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folium. 6. V. fuscatum, formosum. 7. V. virgatum, 
8. V. hirtellum, frondoatim. 9. V. glaucum. 10. V. 
venustum. 11. V. maderense. 12. V. ttnellum. 13. 
V. parviflorum. 14 V. album, elevatiim. 
arMreum, 2 . 
buxifollum, 3 
canadens6 . 
caracasanum 
csespitosum . 
corymbOsum, ‘ 
angiistifollum 
fuscatum, 6 
virgatum, ^ 
crassifdllum . 
dumpsfim, 8 
liumlld 
elongatum . 
frondOsum, 8 
venustum, 
galezans . . 
glShrum . . 
grandiflonim 
ligustrioum . 
meridionAU . 
minutiflurum 
Myrsinites . 
lanceoUtum 
obtQsum . 
myrtifOlTum . 
mvrtiilnidds . 
M'yrtiilus . 
baccis &lbls 
nitTdum . . 
decumbens 
ovatum . . 
padifollum, 11 
pallidum . . 
pennsylvanlciim 
resinosum 
lutfscens, 13 
ruhescins . 
stamtn^um, 14 
album . . 
aliginosum . 
Vltlsldaa . 
White . 
. Pa. yel. 
. Wht. red . 
. -White . . 
. Wht red . 
. White . . 
. White . . 
. White . . 
5 Whit 
5, H. De. S. N. Ai 
5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
5, H. Ev. S. N. Amer. 
5, H. De. S. Canada 
7, S. Ev. S. Caraccas ^ 
5, H. De. S. Hiids. Bay 1823 
6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 1765 
H. De. S. N. Amer. 1767 
. Wilt, pink 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 1770 
. White. . 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 1/7* 
. White . . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 1 
. White 
. Wht. grn. 
. Pink . . 
. White . . 
. Pink . . 
. White . 
. Wliite . 
. Purple . _ ...... 
. Red wht. . 4, S. Ev. S. Jamai 
7, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
7, H. De. & N. Amer. 
. 7. H. De. S. N. Amer. 1812 
White . 
. Purple 
. Purple 
. Purple 
. White . 
. Pink . 
. Pink . 
. Green . 
. Pink . 
. Pink . 
. Pink . 
. Pa. grn. 
. White. 
12 Wht bh. 
Pur. grn. 
H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 5, H. De. S. Carolina . 
. 5, H. De. S. Florida . 
. 5, H. De. S. Carolina . 
. 6, y. Ev. Tr. Carolina . 
. 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 6, H. De. S. Britain 
. 5, H. De. S. Britain 
. 5, H. De. S. Carolina . 
. 5, H. Do. Tr. Carolina . 
. 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 7, H. De. S. Madeira . 
. 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
„ . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
Redsh. yel. 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
Yel grn. . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
• 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
H. De. S. Mexico . 
4, H. De. 8. Britain . 
6, H. De. S. Britain . 
. -Wliite . 
. White . 
. Flesh . 
. Pink . 
Vaili-antYa, Decandolle. In honour of Sebastian Vail- 
lant, an eminent French botanist and author in the 
early part of the last century. Linn. 23, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Slellatce, or Galiacete. Plants of little 
interest, growing in common soil, on rock-work, 
old walls, or in any dry situation; division and 
seeds. Synonyme* : 1. Galium articulutum. 2. G. 
cruciatmn. 3. G. Bauhini. 4. G. pedemontanum. 
6. V. glabra, Galium vemum. 
chersonensis . . Yellow . 6 , H. De. Tr. CTiina . . 1817 
cruciatil, 2 . . . Yellow . 5, H. De. Tr. Britain . . 
humifusa . . .Yellow . 6, H. De. Tr. A. Minor .1816 
pedemontAnS, 4 . Grn. yel. . 7. H. A. Hungary . 1799 
Verna, 5 . . . Yellow . 5, H. De. Tr. 8witzerl. . 1819 
articulatd \,filiflirmU, glabrd 3, hUpidd, murdllt. 
Valekian, see Valeridnd. 
Valeriana, Nccker. Said bjr some to be named after 
Valerius, who first used it in medicine; others 
assert that it is derived from valere, to be in health, 
on account of the medicinal qualities of V. officinalis. 
Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Valet ianaceae. Most of the 
species are very ornamental in flower borders. 
The perfectly hardy kinds succeed well in common 
garden soil ; those from warmer climates should be 
grown in pots in a mi-\ture of loam, sand, and peat, 
and placed in a frame or greenhouse in winter. 
They are all readily increased by division at the 
root. The root of V. officinalis is eminently anti- 
spasmodic. It is very frequently prescribed with 
success in hysterical cases. In habitual costiveness, 
it is an excellent medicine. The unpleasant flavour 
of Valerian is best counteracted by a small addition 
of mace. Synonymes: 1. S. hderophylla. 2. V. 
Cardamines. 
ulliHriaefuIia . . Red 
asarifOlIA . . . Red . 
capensis . . Red 
Celtics .... White . 
dioIcS .... F’les'n . 
elongatS . . . Yellow 
globulariaefdirs, 1 . Red 
intermedia . . . White . 
montanS . . . Lgt. red 
ofltcinalls . . . Flesh . 
