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helvola . . Red pr. 4, S. Epi. 1 Java . . . 1850 



Hfndsii . . S. Epi. N. Guinea . 

 Hookeriana . S. Epi. 



insignia . . Lil.brn. 4, 8. Epi. 2 Java . . . 1846 



lamellata . . Fa. yel. 3, 8. Epi. li Manilla . . 1837 



limbata . . Brn. 111. 4, S. Epi. 1 Java . . . 1850 



longifdlia . Yellow 4, S. Epi. li India . . . 1848 



Lowei . . . Yl.brn. 2, S. Epi. 1 Borneo . . . 1846 



multifl&ra . Yellow 6, S. Epi. 2 China . . . 1300 



parvifl&ra . Yellow 5, S. Epi. 1 Bombay . . 1844 



peduncularis Gr pur. 3, 3. Epi. 2 Ceylon . . . 1850 



Roxburghii . W. pur. 7, S. Epi. 1J China . . 1810 



tesaellata 3 W. pur. 7, S. Epi. 1 j China . . . 1816 



unlcolor . Ch. brn. 7, S. Epi. 1 



spathulata 7 S. Epi. Mysore . . 



suavis . . . W.pur. 4, S. Epi. 1$ Java . . 1847 



teres . . . Eed yl. 3, S. Epi. 2 Silhet . . 1828 



trichorlza 4 . Pur.gr. 7, S. Epi. 8 E. Indies . 1822 



tricolor 5 . . Yl. ros. 4, S. Epi. 1 Java . . . 1846 



violacea . W.viol. 5, S. Epi. 1 Manilla . . 1S39 



Vandellia, Linn. In honour of Dominico 



Vandelli, professor of botany at Lisbon. Linn. 



14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. These 



plants require the same treatment as other 

 tender annuals. Synonymes: 1, Hornemdnnin 

 ovata, TiUmdnnia ovata; 2, H. viscdsa, T. 

 viscdsa ; 3, Torenia diffusa. 



Crustacea 1 . Blue . 6, S. 

 diffusa . .White 7, S. 

 hirsuta 2 . ' . Blue . 6, H. 

 Roxburghii 3 Purple 7, S. 



A. 1 India . . . 1816 

 A. 1 Santa Cruz . 1834 

 A. 1 India . . . 1823 

 A. i Cororoandel 1818 



Van Diemen's Land beech. See Fagus Cun- 

 ningh&mii. 



Vangueria, Cominelin. Altered from Voa- 

 Vanguer, the name of V. ediblis in Madagascar. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonaceee. These 

 plants succeed best in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and they are readily increased by cut- 

 tings, in the same kind of soil, under a glass, 

 in heat. The fruit of V. edulis, as the name 

 implies, is succulent and eatable, 

 edulis . . . Green 6, S. Ev. S. 12 India . . . 1809 

 spindsa . . Green 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Madagascar 1816 

 velutlna . . Ltgrn. 5, S. Ev. 8. 6 Madagascar 1829 



VANfLLA, Plumier. An alteration of Vaynilla, 

 which is a diminutive of Vaina, a Spanish 

 word signifying a sheath ; in reference to the 

 cylindrical pod being like the sheath of a 

 knife. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceoe. 

 These plants thrive best in a mixture of moss 

 and turfy peat, in a moist warm atmosphere. 

 They should have the rough bark of' a piece of 

 wood, or a wall for their long roots, which 

 issue from every joint, to cling to ; and they 

 are readily increased by cuttings. The fruit is 

 one of the most delightful aromatics known, 

 and is extensively used in the manufacture of 



, liqueurs, chocolate, and various articles of con- 

 fectionary, and also for perfuming snuffs. 



aromatica . White , 7, 8. Epi. 20 S. Eur. . . 1739 



r blcolor . . Dull rd. 5, 8. Epi. 10 Guiana . . 



Palmarum . Green . 7, S. Epi. 10 Surinam . 1839 



planiWia . White . 5, S. Epi. 20 W. Indies . 1800 



Varicose, swollen here and there. 



