VAC 576 VAL VAL 577
i !
V. mnûstum; 11, F. maderênse ; 12, F.
tenélkí^m; 13, F. parviflòrum ; 14, F. àìhmUy
elevatum; 15, V, iminifòlium. See O x ycóccif^
and Gaylicssáda,
albiflòmm . White . 5, H. De. S. 2 N. Ame. 1833
[ Fa. yol. 5, H. De. S. 2 K Ame. 1776
arbòreum"2 . Wt. red 6, H. De. T. 20 N. Ame. 1765
5, H. Ev. S. 1 N. Ame.
5, H. De. S.
buxifòlium 3 White
csespitòsum . White
canadénse . Wt. red 5, H. De. S.
caracassànum White . 7, S. E v. S.
corymbòi
Huds.B. 1823
2 Canada 1825
4 Caraccs. 1825
sum 4 .
angustifòlium
5 ^ White
5, H. De. S.
6, H. De. S.
N. Ame. 1765
fusci\tiim 6 Wt. pk. 6, H. De. S.
virgatiim 7. Wt. red 4, H. De. S.
crassifblium. White . 6, H. De. S.
dum6sum 8 . White . 5, H. De. S.
hiimile . . White . 5, H. De. S.
elongatum . White . 7, H. De. S.
erythrhium . Scarlet. 11, S. Ev. S.
frond5sum 9. Wt. grn. 5, H. De, S.
ventistumlOPink . 6, H. De. S.
galtizans . . White
5, H. De. S.
gUbrum . . Pink
7, H. De. S.
grandiflorum White
7, H. De. S.
M i ™ .
hiimifiisum . White
Imriiyi . . Green
ligustrinum. Purple
meridionale. Red wt. 4', S. Ev. S.
minutifl6 rum White . 4, H. De. S.
mucronatum White . 5, H. De. S. 3 N. Ame. 1822
Myrsinites , Purple . 5, H. De. S. Carolina
lanceoldtumPurple . 5, H. De. S. Florida
obtusum . Purple . 5, H. De. S. IJ Carolina
myrtifolium. White . 6, F. Ev. Tr. 1 Carolina 1812
myrtilloides. Pink . 6, H. De. S. IJ- N. Ame. 1776
Myrtillus . Pink . 5, H. De. S. U Brit., heaths
bdccis 6Xhis Green . H. De. S. Brit., heaths
nitidiim . . Pink . 5, H. De. S. CaroUna 1794
dectimbens Pink . 5, H. De. Tr. Carolina 1794
ovatum 15 . Pink . 5, H. De. S. N. Ame. 1826
padif51iumllPa. gm. 7, H. De. S. 6 Madeli-a 1777
pallidum . . White . 5, H. De. S. 2 ISi. Ame. 1774
N. Ame. 1767
K Ame. 1770
N. Ame. 1767
Carolina 1787
N.Ame. 1774
N. Ame. 1774
N. Ame. 1812
India . 1851
N. Ame. 1761
N. Ame. 1770
N. Ame. 1806
N.Ame. 1812
N. Ame. 1812
6, H. De. S. N. Ame.
5, H. Ev. Tr. 2 N. Ame. 1827
5, S. Ev. S. 2 S.Dmin. 1860
4 N. Ame.
2 Jmaica. 1778
2 N. Ame. 1812
5, H. De. S.
1 H. De, S. 2 N. Ame. 1772
prunif511um. Wt. pk. 5, H. De. S. li N. Ame.
resin5sum . Pur. gn. 5, H. De. S.
Iut6scensl3 Rdsh. yl. 6, H. De. S.
rub^scens . Yel. gn. 5, H. De. S.
Rolliss6ni . Scarlet. 5, S. Ev. S.
rug5sum . Red .
salicinum . White
salignum . White
stamineuml4 White
álbum . . White
uligin6sum . Flesh
Vitis Id^a . Pink
major . . Pink
máxima . Pink
5, H. Ev. S.
5, H. De. S.
5, H. Ev. S.
5, H. De. S.
4, H. De. S.
4, H. De. S.
5, H. De. S.
4, H. Ev. S.
4, H. Ev. S.
3 N. Ame. 1782
2 N.Ame. 1804
2 N. Ame. 1773
2 Java . 1850
Khoseea hills
2 N. Ame.
2 N. Ame.
4 N. Ame. 1772
3 Mexico
l i Brit., bogs.
5 Brit., heaths
i N. Ame.
I N.Ame.
VACCINIACE^,' or CRANBERRIES. A small order
of shrubs and trees ; some producing veryhandsome
flowers, and others bearing fruit.
They are all deserving of cultivation.
