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F. mo'lle (soft), 6. May. N. Amer. 1812. 



ni'tidum (shining), 2. June. N. Amer. 1758. 



nu'dum (naked). 8. June. N. Amer. 1752. 

 squama'tum (scaly). 6. July. N. Amer. 



1822. 



obova'tum (reversed-egg-Jeamf). 2, April. N f 



Amer. 1812. 



punicifo'lium (punica-leaved), 2. May. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



odorati'ssimum (sweetest-scented). 2. May. 



China. 1818. 



o'pulus (guelder-rose). 10. July. Britain. 

 fo'liis - variega'tis (variegated - lea\ ad). 



June. 



na'num (dwarf). A. 



ste'rile (barren). July. 



orienta'le (eastern). 10. May. Caucasus. 1827. 



oxycdccus (cranberry-like). 12. June. N.Amer. 



mo' His (soft). 10. July. N.Amer. 1841. 



subintegrifo'Hum (nearly-entire-leaved). 



10. July. Columbia. 



plica'tum (plaited-feaved). 10. May. China. 



1846. 



prunifo'lium (plum-leaved). 8. May. N. Amer. 



1731. 



pubfscens (downy). 3. June. N.Amer. 1736. 



pyrifo'lium (pear-leaved). 6. June. N.Amer. 



1812. 



VI'CIA. Vetch. (From vincio, to bind ; 

 referring to the tendrils clasping. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceae]. Linn., 

 17-Diadelphia 4,-Decandria.) 



Purple-flowered climbers, unless otherwise men- 

 tioned. Annuals, seeds ; perennials, seeds and di- 

 visions ; good garden-soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



V. a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). 3. June. Algiers. 

 1815. 



bie'nnis (biennial). 2. August. Siberia. 1753. 



culcara'ta (spurred). 2. Red, blue. July. Bar- 



bary. 1790. 



gla'bra (smooth). 2. July. Switzerland. 181Q. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Yellow. July. 



South Europe. 1818. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 14. Yellow. July. Siberia. 1819. 



hy'brida (hybrid). !. Yellow. July. England. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Cream. July. 



Syria. 1818. 



Nusqui'nez (Nusquinez). 1$. July. Europe. 



1818. 



2v"ar&o7ie'nsts(Narbonne). 3. July. Prance. 1590. 



Nissolia'na (Nissole's). 3. July. Levant. 1773. 



Panno'nica (Pannonian). l. White. June. 



Hungary. 1636. 



peregri'na (rambling), ij. July. South Europe. 

 1779- 



pseu'do-cra'cca (bastard-cracca). 2. Yellow. 



June. South Europe. 1820. 



puncta'ta (dotted). July. Switzerland. 181Q. 



sati'va (cultivated. Tare). 3. May. Britain. 



serratifo'lia (saw-leaved). 3. June. Hungary. 



1723. 



stria'ta (channelled). 1J. July. Tauria. 1/23. 



Syri'aca (Syrian), 2. June. Syria. 1816. 



Thou'ini (Thouin's). 2. June. Europe. 1800. 



trichoca'lyx (hairy-calyxed). White. June. 



Sardinia. 1836. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). 2. July. Italy. 1820. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 3. June. Germany. 1815. 



HARDY HEEBACEOUS. 



F. abbreviata (short-ftower-stalked). 2. Pale 

 blue. June. Caucasus. 1818. 



alti'ssima (tallest). 3. Pale blue. August. 



Barbary. 1820. 



V. Americatna. (American. Wood). 3, White, 

 June. N. Amer. 1800. 



amos'na (pleasing). 2. June. Siberia. 1818. 



Bythy'mca. (Bithynian). July. Britain. 



Bioo'nii (Bivoni's). Rose. July. Sicily. 1828. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). 1, July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1802. 



Carolinia'na (Carolina. Tufted). 2. White. 



June. Carolina. 1820. 



Cassu'bica (Cassubian). 3. Light blue, July. 



Gennany. 1711. 



cra'cca (cracca. Tufted). 2. July. Britain. 

 flo'ribw-a'lbus (white-flowered). 2. White. 



July. 



flo'ribus-ru'bria (red-flowered). 2. Red. 



July. 



denta'ta (toothed). 4. July. Siberia. 1819. 



dumeto'rum (hedge). 3. July. France. 1752. 



Gera'rdi (Gerard's). 2. July. South Europe. 



1810. 



teviga'ta (smooth -podded). l. Pale yellow. 



May. England. 



onoir#67a'oi'des(saintfoin-like). 1. June. South 



Europe. 1/59. 



pellu'cida (transparent). 1. July. Cape oi 



Good Hope. 17/3. Greenhouse. 



pere'nnis (everlasting). 3. June. South Europe. 



pisifo'rmis (pea-shaped). 2. Cream. July. 



Austria. 1739. 



polyphy'lla (many-leaved). 2, July. Algiers. 



1816. 



Pyrsna-ica (Pyrenean). 1. May. Pyrenees. 1818. 



tenuifo'lin (slender- leaved). ]. July. Germany. 



1799- 



variega'ta (variegated). 3. June. Caucasus. 1816. 



VICTO'RIA. (Named after Her Majesty 

 Queen Victoria. Nat. ord., Water-lilies 

 [Nymphseaceaa]. Linn., 13-Polyandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Alliance between Euryale 

 and Nymphcea.) 



Stove herbaceous aquatic. Generally by seeds, 

 sown in strong peat, and planted out in a reservoir 

 of heated water as soon as germinated. From 

 the size of the leaves, the tank must be twenty- 

 five feet in diameter; and if the water is moved, 

 or is being constantly furnished with a fresh 

 supply, the plants will thrive all the better. At 

 Messrs. Weeks', in the King's Road, it has been 

 bloomed successfully in the open air in a tank, the 

 water of which was heated to 80 by hot-water 

 pipes. 



V. re'gia (royal). Rosy- white. Autumn. River 

 Amazon. 1836. 



VIEUSSEU'XIA. (Named after M. Vieus- 

 seux, a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord., Irids 

 [IridaceaeJ. Linn., 3-Triandria 1 Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Ixia.) 



Bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope, requiring 

 the same treatment as I'XIAS. 

 V. Bellende'ni (Bellenden's). 1. Yellow. June. 

 1803. 



fu'gax (transient). I. Purpie. June. 1825, 



glauco'pis (grey-eyed). 1. Red, brown. June. 



1776. 



lu'rida (lurid). 1. Crimson. June. 1817. 



pavoni'na (peacock). 1. Red, blue. May. 1790. 



spira'lis (spiral). 1. White. May. 1824. 



te'nuis (slender). 1. Purple. May. 1807. 



tricu'spis (three-pointed), l. Green. May. 1776. 



tripetaloi'des (three-petaled-like). 1. Violet. 



June. 1802. 



