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—Native of Japan, in Jedo, Nagasaki, &c., flowering in 
September and October. 
19. Valeriana polystacha.—Flowersthree-stamened; leaves 
pinnate; spike compound, whorled.—Found in watery 
places at Buenos Ayres in America. 
20. Valeriana Sibitica, or Siberian valerian.—Flowers 
four-stamened, equal; leaves pinnatifid; seeds fastened to 
an oval chaff'.—Native of Siberia. 
21. Valeriana ruthenica, or Russian valerian. —Flowers 
four-stamened; leaves ovate, fleshy, pinnatifid-toothed; 
seeds fastened to an oval chaff.—Native of Siberia. 
22. Valeriana carnosa, or fleshy valerian.—Flowers 
three-stamened; leaves oval, toothed, fleshy, glaucous.— 
Found in the Straits of Magellan. 
23. Valeriana cornucopia, or purple valerian.—Flowers 
two-stamened, ringent; leaves ovate, sessile.—Native of 
Spain, Italy, Sicily, Armenia, and Baibary. 
24. Valeriana echinata.—Flowers three-stamened, regular; 
leaves toothed ; fruit linear, three-toothed, outmost larger, 
recurved.—Native of Italy, the south of France, and Bar¬ 
bary, in shady places. 
25. Valeriana olitoria, common corn salad, or lamb’s 
lettuce.—Flowers three-stamened; stem dichotomous; leaves 
lanceolate (linear-tongue-shaped), obtuse, entire (or the upper 
ones toothed.) Root small, annual, fibrous, pale brown; 
stem dichotomous, somewhat spreading, from four inches 
to a span and even a foot or more in height, (in gardens;) 
round, grooved or angular, tender, often tinged with purple 
on one side.—Native of Europe and Barbary, in corn-fields, 
on banks, and under hedges.—There remains in this section 
Valeriana dentata, Valeriana vesicaria, Valeriana coronata, 
Valeriana discoidea, Valeriana radiata, and Valeriana pu- 
mila. 
Propagation and Culture .—Part the roots in autumn; 
or sow the seeds soon after they are ripe, in a shady border; 
where they will sometimes come up the same autumn, espe¬ 
cially if the season prove moist, otherwise they will not ap¬ 
pear till the following spring. When the plants are fit to 
remove, transplant them into beds, at about nine inches or 
a foot asunder; water them, and keep them clean; and in 
autumn transplant them where they are to remain. 
VALERIANO BOLZANI (Pierio), was born at Belluno, 
in 1477, in such a low condition, that he had no opportu¬ 
nity of acquiring the first elements of literature till he attained 
the age of fifteen years. The work by which he is princi¬ 
pally known, is his treatise “ De Infelicitate Literatorum,” 
first printed at Venice in 1620, and often reprinted. Gen. 
Biog. 
VALERIEN, a small town in the central part of France, 
department of the Yonne, with 900 inhabitants; 9 miles 
west of Sens. 
VALERIUS MAXIMUS, a writer whose history is little 
known. The work which has been ascribed to him, and 
entitled “ De Dictis et Factis Memorabilibus Antiquorum, 
Lib. IX.” appears to have been written in the reign of Tibe¬ 
rius, probably after the death of Sejanus, and dedicated with 
high eulogy to Tiberius. It is cited by Pliny the elder, 
Plutarch, and A. Gellius; and it was much read and quoted 
at the revival of literature in Europe. 
VALERIUS (Lucas), an eminent mathematician, ac¬ 
quired great celebrity at Rome as professor of geometry, and 
was honoured by Galileo with the appellation of the Archi¬ 
medes of his time. He died in this city in 1618. He pro¬ 
secuted the discovery of the centres of gravity of solids, and 
shewed how to determine them in all the conoids and spheroids, 
and their bases. The result of his investigation was published in 
1604, in a work entitled “ De Centro Gravitatis Solidorum.” 
He also proposed a quadrature of the parabola different from 
that of Archimedes. His method was published in 1606, 
and annexed to the fore-mentioned treatise. Montucla. 
VALERIUS PUBLICOLA. See Rome. 
VALERY, St., a small seaport in the north of France, 
situated on the left bank of the Somme, near its mouth. 
