Veronica 



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Vessels 



Shrubs or Sub-Shrubs : 



Andtrsonii, H' to 3', Jy., Lewisii, 3' to f/, sum., 



hybrid, hlf-hdy. hdy. or hlf-luly., bl., 



variegata. wh., or pur. 

 Bidwillii, sum., dwarf, Lyallii, 1', sum., hdy., 



hdy., prostrate, wh., prostrate, wh. 



vio., orpk. piuguifolia, 2' ', sum., 



cupressoides, 6" to 36", hdy., wh. 



sum., hdy., vio., Heath- sanatoria, 2' to 6', sum., 



like (>I/H. salicornioides hdy., wh. Also var. 



of gardens). graeilis. 



variabilis, dvrarfer. saxatilis, 2" to 6". Jy., 

 decumbens, sum., hdy., hdy., bl. Itock Speed- 

 decumbent, wh. well. 



elliptica, 3' to '20', Jy., alba, wh. 



hlf-hdy., wh. (;/. de- balfouriaua, deep bl. 



cussata and Men/iesii). rosea, pk. 



glauco-co3rulea, 1 j ' , sum. , speciosa, li' to 4', My., 



hdy., decumbent. hlf-luly., bluish pur. (fee 



Hectori, 0" to 24", sum., garden vars.). 



lil. ; very pretty. Traversii, 2' to 6', sum., 

 wh.; oneof thehardiest. 



Other Species and Varieties : 



Herbs (hardy tiniest otherwise indicated) : 



alpina, 6" to 12", My., multifida, 6", Je., diffuse, 



bl. or vio. pale bl. 



Wormskioldii, pubes- iieglecta (set- incaua) . 

 cent. Nummularia, U", sum., 



aphylla, 3", My., bl. creeping, bl. or pk. 

 austriaca, 1', Jy., bl. officinalis, 3" to 6", My. 

 Beccabunga, 6" to 24", etc., bl. or lil. Coin- 

 sum., bl., wh. Brook- mon Tea Speedwell, 



lime. Fluelleu, Grouud-hele. 



bellidioides, 6", My., bl. orchidea, G" to 12", Jy., 



Buxbaumii, 6" to 12", bl. 



. My., etc., prostrate paniculata (wr spuria). 



ann., 1)1. pectinata, My., prostrate, 



cauescens, 2", sum., hdy. bl. 



or hlf-hdy., pale bl. rosea, pk. 



caucasica. 1', Je.,pk. pinnata, 4" to 24", Je., 



Chamsedrys, 8" to 24", bl. 



My., bl. Germander prostrata, 6", sum., 



Speedwell, Angel's trailing, bl. 



Eyes, Bird's Eyes, satureioides, 3", My., bl. 



God's Eye. spuria, 1' to 3', Je., bl. 



incisa, 2', Jy., bl. (/. paniculala). 



monticola, 1', sum., syriaca, 6", Je., ami., bl. 



trailer, bl. (s e p. 42.5). alba, wh. 



telephiifolia, 6", sum., 

 per., bl. 



Shrubs or Sub-Shrubs : 



amplexicaulis, 1' to 2', trisepala, sepals large, 



sum., hdy. or hlf-hdy., two frequently joined. 



wh. epacridea, sum., hlf-hdy., 



anomala, 3' to 6', sum., wh. 



hdy., wh. Fairfieldii, 1' to 3', sum., 



Armstrongii, I'to3',sum., hlf-hdy., lil. ; hybrid. 



hdy. or hlf-hdy., wh. formosa, 2' to 4', Jy.,grh., 



balfouriana, 1' to H', 1)1. 



sum., hdy., pur. fruticulosa, G '. Jy., hdy. 



buxifolia, 2' to 3', sum., sub-shrub, bl. orpk. 



hdy., wh. Godefroyre, H' to 3', 



carnosula of gardens (nee sum., hdy., supposed 



pinguifolia). to be carnosula of 



Catarracta?, 9" to 24", Hook. Handbook of 



sum., hdy. or hlf-hdy., New Zealand Flora. 



wh. orpk. Grievei,(i",sum.,hdy.,pk. 



chathamica, sum. , hdy. or guthrieana, 6", sum., 



hlf-hdy. .prostrate, pur. hdy., bl. 



