VEE 



[ 809 



VEE 



V. eftarorfn/b7ia.(gennander-Ieaved). 1. Scarlet. 

 August. Buenos Ayres. 1827. 



diffu'sa (spreading). 3..Blue..Iuly.N.Araer.l818. 



/rtandM/o'sa (glanded). 2. Pale. July. 1832. 



inci'sa (cut~leaved}. 2. Red. August. Pa- 



nama. 1836. 



pulche'lla (nwt). 1. Purple. July. Buenos 



Ayres. 1827. 



ra'dicans (rooting). . Lilac. July. Chili. 1832. 



sulphu'rea (sulphur-coloured). 1. Sulphur. 



July. Chili. 1832. 



teucrioi'des (germander-like). 2. Purplish. 



July. Montevideo. 1837. 



Tweedia'na (Tweedie's). 1. Scarlet. Au 



gust. Brazil. 1834. 



veno'sa (stam^-veined) . 2j. Rosy. July. 



Buenos Ayres. 1830. 

 HARDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 

 V.Aubleftia (Aublet's). 1. Purple. August. 

 N. Amer. 177*. Biennial. 



bracteo'sa (bracted). 1. Pink. July. Mex- 



ico. 1820. Biennial. 



cane'sccns (hoary). *. Blue. July. Mexico. 1824. 



e'legans (elegant) . Blue. July. Mexico. 1826. 



Biennial* 



lasiosta'chys (hairy-spiked). 2. Purple. July. 



California. 1820. Biennial. 



litora'lis (shore), 3. Grey. June. S. Amer. 1832. 



multi'fida (much-cut). Blue. July. Peru. 1818. 



pinnati'fida (leaflet-cut). 4. Purple. July. 



N. Amer. 1810. Biennial. 



tri'Jtda (three-cleft). 1. Purple. August. 



Mexico. 1818. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



V. Auble'tia Drummo'ndii (Drummond's Auble- 

 tia). l. Lilac. July. Texas. 



Lambe'rti (Lambert's). 14. Purple. July. 



S. Amer. 

 ro'sea (rosy). 1$. Pink. July. Carolina. 



multi'fida a'lba (white).White.May.Chili.!839. 

 SaWm(Sabine's). $. Purplish. July. 



Chili. 1834. 



officina'le-veno'sa (veined-shop). Bluish. Au- 



gust. Oxford. 1 837. 



polysta'chya (many-spiked). 4. Red. July. 



Mexico. 1820. 



pulche'lla-coro'lla-u'lbida (beautiful - whitish- 



corollaed). 1. Whitish. July. 1834. 



rugo'sa (wrinkled-/ea<?d). 2. Violet. July. 



Buenos Ayres. 1833. 



sca'bra (scurfy), 4. Red. July. Mexico. 1825. 



soro'ria (sister). 2. Purple. July. Nepaul. 1824. 



VERBENA (SWEET-SCENTED). Aloy'niu. 



VERBESI'NA. (Altered from Verbena. 

 Nat ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 

 IQ-Syngenesia Z-Superflua.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered, herbaceous per- 

 ennials, from Mexico. Seeds and divisions of the 

 root ; rich) sandy loam. 

 V. ala'ta (wing-*iaZfcfrf). 2. August. 1699. 



atriplicifo'lia (orach-leaved). 3. July. 1823. 



pinnati'fida (leaflet-cut). 3. August. 1826. 



salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 2. July. 1825. 



VERNO'NIA. (Named after W. Vernon, 

 a "botanical traveller. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., 19 - Syngenesia 1- 

 JEqualis.) 



All purple-flowered where not otherwise men- 

 tioned. Hardy, by seeds and divisions ; tender, 

 by seeds, divisions, and cuttings under a hand- 

 light ; rich, sandy loam ; stove treatment. 



STOVE EVERGREENS, &C. 

 V. acutlfo'lia (pointed-leaved). 4. December. S. 

 Amer. 



anthelmi'ntica (worm-killing). Lilac. August. 



E. Ind. 1770. Biennial. 



arborc'scens (tree-like). 5. November. Jamaica. 



1733. 



a'spera (rough). White. June. E. Ind. 1823. 



axilleeflo'ra (axillary-flowered). l. Lilac. Sep 



tember. Bahia. 



centrifo'lia (sharp-leaved). September. Brazil. 



1826. 



eine'rea (grey). July. E. Ind. Biennial. 



flexuo'sa (zigzag). l. September. Brazil. 1823. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). 4. October. W. Ind. 1818. 



linea'ris (narrow-teamed). 1. October. S. Amer. 



1825. Annual. 



odorati'ssima (sweetest-scented). 4. October. 



Caraccas. 1817. 



seri'cea (silky). 5. December. Brazil. 1825. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 V. alti'ssima (tallest). 12. October. Ohio. 1820. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 4. September. 



N. Amer. 1817. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 4. July. N. Amer. 1710. 



Noveborace'nsis (New York). 6. August. N. 



Amer. 1710. 



oligophy'lla (few-leaved). September. N. Amer. 



1710. 



pandura'ta (fiddle-leaved}. 4. October. 1825. 

 - praeu'lta (very tall). 8. October. N. Amer. 1 732. 



scabe'rrima (most scurfy). 4. October. N.Amer. 



1824. 



serratuloi'des (sawwort - like). September. 



Mexico. 1824. 



ie'res (cylindric-/eaed), July. Nepaul. 1821. 



VERO'NICA. Speedwell. (The meaning 

 is doubtful. Nat. ord., Figworts [Scrophu- 

 lariacese] .lAnn.^-Diandnal-Monogynia. } 



All blue-flowered where not otherwise named. 

 Annuals, seeds in March and April ; perennials, 

 chiefly by division in spring ; good garden-soil ; 

 shrubby, cuttings in spring or summer under a 

 bell-glass; peat and loam. Winter temp, for 

 greenhouse kinds, 38 to 45. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS, &C. 

 V. Cre'tica (Cretan). *. May. Crete. 1819. 



decussa'ta. (cross-leaved). 1. July. Falkland 



Isles. 1776. Evergreen. 



dianthifo'lia (pink-leaved). 4. May. N. Hol- 



land. 1823. 

 . dPstans (distant). 1. April. N. Holland. 1825. 



formo'sa (beautiful). 3. White. April. Van 



Diemen's Land. 1835. Evergreen. 



zra'cilii (slender). 1. May. N. S. Wales. 1820. 



labia'ta (lipped). 1. June. N.Holland. 1802. 



Lindleya'na (Lindley's). White. Septe ber. 



New Zealand. 1843. Evergreen. 



ni'vea (snowy). White. May. Van Diemen's 



Land. 1840. Evergreen. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). !. May. New- 



Zealand. 1822. Evejrgreen. 



perfolia'ta (leaf-stem-pierced). I. August. 



N. S. Wales. 1815. 



ple.be'ia (common). 1. June. N. Holland. 1820. 



salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 3. White. July. 



New Zealand. 1843. Evergreen. 



specio'aa (showy). 2. Van Diwnen's Land. 



1835. Evergreen. 



HARD? ANNTJALS. 

 V. ceratoca'rpa (horn-fruited). March. <Jacasus, 



1835. 



