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VJB 



V. Po'ne (Pona's). $. September. Pyrenees. 



1822. 



prcRa'lta (very high). 4. August. 1817. 



prce'cox (early). . June. S.Europe. 1775. 



prostru'ta (trailing). 1. May. Germany. 



satureiaifo'lia (Savory-leaved) . 1 . 



July. S. Europe. 



refpens (creeping). White. September. 



Europe. 1829- 



Ruthe'nica (Russian). 2. April. Russia. 1821. 



saxa'tilis (rock). . June. Scotland. 



Schmi'dtii (Schmidt's). 1. June. Bohemia. 



1820. 



aerpyllifo'Ka (Serpyllium-leaved). . May. 



Britain. 

 humifu'sa (low-spreading). . 



May. Europe. 

 negle'cta (neglected). |. May. 



Britain. 

 quaterna'ta (four - leaved), i. 



May. Europe. 

 tene'lla (tender). J. May. Europe. 



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



Sibi'rica (Siberian). 3. July. Dauria. 1779. 



spica't a (spiked). 1. August. England. 



spu'ria (spurious). 2. August. Siberia. 1731. 



Stephania'na (Stephan's). 1. June. Persia. 



1821. 



stoloni'fera (runnered). June. 



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



1820. 



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



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). . June. Pyrenees. 



1821. 



Teu'crium (Germander - leaved). 2. July. 



Germany. 1596. 



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



Tournfo'rtii (Tournefort's). $. May. France. 



1824. 



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



Levant. 1821. 



villo'sa (shaggy). l. August. S.Europe. 



1824. 



Vlrgi'nica (Virginian). 5. White. July. 



Virginia. 1714. 



incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 5. 



Flesh. July. Virginia. 1714. 



Wormskio'ldii (Wormskiold's). . June. 



Greenland. 1819- 



VERTICO'RDIA. (Derivation not given. 

 Nat. ord., Fringe-Myrtles [Chamffilau- 

 ciacese]. Linn., W-Decandria 1-Mono- 

 f/ynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Swan River 

 Cuttings of young shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in April or May ; fibry loam and sandy 

 peat. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



V. acero'sa (chuff y-leaved) . 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). Yellow. May. 



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



penni'gera (feathery). Lilac. April. 1841. 



seti'gera (bristly). Lilac. May. 



VESICA'BIA, (From vesica, a bladder 



>r blister; inflated seed-pods. Nat. 



rd., Critcifers [Brassicaceae]. Linn., 

 15-Tetradynamia. Allied to Aubrefcia.) 



All yellow-flowered. Seeds; division, and 

 cuttings of the young shoots, under a hand- 

 ight ; common soil. 



HAEDY ANNUALS. 

 V. gra'tilis (slender). June. Texas. 1834. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). July. Texas. 



1835. 



sinua'ta (indented-teaed). 1. May. Spain. 



1598. Biennial. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 V. a'rctica (arctic), $. August. N.America. 

 1828. 



areno'sa (sandy). . August. N.America. 



1826. 

 Cre'tica (Cretan). J. July. Crete. 1739- 



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



1825. Herbaceous. 



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



1700. Herbaceous. 



Mfrieute'fo (bladdered). 1. May. Levant. 

 1730. 



YE'STIA. (Named after Dr. Test, 

 a German. Nat. ord., Nightshades [So- 

 lanaceeB]. Linn., 5-Peniandria l-Mo- 

 noyynia. 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. Vi'da. 



VIBO'RGIA. (Named after E. Viborg, 

 a Danish botanist. Nat. ord., Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Fabacere]. Linn., IG-Mo- 

 nadelphia G-Decandria. Allied to Lod- 

 digesia.) 



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 temp., 40 

 to 50. 

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



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

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



of flexible shoots. Nat. ord., Gaprifoils 

 [Caprifoliacea], Linn., b-Psntandria 

 \}-Triciynia.') 



White-flowered, unless otherwise mentioned. 

 Seeds, which should lie a season in the rot- 

 heap before sowing ; by layers ; and freely, 

 especially the evergreens, by cuttings in au- 

 tumn, 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. 



rvgo'sum (rough). 4, May. Canaries, 1796. 