Variolaria, Persoon. From variola, smallpox; 

 the shields of these plants resemble the erup- 

 tive spots of that disease. Linn. 24, Or. 8, 

 Nat. Or. Parmeli&cece. Crustacoous plants, 

 found on rocks, walls, and the bark of trees — 

 amdra, a. discoHea, chlorothicia, cmerea, corn- 

 mums, c. aspergilla, constellAta, dealbata, glo- 

 bulifera, griseo-vinns, Idctea, I. arenaria, mul- 



tip&ncta, m. laevigata, polythelia, terricola, 

 tbrta, velata. 



VARRONIA. See Cordia. 



Vasc6a, De Candolle. In honour of Vasco de 

 Gama, the celebrated Portuguese circumnavi- 

 gator. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fabacece. 

 Showy plants when in blossom. They grow 

 well in a mixture of loam and peat ; and 

 young cuttings root readily in sand, under a 

 glass. Synonymes: 1, R&fnia amplexicaulis, 

 Crotalaria amplexicaulis; 2, Borbdnia per- 

 foliAta, O. amplexicaulis. 



amplexicaulis 1 Yellow 7, G. Ev. S. 4 O. G. H. . 1816 

 perfoliata 2 . . Yellow 7, G. Ev. 8. 4 C. G. H. . 1812 



Vascular, composed of tubes or vessels. 



Vauanthes. See Grammdnthes. 



Vaucheria, De Candolle. In honour of tho 

 Rev. M. Vaucher, of Geneva, a botanical 

 author. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fucaaeae. 

 Found in ditches, &c. — dichitoma, d. sub- 

 marina, DilwQnii, geminata, multicapsidai'is, 

 racemosa, radicata, terristris. 



Vaulted, formed like a vault. 



Vegetable ivory. See PhyUlephas. 



Vegetable marrow. See Cuc&rbita. 



Veinless, without veins. 



VeItchia, Herbert. See Barbac&nia. 



Velezia, Linn. In honour of C. Velez, a phy- 

 sician and botanist at Madrid. Linn. 5, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Caryophylldcece. The seeds may be 

 sown in, any light soil. 



rigida . . . Wht.pur. 7, H. A. i Spain . 1683 



quadridentata Eed . . 7, P. Her. P. £ Levant 1826 



Vella, De Candolle. From velar, the Celtic 

 name of the Cress. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Bras- 

 sicacecB. This shrub is commonly grown as a 

 greenhouse plant, but it is sufficiently hardy 

 to endure the winter when planted in a dry, 

 warm, south border ; it is increased by young 

 cuttings, in sand, under a glass. See Bdleum, 

 CarrichWra, and L'uclidium. 

 Pseudo-<rytisus . Yellow 4, G. Ev. S. 3 Spain . 1759 

 annua. 



Velleja, Smith. In honour of Major Velley, 

 a gentleman who paid much attention to 

 marine A Igce. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Goode- 

 niacece. Interesting plants, succeeding best in 

 a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and in- 

 creased by division, or by seeds, which are 

 sometimes produced, in this country. The 

 plants must be sparingly watered in winter, 

 lanceolata . YeL 4, G. Her. P. 1 Swan R. . . 1841 

 lyrata . . . Yel. 4, G. Her. P. J N. Holl. . . 1819 

 paraddxa . Yel. 7, G. Her. P. i N. Holl. . . 1824 

 spatulata . Yel. 4, G. Her. P. J N. Holl. . . 1825 



Vellozta. Derivation unknown. Linn. 6, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. These plants are like 

 perennial lilies, having trunks several feet in 

 height, and covered with the dead remains of 

 leaves, like those of Tikca and Draccbna, to 

 which genera refer for cultivation, 

 lanceolata . Yellow 6, G. Her. P. 2 Swan River 1841 



Vel6nia. See QiiSrcus ^gilops. 



VELTHEfMlA, Gleditsch. In honour of F. A. 

 Veltheim, a German botanist. Linn. 6, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. The species of Velthei- 

 mia thrive best in a light loamy soil ; and are 



