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Crucifcrs [Brassicacese] . Linn., 15- 

 Tctradynamia. ) 



Half-hardy evergreen. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, in sand, under a hand-light, in a shady 

 place, in summer ; a dry, airy, warm situation, 

 such as in raised rockwork. North of London, 

 in exposed damp places, it will require a little 

 protection in winter. 



K.josew'do-e/toMs(Bastard-Cytisus). 3. Yel- 

 low. April. Spain. 1759. 



VELLE'JA. (Named after Major Vel- 

 ley, who studied sea-weeds. Nat. orcl., 

 Goodeniads [Goodeniaceffi]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandrla \-Monoyynia, Allied to 

 Euthales.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered evergreens, from 

 New Holland. Division ; sandy loam and peat. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 F. lanceola'ta (spe&r -leaved}. 1841. 



lyra'ta (lyre-leaved). . April. 1819. 



parado'xa (paradoxical). \. July, 1824. 



spatula'ta (spatulate). . April. 1825. 



VELLO'ZIA. (Named after a Spanish 

 botanist. Nat. ord., Blood-roots [Hse- 

 modoracete]. Linn., G-Sexandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Barbacenia.) 



The Vellozias are perennial Lilies, from two 

 to ten feet high, having trunks as large as a 

 man's body, branching, and having tufts of 

 leaves on the top like the Yucca. Greenhouse 

 herbaceous. Division of the plant in spring ; 

 sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 40 

 to 50 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 V. lanceola'ta (spear-leaved). Yellow. Swan 

 River. 1841. 



YELTHEI'MIA. (Named after F. A. 

 Veltheim, a German botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Lilyworts [Liliacese]. Linn., 0- 

 Hexandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Tritoma.) 



Greenhouse bulbs from Cape of Good Hope, 

 with flesh-coloured flowers. Offsets from the 

 bulbs; rich sandy loam. Winter temp., 35 

 to 45. 

 V. glau'ca (milky-green). 2. March. 1781. 



rubesce'nti-purpu'rea (red-purple). 

 1. Red, purple. July. 1834. 



interme'dia (intermediate). l. April. 1800. 



viridifo'lia (green-leaved). 2. August. 1768. 



VENTILATION. See Greenhouse. 



VENUS'S FLY-TRAP. Dioncc'a muscV- 

 pula. 



VENUS'S HAIB. Adia'ntum capi'llis- 

 ve'neris. 



VENUS'S LOOKING-GLASS. Spccula'ria 

 spe'culum. 



VENUS'S NAVELWORT. Omphalo'des. 



VENUS'S SUMACH. Elm's co'tinus. 



VEKA'TRUM. (From vere, truly, and 

 afcT, black ; colour of the roots. Nat. 



ord., Melanths [Melanthacese]. Linti.j 

 2'3-Polyyamia \-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. 

 1548. 



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



June. N. America. 1823. 

 fri'gldum (cold). 3. Black. June. An- 



gangulo. 1846. 

 ~ Lobelia' num. (Lobel's). White. June. S. 



Europe. 1818. 



ni'grum (d&rk-Jiowered). 3. Dark purple. 



June. Siberia. 1 596. 



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



June. Carolina. 1809. 



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



N. America. 1742. 



VERBA'SCUM. Mullein. (From bar- 

 bascum, bearded ; the bearded stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Figworts [Scrophulariaceee]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Monoyynia.) 



All yellow-flowered where not otherwise men- 

 tioned. All freely by seeds; perennials also by 

 division of the roots in spring. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



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

 Sinai. 1825. 



Alopecu'rus (Foxtail). 3. July. France. 



1820. 



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



1818. 



betonicafo'lium (Betony-leaved). 2. July. 



Armenia. 1825. 



chryse'rium (golden). June. Palestine. 1827. 



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



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



July. Caucasus. 1798. 



fascicula'tum (clustered). May. M. 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. 



phceni'ceum (purple). 3. Purple. July. 



S. Europe. 1796. 



plica' turn (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. S. 



Europe. 1688. 



undula'tum (waved). 3. July. S.Europe. 



1819. 



HABDY BIENNIALS. 



V. tturicula'tum (eared-teauerf). June. Levant. 

 1826. 



banna'ticum (Hungarian). July, Hungary. 



1820. 



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



Tauria. 1813- 



Bocrhaa'vii (Boerhaave's^. 2. July, South 



Europe, 1731, Annual, 



