Vicia 



( 428) 



Villarsia 



Other Species, Hybrids, and Varieties : 



acerifolium, 3' to 6', My., 



wh. Dockmackie. 

 cotinifolinm, 5' to 10', ,Te., 



wh. Indian Wayfaring 



Tree. 



davuricum, 3', Je., wh. 

 edule (see Opulus). 

 erosum, flowers in a hairy 



umbel. 

 Fortunei (see macroce- 



phalum). 

 furcatura, 12', grown for 



sc. or pur. aut. tints. 

 Keteleeri (see macro- 



cephalum var.). 

 lif vigatum of gardens (see 



prunifolium). 

 Lantaua, 6' to 20', My., 



wh. Common Way- 

 faring Tree. 



foliis-aureis variegatis, 

 variegated wh., yel. 



lantanoides, 6', My., wh. 



Hobble Tree, American 



Wayfaring Tree. 

 Lentago, 15' to 30', My. 



wh. Sheep Berry, 



Sweet Viburnum. 



subpedunculatum, 

 flower stalks f" in 

 length. 



niiicrocephalum Keteleeri, 

 20', Je., wh. ; wild 

 type. 



molle, G' to 12', Jy., wh. 

 uitidum (nee nudum). 

 nudum, 6' to 10', My., 



wh. (syn. nitidum). 



American Withe Rod. 



cassinoides (see cassin- 

 oides). 



Claytoni, Ivs. almost 

 whole. 



obovatum, 2' to S', My., 

 wh. 



orientale, 6' to 10', Jy., 

 wh. 



pauciflorum, 2' to 5', sum. , 

 wh. 



pirifolium (see pruni- 

 folium). 



plicatum (see tomentosum 

 var. plicatum). 



pubesceus, 3' to 6', Je., 

 wh. 



reticulatum of gardens 

 (see Sieboldii). 



rigidum, 4' to 6', Dec., 

 hlf-hdy. (si/H.rugosum) . 



rugosum (see rigidum). 



Sargentii, near Opulus, 

 but anthers pur. and 

 ray flowers larger. 



Sieboldii, Ivs. dark grn., 

 opposite (./. reticula- 

 tum of gardens) . 



Vetteri. hybrid (Lentago 

 X nudum). 



VICIA. (VETCH, TAKE.) 



An extensive genus of hardy perennial or annual 

 herbs (ord. Leguminosie), of which only a few are 

 ornamental, though several (especially sativa) are 

 useful as fodder. They are propagated by seeds ; 

 the perennials by division also. Common soil. 



Principal Species : 



onobrychioides, 2', Je., 

 ami., pur. 



oroboides, 1' to 2', Je., 

 per., hi. (syn. Orobus 

 lathyroides of Bo- 

 tanical Magazine 2098). 



alba, wh. 



pyrenaica, 1', My., per., 

 pur. 



sativa, 3', My., ann., pur. 



sicula, 6", My., per., pur. 

 (SI/H. Orobus Fischeri). 



sylvatica, Je.,per. trailer, 

 bl., wh. 



tenuifolia, 1.',', Je., per. 

 climber, vio. 



argentea, 1', Je.,per.. pk., 



blk. 

 atropurpurea, 3', Je., 



aim., pur. 

 Cracca, 2' to 6', Je., per., 



bl. Cow Vetch. 

 dennesiana, My., per., 



pale br. to pur. 

 Faba (see Bean, BroadX 

 fulgens, 3' to 4^', Je., 



ann., sc. 

 galegarfolia (now Swain- 



sona coronillaefolia). 

 lathyroides, 8", My., ann., 



lil. Spring Vetch, 

 narboneusis, 3', Je. , ann., 



pur. 



VICTORIA. 



(Ord. Nymphaeacese.) The only species recog- 

 nised by the Index Kerccnsis is regia, a magnificent 

 stove aquatic plant, which has excited universal 

 admiration and wonder since its introduction in 

 1838. The great leaves are sufficient to support 

 a child on the surface of the water, and the fine 

 flowers are about 1' across. Recently a hardier sort 

 lias been introduced under the name of Trickeri. 

 This is said to be hardy in some places, but should 

 have at least greenhouse cultivation in this coun- 

 try. Propagation is effected by seeds in a pot of 

 loam sunk in a tank, with a temperature not 

 under 85 in January. Prick off the seedlings into 

 separate pots, and plant out in the tank early in 



May, giving a water temperature of 80 or rather 

 more. Give plenty of sun. Trickeri may be sown 

 in a warm greenhouse in early spring. 



Only Species and its Variety : 



parts, hardier, regarded 

 as regia var. amazouica 

 by prominent British 

 botanists, but American 

 authorities have now 

 concluded that it is the 

 true V. craziaua of 

 Orbigny. 



regia, sum, aquatic, wh., 



pur., or ro., Ivs. 4' to 6|' 



across, with turned up 



margin. Royal Water 



Lily, Queen Victoria's 



Water Lily, etc. (see p. 



429). 

 Trickeri, resembles above, 



but smaller in all its 



VIGNA. 



Half-hardy or hardy annuals (ord. Legiiminosas), 

 of climbing habit. Propagation, by seeds in gentle 

 heat in March, planting out of doors late in May. 

 Soil, light, sandy loam. 



Principal Species : 



Burchellii, 10' , sum. , grh. , 



pur. (//. Otoptera 



Burchellii). 

 Catjang, 10', Jy., red, 



yel. (ft/us, sinensis, 



Dolichos sesquipodalis, 



D. sinensis of botanical 

 Magazine 2232, D. 

 tranquebaricus, and 

 D. uuguiculatus). 

 glabra, 10', Jy., yel. (syn. 

 Dolichos luteolus). 



VIGUIERA. 



Stove herbaceous perennials (ord. Compositse). 

 Propagation, by division, or cuttings in spring, the 

 latter beneath a bell-glass. Soil, fibrous loam and 

 sandy, fibrous peat. 



Principal Species : 



helianthoides, 3', Jy.,yel. prostrata, 1', Jy., yel., 



(xifii. dentata). hdy. in sheltered 



linearis, 2', Sep., hlf-hdy., southern districts 



yel. (nyn. Helianthus (correctly Helianthus 



linearis). tracheliifolius). 



VILLAMILLA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord. Phytolnccacese). 

 Propagation, by cuttings in sand beneath a bell- 

 glass over bottom heat. Soil, light loam and coarse 

 sand. 



Principal Species : 



octandra, 2', My., wh. (.//. Rivina octandra). 



VILLANOVA. 



Hardy annuals (ord. Composite), allied to 

 Palafoxia. Propagation, by seeds in May, in any 

 ordinary soil where the plants are to flower. 



Principal Species : 



chrysanthemoides, lj', Sep., yel. 



VILLARESIA. 



Stove shrubs (ord. Olacineas). Propagation, by 

 cuttings of half-ripened growths in very sandy 

 peat beneath a bell-glass over bottom heat. Soil, 

 light, fibrous loam three parts, and fibrous peat 

 one part, with coarse sand. 



Principal Species : 



emarginata, 6' to 20', Sep., wh. (syn. mucronata). 



VILLARSIA. 



Aquatic or bog plants (ord. Gentianeae), needing 

 greenhouse or stove protection, though some 

 species, notably parnassifolia, are hardy in shel- 

 tered southern waters. Propagation, by division 



Victorian Hazel (Poniaderris apetala). 

 Viciissetixia, (see Mortea). 



