740 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
VITMANIA. A synonym of Oxybaphus (which | 
see). 
VITTADINIA (from vitta, a ribbon, and aden, a 
gland). Syns. Eurybiopsis, Microgyne. ORD. Composite. 
A small genus of greenhouse or hardy, perennial herbs 
or under-shrubs, natiyes of Sonth America, Australia, New 
Zealand, &c., and closely allied to Erigeron. V. triloba (of 
gardens) is synonymous with Hrigeron mucronatus. 
VITTARIA. Ribbon Fern. Vittarias succeed well 
in sandy peat and under the influence of a moist, stove 
temperature. Their propagation is usually effected by | 
division of the crowns, | 
To the species described on p. 188, Vol. IV., the following 
should be added : 
V. stipitata (stalked). fronds 1}ft. to 2ft. long, jin. to 4in. 
broad, firm, gradually tapering below into a long, slender 
stem: midrib indistinct except towards the base; veins | 
distant, oblique. sori sunk in a groove within the margin, 
with the flattened, thickened edge of the frond produced 
beyond it. Colombia to Peru. SYN. Tceniopsis stipitata. 
VIVIPAROUS. 
which generate while attached to the parent-plant. 
VOCHISIA [the proper spelling]. 
the correct name of V. tomentosa. 
Producing spores, seeds, or bulbs, 
VOUAPA. The correct name of V. bifolia is Macro- 
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V. ferruginea is | 
lobium Vuapa. | 
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WACHENDORFIA. JW. brevifolia is a form of 
W. hirsuta. 
WAHLENBERGIA. To the species described on | 
p. 190, Vol. IV., the following should be added: | 
W. dalmatica is now regarded as a distinct species. fl. violet- 
blue; corolla funnel-shaped, semi-five-cleft ; head terminal, 
si to ten-flowered. Summer. /. linear-lanceolate, entire, 
acute, clasping at base, lin. to 2in. long; radical ones clustered 
in a rosette. Stems ascending or erect, about din. long. 
Dalmatia. Hardy perennial. 
W. graminifolia (Grass-leaved). jl. purple, large, three to 
six in a terminal cluster; corolla infundibular-campanulate. 
May to July. /. entire, softly pubescent (as well as the stems); 
radical ones rosulate, linear or linear-spathulate, 4in. to lin. 
long; cauline ones few, erect, lin. or more in length. A. Sin. 
South Europe. Hardy perennial; ripens seed freely. 
W. nivea (snowy). /. having the calyx reddish and the corolla 
snow-white; bracts (and stem) purple. 7. Grass-like. Alps of 
Bosnia, 1893. Syn. Hedreeanthus (Edraianthus) niveus, 
W. Pumilio (dwarf). #7. bluish or reddish-lilac, campanulate, 
numerous, solitary, sessile. May and June. J. bluish, spread- 
ing, very narrow, jin. or more in length, acuminate, entire, 
highly glabrous. Stem very short and very leafy. Dalmatia. 
Hardy perennial, 
W. pumilorum (W. Pumilio-like). This resembles W. Pumitlio, 
but is more straggling, and has a longer tube to the corolla 
and smaller leaves. It does well on the rockery. 
W. serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved). The Kew Hand-list keeps | 
up this name, and regards Campanila serpyllifotia as a synonym, 
but the ‘‘Index Kewensis” gives the latter as the correct 
name. 
W. undulata (wavy). /. violet-blue, terminal, sin. to lin. in 
diameter ; corolla five-cleft, the lobes acute; peduncles usually 
few-flowered. J. sessile or somewhat clasping, spreading, about | 
lin. long, ovate-oblong or -lanceolate, crenate or toothed, 
sinuated, and undulated. Stem ascending or weak, 6in. to | 
12in. high. South Africa, 1891. A rigid, half-hardy annual, | 
(B. M. 7174.) 
WAITZIA. W. 
W. (Morna) nivea. 
WALCKENERA. See Spiders. 
WALDSTEINIA. WW. sibirica is the correct name 
of W. trifolia. 
