GLOSSARY 561 



Vermicelli. A form of macaroni, manufactured from wheat. 

 Vetch, hairy. A winter-growing, annual, leguminous plant, 



suitable for soil improvement, pasturage, and hay. 

 Vine cuttings. Sections of vines cut off and planted, as with 



sweet potatoes. 

 Vitality. In seed, ability to sprout and to produce strong young 



plants. 

 Vs., versus. Against, or in comparison with. 



Water furrows. The depressions or shallow trenches between 



two elevated beds of soil. 

 Weeder. A form of light harrow, with long, flexible teeth. Se* 



Fig. 86. 



Whorls. Sets or groups. 

 Wild onion. See garlic. 

 Windrows. In sugar-cane culture this applies to the rows of 



heaped and covered cane intended for planting. 

 Winter-killing. The dying of young plants from cold or heaving. 



Zea mays. The scientific name of Indian corn. 



