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"iMialS } Pmk • 6, H. Her. P. J Austria .1776 

 villbsa. ! .Blue . 8, H. Her. P. 1$ 8. Eur. .1824 

 WormskioldiiBlue . 6, H. Her. P. J Greenland 1819 

 agristis, a. optica, a. versicolor, arvinsis, digi- 

 tate/,, hedercefblia, persica, triphfillos, vir?ia. 



VERPA, Swartz. An old Roman name, synony- 

 mous with Phallus. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Helvellacece. Found upon the ground — cdnica, 

 digitalis. 



VerrucAria, Persoon. From verruca, a wart ; 

 on account of the verrucose nature of the 

 shields. Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Parmeli- 

 acece. Found upon rocks, and the bark of trees 

 — analipta, alphanes, bifbrmis, ceuthocarpa, 

 circumscripta, conclnna, confirta, dermatddes, 

 Dufourii, epidirmidis, epigia, epipolcea, erysi- 

 boda, fissa, gemmdta, gemmifera, Harrim&nni, 

 Hoolceri, immirsa, irrlgua, Icevata, leucoci- 

 pJiala, I. amphibbla, litklna, lucens, maura, 

 mollis, muralis, nlveo-atra, olivacea, peripMr- 

 ica, pfambca, polfistica, punctifbrmis, rhy- 

 ponia, rubigiribm, rudis, Schradiri, stigma- 

 Ulla, stridtula, s. acroUlla, submirsa, trachdna, 

 wmbrbsa. 



VersAlia. See Abilia. 



Versatile, swinging lightly on a stalk, sp as 

 to he continually changing direction. 



Vertex, the uttermost point. 



Vertical, perpendicular. 



Verticillate, disposed iu a whorl. 



Vertic6rdia, De Candolle. Meaning unknown; 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Chamelauciacece. 

 Small heath-like shrubs, bearing corymbs of 

 pink flowers. These belong to the curious race 

 of fringe myrtles, and were first raised in the 

 nursery of Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter. For cul- 

 tivation, &c. refer to Myrtus. Synonymes : 1 , 

 Chamcelaiicium Brbvmii; 2, 0. plumbsum ; 

 3, Ohrysorrhbe nitens. 

 acerdsa . . Yellow 4, G. Bv. 8. 3 Swan R. 

 Brdwnii, 1 . White . 4, G. Ev. 8. 3 N. Holl. 

 densifl&ra . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 Swan R. 

 Fontanesii, 2 White . 4, G. Bv. S. 4 N. Holl. 

 heliantha . Yellow 5, G. Ev. 8. 4 Swan R. 

 insignia . . Pink . 4, G. Bv. 8. 3 Swan R. 

 nitens, 3 . . Yellow 4, G. Bv. S. 8 Australia I860 

 pennigera . Lilac . 4, G. Bv. 8. 3 Swan R. . 1841 



Vertiltnear, having straight lines. 



Vervain. See Verbena. 



VesicAria, Lamarck. From vesica, a bladder, 

 or blister ; in allusion to the inflated pods. 

 Lirm. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. These plants 

 are well adapted for ornamenting rock-work. 

 They are of the easiest culture and propaga- 

 tion. Synonymes: 1, Al$ssum arcticum; 2, 

 A. crSticum; 3, A. vesicaria; 4, A. Utricu- 

 laria. 



. 1842 

 .1826 

 . 1860 

 . 1826 

 . 1839 

 .1839 



arctica, 1 . 

 arendsa, 2 

 cretica, 8 . 

 gracilis 



. Yellow 8, H. Bv. 



Yellow 8, H. Bv. 



Yellow 7, F. Ev. 

 . Yellow 6, H. 



Yellow 7, H. 



grandifl&ra 



Ludoviciana Yellow 6,' H. Her. 

 reticulata, 4 . Yellow 5, H. Her 

 einuata . . Lt. yel. 5, H. 

 utriculata, S Yellow 5, H. Ev 



1 N. Amer. 1828 

 1 N. Amer. 1826 

 i Crete . . 1789 

 i Texas . . 1834 

 1 Texas . . 1835 

 1 Louisiana 1825 

 1 S. Eur. . 1700 

 1 Spain . . 1596 

 1 Levant . 1780 



Vesicles, hollow excrescences, like bladders. 

 Vestia, Willdenow. In honour of Dr. Vest, of 

 Klagenfurth. IAnn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Solanacece. An interesting shrub. For cul- 

 ture and propagation, see Oestrum. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, C&ntua ligustrifblia. 

 lycioldes, 1 . Yellow 6, G. De. S. 3 Chile . . 1815 



Vetch. See Vlcia. 