Colensoi, 1' to 2', sum., hulkeana, 1' to 3', sum., 



hlf-hdy., wh., bl., or hlf-hdy., lil. 



pk. Kirkii, 6' to 12', sum., 



decussata (see elliptica') . hlf-hdy., wh. 



Dsrwentia, 2' to 3', Je., Isevis, 2' to 4', sum., hlf- 



pale bl. or wh. hdy., wh. 



Dieffenbachii, 2', sum., lavaudiaua, 8", sum., 



grh., bl. grh., decumbent, pur. 



diosmifolia, 3' to 12', Jy., lindleyaua (sec salicifolia 



grh., wh. var.). 



Liudsayi, 1', sum., hdy. piineleoides, 6" to 12", 

 or hli-hdy., pk., hybrid. sum., grh., pur. 



logauioides,G",sum.,hdy., rakaiensis, 3' to G', sum.,. 

 wh., striped pk. hdy. or hlf-hdy., wh. 



lycopodioides, 1' to 3', ( s if ll > Colensoi gracilis). 



sum., hdy. or hlf-hdy., salieoruoides of gardens 

 wh. (we cupressi tides). 



parviflora, 4' to 6', My., vemieosa, 1', sum., hdy. 

 hlf-hdy., bl. or hlf-hdy. 



augustifolia, Ivs. nar- 

 rower. 

 There are a number of other shrubby species, 



forms, and garden hybrids. 



Selection of Tender Garden Varieties : 



Are-en-Ciel, red, Ivs. Etoile Blanche (White* 

 variegated. Star), Ivs. variegated. 



Blue Gem, dark bl. La Seduisante, pur. 



Eelataute, red. Purple Queen, pur. vio. 



VERSCHAFFELTIA. 



A monotypic genus (tml. Palmse) consisting of 

 the undernoted, an ornamental stove Palm, with 

 line, broad leaves. Propagation, by seeds sown in, 

 a hotbed or in bottom heat in a house. Soil, 

 fibrous loam, with about a quarter of thoroughly 

 decayed cow manure. 



Only Species : 



melauoclui'tes (now Ros- 

 cheria melanochajtes). 



splendida, 80', spadix 3' 

 to 6' long, Ivs. 4' to 7' 



long, 3' to o' broad,, 

 bright grn. (*////, . 

 lirgclia niagiiilira, It. 

 majestica, and II. prin- 

 ceps of gardens). 



VERTICORDIA. 



A genus of Heath-like greenhouse shrubs (or:l. 

 Myrtaceaa), with small but pretty flowers :md 

 leaves. Propagated by cuttings of nearly ripe 

 shoots in sandy soil under a glass. Soil, loam and 

 leaf mould, with a little sand. Abundant lint 

 careful watering and syringing are needed. 



Principal Species : 



acerosa, 2', Ap., yel. (*'/" Chnimi'laucium 



Browuii, 3', Ap.,wh. piuinosum). 



densiflora, 2', Je., wh. or insiguis, 1', Ap., pk. 



pk. nitens, 2', Ap., yel. (*;/. 



Fontanesii, 3', Ap., wh. Chrysorrhoe uitens). 



VESICARIA. (BLADDER POD.) 

 A genus of upwards of thirty species of yellow 

 (lowered hardy perennial or annual herbs (ord. 

 Crucifera;'), suitable for rockwork or the front of 

 the border, and interesting from their bladder-like 

 seed pods. They are propagated by seeds; t he- 

 perennials also by division. Common soil. 



Principal Species : 



arctica, 1', Aug., per. utrieulata, 1', Ap. per. 



gracilis, 6", Je., ann. (/. Alyssum utricula- 



gneca, 1', sum., per. turn). One of the best, 



grandiflora, 1', Jy., ann. 



VESSELS AND VASCULAR 

 SYSTEM. 



In dealing with the morphology of plants the 

 cell is taken as the unit from which all the organs 

 are formed. The vessel is really an elongated cell. 

 usually formed by the superposition of several 

 cells and the absorption of the partitions or trans- 

 verse cell walls. The vessels may be divided into 



Versailles Laurel (sue I'runiis Lmiroferiistit Ia1i- 



folia). 



Vervain (see Verbena}. 

 Vervain, Bastard (see Rtafln/tarpht'ta}. 

 Vesptima (Limnoeharis JJinnboldtH, ottreetly 



lli/dror.lvis Commergtmii) . 



