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VIOLA 



these make beautiful green carpeting under trees, where | 

 scarcely anything else would grow, and nourish in almost 

 any soil. Some "require the stove. 

 V. acutifto'ra (acute-flowered). See V. HERBACEA. 

 herba'cea (herbaceous). z|. Purple. June. Hun- 

 gary. 1816. 



hu'mtlts (humble). See V. MINOR. 

 ma'jor (greater), a. Purple. August. Mediter- 

 ranean region (England). 

 ,, elegantfssima (very-elegant). Leaves heavily 



variegated with creamy-white. 



vanega'ta( variegated). 2. Blue. July. England. 

 mSdia (intermediate), i. Blue. August. South- 

 western Europe. 



mf nor (lesser), i. Blue. August. Europe (Britain). 

 pusfllAduuU-flowered). i. Blue. August. Tranque- 



bar. 1778. Stove annual. 

 ro'sea (rosy), i. Rose-coloured. May. Tropics. 



1776. Stove. 



a'lba (white), i. White. June. Tropics. Stove. 

 ocella'ta (r<*-eyed). i. White, red. June. E. Ind. 



Stove. 



VINCETO'XICUM. (From vinco, vincere, to overcome, 

 and toxicum, poison ; considered to be an antidote to 

 poison. Nat. ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



Hardy perennial herbs. Di\isions. Ordinary garden 

 soil. 



V. acu'tum (acute). White. July. S.Europe. 1596. 

 fuse*' turn (brown). 2-3. Yellow. July. Eastern 



Europe. 1817. 

 japo'nicum (Japanese). White. June to September. 



Japan. 



lu'teum (yellow). 2. Yellow. June. Portugal. 1596. 

 me'dium (intermediate). 3. White. May. Cau- 

 casus ; Persia. 

 ni'grum (black). 3. Brown. July. Europe; Asia 



Minor. 1596. 

 offitina'le (shop). 2-3. White, May. Europe, 1596. 



" Tame Poison." 



pilo'sum (hairy). See CTNOCTONUM PILOSUM. 

 purpura'scens (purplish). Purplish. Japan. 1850. 

 tmo'leum (Tmolean). Mount Tmolus, Asia Minor. 



VINE BOWER. Clematis Vitox'Ua. 



VINE, CONDOR. Marsde'nia Cundura'ngo. 



VINE, CYPRESS. IpomafaQua'moclit, 



VINE, GRANADILLA. Passiflo'ra quadrangula'ris. 



VINE, GRAPE. Vi'tis vinffera. See GRAPE VINB. 



VINE T>IKK. A' Ilium Ampelo'prasvm. 



VINE, MADEIRA. Boussingau'ltiabaseUoi'des. 



VINE MAPLE. A 'cr circina'tvm. 



VINE, MATRIMONY. Ly'cium. 



VI'OLA. The Violet. (The Latin name. Nat. ord. 

 VioUtworts [Violaceae]. Linn. ^Pentandria, i-Afono- 

 gynia,) 



Blue-flowered, where not otherwise mentioned. By 

 seeds, divisions, and cuttings under a bell-glass or hand- 

 light ; mostly in rich, light soil, with a portion of peat. 



GREENHOUSE PERENNIALS. 



V. arbore'scens (tree-like), i}. May. Spain. 1779. 

 betonicifo'lia (betony-leaved). J. August Australia. 



1820. 



caspito'sa (tufted). See V. PATRINII. 

 dfcu'mbfKS (lying-down). . June. S.Africa. 1819. 

 kedera'cta (ivy-leaved). |. July. Australia. 1823. 



" New Holland Violet" 



ku'milis (lowly), $. White. May. Mexico. 1824. 

 palme'nsis (Palma). i. Purple. May. Canary 



Islands. 1836. 



pygma'a (pigmy). | August Peru, 1822. 

 renifo'rmis (kidney-leaved). f. July. Australia. 



1823. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



V. acu'ta (acute). See V. PRIMUL.C FOLIA. 



affi nis (related). See V. CUCULLATA. 



alltgkant nsts (Alleghany). See V. SAGITTATA. 



alpi'na (alpine). J. Purple. June. Austria. 1823. 



V. alta'ic* (Altaic). J. Dark purple. May. Siberia 



1808. 

 purpu'rea (purple). J. Purple. May. Siberia 



1810. 



ambi'gua (doubtful). See V. CAMPESTRIS. 

 amce'na (pleasing). See V. LUTEA AXKZNA. 

 ,, arena'ria (sand). June. Europe; N. Asia; N. 



