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The Mistletoe thrives best on the thorn and 

 the apple. The seed, in early spring, should 

 be squeezed from the berries into crannies of 

 the bark underneath a branch, or slits be made 

 on purpose in the bark. 

 V. a'lbum (white). 2. Green. May. England. 



VI'SMIA. (Named after M. Visme, a 

 Lisbon Merchant. Nat. ord., Tutsans 

 [Hypericaceee]. Linn., 18-Polyadelphia 

 2-Polyandria.} 



Stove, yellow-flowered evergreens. Cuttings 

 of firmish side-shoots, in 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 55 ; summer. 60 to 85. 

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

 August. Brazil. 1824. 



gla'bra (smooth). 10. Red. July. South 



America. 1824. 



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



gust. Guiana. 1824. 



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



1826. 



VI'TEX. Chaste Tree. (From vieo, 

 to bind; the flexible branches. Nat. 

 ord., Verbcnes [ Verbenacese] . Linn., 

 l-Didynamia 2-Angiospcrmia.) 



Purple - flowered, except 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-glass ; the stove 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. 1570. 



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



blue. September. Sicily. 1570. 

 STOVE EVERGREENS. 



V. ala'ta (winged). 10. September. E.Indies. 

 1820. 



alti'ssima (tallest). 8. Ceylon. 1810, 



arbo'rea (tree). SO. 



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



bignonioi'des (Bignonia-like). Blue. Ca- 



raccas. 1826. 



capita'ta (headed). Blue, June. Tiinidad. 



1822. 



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



gigante'a (gigantic). Guayaquil. 1826. 



heterophy'Ua (various . leaved). Blue. E. 



Indies. 1820. 



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



1758. Greenhouse. 



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



Indies, 1820, 



Leuco'xylon (white-wooded), 4, Ceylon, 



1793. 



2VcgM'ndo(Negundo), 4, E.Indies, 1812, 



ot?a7a(egR-/eaued), 4, July, China. 1796, 



saii'gna (Willow-/eat>ed), Blue, July, E, 



Indies, 1823. 



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



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



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



VI'TIS. The Vine. (From the Celtic 

 (jivyd, pronounced vtd, best of trees. 

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

 ~)-Pentandria l-Monoyynia.} 



Hardy deciduous, all but one green-flowered. 

 Few are worth growing except vinifera and its 

 varieties; the other species are viewed chiefly 

 in this country as botanical curiosities. All 

 are propagated 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. America. 



heterophy'Ua (various-leaved). 10. Blue. 



Japan. 1820. 



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



ripu'ria (river-bank). 20. May. N.America. 



1826. 



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

 apiifo'lia (Parsley - leaved). 20. 



June. 1648. 



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



VITTA'RIA. (From vitta, a riband; 

 shape of fronds. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [PolypodiaceaB]. Linn., 2-Crypto(jamia 

 1-FUices.) 



Stove, brown-spored Ferns. See Ferns. 

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



elonga'ta (elongated). South America. 



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



graminifo'lia (Grass-leaved). 1. July. Brazil. 



1820. 



linea'ta (lined). 2. August. South America. 



1793. 



zosterifo'lia (Zostera-leaved). S. America. 



VIVIA'NIA. (Named after Dr. Vivlani, 

 a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord., Vivianiads 

 [Vivianiacefle]. 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 5 summer, 60 to 70. 

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

 1832. 



marifo'lia (Marura-leaved). 2. Red. July. 



1832. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 2. White. July, 



1832. 



VOLKAME'RIA. The following are to 

 be added to Clethra. 



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

 West Indies. 1739- Stove evergreen. 



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



Greenhouse evergreen. 

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

 i Gentianworts [Gentianacese]. Linn,, 

 j 5-Pentandria l-Monoyynia,) 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Seeds, and 

 i divisions in spring $ sandy loam, with decayed 

 1 vegetable mould, or a little peat, Winter temp., 



50 s to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80, 

 I V, catru'lea (blue), Blue, June, Trinidad, 1324* 