VAILLANTIA, De CandoUe. In honour of Sebastian
Vaillant, an eminent French botanist
and author in the early part of the last century.^
Linn, 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Stellatce, or
Galiacm. Plants of little interest, growing in
common soil, on rock-work, old walls, or in
any dry situation ; division and seeds. Synonymes:
1, Galium articulátiim; 2, G. crucia -
tum; 3, G, BauMni; 4, G, pedemontaniim ; 5,
F. glabra, Gálium vérnum. See Galium.
chersonénsis Yellow . 6, H. De. Tr. China . 1817
cruciáta2 Yellow . 5, n . De. Tr. Brit., hedges
humifîiga . Yellow . 6, H. De. Tr. ^ A.Minorl816
} Grn. yel. 7, H. A. | Hungry. 1799
vérna 5 . . Yellow . 5, H. De. Tr. 1 Switzrl. 1819
articiclàta 1, filifôrmis, glabra 3, híspida^ mu -
ràlis.
VALERÁNDI. See Sámolus Valerân di.
VALERIAN GREEK. See PoUmbnium.
VALERIAN. See Valeriana.
VALERIANA, Necher. Said by 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. Valerianàceoe. Most of the species
are very ornamental in flower-borders. The
perfectl}'- hardy kinds succeed well in common
garden soil ; those from warmer climates
should be grown in pots in a mixture 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. officinàlis is eminently anti-spasmodi«. 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, V. hetero -
p hylla; 2, F. Cardámines. ^ q q Patrínia,
alliarifefòlia .
asarifòlia
capénsis . .
celtica , .
dioica . .
elongàta . .
globularisefòlia
1 .
Bed . . 6, H. Her. P. Caucs. 1826
Red . . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Crete . 1824
Red . . 6, G. Her. P. \ C. G. H. 1816
White . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Switzrl. 1748
Flesh . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Brit.,mrshs.
Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. ^ Austria 1812
[•Red . . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrnes.
White . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Pyi-nes. 1818
White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 Guatm. 1847
Lgt. red 7, H. Her. P. f Switzi-l. 1748
White . 6, S. Her. P. 2 Mexico 1839
Plesh . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Brit., mrshs.
White . 8, H. Her. P. 2 Germy. 1597
Pink . 8. H. Her. P. 3 Scot., mtns.
Red . . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Prance 1824
White . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Germy. 1819
White . 7, H. Her. P. ^ Austria 1740
Red • . 6, H. B. 1 S. Eur. 1824
Wht. red 7, H. Her, P. Switzer. 1822
White . 5, H. Her. P. 1 Switzer. 1752
Lgt. red 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. 1629
intermèdia .
Mikània3 . ,
montàna . ,
nàpus . . ,
officinàlis
Phù . . .
pyrenaìca .
Saliùnca .
sambucifòlia
saxàtilis . .
BÌsymbriifòlia
2 . ;
supina . .
tripteris . .
tuberósa . .
YALERTANACE^, or VALERIAN-WORTS. These
are annnal or perennial herbs, principally
natives of temperate climates. The roots of
Valerian are well known in medicine, and the
Spikenard of the ancients {Nardostdchys Jata -
md nsi) is much esteemed in India both for its
fragrance and for its medical properties.
VALERIANJ^LLA, Mmich. From a diminutive of
Valeriana, which see. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Valerianacece. 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 oiLamh*s - lettuce.
Synonymes: 1, F. dasycarpa, dentdtaj 2, F.
tridentata,
campanulata . Pink . 7, H. A. | S. Eur.
ecbinto . . . Pink . 7, H. A. | S. Eur. 1807
olitoria . . . Blue . 4, H. A. i Brlt.,co. fie.
angulosa, auricida, hrachystephanay carindta,
cheTwpodiifblia^ coronata^ cymbocarpa, discoldea^
eriochrpa, e x scapa, gib bósa, grdcilis, mi x ta,
Morisonii 1, muricàta, o x yrliynclia, plagio -
stépliana, pla kjlòba, pùmila 2, radiata, rotata,
sderocàrpa, Sz ovitsiàlìa, und nàta, vesicària.
VALLARTS, Brovm. From vallo, to inclose;
iTsed for fences in Java. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Apoctjnàcece. This species grows well in
sandy loam and peat, and is increased by cuttings,
in sand, under a glass, in heat. Syno -
ny^ ne : 1, Pergularia glábra.
pergulària 1 . White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 10 E. Ind. 1818
YAT^LÌÌSIA, Rui z and Pavon. In honour of F.
Vallesio, physician to Philip IL of Spam.
Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynàcece. For
culture and propagation, see Vdllaris.
cymbifòlia . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 N. Spain . 1821
dichótoma . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 3 Peru . . 1822
VALLEY OF DEATH TREE. See Antiàris to x i -
cària.
"V ALL1SNÈRIA, Micheli. In honour of Antonio
Vallisneri, an Italian botanist. Linn, 22, Or.
2, Nat. Or, Ilydrocharidàcem. This aquatic
plant requires to be grown in a large pot or
tub of water, in the conservatory 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. fioa. S. Eur. 1818
VALLISNERIICEÌE. See Hydrocharidàcece.