Amer. 1820. 



asarifo'lia (Asarum-leaved). See V. CUCITLLATA. 

 ,, a'spera (rough). See V. SERPENS. 

 attenua'ta (attenuated). See V. LANCEOLATA. 

 ,, au'rea (golden). J. Yellow. May. CaJifomia. 1828. 

 ,, banna'tica (Hungarian). See V. TRICOLOR. 

 bf color (two-coloured). See V. TRICOLOR ALBA. 

 bifto'ra (two-flowered). J. Yellow. June. Alps, 



Europe. 1752. 

 bla'nda (charming). J. White. May. N. Amer. 



1803. 



calcara'ta (spurred). J. May. Switzerland. 1752. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). Flowers large, white. 

 Ha' lien (Haller's). Flowers large, dark blue. 

 campe'stris (field). |. Purple. April. Tauria. 1823. 

 eanade'nsts (Canadian). |. White. May. N. Amer. 



1783. 

 discolor (two-coloured). |. Blue, white. June. 



N. Amer. 1783. 

 cam'na (dog's). . May. Europe (Bntain). "Dog 



Violet." 

 flavico'mis (yellow-spurred). A small form with 



heart-shaped leaves. 



,, monta'na (mountain), i. May. Alps. 1682. 

 Miteklenbe'rgii (Muehlenberg's). i. April. N. 



Amer. 1820. 



pu'mila (dwarf). J. May. France. 1818. 

 ,, ,, radi'cans (rooting). J- June. Carolina. 1823. 

 stri'cta (upright). Cream. May. England. 1819. 

 ,, ctni'sia( Mount Cenis). $. June. Mount Cenis. 1759. 

 ckrysa'ntha (golden-flowered). North-western Amer. 

 clandisk'na (clandestine). See V. ROTUNDIFOLIA. 

 colli'na (hill), i. May. Poland. 1822. 

 co'ncolor (self-coloured). See IONIDIUM CONCOLOR. 

 comu'ta (horned). J. May. Pyrenees. 1776. 

 purpu'rea (purple). Rich violet-purple. 1908. 

 cvcttUa'ta (hooded), j. May. N. Amer. 1762. 

 9onefa'ta (variegated). VioUt. white. 1880. 

 dactyloi'des (Dactylis-like). |. May. Siberia. 1820. 

 dt'bilts (weak). See V. CANINA MUEHLENBERCII. 

 dtclifufta (turned-aside). J. June. Hungary. 1818. 

 delphimfo'lia (Delphinium-leaved). See V. PEDATI- 



FIOA. 



digita'ta (fager-Uaved). See V. PEDATA. 

 ,, disse'cta (jagged-/avrf). See V. PINNATA. 

 di'stans (distant). }. Yellow. June. Himalaya. 



1824. 



Dougla'sti (Douglas's). See V. CHRYSASTHA. 

 ela'tior (taller). Europe ; N. Asia ; Orient. 

 emargina'ta (notch-ended). See V. SAGITTATA. 

 epipsi'la (naked-above). See V. SUECICA. 

 erioca'rpa (woolly-fruited). See V. PUBESCENS. 

 flabellifo'lia (fan-leaved). See V. PEDATA. 

 flavico'mis (yellow-horned). See V. CANINA FLAVI- 



CORNIS. 



floraire'nsis (Floraire). Supposed hybrid between 



V. calcarafa and cornuta. 1910. 

 gtbbo'sa (swollen). See V. HASTATA. 

 glabe-lla (smooth). Yellow. March. North-western 



Amer. 1884. 



glau'ca (milky-green). See V. ARENARIA. 

 gmelinia'na (Gmelin's). J. May. Siberia. 1820. 

 gra'cilis (slender). J. Violet. June. Greece. 1817. 

 valde'ria (Valderian). J. Violet, white. Summer. 

 grandifio'ra (large-flowered). J. Yellow. July. 



Switzerland. 

 kasta'ta (halbert-kocftf). J. YeUow. May. CaroHna. 



1823. 

 heteropkyUa (various-leaved). See V. GRACILIS VAL- 



DERIA. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). See V. HIRTA. 

 ,, hi'rta (hairy). |. Greyish. May. Europe (Britain). 

 japo'nica (Japan), i. May. Japan. 1818. 

 Joo'i (Joo's). Transsylvania. 

 kitaibelia'na (Kitaibel's). See V. TRICOLOR. 

 Kro'keri (Kroker's). See V ARENARIA. 

 labrado'rica (Labrador). See V. CANINA 



BERGII. 



