1928 



VICIA 



A. PUinl stiff mid ereet, usiiaHi/ bearing no letidrih, 

 cultivated for the beans (Faba). 

 Faba, Linn. (Fdba vulgaris, Moench. F. sat\va, 

 Bernh.)- Broad Bean. Windsor Bean. English 

 DWAKF Bean. Fig.s. 190, 191, Vol. I. Strong, erect an- 

 nual, 2—1 ft., glabrous or nearly so, very leafy: leaflets 

 2-6, the lower ones not opposite on the rachis, the ter- 

 minal one wanting or represented by a rudimentary 

 tendril, oval to elliptic and obtuse or mucronate-pointed : 

 fls. in the axils, dull white and with a large blue-black 

 spot; pods large and thick, from 2 or 3 inches even to 

 18 in. long, the seeds large and often flat. Probably na- 

 tive to northern Africa and S.W. Asia. -Much grown in 

 the Olil \V,.i-l<l. but tlie hot drv suimiiers vrcvent its 



ally ending 



fee.l 



food. 



grown antl iiniiiMrurr. loi 

 been cult, from prehistoric times and its nativity is in 

 doubt. The plant is hardy and seeds should be sown 

 early, when the season-is cool. 



aa. Plant weak, uxnaH'i .r,,„i,'i,^, l.i/ means of ten- 

 drils tlu:l . > "'Is. 

 B. Fls. about S in /A omearly so. 



late at I'm. o.i., iIm <■ imImI |,,-rt 

 fls. usually L> in .-..r], :,mI. ;,lH,ii 



pods 2-3 in. loiii.' wlon uiainr.-, 

 in some parts of tho. r, S. - Mur 

 age plant; in this country «'■"" 

 and also somewhat as a cover-cr 

 sometimes used for making flo 

 seeded and also a large-seeded i 



icu- 



• loaf ixtended: 

 long, purplish: 

 and naturalized 

 aliroad as a for- 

 ;imilar purposes 

 orchards. Seeds 

 here is a white- 



BB. Fls. several to many in peduncled clusters. 



c. Blossoms small and usually not very showy, mostly 



bluish, in loose often 1-sided clusters: plants 



grown mostly for forage or in wild gardens. 



D . Leaflets usually less than 9 pairs. 



villdsa. Roth. Hairy or Winter Vetch. Pig. 26G7. 



Annual or biennial (sometimes perennial?), enduring 



the winters in the North, villous-pubescent: Ifts. 5-7 or 



more pairs, elliptic-oblong, rounded at the tip but usu- 



VICTORIA 



y minute point: fls. violet-lilue. in 

 ■ racemes. Eu., Asia. — Now con- 

 siderably used as a cover-crop. 



Americflna, Muhl. Perennial, nearly or quite gla- 

 brous: llts. elliptic to oblong, obtuse or sometimes 

 emarginate at the apex: fls. purplish, about % in. long, 

 in few-fld. loose racemes. Moist lands across the conti- 

 nent and as far south as Ky. — Has been offered by 

 dealers in native plants. 



Carolini&na, Walt. Perennial, nearly or quite gla- 

 brous: Ifts. oblong to linear-oblong, usually obtuse or 

 emai'ginate: fls. nearlj* white, H in. or less long, in 

 several- to many-fld. loose racemes. Minn, and Kans. 

 eastward.- Has been offered. 



oroboldes, Wulf. {Orobus lathyroides, Sibth. & Sm.). 

 Perennial, 2-3 ft. tall: Ivs. ,3-.5 pairs, oval-lanceolate, 

 very acute: fls. handsome, violet-blue, small, in 2 or 3 

 short clusters each axil. 

 DD. Leaflets usually 9 or more pairs on full-siied Irs. 



glgant^a. Hook. Perennial, pubescent, high-climb- 

 ing: Ifts. ^10-15 pairs, narrow-oblong, obtuse and mu- 

 cronulate: fls. about >^ in. long, pale purple, in 7-18- 

 fld. racemes. Calif, and north. — Has been offered by 

 dealers in natives. 



CrAcca, Linn. Perennial, usually pubescent: Ifts. 

 9-12 pairs, thin, linear to oblong, nmcronate : fls. pur- 

 plish, about 14 in. long in a rather dense raceme. 

 Across the continent and south to Ky. ; also in Eu. and 

 Asia. — Offered by some dealers. 



Geiardi, Vill. Described as a hardy annual : pubes 

 cent: 'Ifts. numerous, narrow-oblong, very obtuse but 

 with a short mucro: fls. violet, small, in short racemes. 

 S. Eu. — Offered by seedsmen as a flower-garden sub- 

 ject. 



cc. Blossoms red and showy, in dense spikes or spike- 

 like racemes: flower-garden subject. 



fulgens, Batt. Annual, 3-5 ft., pubescent: Ifts. 8-12 

 pairs, oblong or lance-linear, mucronate: fls. small, red 

 or nearly scarlet and purple-striped, in a compact ra- 

 ceme or spike. Algeria. — Recently introduced. 



L. H. B. 



VICK, JAMES (Plate XLI), seedsman and editor, was 

 born at Portsmouth, Eng., Nov. 23, 1818, and died at 

 Rochester, N. Y., May IG, 1882. He came to America 

 at the age of 12, learned the printer's trade, and in 1850 

 became editor of the " Gene-^er. Farmer, •■ fluiM>"bl ished at 

 Rochester bv Luther Tui-k.r ami -ul,-.oii. oilv :, I -orbed 

 bv -'The Cultivator." In 1 - - i i l> i:iiiir's 



niagazine, "The Hortioiili'it ; 1. li | <■ !..; i for a 



tered the seed bn-n,. .- m i ' nade soon grew to large 

 proportions. I'or , , 1 1 - liis name was a house- 



hold word, beinu n r i ;- 'ially with flowers. In 



1878 he founded "\ i-k - \la-:i/,nie," which is still pub- 

 lished. Vick's personality was thoroughly amiable, and 

 his letters in " Vick's Magazine " to children and to garden 

 lovers everywhere show the great hold ho had on the 

 hearts of the people. w. M. 



VICTdBIA (in honor of Queen Victoria). Nympha:- 

 (icecE. Royal Water-Lily. This remarkable aquatic 

 genus may be recognized by its huge, round, floating 

 leaves often 6 feet or more in diameter, with the mar- 

 gin turned up at right angles to the water surface to a 

 height of 3-8 inches, making a basin-like object. The 

 fls. (12-18 in. across) are nocturnal, opening on two suc- 

 cessive days about 4.30 p. M. and remaining open until 

 the middle of the following morning. The first evening 

 the inner floral Ivs. remain loosely closed over the 

 stigma, the flower is pure creamy white, and exhales a 

 delicious fragrance somewhat resembling a rich pine- 

 apple; the second evening the floral Ivs, sj-n-ad widely 

 open, and the color .-loin^i-s to jiink or rv.ii a ■loij. red. 

 The ovary is iiif.Tioi-. ,l,i,-.lv ].rirl,lN , aiol -unnouiited 

 by a short, broa'l tiiKo. on tlo^ >i.li ^ an. I .-nmrnit of 

 which the floral l\ -. aro -mnilr,!. Sepals 4: pet.-ils .""lO- 



70 obtn-o .,l,i,ni . .i il linear, rather thin and 



(lelicatr M ,:> aliout 20; stamens 150- 



200, Mm I ' i -Is about 25, forming a 



ring of ilink. Ill -In lioiin- li.iween the stamens and 



