V.

=Variegated=, _a._ L. _varius_, various, _agere_, to make; marked with different colors.

=Veins=, _n._ L. _vena_, a blood vessel; the blood vessels or channels through which the blood flows to the heart; the stiff, thread-like tubes forming the framework of leaves, petals, sepals, etc.

=Vine=, _n._ L. _vinea_, a grape vine; a plant with a stem too long and flexible to stand alone.

W.

=Water=, _n._ A well-known liquid composed of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen.

=Wax=, _n._ A.-S. _weax_, wax; a thick, sticky substance made by bees for constructing their cells; substances resembling beeswax in consistency.

=Whorl=, _n._ A ring of organs from the same center.

=Wood cells=, _n._ The cells of which wood is built up.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 4. Enclosed bold or blackletter font in =equals=.