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VIB 



V.serpyUifo'liahumifu'sa (low -spreading). 

 May. Europe. 



negle'cta (neglected), . May. Britain. 



quaterna'ta (four-leaved), fc. May. Europe. 



tenJlla (tender). . May. Europe. 



seti'gera (bristled). $. May. Scotland. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). 3. July. Dauria. 1775. 



spica'ta (spiked). 1. August. England. 



spu'ria (spurious). 2. August. Siberia. 1/31. 



Ste7>AaMm'na(Stephan's;.l. June. Persia. 1S21. 



stoloni'fera (runnered). June. 



Tau'rica (Taurian). 4. June. Siberia. 1820. 



tene'lla (tender). . May. Prance. 1820. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved)4,June. Pyrenees. 1821. 



teu'crium (germander-/eaed). 2. July. Ger- 



many. 1596. 



Ticine'nsis (Ticin). August. Ticin. 1819. 



Tournefo'rtii (Tournefort's). %. May. France. 



1824. 



trichoca'rpa (hairy-capsuled). . June. Levant. 



1821. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 1$. August. South Europe. 



1824. 



Virgi'nica (Virginian). 5. White. July. Vir- 



ginia. 1714. 



incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 5. Flesh. 



July. Virginia. 1/14. 



Wormskio'ldii ( Wormskiold's). $. June. Green- 



land, 1819. 



VERTICO'RDIA. (Derivation not given. 

 Nat. ord., Fringe-myrtles [Chamaelaucia- 

 ceee]. Linn., IQ-Decandria l-Monoffynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Swan River. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 in April or May ; fi'nry loam and sandy peat. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 4 5. 

 V. acero'sa-(chafiy-leaned'). Yellow. April. 1842. 



Bro'wnii (Brown's). 1. White. April. 1826. 



densiflo'ra (dense-flowered). White. June. 



Fontane'sii (Desfontaine's). 1. White. April. 



1826. 



helia'nthus (sunflower). Fellow. May. 



insi'gnis (showy). Pink. April. 1839. 



penni'gera (feathery). Lilac. April. 1341. 



seti'gera (bristly). Lilac. May. 



VESICA'RIA. (From vesica, a bladder, or 

 blister; inflated seed-pods. Nat. ord., 

 Cruclfers [Brassicacese]. Linn., 15-Te- 

 iradynamia. Allied to Aubrietia.) 



All yellow-flowered. Seeds, division, and cut- 

 tings of the young shoots under a hand-light ; 

 common soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 V. gra'cilis (slender). June. Texas. 1S34. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). July. Tex;is. 183.". 



sinua'ia (indented-leaved), 1. May. Spain. 15Q6. 



Biennial. 



HARDY EVERGREENS* 

 V. a'rctica (arctic). . August. N. Amer. 182S. 



areno'sa (sandy). . August. N. Amer. 1S-26. 



Cre'tica (Cretan). $. July. Crete. 1/39. 



Ludovicia'na (Ludovic's). June. Louisiana. 



1825. Herbaceous. 



reticula'ta (netted). 1. May. South Europe. 



1/00. Herbaceous. 



utriculalta (bladdered). I.May. Levant. 1730. 



YE'STIA. (Named after 'Dr. Vest, a 

 German. Nat. ord., Nightshades [Sola- 

 nacese]. Linn., b-Pentandria 1-J/o/io- 

 gynia>~ Allied to Cestrum.) 



Greenhouse deciduous shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; peat 

 and loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 V. lycioi'des (boxthorn-like). 3. Yellow. June* 

 Chili. 1815. 



VETCH. Ti'cia. 



VIBO'RGIA. (Named after E. Viborg, a 

 Danish botanist. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabacese]. ~Lmn.,]Q-Monadelphia 

 6-Decandria. Allied to Loddigesia.) 



Greenhouse yellow-flowered evergreens, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of young shoots 

 in sandy soil, under a glass, in May ; sandy loam 

 and fibry peat. Winter teinp., 40 to 50. 

 V. obcorda'ta (reversed-egs-/eaerf). 2. July. 



seri'cea (silky). 3. July. 1810. 

 VIBU'RNUM. (From vieo, to tie; use of 



flexible sboots. Nat. ord., Capri/oils [Ca- 

 prifoliacese]. Linn., 5-Pentcwdria 3-2H- 

 gynia.) 



White-flowered, unless otherwise mentioned. 

 Seeds, which should lie a season m the rot-heap 

 before sowing ; by layers ; and freely, especially 

 the evergreens, by cuttings in autumn, in sandy 

 soil, in a shady border, where they may remain 

 two years. The tender kinds like a little peat or 

 leaf-mould, and greenhouse or stove treatment. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 V. mono'gynum (one-styled). Java. 



ruiro'sum (rough). 4. May. Cananas. 1795. 



tinoi'des ftinus-like). 4. S. Amer. 1820. Stove. 



tomentn' 'sum (downy). 6. Japan. 



villu'sum (shaggy). 6. Jamaica. 1824. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 V. Atcafu'ki (Awafuki). Japan. 1841. 



cansinoi'des (cassine-like). 3 June. N. Amer. 



Iceviga'tum (smoothed). 10. May. N. Amer. 



1724. 



Mulla'ha (Mullaha). Himalayas. 



pygmx'a (pigmy). l. Himalayas. 1841. 



Sine'nse (Chinese). China. 1841. 



Unus (laurestine). 5. July. South Europe. 



hi'rtum (hairy), 5. July. South Europe. 



lu'cidum (shining). 10. August. Algiers. 



lu'cidum variegu'tum (variegated). 10. 



strJctum (erect). 6. August. South Eu- 



ttri'ctum variega'tum (variegated). 6. 



August. South Europe. 



virga'tum (twiggy). 6. AugttSt. Italy, 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 

 V. acerifo'lium (maple-leaved). 4. June. N. 



Am^r. 1736. 



cotinifo'lium (cotinus-leaved). 10. June. Hi- 



malaya. 1830. 



Dahu'ricum (Dahurian). 2. June. Pahuria. 



denta'tum (tooth-leaved). S.June. N. Amer. 



1763. 



dilata'tum (swollen). 4. April. China. 1846. 



edu'le (eatable-/r M tf ed) . 12. May. N.Amer.1812. 



lantu'na (wayfaring-tree). 10. May. Britain. 

 fo'liis-variega'tis (variegated-leaved;. 10. 



grandifo'lium (large-leaved). 10. June. 



lantanui'des (lantana-like). 5. June. N. Amer. 



8. July. Spain, l/ol. 

 .20.China.l844. 



