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Voandzeia, Thouars. Voandzou is the name 

 of the plant in Madagascar. Linn. 23, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. For culture and pro- 

 pagation, see Arachis. Synonyme : 1, Glycine 

 subterranea. 

 subterranea 1 . Yellow . 7, S. Cr. A. i Africa . 1823 



VochyAce^i, or Vochtads. Are trees and 

 shrubs, natives of equinoctial America ; some 

 hear very handsome flowers. 



Vochysia, De Gandolle. Vochy is the Guiana 

 name of V. guianensis. Linn. 1, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Tochy&cece. These species grow in a mix- 

 ture of loam and peat, and are propagated by 

 ripened cuttings planted in sand under a glass, 

 in heat. Synonyme : 1, Circularia excUsa. 

 guianensis . . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. S 12 Guiana . 1822 

 tomentdsa 1 . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. T. 25 Guiana . 1825 



VohIria. See Vopra. 



Volkameria, Linn. In honour of J. G. Vol- 

 kamer, a German botanist. Limn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Verbenaceee. Interesting plants, suc- 

 ceeding well in sandy loam and peat, and in- 

 creased by cuttings, in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. See Clerode'ndron. 



aculeata . . White . 9, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. 1739 

 jap6nica . . Purple . 7, G. Ev, T. 80 Japan . 1820 



Vomit-nut. See Strtfchnos Ntix-vimica. 

 Vouapa, Aublet. Vouapa is the name of the 



species in Guiana. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Fabaeece. This plant succeeds in sandy loam 

 and a little peat, and is increased by ripened 

 cuttings, in sand, under a glass, in heat. 

 bif61ia . . . Violet . 5, S. Ev. 8. 10 Guiana . 1823 

 V6YRA, Aublet. From Voyra, the name of a 

 species in Guiana. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Gentian&cece. This genus may be grown in a 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat ; seeds, 

 cserillea . . . Blue . 6, S. Her. P. i Trinidad 1824 

 rdsea . . . Red . 7, S. Her. P. 1 Guiana . 1822 

 uniflbra . . Yellow 6, B. Her. P. \ W. Ind. . 1824 



VriJbia, Lindley. In honour of Dr. W. de 

 Vriese, Professor of botany at Amsterdam. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bromeliacece. A very 

 pretty stove genus, requiring to be potted in 

 leaf-mould, mixed with potsherds for drainage. 

 It is propagated by suckers. Synonymes : 1, 

 Tilldndsia psittaeina ; 2, T. splendeni. 



glaucophylla . Purple . 8, S. Epi. 1\ St. Martha 1847 

 glutinosa . . Grn. red 4, S. Epi. l| Caraccas . 1853 

 psittaclnal . White . 7, S. Epi. 2 Rio Janeiro 1844 

 specidsa 2 . . White . 3, S. Epi. 14 S. Amer. . 1847 

 xyl6stacbys . Purple . 6, S. Epi. 1 S. Amer. . I860 



VulnerAria. See Anthtfllis. 

 Vulnerary, useful in the cure of wounds. 

 VulpAria. See AconUwm, Vulparia. 

 Vulviform, like a cleft, with projecting edges. 



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WACHENDC-KJFIA, Linn. In honour of 

 J. E. Wachendorf, a ' Dutch botanist. 

 Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Hcemodoraceai. The 

 species of Wachendorfia succeed well in a mix- 

 ture of very sandy loam and a little peat, 

 taking care to supply them with little or no 

 water when dormant. If planted out in a pit 

 or frame, where they can be protected from 

 frost, they will flower much stronger than if 

 kept in pots. They are increased by offsets or 

 by seeds. Synonyme : 1, W. paniculata. 

 brevifdlia . . Purple 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1795 

 Breyniana . YeUow 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1825 

 eraminea . . Yellow 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. . 

 Hibbertii 1 . Yellow 4, G. BL P. 1J C. G. H. . 1823 

 hirsuta . . Violet . 4, G. Bl. P. 1* C. G. H. . 1687 

 paniculata . Yellow 4, G. Bl. P. 1J C. G. H. . 1700 

 tenfflla . . . Yellow 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1816 

 thyrsifldra . Yellow 6, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1759 



Wahlenbergia, Schroder. In honour of George 

 "Wahlenberg, M.D., author of "Flora Lap- 

 ponica," &c. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cam- 

 panul&ceos. Interesting plants. The herbace- 

 ous species succeed best when grown in pots, 

 in a mixture of loam and peat, and kept rather 

 moist ; they are increased by division or seeds. 

 The annuals should be raised on a slight hot- 

 bed, and afterwards planted in a warm shel- 

 tered border. Synonymes: 1, Ca.mp6MV.la or- 

 vdtica; 2, O. elongata, W. elongata; Z,C. gra- 

 cilis, C. graminifblia ; 4, C. grandiflbra ; 5, 

 C. vincasflbra; 6, W. pendula; 7, C. vincas- 

 flbra. 



arvatical .Blue. . 5, H Her. P. £ Spain . .1825 

 capgnsis2 .Blue. . 7, H. A. * . .1818 



capillaris .Blue. . 5, G. B. 4 N. Hoa 1824 



capillaeea . White . 5, H. Her. P. £ C. G. H. . 1822 



cernua . . Bl. wht. 7. G. B. i O. G. H. . 1804 



dehisoens . White . 6, G. A. j Bengal . 1818 



diffusa . . Blue . . 6, H. A. i C. G. H. . 1787 



diversifblia Blue . . 7, H. A. J C. G. H. . 1822 



fie-xilis . . Blue . . 5, H. A. I C. G. H. . 1836 



gracilis 3 .Blue. . 4, G. B. i N. 8. W. . 1794 



grandifldra4 Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1782 



hispidula . Blue wt. 6, H. A. i C. G. H. . 1816 



Kitaibelii 5 Violet . 6, H. Her. P. } Hungary 1823 



linearis . . White . 7, H. A. J C. G. H. . 1822 



littoralis . Blue . . 4, G. B. 4 V. D. L. . 1820 



Iobelioldes6 Pa. red. 7, H. A. 1 Madeira . 1777 



nutabunda White . 7, H. A. i Calabria . 1830 



procumbensBlue. . 7, H. A. i C. G. H. . 1824 



repens . . Whtsh. 7, H. Ev. Cr. i . 1830 



vincasflbra 7 Ro. pur. 6, P. Her. P. £ N. Holl. . 1845 



"Wail4)SIA, Lindl. In honour of G. "Wailes, of 

 Newcastle, a lover of orchids. Linn. 20, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. OrcAidacece. A very pretty epi- 

 phyte, requiring only the ordinary culture of 

 stove orchids, 

 pfeta . . . Pur. yel. cr. 6, S. Epi. 1 Java . . 1848 



WaItzia. See Mama. 



"Wake-robin. See Arum maculalum. 



WALDSTEfNlA, Willdenow. In honour of Count 

 Francis Von Waldstein, a German botanist 

 and author. Linn. 12, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ro- 

 sdceoe. This plant thrives in any common gar- 

 den soil, and is readily increased by division 

 or seeds. See Comardpsis. 

 geoldes . . Yel. . 6, H. Her. P. $ Hungary . 1804 



WalkeriA, Schreber. In honour of Eichard 

 Walker, D.D., founder of the Cambridge Bo- 

 tanic Garden. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Och- 

 ndtece. Ornamental plants, succeeding in a 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat, and cuttings 



