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Wailesia—continued. 
of the Malayan Peninsula and Archipelago, the Pacific 
Islands, and Australia. Flowers frequently dotted, rather 
large, in simple racemes; sepals and petals sub-equal, 
free, spreading; lip erect, adnate to the column, slightly 
gibbous or very shortly saccate at base, three-lobed to 
the middle, the lateral lobes narrow or triangular, the 
middle one longer; column erect, semi-terete; pollen 
masses two. Leaves, when present, narrow, coriaceous. 
Stems leafy at base, or the floriferous ones leafless. 
Only two species have been introduced. For culture, 
see Bletia. 
W. picta (painted) fl., sepals and petals pale ochre within, 
exte y yellow, with reddish-brown spots, oblong, acute; 
lip extended in a sac, trifid, white at base, the rest e 
pue. obscurely striated; peduncle above Qin. long, with a 
ew distant sheaths, racemose at apex; bracts very short. 
l. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate. Adventitious roots ascending. 
Java, 1849, Syns. W. rosea (P. M. B. xvi, p. 321), Dipodium 
pictum (R. X. O. 107, ii.-iv.). 
W. punctata (dotted). fl. more or less red, usually spotted 
with purple; sepals and petals six to eight lines long; lip as 
long or rather longer, the basal pouch or gibbosity very short, 
the middle lobe obovate-oblong, twice as long as the erect 
lateral ones ; raceme sometimes very short, occupying one-third 
of the stem. Stem erect, lft. to 2ft. high, leafiess, with a few 
sheathing, loosely imbricated scales. Australia 1822. SYNS. 
Kata punctatum (S. E. B. i. 12), Dipodium punctatum 
W. rosea, (rose-coloured). A synonym of W. picta. 
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FIG. 208. UPPER PORTION OF PLANT OF WAITZIA AUREA. 
WAITZIA (named in honour of F. A. C. Waitz, who 
travelled in Java, and wrote on the plants of that island). 
Syn. Viraya. Including Morna. Orp. Composite. A 
genus comprising half-a-dozen species of pretty, green- 
house, annual, Australian herbs. Flower-heads (“ ever- 
lasting ") in terminal corymbs, or rarely in oblong, leafy 
` W. corymbosa (corymbose). 
Waitzia—continued. 
racemes ; involucral bracts all coloured and petal-like, 
imbricated in many rows; receptacle without scales; 
florets numerous, all hermaphrodite, tubular, five-toothed ; 
achenes terminating in a slender beak. Leaves alternate, 
linear, The best-known species are here described. For 
culture, see Celosia. 
W. acuminata (taper-pointed). A synonym of W. corymbosa. 
W. aurea (golden)* /.-heads rather larger, fewer, and in a looser 
corymb, than in W. corymbosa ; involucre golden-yellow or tinged 
with brown, the bracts distinctly exceeding the florets. Summer. 
l. resembling those of W. corymbosa. h. lft. to 2ft. 1835. See 
Fig. 208. SYN. Morna nitida (B. R. 1941). 
jfl.-heads usually numerous, in a 
dense, terminal corymb; involucre pale or dark yellow, white, 
or light pink, the outer bracts passing into small es. Summer, 
1. linear, the lower ones often 2in. to 3in. long, stem-clasping at 
base, the margins revolute. h.1ft. to 2ft. 1864. Plant scabrous- 
geg or hoary. (B. M. 5443.) Syn. W. acwminata (R. G. 
W. grandiflora, (large-flowered). /l.-heads bright yellow, much 
larger than those of W. aurea. Summer. /. much_ resembling 
those of W. aurea, but less hairy. h. lft. to 2ft. 1863. 
W. nivea (snowy).* j/.-heads rather large, usually few in a loose 
corymb ; involucral bracts pure white or pink, or very rarely 
pale yellowish, not exceeding the florets. Summer. L linear, 
scabrous-pubescent or almost glabrous, h. lift. 1836. SYN. 
Morna nivea (B. R. 1838, 9). 
W. Steetziana (Steetz). /1.-heads solitary or in loose corymbs, 
smaller than in W. nivea ; involucre varying from a pure white 
to a pale or bright yellow, hemispherical, about jin. in diameter. 
UM ada gr linear. A. less than lft. 1861. SYN. W. tenella 
W. tenella (tender. A synonym of W. Steetziana. 
WAITZIA (of Reichenbach). A synonym of Tri- 
tonia (which see). 
WAKE ROBIN. A common name for Arum macu- 
latum and Trillium grandiflorum. 
WALDSCHMIDIA. A synonym of Limnanthe- 
mum (which see). 
WALDSTEINIA (named in honour of Count Francis 
von Waldstein, 1759-1823, a German botanist and author). 
Including Comaropsis (in part). ORD. Rosacew. A small 
genus (four species) of hardy, creeping, perennial herbs, 
with the habit of Fragaria, natives of Central and Eastern 
Europe, Northern Asia, and Eastern temperate America. 
Flowers yellow, rather large; calyx persistent, with or 
without five minute bracteoles; petals five, obovate ; 
stamens numerous ; pedicels often curved; scapes bracteate, 
two to five-flowered. Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, 
entire, lobed, three to five-cleft, or three to five-foliolate 
with erenate or incised leaflets; stipules rather large, 
membranous. Only three species call for description 
here, the North American W. lobata probably not being in 
cultivation. They are rather pretty plants, thriving in 
ordinary soil. Propagation may be effected by divisions, 
or by seeds. 
W. oides (Strawberry-like).* Barren Strawberry. fl, 
= onger than the calyx. June. Z. trifoliolate; leaflets 
roadly wedge-shaped, cut-toothed. North America, 1803. SYNs. 
ro oo Dalibarda fragarioides (B. M. 1567; 
"W. geoides (Geum-like). ut smaller than those of Potentilla ` 
. June. l palmately 
verna. three to five-lobed ; lobes acutely 
toothed. Hungary, &c., 1804. (B. M. 2595.) 
W. trifolia (three-leaved). fl., petals rounded at the base, with- 
out auricles; ovary silky-villous. April and May. l. smaller 
than those of W. geoides ; leaflets very shortly : beset 
with long hairs. h. 4in. to 6in. Eastern Europe. 
WALKING LEAF. A common name for Scolo- 
pendrium rhizophyllum (which see). 
WALKS. Few things contribute more to the appear- 
ance of a garden than good, properly-proportioned Walks. 
Those that are to last in good condition must be properly 
made at first, as it is not an easy matter to keep repairing 
them, and, besides, it is seldom satisfactory. Various 
kinds of material are used, as much depends on what can 
be most readily procured. To make Walks in a proper 
