Vilmorinia 



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Viola 



and seeds in spring, in hear. Many species for- 

 merly included are now referred to Lininantliemum 

 and Menyanthes (which <;<). 

 Principal Species : 



parnossifuliu, '-'', An;;., 

 yel. (//. Meuyauthes 

 exaltatii) . 



capituta, 4", sura., yel. 

 ovata, 6", Jy., citron 

 yel. (sun. Meuyanthes 



yel. (syn 



uvuta). 



reuiformis, 1', Jy., yel. 



VILMORINIA. 



A stove evergreen (ord. Legominosae). Propaga- 

 tion, by cuttings of half-ripened growths in sand, 

 beneath a bell-glass, or by seeds, soaked prior to 

 sowing, in heat. Soil, fibrous loam and peat, with 

 coarse sand. 



Only Species : 



multiflora, G', Jly., pur. (syn. Clitoria mulliflor.ii). 



loam, leaf soil, a little cow manure, and sand suit 

 the tender species. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



difformis, 1', Aug., hdy., media (.we- difformis). 



minor, 1', Mch. to Aug., 

 hdy., bl. 

 - fiore pleno, double 



bl. (.//. media), 

 major, 2', Ap. to Aug., 

 hdy., pur. 



- variugata, '2', Aug., 

 hdy., pur. ; handsome 

 variegated lv 



flowered, not common, 

 rosea, 1', My., St., ro. 

 alba, 1, Je., St., wh. 



pusilla, 9", Aug., st. aim., 

 bl. 



Other Species : 



acutiflora (wr difformis). 

 herbacea, IV, Je., Jy., 

 hdy., pur. 



VINCETOXICUM. 



Hardy herbaceous perennials (tird. Asclepiadea?). 



VlCTOUIA KEGIA (see p. -U 



VIMINARIA. (RUSH BROOM.) 



Evergreen shrubs (ord. Leguminosa;), allied to 

 Hivii'sia, and requiring greenhouse culture. Prop- 

 agation, by cuttings of half-ripenerl growths in 

 spring. Soil, equal parts of loam and peat, both 

 fibrous, with coarse sand. 



Only Species : 

 denudata, 3' to '20', Aug., (correctly Jacksonia 



or. yel. scoparia). 



lateritlora. 3', Jy., yel. 



VINCA. (PERIWINKLE.) 



Hardy and stove evergreens (nrd. Apocynaceso). 

 Propagation, by division or cuttings, in a shaded 

 liositiiui, in spring; outdoors for the hardy ones ; 

 cuttings in a close, warm case for the tender ones. 

 Any ordinary soil suits. The hardy species are 

 valuable because they will grow well under trees, 

 where practically no other plant would live. Good 



Propagation, by cuttings or division in spring. 

 Ordinary garden soil. 



Principal Species : 

 fuDcatum, 3', Jy., vol. officinale, 3', My., wh. 



(i*//". Cynanchum min- (*ynti. Cynanchum lax- 



us). um and C. Vincetoxi- 



nignim, 3', Jy., br. (*//. cum). 



Cynunclium nigrum). 



VINES (we Gn.U'Ks and VlTIs). 



VIOLA. 



Description. A valuable genus (ord. Violaceie) of 

 hardy or half-hardy herbaceous plants, whose ease 

 of culture, extraordinary floriferonsnr*s, and fre- 

 quently great fragrance, warrant their inclusion in 

 every garden. 



Vine linin-r (wv I'li-miiti* 



I me Miijili' '.li't-r rirriiiiiliini). 





