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showy species, with dense clusters of small, pinky 

 flowers. 



V. ERYTHROCARPUM. A branching shrub, about a yard 

 high, with deciduous leaves, flesh-coloured flowers, and 

 dark-red fruit. 



V. MYRTILLUS. Whortleberry, Bilberry, Blackberry, 

 and Blueberry. A native plant, with angular stems, 

 ovate-toothed leaves, and pinky-white flowers, succeeded 

 by bright, bluish-black berries. 



P. PENNSYLVANICUM. New England to Virginia, 1772. 

 This has rather inconspicuous flowers, and is of greatest 

 value for the autumnal foliage tints. 



V. VITIS-IDEA (Cowberry, Flowering Box, or Brawlins), 

 a native species, has racemose flowers and red berries. 



Other species that might be included are V. canadense, 

 V. stamineum, V. frondosum, V. ligustrifolium, and V. 

 hirsutum, the latter remarkable for the brick-red colour 

 of the whole plant in autumn. 



The various species of Vaccinium are of dwarf or 

 procumbent growjh, and only suitable for planting in 

 beds, or on rockwork, where they will not be lost sight of. 

 They thrive best in soil of a peaty nature. 



Verbena* See Lippia, 



Veronica (Scrophularineae)* 



VERONICA PINGUIFOLIA. New Zealand, 1870. This is 

 one of the hardiest species, but it is of low growth, and 

 only suitable for alpine gardening. It is a dwarf spreading 

 shrub, with intensely glaucous leaves and white flowers. 



V. TRAVERSII. New Zealand, 1873. This may be con- 

 sidered as one of the few species of hardy Veronicas. It 

 grows about 4 feet high, with deep-green leaves arranged 

 in rows, and white flowers, produced late in summer. It 



