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Ripe cuttings are sometimes used for the soft-wooded species. 

 The snowball or guelder-rose ( V. Opulus*} is rapidly increased 

 by layers. It is also a good stock for closely-related species. 

 V. Lantana and V. dentata are good stocks on which varieties 

 difficult to handle can be worked by the veneer-graft during 

 winter. 



Victoria (Royal Water Lily, Water Platter). Nymphceacece. 



The seeds should be kept in vessels of water until ready 

 for sowing, when they may be placed in loamy soil, and the 

 pot submerged a couple of inches in water, the temperature 

 of which should not be allowed to fall below 85. The 

 tank should be in a light position near the glass. Annual. 



Vinca (Periwinkle). Apocynacece. 



Increased by seeds and by divisions. 

 Viola (Violet, Heartsease, Pansy). Violariece. 



The named violets are increased by cuttings made in a 

 cool house from vigorous shoots. Common species by seeds, 

 runners and divisions of the plants. Pansies are usually 

 grown from seeds, but named varieties may be multiplied 

 from cuttings taken late in the season, or from layers. 



Virgilia. See Cladrastis. 



Virginia Creeper. See Ampelopsis. 



Virgin's Bower. See Clematis. 



Viscum (Mistletoe). Loranthacece . 



Raised from seed, which should be inserted in a notch cut 

 in the bark or under side of a branch of the host. Avoid 

 crushing the seed, and have the embryo directed towards the 

 trunk. To prevent birds from disturbing the seeds after 

 being placed in position, cover with light-colored cloth. 

 The seed may also be fastened to a smooth part of the tree 

 by the sticky substance surrounding it, but more seed is lost 

 Our native phoradendron can be handled in the same way. 



Vitex (Chaste-tree). Verbenacece. 



Seeds. Suckers. Layers. Cuttings of green or ripened 

 wood. 



Vitis. See Grape. 



Vochysia, Curcullaria. Vochysiacece. 



Seeds ; by ripened cuttings in sand under glass, in heat. 

 Waahoo. See Euonymus. 