VALLÒTA, Herbert In honour of Pierre Vallot,
a French botanist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Amaryllidàceoi. For culture and propagation,
Amaryllis. Synonyme : 1, Amarplhs p ur -
p ùrea.
purpùrea 1 . Scarlet 5, G. Bl. P. U C. G. H. . 1774
^mijor . . Scarlet 5, G. Bl. P. H C. G. H. . 1774
minor . . Scarlet 5, G. Bl. P. 1 G. G. H. . 1774
VALORIDIA, Boclhst. Origin of name unknown.
Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Plumbaginàcem. The
only species introduced is suitable for bedding
out in the ñower-garden in summer, requiring
only the most common treatment, and easily
increased by division of the roots. Synonymes:
1, Plumbago Larpintm, Ceratostigvia plumbagi -
noides.
plumbaginoides 1. Blue 6, E. Her. P. J China . 1845
VALVÌEEORM, shaped as a valve.
VALVATE, opening like a valve.
VALVES, the divisions of the capsule.
VALVULAR, consisting of valves.
VALVULAR-DISSEPIMENTS, partitions in the centre
of the valves. . -, n
VANDA, R. Brown, Vanda is the Sanscrit
name of the original species of this gemis.
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. OrcUdàcem. 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 sufficient
to recommend them to all lovers of orchidaceous
plants, besides their being in general such
admirably free ñowerers. Some of the species
of Saccolabium and Sarcdnthus produce from
thirty to one hundred spikes of flowers each ;
indeed, we know from the best authority, that
TAN
there are single plants of Saceolàhiuvi guttà -
tum, growing upon trees in the Botanic Garden,
Calcutta, which produce every year from
fifty to one hundred spikes of 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 atmosphere ;
therefore their cultivation in this country is
rendered very simple and easy, as the greater
part of them require nothing more than a
•|)iece of wood to attach themselves to, or an
ornamental wire basket lllled with moss and
broken pots, and suspended from the pillars or
roof of the house. There are, however, exceptions
to this rule ; as, for instance, some of the
stronger and more robust-growing kinds, such
as Vd nda Ro x bûrgUi and 7. multiflora, which
should be grown in wide shallow pots, carefully
filled with cut sphagnum moss, and potsherds
broken small. We would recommend
oak branches for those intended to be grown
upon wood. They all require a good strong
moist heat, and a plentiful supply of water
during the growing season, which ought to
commence about the beginning or middle of
June, and continue to the end of September,
from which time they should be kept cool and
dry until the beginning of March, when they
should be placed in a strong dry heat to induce
them to flower. They will, if thus treated,
flower most abundantly ; whereas, if kept in a
continued moist atmosphere, they will do
nothing but grow from year to year, and of
course never produce flowers, because they are
not allowed a proper season to elaborate and
perfect their flower-buds, neither have they a
IH'oper season for the development of those
buds. Propagation is effected by carefully
detaching the lateral shoots after they have
grown to the length of about six inches, and
fastening them to another block of wood in a
similar manner to the old ones ; but great
caution is necessary to preserve them from
excision by moisture till they have recovered
from the effects of being severed from the
parent plant, and commenced growing. Syno -
nymes: 1, V. lissochiloldes, Fieldia lissochilo -
Ides; 2, V. Ro x b ûrgUi un k olor, Angrécum
fûrvum, Epidéndrumfé'vrum.Cymbîdium für -
mm; 3, CymUdium tcssellàtum ; 4, Tricho -
rl z a'teretifoUa; 5, V. suavèolens ; 6, Saccola -
bium gig dnteum ; 7, Epidéndricm spatulàtum,
Limodörum spatulàtum, Prides maculàtum; 8,
Saccolabium papilosum, T halia maravdra,
Cymbidium proemôrsum, Prides proemtrsumy
B. und ulàtum. See Sarcdnthus and Prides.
Batetûànnl 1
Cr.yel. 6, S. Epi.
2 Moluccas .
cserìilea . .,
Blue . 5, S. Epi.
2 Silhet . .
Cathcàrtia ,
S. Epi,
cóncolor 6
. Tel. br. S. Epi.
China .
congèsta 8
. Brn.yl. 5, S. Epi.
1 Ceyloa .
cristàta .
. Gr.pur. 4, S. Epi,
1 Nepal .
cruènta .
. Red . 8, S. Epi
IJ China .
densiñóra
S. Epi.
E.. Indiea
fúrva 2 .
. Br.wt 12, S. Epi.
4 China .
fuscovioìdes
. Brown S. Epi
1 Java
gigantea .
. Tel. br. 4, S. Epi
IJ Moulmein
Griffíthü .
. Yl.br.li. S. Epi
Bootan .
P P
. 1845
. 1849
. 1850
. 1809
. 1818
.1819
! 1844
. 1848
. 1858
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