Phu ^Vhite . 
6, H. Her. P. Caucasus 
6, H. Her. P. Crete . 
6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. 
6, H. Her. P. Switzerl. 
6, H. Her. P. Britain . 
6, H. Her. P. Austria . 
6, H. Her. P. Pyrenees 
6, H. Her. P. Pyrenees 
7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. 
6, H. Her. P. Britain . 
8, H. Her. P. Germany 
. 1826 
. 1824 
. 1816 
. 1748 
1812 
! 1818 
. 1748 
.' 1597 
pyrenaica . . . Pink . . 8, H. Her. P. Scotland 
aahunca ... Red . . 6. H. Her. P. France . 
sambucifdha . . White . . 7. H. Her. P. Germany 
saxatllls . . .White. . 7, H. Her. P. Austria . 
sisymbriifbUa, 2 . Red . . 6, H. B. S. Eur- . 
suplna .... Wht. red . 7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. 
trlpterls . . . White . . 5, H. Her. P. Switzerl. 
tuberosa . . . Lgt. red . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
1824 
1819 
1740 
1824 
1822 
1752 
1629 
\ alertanella, Maench. From a diminutive of Vale- 
riana, which see. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Valeria- 
nacece. The species only require to be sown in 
early spring, in the open border. They answer 
well for a spring salad, and are generally known 
by the name of Lamb’s-letluce. Synonymes: 1. V. 
dasycarpa, dentata. 2. V. tridentata. 
campanulaU . . H. A. S. Eur. . . 
echinata . . . Pink . . 7, H. A. S. Eur. . . 1807 
olitOrla .... Blue . . 4, H. A. Britain . . 
auricfild, carindtd, coronatii, discolded, eriocurpd, 
exscapd, mfxld, MorisOnlt 1, platylobd, pfimild 2, 
radidtu, uncindtd, vesicdrld. 
Vai.larTs, Brown. From vallo, to inclose; used for 
fences in Java. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynacece. 
This species grows well in sandy loam and peat, 
and is increased by cuttings, in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. Synonyms: 1, Pergularia glabra. 
pergulana, 1 . . White . S, Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1818 
VallesTa, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of F. Vallesio, 
physician to Philip II. of Spain. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Apocynacece. For culture and propagation, 
see Vallaris. 
cymbi folia . . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. N. Spain . 1821 
dichOtOma . . . White . 6 , S. Ev. S. Peru . . 1822 
VallisnerTa, Micheli. In honour of Antonio Vallis- 
neri, an Italian botanist. Linn. 22, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Hydrocharaceae. This aquatic plant requires to be 
grown in a large pot or tub of water, in the con- 
servatory or greenhouse; it should be planted 
deeply in the water, since it grows at the bottom 
of ditches in its native country, 
spiralis .... Brown . 7, G. Aq. P. S. Eur. . . 1818 
VamAta, Herbert. In honour of Pierre Vallot, a 
French botanist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amarylli- 
daceae. For culture and propagation, see Amaryllis. 
Synonyms : 1. Amaryllis purpurea. 
purpurea,’ 1 . . Scarlet . 5, G. BI. P. G O. H. . 1774 
minor . . . Scarlet . 6 , G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1774 
Vat.vatb, opening like a valve. 
VAi,v.ff;FOR.M, shaped as a valve. 
Valves, the divisions of the capsule. 
Valvular, consisting of valves. 
Valvular-dissepiments, partitions in the centre of 
the valves. 
Vanda, R. Brown. Vandd is the Sanscrit name of 
the original species of this genus. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Orchidacece. The species of this genus, as 
well as those elegant and interesting plants referred 
to it for culture, &c., are all well deserving of the 
cultivator’s best care and attention. The beauty 
of their deliciously fragrant flowers is quite suffi- 
cient to recommend them to all lovers of orchida- 
ceous plants, besides their being in general such 
admirably free flowerers. Some of the species of 
Saceolabium and Sareantlius produce from thirty to 
one hundred spikes of flowers each ; indeed, we 
know from the best authority, that there are single 
plants of Saceolabium guttatum, growing uiion trees 
in the Botanic Garden, Calcutta, which produce 
every year from fifty to one hundred spikes or 
flowers. In their native districts, all, or the greater 
part of the plants referred to this genus, grow upon 
trees in dense forests, and consequently derive 
their chief support from the atmosph^e ; therefore 
their cultivation in this country is rendered very 
simple and easy, as the greater part of them 
require nothing more than a piece of wood to attach 
themselves to, or an ornamental wire basket filled 
with moss and broken pots, and suspended from 
the pillars or roof of the house. There are, how- 
ever, exceptions to this rule; as, for instance, 
some of the stronger and more robust growing 
kinds, such as Vanda Roxburghii, and V. multiflora. 
These should be grown in wide shallow pots, care- 
fully filled with cut sphagnum moss, and potsherds 
broken small. We would recommend oak branches 
for those intended to be grown upon wood. They 
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