Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous plants belonging to the family Fabaceæ. See
Tephrosia .
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Two especially deserve to take a place in the garden for their beauty; but they require watching, or they will scramble into parts where their presence is not desirable; these are V. cracca and V. sylvatica.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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V. cracca has a very bright pure blue flower, and may be allowed to scramble over low bushes; V. sylvatica is a tall climber, and may be seen in copses and high hedges climbing to the tops of the Hazels and other tall bushes.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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