WALKERA. Included under Gomphia (which see). | 
WALL. See Walls. 
WALLICHIA. W. disticha is grown in botanic | 
gardens. One or two species formerly included hereunder | 
are now referred to Didymosperma, 
odontolepis is the correct name of 
WALUEWA (named in honour of Count P. A. 
Walnjew [ Valnev}). Orn. Orchidew. A monotypic genus. 
The species is a small, tufted, stove Orchid, allied to 
Gomeza. It requires the same treatment as the Brazilian 
species of Miltonia (which see). 
W. pulchella (rather pretty). l. yellowish, about 4in. long, 
with a purple band on the petals and purple spots on the lip; 
racemes basal, six- to eight-flowered, recurved. February. 
i. solitary, lanceolate, acute, 24in. long. Pseudo-bulbs com- 
peed oblong or almost linear, 2in. to 24in. long. Brazil, 
890. (R. G., t. 1341, f. 1.) 
WARREA. To the species described on p. 196, 
Vol. IV., the following should be added: 
W. bidentata (two-toothed). /., lip longer and narrower than 
in W. tricolor and not so transverse, the keel at the base very 
sharp, the disk covered with seriate callosities. (P. F. G. i, 
p. 73, f. 47.) 
W. cyanea (blue). A synonym of Aganisia cyanea. 
WASHINGTONIA. JW. robusta is now regarded as 
synonymous with W. filifera. W. Sonore is grown at 
Kew. 
WATER ELM. See Zelkova. 
WATER ERMINE MOTH. ‘See Spilosoma 
Menthastri. 
WATER LILY, NEW ZEALAND. See Ranun- 
culus Lyallii. 
WATER LOCUST-TREE. ‘ee Gleditschia 
monosperma. 
WATER PLANTS. 
WATER REED. ‘See Arundo. 
WATERING ENGINES AND PUMPS. These 
are essential in most gardens, not only to economise 
labour, but for applying water in the best form to trees, 
plants, lawns, borders, &c. For general use on lawns 
and borders where water is laid on, the apparatus known 
as the Lawn Sprinkler is excellent, as it can be attached 
to the hose, and easily moved about from one part to 
another, the water being ejected from a stand-pipe in a 
fine shower in the shape of an umbrella. Perforated 
pipes can scarcely be termed engines, yet are very useful 
for watering purposes where there is a good force of 
water laid on. See also Spraying Machines. 
WATERING-POT, HIGH LEVEL. Probably 
the most useful of all Watering-pots are those known as 
‘‘Haw’s Patent.’’ These are made in yarious sizes and 
of good material, with long spouts on which a fine rose 
ean be fixed, from which the water ascends and then 
falls gently on the seeds or newly-potted or pricked-out 
plants. The handle is placed from the back to the top of 
the pot, and is very convenient for use. This Watering- 
pot is deservedly popular amongst gardeners and nursery- 
men. 
WATSONIA. J. G. Baker’s latest classification 
(‘‘Handbook of Iridee”’) places the number of species at 
fifteen. To the species, &c., described on pp. 201-2, 
Vol. IV., the following should be added. See also 
Anthea Antholyza, Gladiolus, and Micran- 
us. ; 
W. Meriana coccinea is now accorded specific 
W. coccinea. 
W. M. iridifolia Ardernei (Ardern’s).* 7. pure white, rather 
large. 1889. A charming variety, also known as O’Brieni. See 
Fig. 765, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Sander and Sons. 
WEBERA. According to the ‘Index Kevensis,’ 
Tarenna is the correct name of this genus. 
WEEPING. Having pendulous branches or branchlets. 
WEEPING TREES. See Trees and Shrubs. 
WEEVILS. The destructive propensities of the chief 
offenders falling under the aboye heading were noted 
under Otiorrhynchus, in Vol. II., and other specific 
headings. Many of them are destructive alike as larve 
and as perfect insects, especially the Black Vine Weevil 
(O, sulcatus, Fig. 766), and the Clay-Coloured Weevil 
See Aquatic Plants. 
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