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LOOKING-GLASS. Sjpecula'ria 

 spe'culum. 



VENUS'S NAVELWORT. Omphalo'des. 



VENUS'S SUMACH. Shu's coti'nus. 



VERA'TBUM. (From vere, truly, and 

 titer, black; colour of the roots. Nat. 

 ord., Melanths [MelanthacesB], Linn., 

 %3-Polygamia 1-Moncecia.) 



The plants in this order are all poisonous. 

 Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds and divi- 

 sions in spring ; deep, rich loam. 

 V. a'lbum (white). 5. White. July. Europe. 1543. 



ungustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 2. Green. 



June. N. Amer. 1823. 



/'#j<fttm (cold). 3. Black. June. Angan- 



gulo. 1846. 



Lobelia'num (Lobel's). White. June. South 



Europe. 1818. 



ni'grum (dark-flowered), 3. Dark purple. 



June. Siberia. 1596. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 2. Green. 



June. Carolina. 1809. 



vi'ride (green-flowered"). 5. Green. July. 



N. Amer. 1742. 



YERBA'SCUM. Mullein. (From larbas- 

 citm, bearded ; the bearded stamens. Nat. 

 ord., Figworts [Scrophulaiiacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia.~) 



All yellow-flowered where not otherwise men- 

 tioned. All freely by seeds ; perennials also by 

 division of the roots in spring. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



V. JEthio'picum (Ethiopian). May. Mount 

 Sinai. 1825. 



alopecu'rus (foxtail). 3. July. France. 1820. 



Austri'acum (Austrian). 5. July. Austria. 1818. 



betoniceefoflium (betony-leaved). 2. July. 



Armenia. 1825. 



chryse'rium (golden). June. Palestine. 182". 



colli'num (hill). 3. July. Germany. 1820. 



cu'preum (copper-coloured). 3. Brown. July. 



Caucasus. 1798. 



fascicula'tum (clustered). May. Mount Sinai. 

 1826. 



hyoserifo'lium (hyoseris-leaved). June. Levant. 



1829. 



lana'tum (woolly). 3. July. Italy. 1825. 



ni'grum (black-roofed). 2. July. England. 



orienta'le (eastern). 2. July. Caucasus. 1821. 



phasni'ceum (purple). 8. Purple. July. South 



Europe. 1796. 



plica'tum (plaited). July. Greece. 1816. 



spino'sum (thorny). 1. Purple. July. Crete. 



1824. Evergreen. 



thapsoi'des (thapsos-like). July. Portugal.1819. 



tri'ste (dark). 2. Yellow, red. July. South 



Europe. 1688. 



undula'tum (waved).3.July.SouthEurope.l819. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 

 V. auricula'tum(evred-leaved). June. Levant. 1826. 



Banna'ticum (Hungarian). July.Hungary. 1820. 



bipinnati'fidum (doubly-leaflet-cut) . June. 



Tauria. 1813. 



Boerhaa'vii (Boerhaave's). 2. July. South 



Europe. 1731. Annual. 



candidi'ssima (whitest). 4. May. Naples. 1823. 



ceratophy 1 'Hum (horn-leaved). June. Levant. 



1829. 



Chai'xii (Chair's). 3. July. France. 1821. 



cuspida'tum (pointed). 4. May. Vienna. 1817. 



V. densijlr,' rum (dense-flowered). January. Italy* 



JS25. 

 formo'sum (handsome). 2. July. Russia. 1818. 



gla'brum (smooth). 2. July. Europe. 1805. 



gnaphtloi'des (gnaphalium-like). 2. July. 



Caucasus. 1825. 



gossypi'num (cottony). 4. July. Caucasus. 1820. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 4. July. Eu 



rope. 1820. 



hxmorrhoida'lc (blood-coloured). 2. White, 



purple. July. Madeira. 1777' Greenhouse. 



1'ndicum (Indian). July. Nepaul. 



leptosta'chyum (slender-spiked). 3. ;July. 



South France. 1825. 



longifo'liitm (long-leaved). 3. July.Naples.1824* 



lychni'tis (lychnitis). 3. July. Britain. 



lyra'tum (lyre-leaved), 4. June. Spain. 1819. 



macra'nthum (large-flowered). 3. July. Por- 



tugal. 1820. 



maja'le (hog). 3. July. Montpelier; 1817. 



Monspessula'rium (Montpelier). June. South 



France. 1824. 



monta'num (mountain). 3. July. France. 18 19. 



ni'veum (snowy). 3. May. Naples. 1823. 



ova' turn (egg-/eaerf). 3. July. Spain. 1824. 



pinnati'fidum (leaflet-cut). 1. July. Archi- 



pelago. 1788. Greenhouse. 



pulcerultSntum (powdered). 3. July. England. 



pyramids' turn (pyramidal). 3. July. Cau- 



casus. 1804. 



repa'ndum (wavy-edged). 3. July.Europe.1813*. 



rotundifo'lium (round-leaved). 4. July. Italy. 



1823. 



rubigino'sum (rusty). 4. Yellow, red. July. 



Hungary. 1817 



rugulo'sum (wrinkled-leaved). June. South. 



Europe. 1820. 



sinua'tum (indented-leaved'). 2. July. South 



Europe. 15/0. 



specta'bile (showy). 2. Yellow, purple. July. 



Tauria. 1820. 



Steve'nii (Stevens'). 5. July. Siberia. 1821. 



Tau'ricum (Taurian). 2. Yellow, purple. 



August. Tauria. 1839- 



tha'psus (shepherd's-club). 6. July. 

 elonga'tum (lengthened). July. Europe. 



1813. 



versiflo'rum (inverted-flowered). 3. Purple. 



July. Bohemia. 1823. 



virga'tum (twiggy). 5. August. Britain. 

 VERBE'NA. Vervain. (From the Celtic 



Ferfain. Nat. ord., Verbenas [Verbeua- 

 cese]. Linn., ]k-Didynam.ia %-Angiosper- 

 mia.) 



Annuals and biennials, by seed in a slight hot- 

 bed in March, or in the open air in April ; peren- 

 nials, by division, layers, and cuttings; tender 

 kinds, chiefly by cuttings, unless when seed is 

 employed to obtain new varieties. These varie- 

 ties are struck generally in spring and autumn for 

 blooming in pots, but chiefly lor decorating the 

 flower-garden beds. A rich, sandy loam suit& 

 them best. The points of the shoots in spring 

 strike best in a little peat. In autumn they can 

 scarcely be kept too cool. The smallest piece- 

 will form a better plant than a larger piece. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 

 V. ala'ta (winged-stemmed). 5. Rosy. August. 



Monte Video. 1828. 



amce'na (pleasing). 1. Pinkish-purple. July. 



Mexico. 



Arrania'na (Lady Arran's). lj. Purple. Au- 



gust. 1836. 



6ar4a'ta(bearded).l .Pink.August.Mexico.lSS6. 



