ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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F. officinalis, L. Lyte calls it Great Wild Valerian, to distinguish it 
from F. dioica, L. , which he calls Small Wild Valerian., Prior, p. 241. 
(2) Polemoniam CGeruleuin, L. — Turner, Names. 
Valerian, Greek. See Greek Valerian. 
Valerian, Red. Centrantlms ruber, D.C. ‘ Red Valerian hath been 
so called of the likenesse of the flowers and spoked rundles with 
Valerian, by which name we had rather have it called, then rashly to 
laie upon it an unproper name.’ Ger. 551. 
Valleys. The leaves of Convallaria majalis, L. ; near Woburn 
{Beds.) and Bletchley {BucJcs.) the plant being known as Lilies and 
Valleys. 
Vane, or Vearn. Fern. Pulman. 
Variegated Nettle. See Nettle, Variegated. 
Vatch (a pronunciation of Vetch). Vida sativa, L. — Glou. 
Vatch, Tar. See Tar-Vetch. 
Vearn. A spelling of Fern. Pulman. In N. Dev. Veerdons is 
applied to ferns generally. 
Velvet Dock. See Dock, Velvet. 
Velvet-flower. (1) Tagetes iiatula, L. — Turn. Names. 
(2) Amarantlius caudatiis, L. — Prior, p.. 241. 
Velvet-leaf. Lavatera arborea, L. — Prior, p. 241. 
Venus’ Bath, or Venus’ Basin. Book-name for Dipsacus sylvestris, 
L., and D. fullonum, L. — Lyte. ‘It is termed Labrum Veneris, and 
Laver Lavacrum, of the forme of the leaves made up in fashion of a 
bason, which is never without water.’ Ger. 1006. Prior, p. 241. 
Also Venus’ Cap. Pratt. 
Venus’ Comb. Scandix Pecten, L., from the Lat. Pecten Veneris. 
‘After [the flowers] come uppe long seedes, very like unto pack- 
needles, orderlie set one by another like the great teeth of a combe.’ 
Ger. 884. Prior, p. 241. 
Venus’s Chariot drawn by two doves. Aconitura Napelhis, L. — 
Ess. (Chelmsford). The two long-stalked upper petals are concealed 
in the hooded sepal. When the hood is pushed back, these petals pro- 
trude, and are supposed to resemble doves, the flower representing 
the chariot. In Dev. the plant is called Venus’s Doves. 
Venus’ Hair. Adiantum Capillus- Veneris, L. — A name given by 
Turner : ‘ it may be named in English Venus heir.’ Turn. Names. 
Prior, p. 242. 
Venus’s Looking Glass. The garden-name for Campanida Specu- 
lum, L., from its old Lat. name Speculum Veneris. Ger. Prior 
(p. 242) erroneously assigns the name to C. hybrida, L. 
Venus’ Navelwort. See Navelwort, Venus’. 
Venus’ Needle. Scandix Pecten, L. — Ger. 
Vernal Grass, Sweet. See Grass, Sweet Vernal. 
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