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Lisbon merchant. Nat. or^ Tutsans 

 [Hypericacese]. Linn., . 18-Polyadelphia 

 %-Polyandria.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered evergreens. Cuttings of 

 'firmish side-shoots iu sand, in May, under a bell- 

 glass, and placed in bottom-heat; sandy peat, 

 fibry loam, and a little rough charcoal. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 65; summer, 60 to 85. 

 V. Brazilie'nsis (Brazilian. Wax-tree), 8. August. 

 Brazil. 1824. 



sla'bra( smooth). 10. Red. July. 8. Amer. 1824. 



Guiane'nsis (Guianan. Wax-tree'). 8. August. 



Guiana. 1824. 



sessilifo'lia (stalkless-kaved). May. Guiana. 



1826. 



VI'TEX. Chaste-tree. (From vieo, to 

 bind; the flexible branches. Nat. ord., 

 Verbenas [Verbenacese], Linn., Ik-Didy- 

 namia 2-Angiospermia.) 



Purple-flowered, ezcept where otherwise stated, 

 The hardy by cuttings under a hand-glass, in a 

 shady border, in autumn, or in a sheltered place 

 without the hand-glass. The others require 

 greenhouse and stove treatment, and are easily 

 propagated by cuttings under a bell-giass ; the 

 etove species in a little bottom-heat ; sandy loam 

 and a little peat. 



HAEDY DECIDUOUS. 

 V. a'gnus-ca'stus (chaste-lamb-tree). 6. White, 



blue. Sicily. 15/0. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 6. White, blue. 



September. Sicily. 1570. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 V. ala'tn (winged). 10. September. E. Ind. 1820. 



alti'sfiima (tallest). 8. Ceylon. 1810. 



arbo'rea (tree). 30. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 4. E. Ind. 1810. 



Bignonioi'des (Bignonia-like). Blue. Caraccas. 



1826. 



capita'ta (headed). Blue. June. Trinidad. 1822. 



Donia'na (Don's). Sierra Leone. 1824. 



gigante'a (gigantic). Guayaquil. 1826. 



heterophy' flu. (various-leaved). Blue. E. Ind. 



1820. 



inci'sa (cut-leaved). 4. August. China. 1758. 



Greenhouse. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Blue. July. E. Ind. 



1820. 



leuco'xylon (white-wooded). 4. Ceylon. 1793. 



Negu'ndo (Negundo). 4. E. Ind. 1812. 



ova'ta (egg-terti>eeZ)' * Jty China. 1796. 



sali'gna (willow-team*)' Blue. July. E. Ind. 



1S'23. 

 . triflo'ra (three-flowered). 6. Cayenne. 1819- 



trifo'lia (three-leaved). 4. E. Ind. 1759. 



umbro'sa (shady). 30. Jamaica. 1823. 



VI'TIS. The Vine. (From the Celtic 

 tricyd, pronounced vld, best of trees. 

 Nat. ord., Vineworts [Vitacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia.) 



Hardy deciduous, all but one green -flowered. 

 Few are worth growing except vini'fera and its 

 varieties ; the other species are viewed chiefly in 

 this country as botanical curiosities. AH are pro- 

 pagated by cuttings and buds of the ripe wood, 

 layers, and by grafting and inarching. Soil for 

 all, a rich, open loam. See GRAPE VINE. 

 V. bla'nda (mild). May. N. Amer. 



Aeterop&yWa(variou-leaved). 10. Blue. Japan. 



1820. 



V. parvifo'lia (small-leaved). 'Himalaya. 1841. 



ripa'ria (river-bank). 20. May. N. Amer. 1826. 



vini'fera (wine-bearing). 30. June. 

 apiifo'lia (parsley-leaved). 20. June. 1(548. 



Walli'chii (WalTicn's). Nepaul. 1818. 



VITTA'RIA. (From vitta, a riband ; shape 

 of fronds. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodia/., 

 cese]. Linn., 2&-Cryptogamia l-Filices)\ 



Stove, brown-sporcd Ferns. See FERNS. 

 V, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Malacca. 



elonga'ta (elongated). S. Amer. 



ensifo'rmis (sword-shaped). May. Brazil* - 



graminifo'lia (grass-leaved). 1. July. Brawl. 



1820. - ' 



linea'ta (lined). 2. August. S. Amer. 1793. 



xosterifo'lia (zostera-leaved). S. Amer. ; 



VIVIA'NIA. (Named after Dr. Vlviani, 

 a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord., Vivianiads 

 [Viviauiacese], Linn., IQ-Decandria 3- 

 Triyynia.) 



Greenhouse, Chilian evergreens. Cuttings of 

 young shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in May; 

 sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 45 to 

 50 ; summer, 60 to 70. 



V. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Red. July. 

 1832. 



mari/o'/m(marum-leaved). 2. Red. July. 1832. 



narviflo'ra (small-flowered). 2. White. July. 



1832. 



VOLKAME'RIA. The following are to ba 

 added to Clethra : 



C. aculea'ta (prickly). 4. White. September. 

 W. Ind. 1739. Stove evergreen. 



Japo'nica (Japan). 50. Purple. Japan. 1820. 



Greenhouse evergreen. 



VO'YRA. (Guianan name. Nat. ord., 

 Gentianworts [Gentianacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria I-Monogynia.') 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Seeds and divi- 

 sions in spring ; sandy loam, with decayed vege- 

 table mould, or a little peat. Winter temp., 60 

 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 V. ceeru'lea (blue). Blue. June. Trinidad. 1824. 



ru'sea (rosy). Red. July. Guiana. 1822. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). Yellow. June. W. 



Ind. 1824. 



VRIE'SIA. (Named after Dr. de Vriese, 

 a Dutch botanist. Nat. ord., Bromelworts 

 [Bromeliacese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Pitcairnia.) 



Stove evergreens. For culture, see PITCAI'ENI A. 



V. g-Zaeop7^'a(milky-green-leaved). !. Purple, 



white. September. Santa Martha. 1847. 



psittaci'na (parrot-like-./fcwm?rf). 2. Scarlet. 



July. Rio Janeiro. 1826. 

 - sp?jo'6-a"(showy). 14. White. March. 1847. 



W. 



"WACHENDO'RFIA. (Named after E. J. 

 Wachendorf, a Dutch botanist. Nat- ord., 

 Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., 3-Triandria 

 1-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, Cape of Good Hope bulbs ; yellow- 

 flowered, except where otherwise mentioned, and 



