VAN 



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VEN 



V. crue'nta (bloody). 2. Bed. August. China. 



1819. 

 Cumi'ngii (Cuming's). Brown, yellow. July. 



Philippines. 1837. 

 ftt'rva (dusky). Brown, white. December. 



China. 1844. 

 ~fv?sco-m'ridis (brown - and - green). Brown, 



greenish-yellow. September. 



insi'gnis (showy). 2. Crimson, brown, white. 



February. Java. 1848. 



lamella'ta (layered). Pale. August. Manilla. 



1837. 



~>Lo'wci (Lowe's). Yellow, brown. February. 

 Borneo. 1846. 



peduncula'ris (long- flower -stalked). July. 



Ceylon. J840. 



Roxbu'rghii ( Roxburgh's). lj. White, purple. 



July. China, 1810. 



_ ,. tessella'ta (chequered). 1. White, purple. 



July. China. 1816. 

 wm'coJor (one-coloured). 5. Brown. 



nta'vis (sweet-scented). White, brown. Sep- 



tember. Java. 1847. 



te'res (cylindric-teaed). 2. Red, yellow. 



March. Sylhet. 1829. 



viola' cen (violet-lipped). White, violet. May. 



Manilla. 1839. 



VANDE'LLIA. (Namedafteri. Vandelli, 

 a Portuguese botanist. Nat. ord., Fiy worts 

 [Scrophulariaceaej. Linn., ll-Didynamia 

 %-Anyiospermia. Allied to Torenia.) 



Tender annuals. Seeds in a hotbed, in spring ; 

 plants pricked off, and bloomed chiefly in the 

 greenhouse, in light, rich soil. 

 V, crusta'cea (shelly). Blue. June. India. 1816. 



diffu'sa (spreading). 1. White. July. Santa 



Cruz. 1824. 

 -rhirsu'ta (hairy). Blue. June. India. 1823. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). Purple. July. 



Coromandel. 1818. 



VANGUE'RIA. ( Voa-vanguer, the name 

 of edu'lis in Madagascar. Nat. ord., 

 Cinchonads [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1 -Monogynia. Allied to 

 Ouettardia.) 



It produces a good dessert fruit. ' Stove ever- 

 green. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass; sandy peat and fibry loam. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 V. edu'lis (eatable). 10. White. Madagascar. 1809. 



VANI'LLA. (A diminutive of vaina, the 

 Spanish for sheath ; shape of seed-pod. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 

 20-Gynandria 1-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown on blocks ; white-flowered, 

 where not otherwise specified. (See ORCHIDS.) 

 The Vanilla of commerce is, or should be, the 

 dried fruit of V. planifu'lia. 

 V. acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved). Caraccas. 1841. 



Africa/no. (African). Sierra Leone. 1843. 



aroma! tica (aromatic). 10. July. South 



Europe. 1739. 



bi'color (two-coloured). Dull red. Guiana. 



etaui'cttZa7a(tendrilled). Cuba. 1839. 



planifo'lia (smooth-leaved). 10. May. W. 



Ind. 1800. 



Pompo'nu (Pompona). Mexico. 



YAPOUREB MOTH. Oryyia, 



VARIEGATED LAUREL. Au'cuba. 



VASCO'A. This genus is incorporated 

 with Kafnia, and the following yellow- 

 flowered evergreens from the Cape of 

 Good Hope should be added to it : 

 R. amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). 4. July. 1816. 

 perfolia'ta (leaf-stem-pierced). 4, July. 1812. 



VEGETABLE MANURES. See GREEN 

 MANURES, ASHES, and MANURES. 



VE'LLA. Cress Eocket. (From velar, 

 the Celtic name of cress. Nat. ord., 

 Crucifcrs [Brassicacese]. Linn., 15- 

 Tetr adynamia.) 



Half-hardy evergreen. Cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a hand-light, in a shady 

 place, in summer; a dry, airy, warm situation, 

 such as in raised rock-work. North of London, 

 in exposed, damp places, it will require a little 

 protection in winter. 



V, nseu'do-cy'tisus (bastard-cytisus). 3. Yellow. 

 April. Spain. 1759. 



VELLE'JA. (Named after Major Telley, 

 who studied sea- weeds. Nat. ord., Goode- 

 niads [Goodeniacese]. IAnn.,5-Pentandria 

 \-Monoyynia. Allied to Euthales.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered evergreens, from 

 New Holland. Division ; sandy loam and peat. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 V. lanceola'ta (spear-teaed). 1841. 



lyra'ta (lyre-leaved). J. April. 1819. 



parado'xa (paradoxical). July. 1824. 



spathula'ta (*patulate). . April. 1825. 



VELLO'ZIA. (Named after a Spanish 

 botanist. Nat. ord., Bloodroots [Hsemo- 

 doracese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Barbacenia.) 



The Vellozias are perennial Lilies, from two to 

 ten feet high, having trunks as large as a man's 

 body, branching, and having tufts of leaves on 

 the top like the Yucca. Greenhouse herbaceous. 

 Division of the plant in spring; sandy loam and 

 fibry peat. Winter temp., 40 to 50; summer, 

 60 to 80. 



V. lanceola'ta (spear-teaced). Yellow. Swan. 

 Kiver. 1841. 



VELTHEI'MIA. ( Named .after F.A. Vel- 

 theim, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Lily worts [Liliacese] . Linn., 6-Hexandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Tritoma.) 



Greenhouse bulbs, from Cape of Good Hope, 

 with flesh-coloured flowers. Offsets from the 

 bulbs; rich, sandy loam. Winter temp., 35 

 to 45. 



V. glau'cn (milky-green). 2. March, 1781. 

 -- rubesce'nti-purpu'rea (red-purple). I. 

 Red, purple. July. 1834. 



interme'dia (intermediate). l. April. 1800. 



viridifu'lia (green-leaved). 2. August. 1768. 



VENTILATION. See GREENHOUSE. 

 VENUS'S FLY-TRAP. Dion' a musci'pula. 

 VENUS'S HAIR. Adia'ntum capi'llus 

 Ve'neris. 



