VICTORIAN HAZEL 



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VINCA 



V. crutia'na (Cmzian). See V. REGIA CRUZIANA. 

 ,, crucia'na (Crucian). See V. REGIA CRUZIAXA. 

 re'gia (royal). Rosy-white. July to October. River 



Amazon. 1836. 

 cruzia'na (Cruzian). Deep red-pink the second 



evening. Edges of leaves 6-8 in. high. Corrientes, 



Argentina. 1894. 

 cruzia'na Ma'lmei (Malme's). Marginal ribs of 



leaves pale to dark rose. Brazil. 1907. 

 ,, ,, Tri'ckeri (Tricker's). See V. REGIA CRUZIANA. 



VICTORIAN HAZEL. PomadSrris ape' tola. 



VIETJSSEU'XIA. (Named after M . Vieusseux, a Swiss 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. ^-Triandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Now referred to Morasa.) 



Bulbs from the Cape of Good Hope, requiring the 

 same treatment as I'XIAS. 

 V. Bellende'ni (Bellenden's). See MOR^A PAVONIA 



LUTEA. 



fu'gax (transient). See MOR^A EDULIS. 



,, glau'copis (grey-eyed). See MOR^EA GLAUCOPIS. 



,, iridipi'des (Iris-like). See MOR^A CANDOLLEANA. 



lu'rida (lurid). See MORSA LURIDA. 



Pavo'nia (peacock). See MOR*A PAVONIA. 



spira'lis (spiral). See MOR^A PAVONIA LUTEA. 



,, tSnuis (slender). See MORJEA TENUIS. 



tricu'spis (three-pointed). See MOR^A TRICUSHS. 



tripetaloi'des (three-petaled-like). See MORJEA. TRI- 



PETALA. 



unguicula'ris (clawed). See MORA UNGUICULARIS. 

 vilio'sa (shaggy). See MOR^BA PAVONIA VILLOSA. 



VTGNA. (Named after D. Vigni, a commentator on 

 Theophrastus. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legumi- 

 nosce]. Linn. ly-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria. Allied to 

 Dolichos.) 



Hardy, yellow-flowered, climbing annuals. Seeds in a 

 slight hotbed in March, and afterwards planted out in 

 the beginning of May, or sown in the end of April in 

 sandy, light soil. 

 V. BurcMllii (Burchell's). Purple. June to September. 



S. Africa. 1816. Greenhouse. 

 Ca'tjang (Catjang). Yellow or red. July. Tropics. 



1776. " Chowlee." 



,, glabr a (smooth). 4. July. Tropics everywhere. 1685. 

 sine'nsis (Chinese). See V. CATJANG. 

 ,, strobilo'phora (cone-bearing). Purple and white. 



Mexico. 1894. 

 vilio'sa (shaggy). See V. GLABRA. 



VIGUIE'RA. (Named after L. G. A. Viguier, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 

 ig-Syngenesia, $-Frustranea. Allied to the Sunflower.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered, herbaceous perennials. Divi- 

 sions in spring, and cuttings of young shoots as fresh 

 growth commences, in sandy soil, in a hotbed, in March ; 

 sandy peat and fibrous loam. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 75. 



V. denta'ta (toothed). See V. HELIANTHOIDES. 

 exctflsa (lofty). 8. Mexico. 1820. 

 helianthoi'des (sunflower-like). 3. July. Mexico : 



W. Ind. 1825. 

 linea'ris (linear). 2. September. Mexico. 1823. 



Greenhouse. 

 prostra'ta (lying-flat). See HELIANTHUS TRACBELII- 



FOLIUS. 



,, ri'gida (rigid). See HELIANTHUS RIGIDUS. 

 ,, tomento'sa (felted). 5-6. Lower California. 1900. 

 Greenhouse. 



VILLA DIA. (Derivation not clear. Nat. ord. Craesu- 



Greenhouse succulent. Seeds. Loam, leaf- mould, 

 broken bricks, and sand. 

 V. ramosi'ssima (much-branched). Mexico. 1905. 



VILLAMTLLA. (Derivation not obvious. Nat. ord. 

 Phytolaccaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a gentle 

 bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 V. octa'ndra (eight-stamened). 2. White. May. Trop. 

 Amer. 1752. 



VnXANaVA. (Commemorative of T. M. Villanova, 

 a Professor of Botany at Valencia. Nat. ord. Com- 

 positae. Allied to Hymenothrix.) 



An erect, greenhouse herb, which may be grown in the 

 open during summer. Seeds; cuttings. Well-drained 

 garden soil. 



V. chrysanthemoi'des (Chrysanthemum-like). 1-2. Yel- 

 low. September. New Mexico. 1878. 



VDLLARE'SIA. (Commemorative of M. Villarez, a 

 Spanish botanist. Nat. ord. Olacaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

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

 V. emargina'ta (notched). 3-40. White, fragrant. Sep- 

 tember. Peru. 



grandifto'ra (large-flowered). BraziL 1857. 

 mucrona'ta (small-pointed). See V. EMARGINATA. 



VILLA'RSIA. (Named after Villars, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Gentianworts [Gentianaceae]. Linn. 

 S-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Yellow-flowered, where not otherwise stated. Divi- 

 sions and seeds in spring. Most of them must be treated 

 as aquatics, either planted in pans or tubs, or potted and 

 set in large saucers, and coaxed with greenhouse treat- 

 ment. The hardiest like the protection of the latter 

 though they may stand frequently in the open air. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



V. Cri'sta-ga'lli (cock's-crest). See MENYANTHES 



CRISTA-GALLI. 

 gemina'ta (twin-flower-stalked). See LIMNANTHEMUM 



GEMINATUM. 



sarmento'sa (twiggy). See LIMNANTHEMUM GEMIN- 

 ATUM. 

 Si'msii (Sims'). See LIMNANTHEMUM INDICUM. 



HERBACEOUS AQUATICS. 



V. capita' ta (headed). . Light yellow, in heads. W. 



Australia. 1879. 



chile'nsis (Chilian), i. June. Chili. 1832. 

 corda'ta (heart-shaped). See LIMNANTHEMUM LACUN- 



OSUM. 

 humboldtia'na (Humboldtian). See LIMNANTHEMUM 



HUMBOLDTIANUM. 



i'ndica (Indian). See LIMNANTHEMUM INDICUM. 



lacttno'sa (pitted). See LIMNANTHEMUM LACUNOSUM. 



Nymphoi'des (water-lily-like). See LIMNANTHEMUM 



PELTATUM. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). June. S. Africa. 1786. 



parnassifo'lia (Parnassia- leaved). 2. August. N.S. 



Wales. 1825 

 renifo'rmis (kidney-/vd). i. July. N. Holland. 



1820. 



VILLEBRU'NEA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Urticaceae.) 



Stove shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close frame, with 

 bottom-heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 V. integrifo'lia (entire-leaved). Green. India ; Malaya. 

 " Bon Reha." 



VTLMORTNIA. (Named after M. Vilmorin, a cele- 

 brated French nurseryman. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. \j-Diadelphia, 4-Decandria.) 



Stove evergreen. Seeds, soaked in warm water, and 

 sown in a hotbed in spring ; also cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in April, and in 

 bottom-heat ; sandy peat and fibrous loam. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 V. multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 6. Purple. St. Do- 

 mingo. 1826. 



VIMINA'RIA. Rush Broom. (From vimen, a twig ; 

 the twiggy, leafless branches. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminpsae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Daviesia.) 



Greenhouse, orange, yellow-flowered evergreen, from 

 Australia. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in April ; also by seeds in a gentle hotbed ; 

 loam and peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 V. denuda'ta (stripped). 3. August. 1780. 

 ,, lateriflo'ra (side-flowering). See JACKSONIA SCOPARIA. 



VTNCA. Periwinkle. (From vinculum, a band ; the 

 tough, long shoots. Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Evergreens. Division of the plant in spring, or cut- 

 tings of the shoots in a shady border, in spring or autumn ; 



