yio 
INDEX 
Vegetative growth, 103, 112, 159; 
- organs, 32 ; - reproduction, 54, 
112, 151, 153, 160, 181, 184 
Veins of leaf, 33, 48 
Velamen, Araceae , Orchidaceae 
Velutinus (Lat.), velvety 
Velvet-bean, Mucuna ; -bur (W. 
I.), Priva\ -grass (Am.), Nol- 
ens lanatus L. ; -leaf (W. I.), 
Cissampelos Pareira L. ; -seed 
(W. I.), Guettarda ; tamarind, 
Dialium 
Venation, 51 
Venenatus (Lat.), poisonous 
Venice turpentine, Larix 
Venose, with veins 
Ventral, 31, 49, 73, 82 
Ventricose corolla, 77 
Venulose, thickly veined 
Venus’ comb, Scandix ; -fly-trap, 
Dionaea ; -looking-glass, Specu- 
laria 
Verat r i n , Schoenocaulon , Veratrum 
Verbena oil, Lippia , Andropogon 
Vermiform, worm-shaped 
Vernal-grass, sweet, Anthoxan- 
thuvi 
Vernalis (Lat.), of spring 
Vernation, 53, 41 
Vernon, H. M., 23 
Verrucose, warty 
Versatile, 78, 86 
Versicolor (Lat.), changing colour 
Verticil, a whorl ; -laster ,Labiatae\ 
-late, 51 
Vervain, Verbena 
Vesicular, as if of small bladders 
Vestigial organs, 31, 79, 123 
Vetch, Vicia ; kidney-, Ant hy Ills; 
milk-, Astragalus 
Viable, capable of germination 
Vetiver, khus-khus 
Vexillum, Leguminosae 
Villose, villous, with long weak 
hairs 
Vimineous, with long flexible twigs 
Vine, Vitis ; (in U.S.) any climb- 
ing or running stem 
Vinegar, Borassus , Cocos 
Violet, Viola ; Dame's-, Hes peris ; 
essence of-, Iris; water-, Hot - 
tonia 
Viper’s bugloss, Echium 
Virens (Lat.), green 
Virgatus (Lat.), twiggy 
Virginian cowslip (Am.), Merten- 
sia virginica DC. ; -creeper, 
Vitis ; - snake-root (Am.), Ari- 
s to lochia Serpent aria L. 
Virgin’s bower (Am.), Clematis 
Viridescens (Lat.), greenish 
Viscid, sticky 
Viscin, Loranthaceae , Viscum 
Viscosus (Lat. ), viscid 
Vittae, Umbelliferae 
Vittate, striped lengthwise 
Vivipary, 19 1, Ardisia , Avicennia , 
Asplenium , Cryptocoryne , Fesiu- 
ca, Filicineae Leptosp ., Grami- 
neae 
Vochting, 74, 99, 1 13, 150, Viola 
Volatile oils, 201 
Volkens, G., 163 
Volubilis (Lat.), twining 
Vulcanisation of rubber, 200 
Vulgaris (Lat.), common 
W (flower class), 87 
W., West; W. Ind., West Indies 
Waahoo (Am.), Fuonymus atro - 
purpitreus Jacq. 
Wake robin, Arum , (Am.) Tril- 
lium 
Walking fern, Asplenium ; -sticks, 
Bambusa 
Wall., Wallich 
Wall-flower, Cheiranthus\ -pep- 
per, Sedum ; -spleen wort, A sple- 
nium 
Wallace, A. R., <23, 99, 103, 148, 
189 
Walnut, Juglans ; country-, Aleu- 
rites ; East Indian-, Albizzia 
Lebbek Benth. ; Otaheite- (W. 
I. ), Aleurites ; satin-, Liquidam- 
bar styracijlua L. 
Wampi, Clausena Wampi Oliv. 
War a, Calotropis 
Warming, E., 27, 140, 158, 163, 
169, 179, 180, 184, Velloziaceae ; 
- system of classification, 124, 
<37 
Wart-cress (Am.) , Senebiera ; -herb 
(W. I.), Rhynchosia 
