VITEX 



1947 



most successful st 

 h such luxuriance a 

 af a Virginia landsc 



' about in order nan 

 le Damson and a 

 rpe are very eomn 



latter. i5trawberries are gi 

 of localities both for loc; 

 the vicinity of Norfolk tlic 

 Norfolk they are shipped 



Ml-.-, lint tin- aggregate of 

 all 111.- )...ni.- and stone 

 . :.v.. i:i-.i«n in the state, 



I ' liiiont Virginia near 



:..| in grape-growing, 



■ in.- grapes have been 



taliiished, whose product 



1 with the best French 



are grown in .sufficient 



iimikIs, ivith Cuthbert as 



■ |. viiiugpopu- 

 - i l-'av of the 



. M- n - , -. ,11 a number 



age in re- 



there has lieen a rapid increase of glass 

 cent years devoted mainly to tin- |.r...lii. 

 carnations, violets, and chrvsantli. iiinnis as cnt-rtowers. 

 The soil and climate of Middle Vir-inia liav l...,.ii found 

 especially favorable to violet i.r.i.lu..ii..n ami in Louisa 

 county. 2") or more growers are devoting especial effort 

 to violet culture. The interest in landscape gardening 

 is gradually on the increase. Qeo. E. Muerell. 



VIRGINIA STOCK. Matthiola. 



VIRGIN'S BOWER. Clematis. 



VISCARIA. See Lychnis. 



VlSCUM is mentioned under Phoradendron. 



VtSNEA (after a Lisbon merchant). Ternstroemiicea. 

 A genus of one species confined to the Canary Islands. 

 It is a large evergreen shrub or small tree resembling 

 in a general way a tea plant or camellia. The specific 

 name Mocanera was given by the younger Linnaeus be- 

 cause the fruit was supposed to be the "mocan" of the 

 aborigines, which was made into a kind of syrup and 

 used to a considerable extent. The lis. are only three- 

 eighths of an inch across, not very numerous and much 

 shorter than the Ivs., hut tli.v -,<■■■ v.rv s\v.-ct-scented. 



Sepals 5, iiiil.i i.-:.i. .' nii.-ite at 



base; stamens iml. lii ^I.tly im- 



mersed in the t..i-ns ; ..\ iil. . : in . :i.-|. 1... iil. . [.i-iidulous 

 fi..in tli.-a|.i-x; fr. an iiiil.-liis.-eiit berry inoluded by the 

 . iiliit l;. .1 aii.l Ileshy calyx, which is adherent to the base. 



Mocanera, Linn. f. Tender evergreen shrub, C-9 ft. 

 hi-h, ..t .(impact habit and with dark green, shining 

 leathery foliage: Ivs. short-petioled, ovate-lanceolate, 

 serrate: fls. solitary, white, pendulous. Canaries. 



W. M. 



VlTEX (a 



posed in large, ter: 

 are inhabitants of 1 

 only a few can be < 

 gions. The hardies 



Latin name for this 



is hardy as far north ; 

 is. These species are j 

 : appearing flowers. 



small white, blue, 

 .-ynu-s often dis- 



..si of the species 



'I'i.-al regions and 

 in temperate re- 

 '.s</, which stands 



IS Massachusetts. 

 V..ik, in 



berries, Mazzard cherries, haws, wild grapes, plun 

 seedling apples, pears and peaches follow each other 

 such reckless profusion in field and forest that all w 



d.iwn. The apple 



Floriculture an. 



cipally confined t 



:!50 acres 

 been prin- 



f.-w in Hi., l.-ini..-1-iil,- 

 with 3-7, rarely will, 



5-toothed ; ci.n.lla ti 

 oblique and slightly 

 and 2 shorter ones: 

 stone. Some species 

 Leucoxylon in S. Asi; 

 Agnus-cAstus, Lii 



'ar. cserulea, 

 incisa. Lam. 

 ar to the pre 



known, distributed through the 

 ll regions of both hemispheres, 

 ■egions. Lvs. (.].p..site, digitate, 



m l.-all.t: ll- In n panicled, 



.iilar-lii. I - .-1 ' ,-!'i"obed^ 



li|'l'l-.l I : ■ nil. n I. 'J longer 



•. ,-i MiL-ill .ii-!i[.... vim :, 4-ceIIed 

 |.;.i-ti..nla|.K I . .,,'/.,.:„, „ni and V 



-TREE. 



strong 

 a Iked; 

 e base 

 , gray- 

 ig. the 



rming terminal, often 

 orolla usually pale or 



. Asia. Mn. 2, p. 44. 

 Hort.). Pis. white. 



