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Verbena, Linn. Said to be from its Celtic 

 name, Ferfaen. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Verbenacece. This is a genus of extremely 

 beautiful and ornamental plants when in 

 flower, either when grown in pots in the green- 

 house, or when planted out in the flower-gar- 

 den ; and they will all succeed well in the 

 open ground during the summer months. 

 The flowers of V. teucrioldes have a delightful 

 jasmine-like odour. They all succeed well in 

 a light loamy soil, with careful drainage when 

 kept in pots. The herbaceous perennial kinds 

 increase rapidly by cuttings, planted in sand, 

 under a glass ; the greenhouse kinds in a little 

 heat. The annuals and biennials should be 

 raised on a gentle hotbed. Synonymes: 1, 

 V. Melindres ; 2, V. Drummimdii ; 3, V. 

 erinoides. See Alopsia, Prlva, and Zapama. 

 . Rosy . 8, F. Her. P. 4 M. Vid. 1828 

 . Pksh.pr. 7, G. Her. P. 1 Mexico 

 . Purple . 8, G. Her. P. \\ 1836 



. Purple . 8, P. B. 1 N.Ame. 1774 



. Lilac . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Texas . 

 . Pink . 8, P. Her. P. 1 Mexico 1826 

 . Pink . 7, H. B. 1 Mexico 1820 



. Blue . . 7, H. A. J Mexico 1824 



jsearlot . 8, P. Her. P. % B.Ayrs. 1827 



7, P. Her. P. 3 N.Ame. 1818 

 7, H. B. i Mexico 1826 

 7, G. Hor. P. 1 1832 



7, H. A. 1 Peru . 1816 



8, G. Her. P. 2 Panama 1836 

 7, P. Her. P. 1 Hybrid 1828 

 7, H.Her. P. 1 S.Ame. 

 7, H. Her. P. 1 Carolin. 

 7, H. B. 2 Califrn. 1826 



A. i S.Ame. 1832 

 A. t Peru . 1818 



alata . . 

 amdena . 

 Araniana 

 Aubletia 



Drummbndii Lilac 

 barbata . . 

 bractebsa , 

 caugscens . 

 chamEedri- 

 fblia 1 . 

 diffusa . 

 elegans . . 

 glandulbsa . 

 hispida . . 

 inclsa . . 

 intermedia 

 Lamberti . 



rbsea 2 

 lasibstacHys 

 littoralis . 

 multlflda 3 . 



alba . . 



Sablni . . 

 omcinalis-ve- 



nbsa . . 

 pinnatifida 

 polystachya 

 pulchella 



Blue . 

 . Blue . 

 . Pale . 

 . Purple 

 . Bed . 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Pink 

 . Purple 

 . Cinerous 6, H, 

 . Blue . . 7, H. 



. White . 5, P. Her. P. £ Chile . 1839 

 . Purplish 7, C. Her. P. i Chile . 1834 



1 Bluish . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Oxford 1837 



. Purple . 7, H. B. 3 N.Ame. 1810 



. Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 

 Purple . 7, P. B. 1 



cordlla-albida Whitish 7, G. Her. P. 1 



Mexico 1820 



B.Ayrs. 1827 



1834 



Chile . 1S32 



7, G. Her. P. 1 



7, H. Her. P. 2 B.Ayrs. 1838 

 Mexico 1825 



rddicans . . Lilac 



rugbsa . . . Violet 



scabra . . . Red . . 7', H. Her. P. 



sorbria . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Nepal . 1824 



sulphurea . . Sulphur 7, G. Her. P. 2 Chile . 1S32 



teucrioldes . Purplish 7, G. Her. P. 2 M. Vid. 1837 



triflda . . . Purple . 8, H. A. 1 Mexico 1M8 



Twecdiana . . Scarlet . 8, F. Her. P. 1J Brazil . 1834 



venbsa . . . Rosy. . 7, F. Her. P. 2 B.Ayrs. 1830 



veronicsefblia . Blue . . 7, H. A. i Mexico 1825 



angustifblia, bonariinsis, caroliniana, hastata, 

 officinalis, paniculata, prostrata, spkria, stricta, 

 suphia, urticcefblia. 

 Verbenace.^:, or Verbenas. Timber trees, 

 shrubs, and beautiful flowering herbs, consti- 

 tute this order. As an example of the first, 

 the teak- wood (Tectbna grdndis) ; of the shrubby 

 kinds, Clerod4ndron, Casselia, and Lantana, 



. 1699 

 1823 

 . 1818 

 . 1827 

 . 1821 

 . 1826 

 . 1825 

 . 1812 



are examples ; and the various kinds of Ver- 

 bena may be cited for the other kind. 

 Verbesina, Linn. A name of the same mean- 

 ing as Verbina. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. These plants succeed well in any 

 light rich soil, and are increased by division 

 of the root, or by seeds. Synonymes: 1, Ga- 

 Unsdgea discolor ; 2, Siegesbickia laciniata ; 3, 

 S. occidentalis. See Actin6meris, Ghrysanthil- 

 lum, and Synedrella. 



alata .... Oran. 8, G. Her. P. 2 S. Amer. 

 atriplicifblial . Yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 

 Boswallia . . Yel. . 7, G. A. 2 E. Ind. . 



heliantholdes . Yel. . 8. H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 

 laciniata 2 . . Yel. G. Her. P. 2 Carolina 

 pinnatifbUa . Yel. . 8, G. Her. P. 3 Mexico . 

 salicifblia . . Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 

 Virginica . . Wht. 8, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 

 calendulacea, dichdtoma, fruticbsa, gigdntea, 

 sativa, serrata, SiegesbSckia 3. 



VijREA. See Kalanchoe. 



Vermicular, having the appearance of a worm. 



VermiculAria, Tode. From vermiculus, a 

 little worm ; the arrangement of the seeds. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredinacece. Found 

 upon dead ivy leaves — tricJUlla. 



Vermifuge, that which expels worms. 



Vernacular, native. 



Vernal, spring. 



Vern6nia, Schreber. In honour of 'William 

 Vernon, a botanical traveller in North Ame- 

 rica. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 The stove and greenhouse species thrive well 

 in a light rich soil, and are readily increased 

 by seeds and young cuttings. The hardy her- 

 baceous kinds are fine stately plants, well 

 adapted for the back of flower borders, and are 

 increased by division. Synonymes: 1, Oonpza 

 anthelmintica. 



Veronica, Linn. The derivation of the word 

 is not known. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Scro- 

 phulariacece. _ The hardy herbaceous species 

 of this extensive genus are admirably adapted 

 for ornamenting the flower-borders, on account 

 of their pleasing habit and beautiful flowers. 

 They are all of the easiest culture, and are 

 readily increased by division at the root. The 

 greenhouse shrubby kinds are readily increased 

 by cuttings. The annual specks are hardly 



