand. 

 decu'mbens (lying-down). White. New Zealand. 



1888. 



decussa'ta (decussate). See V. ELLIPTICA. 

 Derwe'ntia (River Derwent). 2-3. Lavender or 



white. Jyne. New Zealand. 1802. 

 dianthifo'lia (Dianthus- leaved). See V. ARENARIA. 

 Dieftenba'chii (Dieffenbach's). 2. New Zealand. 



1898. 

 diosmczfo'lia (Diosma-leaved). Lilac. July, August. 



New Zealand. 1835. 

 trise'pala (three-sepaled). 

 di'stans (distant), i. April. Australia. 1825. 