Vetch. See Astrdgalus Cicer. 



Vetchlino. See Ldthyrus Aphaca. 



Vexillum, standard, the upper petal of a pea 



flower. 

 Vib6rgia, Ortega. In honour of Eric Viborg, 



a Danish botanist. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 



Fabclcece. Pretty plants. For culture, &c, 



see Loddigisia. Syrwnyme : 1, Crotalaria 



florib&nda, obcordata. 



obeordata, 1. Yellow 7, G. Bv. S. 8 C. G. H. . 1810 

 sericea . . Yellow 7, G. Ev. 8. S C. G. H. . 1810 



VlBRfsSEA, Pries. From vibro, to vibrate. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Melvelldcece. This species 

 is found on the branches and trunks of trees 

 lying in water — truncbrum. 



Vib<Jrndm, Linn. Said to be from vieo, to tie ; 

 because of the pliability of some of the 

 branches. Linn. 5, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Capri- 

 folicXcece. The species of Viburnum are all 

 very elegant, rather early-flowering shrubs. 

 The hardy kinds are well fitted for planting in 

 ornamental shrubberies. They are increased 

 by layers, or by cuttings, planted under a 

 glass, in a shady situation. The fruit becomes 

 eatable after fermentation, and is made into a 

 sort of cake by the North American Indians. 

 Synonymes: 1, V. squam&tum ; 2, V. Opulus 

 roseum ; 3, V. lucidum; 4, V. strlctum vir- 

 gatum; S, V. striclum. 



acerif61ium . White 

 cassinoldes . White 

 cotinifdlium White 

 dahuricum . Ysh.wht, 

 dentatum 



dilatatum 

 edule . . 

 Lantana . 

 fdliis var- 

 iegatis 

 grandifd- 

 lium . 

 lsevigatum 

 lantanoldes 

 Lentago . 

 macrocd- 

 phalum 

 maculata 

 molle 



6, H. De. 8. 4 N. Amer. 1736 



6, H. Ev. S. 3 N. Amx 1761 



6, H. De. 8. 3 Him.Mts. 1830 



fi, H. De. 8. 2 Dahuria . 1785 



. White . 6, H. De. S. 4 N. Amer. 1763 



. White . 4, H. De. 8. 4 China . . 1846 



. White . 6, H. De. 8. 10 N. Amer. 1812 



. White . 5, H. De. 8. 5 Britain, hedg. 



} White . 5, H. De. 8. 5 Britain, gard. 



.White 



. White 

 White 

 White 



■ White 



Yellow 

 White 



monog^num White 



nitidum 



nudum . 



squama- 



tum 1 



obovatum 



. White 

 Pa. yel. 



J White 



. White 



Tum 6 : )™* 



odorattssi- | wute 

 Opulus . . White 

 „™™"] White 



nanuxn 



roseum . 



sterile 2 

 orientale 

 Oxycoecos 



subinteg- 



rif olium . 



plicatum . .' White 



prunifdlium White 



. 6, H. De. S. 



. 5, H. Ev. S. 

 . 6, H. De. 8. 

 . 7, H. De. S. 



. 6 ; H. De. S. 



. 6, 8. Ev. S. 

 . 5, G. Ev. S. 

 , 5, F. Ev. 8. 

 . 6, H. De. 8. 

 6, H. De. 8. 



. 7, H. De. S. 



. 4, H. De. 8. 



. 5, H. De. S. 



. 5, F. De. S. 



. 7, H. De. S. 



. 6. H. De. S. 



. 6, H. De. 8. 

 . 6, H. De. S. 

 . 7, H. De. S. 

 , 6, H. De. 8. 

 . 6, H. De. 8. 



White 



Rose 



White 



White 



White 



White . 7, H. De. 8. 12 Columbia 



5 Britain, gard. 



8 N. Amer. 1724 



3 N. Amer. 



8 Spain . 1761 



20 China . 1844 



6 Brazil . 1822 

 6 N. Amer. 1S12 

 8 Java . . 



2 N. Amer. 1758 

 8 N. Amer. 1752 

 6 N. Amer. 1822 

 2 N. Amer. 1812 

 12 N. Amer. 1S12 



8 China . 1818 



10 Britain, wds. 



10 Britain, gard. 



6 Britain, gard. 

 12 Britain, gard. 

 10 Britain, gard. 

 10 Caucasus 1827 

 12 N. Amer. 



. 5, H. De. 8. 

 . 5, H. De. 8. 



6 China . 1846 

 6 N. Amer. 1731 