It was here that, iu 1066, William the Conqueror embarked 
for the conquest of England; 12 miles north-west of 
V A L 
Abbeville, and 50 north-west of Amiens. Lat. 50. II. 21. 
N. long. 1. 37. 51. E. 
VALERY EN CAUX, St., a town in the north of 
France, department of the Lower Seine, situated on the 
shores of the channel. It has a population of 5000, and 
a small but tolerably good harbour; 20 miles north of 
Yvetot, and 33 north-by-west of Rouen. Lat. 49, 52. N. 
long. 0. 40. E. 
VALESIANS, or Valesiani, ancient sectaries, so called 
from one Valesius. They admitted none into their society 
but eunuchs. Whiston says of them, that they sprung up 
about the year 240. 
VALET, s. A, waiting servant. See Varlet. —Giving 
cast-clothes to be worn by valets , has a very ill effect upon 
little minds._ Addison. 
VALET, a small town in the west of France, department 
of the Loire Inferieure, containing, with its parish, about 
3100 inhabitants; 6 miles north of Clisson, and 14 south¬ 
east of Nantes. 
VALETTA, La, the capital of the island of Malta, stands 
on the east side of the island, in lat. 35. 53. 4. N. long. 
14. 30. 45. E. It consists of five parts, which are distin¬ 
guished by particular names, and are often considered as 
separate towns: 1st, Citta Nuova, or La Valetla properly 
so called: 2d, Citta Vittoriosa: 3rd, Senylea, or the isle 
of St. Michael, is separated from Citta Vittoriosa by a 
canal called Porto delle Galere : 4th, Barmola : 5th, Cot- 
tonera, which forms a kind of suburb to it. This last contains 
the castle of Santa Margaretha. Of these, Citta Nuova, 
Barmola, and Cottonera, contain in all about 2300 inha¬ 
bitants; Citta Vittoriosa about 4000, and Senylea between 
4000 and 5000. 
VALETTE, a petty town in the west of France, depart¬ 
ment of theCharente, situated on a mountain, and contain¬ 
ing about 800 inhabitants; 14 miles south-east of Angou- 
leme. 
VALETTE, La, a small town and fort in the south-east 
of France, department of the Var, about a mile from Toulon. 
. VALETUDINA'RIAN, or Vai.etu'dinary, adj. [e<z- 
etudinaire, Fr.; valetudo, Latin.] Weakly; sickly ; infirm 
of health.—Physic, by purging noxious humours, prevents 
sickness in the healthy, or recourse thereof in the valetudi¬ 
nary. Browne. —Some patients have been liable to this symp¬ 
tom, and reduced by it to a valetudinary and very unequal 
state of health. Blaclanore. —Cold of winter, by stopping 
the pores of perspiration, keeps the warmth more within; 
whereby there is a greater quantity of spirits generated in 
healthful animals, for the case is quite otherwise in valetudi¬ 
nary ones. Cheyne. 
VALETUDINA'RIAN, s. One who is weakly, sickly, or 
infirm of health.— Valetudinarians must live where they 
can command and scold. Swift. 
VALEZO, or Valeggio, a town of Austrian Italy, in the 
government of Milan, situated on the top of a steep hill on 
the bank of the Mincio, with 4800 inhabitants; 12 miles 
west-by-south of Verona, and 14 north of Mantua. 
VALGORGE, a petty town in the south-east of France, 
department of the Ardeche, on the small river Baune. Popu¬ 
lation 1200; 25 miles south-east of Privas. 
VALGRANO, a small town in the north-west of Italy, in 
Piedmont, province of Coni; 8 miles west of Coni. 
VALHUEC, a small island on the north-west coast of 
France, department of Morbihan. 
VA'LIANCE, or Va'liancy, s. [yaillance, Fr.] Valour; 
personal puissance; fierceness; bravery. Not, in use. 
With stiff force he shook his mortal lance, 
To let him weethis doughty valiauncc. Spenser, 
VALIANT, adj. [vaillant , Fr.] Stout; personally 
puissant; brave. We say a valiant man; a valiant action. 
.—Only be valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. 
1 Sam. 
VALIANT, s. A valiant person. Not in use. —Four 
battles against the Philistines, wherein four valiants of 
David slay four giants. 2 Sa?n. 
VALIANTLY, 
