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V A L L ISN E E T A— VE J{ N O NT A. 
fruit compressed, rbomboidal. 4 6 i. Mead- 
ows. Md. 
VALLISNE'RIA.20— 2. (Hydrocharides.) [From 
Anthony Vallisneri.] 
sjnra'lis, (tape -grass, w. Au. 11.) leaves 
floating, linear, obtuse, serrulate at the sum- 
mit, tapering at the base, radical ; peduncle 
of the pistillate flower long ; of staminate 
short, erect. Grows in still water, 
VERA'TRUM. 6—3. (Junci.) 
vir"ide, (Indian poke, white hellebore, g. 
J. y. 21.) racemes paniculate ; bracts of the 
branches oblong-lanceolate, partial ones 
longer than the sub-pubescent peduncles; 
leaves broad-ovate, plaited. 3-5 f. Mead- 
ows and swamps. Abundant in the valleys 
of the Green Mountains. 
_ angnstifo'lium, (g-y. J. 2i.) flowers dioe- 
cious ; panicle simple ; petals linear ; leaves 
very long, linear-keeled. Mountains. 
parvijio'rum, (g. Ju.) leaves oval, lanceo- 
late, flat, glabrous ; panicle slender, spread- 
ing ; petals acute at each end, staminifer- 
ous, S. 
VERBAS"CUM. 5—1. {Solanea.) [From bar- 
bascum, on account of its being bearded.] 
thap"sus, (mullein, y. J. ^ .) leaves decur- 
rent, downy both sides; stem generally 
Bimple, though sometimes branched above; 
flowers in a cylindric spike. 3 6 f. 
hlatta'ria, (moth mullein, sleek mullein, 
w-y. J. 2^.) leaves glabrous, tooth serrate ; 
lower ones oblong obovate ; upper ones 
heart-ovate, clasping: pedicels 1-flowered, 
in a terminal, panicled raceme. Ya.r.al"ba, 
leaves toothed ; flowers white. N^s.lu'tea, 
leaves doubly serrate ; flowers yellow. 2-3 f. 
lyckni'tis, (y. J. $ .) stem angular ; leaves 
oblong, cuneate, white-downy beneath ; 
Bpikes lax, lateral and terminal. 
phcefnicum, [11.) a very handsome spe- 
cies. 
VERBE'NA. 13—1. (Labiata.) From herbe'na, 
a name of distinction for herbs used in sa- 
cred rites. The vervain in former times 
was held sacred, and employed in celebra- 
ting sacrificial rites.] 
hasta'ta, (vervain, simpler's joy, p-w. Ju. 
II.) erect, tall; leaves lanceolate, acumin- 
ate, gash-serrate ; lower ones sometimes 
gash-ha.state ; spikes linear, panicled, sub- 
imbricate. Var. pinnnlifi'daM^s the leaves 
gash-pinnatifid, coarsely toothed. Var. ob- 
longifo'Ua, leaves lance-oblong, deeply ser- 
rate, acute ; spikes filiform, panicled. 2-5 f. 
urticiJ'o'Ha, (nettle-leaf vervain, w. Ju. 
2^.) erect, sub pubescent ; leaves oval, 
acute, serrate, petioled ; spikes filiform, 
loose, axillaiy, terminal ; flowers tetraud- 
rous. 2-3 f. 
S'pu'ria, (b. Au. @.) stem decumbent, 
branched, divaricate ; leaves laciniate, much 
divided ; spikes filiform ; bracts exceeding 
the calyx. 1-2 f. Sandy fields. 
anguatifo'Ua, (b. J. 2i.) erect, mostly 
simple; leaves lance-linear, attenuate at the 
base, remotely toothed, with elevated veins; 
spikes filiform, solitary, axillary and termi- 
nal. 
strid'ta, (b. Ju. 2J!.) stems rigidly erect ; 
leaves aessile, obovale, serrate, sub tomeu- 
tose, very hirsute ; spike.s straight, imbrj- 
cate, fascicled. Var. mol'lis, (p.) stem sirn 
pie, terete, villose; leaves ovate, acuti.sh, 
unequally gash-toothed ; teeth acute, hir- 
sute above, soft villose beneath ; spikes 
den-se-flowered, terminal, somewhat in 
threes. Perhaps a distinct species. S. 
panicula'ta, (p. Ju. 11.) scabrous; leaves 
lanceolate, coarsely serrate, undivided 
spikes filiform, imbricate, corymb-panicled. 
4-6 f. S. 
bipin"natifi'da, (b. J. 11.) hirsute; leaves 
3-cleft, bipinnatifid ; divisions linear ; nuts 
deeply punctate. S. 
carolin"ia'na, (p. J. 2^.) scabrous; leaves 
oblong obovate, obtuse, unequally serrate, 
tapering at base, sub-sessile ; spikes very 
long, filiform ; flowers distinct. 2 f. S. 
melin" dre!>, (common scarlet verbena,) 
stem prostrate. Introduced from S. Ameri- 
ca. 
tweedia'na, stem erect ; flowers crimson. 
sabin"ii, stem prostrate ; flowers lilac ; 
one variety has white flowers. Ex. 
sulphu'rea, stem prostrate; flowers yel- 
low. Ex. 
VERBESl'NA. 17—2. (Corymbiferce.) 
siegesbeck"ia, (y. Au. 11.) stem winged, 
leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acumin- 
ate at each end, acutely serrate; corymbs 
brachiate ; branches irregularly many-flow- 
ered at the summit; root creeping; stem 
erect, 4-6 f., 4-winged ; ray-florets 3-tooth- 
ed. Shady woods. Penn. to Car. Crown- 
beard. 
virgin"ica, (w. Ju. 2^.) stem narrow 
winged ; leaves alternate, broad, lanceo- 
late, sub-serrate ; corymb compound ; in- 
volucrum oblong, pubescent, imbricate ; 
ray-florets 3 or 4 ; seeds four- angled. 3 6 f, 
sinua'ta, (w. Oc. 11.) stem pubescent, 
striate ; leaves alternate, sessile, sinuate, 
attenuate at base ; flowers corymbed ; in- 
volucrum imbricate ; ray-florets 3-5. 4-6 f 
S. 
VERNO'NIA. 17-1. [Corymbiferm.) 
noveboracen'sis, (flat-top, p. Au. 2-(!.) leaves 
numerous, lanceolate, scabrous, serrulate ; 
corymbs fastigiate ; scales of the involucre 
filiform at the summit ; flowers in a large 
terminal corymb; stem 4 6 f. Branching 
towards the top. Wet grounds. Can. to 
Car. 
tomento'sa, (p. Au. 11.) stem tomentose 
above ; leaves long, narrow, lanceolate, 
acutely serrate, slightly scabrous above, 
hoary tomentose beneath ; corymb fastigi- 
ate ; scales of the involucrum filiform at 
the apex. 3-5 f. 
angustifo'lia, (p. Ju. 24^.) stem simple, 
somewhat scabrous ; leaves numerous, long, 
linear, nearly entire ; corymb sub umbelled, 
scales of the involucrum rigid, mucronate. 
3 f. S. 
altis" sima, (p. Au. li.) stem glabrous, 
leaves lanceolate, serrate, somewhat .sca- 
brous; involucrum small, hemispheric; 
scales ovate, acute, ciliate, unawned, close- 
ly appressed. Var. margina'ta, (p.) leaves 
narrow-lanceolate, glabrous, veiy entire • 
corymb fastigiate ; involucrum hemispheric* 
