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THE NURSERY-LIST 435
Vaccinium (Swamp Huckleberry. Whortleberry. Blueberry. Cranberry).
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Propagated by seeds, layers, root-cuttings, and divisions of the
old plants. Some species by hardwood cuttings, for which see
cranberry. Huckleberry seeds are small and somewhat difficult
to grow. r’ 11 le seeds should be washed from the fruits and stored in
sand in a cool place until late in winter. They are then sown in pans
or flats {In the surface of a soil made of equal parts sand and loam.
Cc~vchr with fine sphagnum and keep in a cool house or frame, always
keeping the seeds moist. Seeds treated in this way may be expected
t.0 gwrninate in a month or two, 2Jthough they may lie dormant a
year. TranspLtnt frequrbntly and keep shaded until large enough
to sllift for themselves. Layers should be tongued. Cuttings, 2 or
:5 inches long, of tht% best roots, made in fall and placed in mild
bottom heat- in early spring, often give fair satisfaction. Native
pl;Lnts can be obtained from the woods and fields which will give
good satisfaction if small specimens are taken. Gaylussacias are
handled in the same way as vacciniums. For the most recent
mr~thods of handling this class of plants, see Blueberry.
Valeriana (Valerian) . T’aZe&xnaceae.
Increased by seeds and division.
Valefianella : Corn.-Salad.
Vallisneria (Eel-Grass). Hyd~ocharitacece.
Propagated by the runners at the base of the leaf-tuft.
Vallota (Scar4,orough Idly). A nmryllidaccce.
Increased by bulbrls, which usually appear above the surface of
the pot ; also by division of the bulbs.
Vanda. Orch i&mw.
Thtl larger number of vandas are propagated in the same way as
described for zrides, but two species - V. teres and V. Hookeriana
- both tall and quick growing, may be cut into lengths of a few
incht5. The practice of the most successful cultivators is to start
them every year as cuttings about a foot long. See also Orchids,
page 3iz.
Vanilla. Ort~h~idt~cct~.
I’ropugation by division and cuttings. The vanilla of commerce
(I,‘. ylrcrlllfoliu) is propagated from long cuttings (from 2 feet to 12