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has white flowers, those of the normal plant being pale 

 blue; V. minor flore-pleno differs in having double blue 

 flowers; V. minor foliis aureis has golden-tinted leaves; 

 and V. minor foliis argenteis bears silvery mottled and 

 very attractive foliage. 



They are all of simple growth, succeeding well in some- 

 what shady situations, and in by no means the richest of 

 soil. As they run about freely and soon cover an extent 

 of ground they are rendered of great value for a variety of 

 purposes. 



Vitex (Verbenaceae), 



t Vitex Agnus-castub. — Chaste Tree, Hemp Tree, and 

 Monk's Pepper-tree. A South European shrub (1670), 

 growing from 6 feet to 10 feet high, with digitate leaves 

 that are almost hoary beneath, and spikes of small violet 

 flowers. It is not very hardy, although in some of the 

 warmer parts of Southern England and Ireland, fair-sized, 

 healthy-looking specimens are now and then to be met 

 with. As a wall plant, however, it succeeds best, and for 

 which purpose, with its neat foliage and pretty flowers, it 

 is peculiarly suitable. 



Vitis (Ampelideae). 



Vitis hetebophylla humilifolia. — Turquoise-berried 

 Vine. North China and Japan, 1868. The leaves of this 

 Vine are three to five lobed, and the small flowers freely 

 produced in slightly branching cymes. The latter are 

 succeeded by their most interesting and attractive berries, 

 that ripen in September and October. They are pale 

 china-blue, marked all over with very dark specks. The 

 stems grow to a height of 4 feet to 8 feet, and should be 

 trained against a wall in a sunny position to ripen the 

 berries. The plant is perfectly hardy. The variety V. 



