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chance to ripen off. All the species are increased 

 by cuttings, which will grow if taken off in au- 

 tumn and planted in the open border. 

 Welfia. Named in honor of the last King of 

 Hanover, Wdf or Guelph. Linn. Dioscia-Hexan- 

 (Iria. Nat. Ord. Palmacece. 



A small genus of very beautiful Palms, allied 

 to Geonoma. The foliage has a peculiar and 

 beautiful bronzy color while unfolding. In the 

 younger stages the leaves are simply bilobed; 

 but as the piants develop they become pinnate. 

 They are natives of Costa Rica and New; Gre- 

 nada. Young plants are obtained from seed. 

 "Welsh Poppy. See Meconopsis. 

 Western Wall-Flower. This name has been 

 applied to the flowers of the Erysimum aspernum, 

 (Treacle Mustard,) because they are as large as 

 those of the Wall-Flower. See Erysimum. 

 West Indian Cabbage Palm. See Oreodoxa. 

 Whahoo or Winged Elm. See Ulmus alaia. 

 Wheat. See Tritictim. 

 Whin. A popular name of Genista Anglica, which 



see. 

 White Alder. One of the popular names of the 



genus Cletkra, which see. 

 White Ash. See Fraxinus. 

 White Cedar. A name applied to Thuja occident- 



aili and Capressus thyoides, which see. 

 White Clover. See 'TrifoHum repens. 

 White Daisy, Ox-Eye Daisy. See Leucanthe- 



mum fidgare. 

 White Lettuce, Rattlesnake Boot. See Naba- 



lus albas. 



White Hellebore. See Veratrum viride. 

 White Laurel. See Magnolia glauca. 

 White Oak. See Qutrciis. 



White Snake Boot. See Eupatorium ageratoides. 

 White Spruce. See Finns alba. 

 White Thorn, Hawthorn. See Cratcegus. 

 White Water Lily. See Nymphtsa. 

 White Weed. See Leucanttiemum vulgare. 

 Whitlavia. Named in honor of F. Whitlaw, an 

 Irish botanist. Linn. Pentandria-Monogynia. Nat. 

 Ord. Hydrophyllacece. 



A small genus of hardy annuals from Califor- 

 nia, of low growth, producing freely handsome 

 white or violet-blue flowers. They are very ef- 

 fective in any department of the flower garden, 

 whether in beds, borders, or ribbons. They re- 

 quire the same treatment as other hardy annu- 

 als. Introduced in 1854. 



Whortleberry. See Gaylussacia and Vaccinium. 

 Wigandia. Named in honor of John Wiqand, a 

 Bishop of Pomerania. Linn. Pentandria-Digynia. 

 Nat. Ord. Hydrolf.ace<x. 



A small genus of ornamental-leaved plants j 

 from Mexico and Caraccas. The leaves are im- j 

 mense, being three feet long by one and a half j 

 in width, richly veined, and the stems covered 

 with crimson hairs. W. Caracasana is the most j 

 beautiful species, and is a magnificent plant for 

 massing on large lawns, or for planting for sin- 

 gle specimens on smaller grounds. Plants of 

 this genus should be grown annually from seed, 

 though the plant is a perennial ; old plants lose 

 all their beauty of foliage and get scraggy. 

 Young plants may be had by sowing the seed 

 in the green-house or a hot-bed, and growing 

 them on until the time for planting out. For 

 small gardens none of the plants are desirable, 

 as they require room, light, and air to grow 

 them in perfection. They were introduced in 

 1837. 



Wild Allspice, Fever Bush. Local names of 

 the genus Lindera, which see. 



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Wild Apple, Garland Flowering. .See Pyrus 



spectabitis. 



Wild Balsam Apple. The fruit of Echinocystis 

 lr,bata, a genus of Cacurbitacece. See Echinocystis. 

 Wild Bean. See Phaseolus perennis. 

 Wild Bergamot, Horse Mint. See Monarda 



fistuhsa. 



Wild Chamomile. See Mairlcaria. 

 Wild Comfrey. See Oynoglossum Virginicum, a 

 troublesome, obnoxious weed, common, espe- 

 cially westward. 

 Wild Elder. See Aralia hispida, sometimes called 



Bristly Sarsaparilla. 

 Wild Geranium. See Erodium. 

 Wild Ginger. See Asarum Canadense. 

 Wild Guelder Bose. See Viburnum. 

 Wild Hyacinth. See Camassia. 

 Wild Lily of the Valley. See Smilacina. 

 Wild Liquorice. See Galium lanceolatum. 

 Wild Liquorice. See Abrus. 

 Wild Mustard. See Sinapis. 

 Wild Marjoram. See Origanum. 

 Wild Oat Grass. A popular name of the genus 



Danthonia, which see. 

 Wild Pink. See Silene Pennsylvanica. 

 Wild Potato Vine. See Ipomosa panduraia. 

 Sometimes called Man of the Earth, on account 

 of the size and shape of the tubers. 

 Wild Badish. See Raphanus raphanistrum. 

 Wild Bice. See Zizania. 

 Wild Sarsaparilla. See Aralia nudicaulis. 

 Wild Sensitive Plant. See Cassia nictitans, a 

 low growing annual plant, closely resembling 

 the Sensitive P<ant. 

 Wild Service Tree. See Pyrus. 

 Willow. See Salix. 

 Willow Herb. See Epilobium. 

 Willow Oak. See Quercus Phellos. 

 Wind Flower. See Anemone. 

 Winter Aconite. See Eranthis. 

 Winter-berry, Black Alder. See Prinos and 



Ilex. 



Winter Cherry. See Physalis. 

 Winter Cress. (Barbarea vulgaris.) This is the 

 common Winter Cress, a plant that is sometimes 

 used as a salad, but rarely cultivated. The spe- 

 cies was probably introduced, but is quite com- 

 mon in the North and West. 

 Wintergreen. See Gauliheria. 

 Wistaria. Named in honor of Caspar Wistar, 

 once Professor of Anatomy in the University of 

 Pennsylvania. Linn. Diadelphia-Decandria. Nat. 

 Ord. Fabacece. 



A small genus of hardy deciduous climbers, 

 unquestionably the most ornamental hardy 

 flowering climbers we possess. Their lovely 

 panicles of dark purple, light purple, and pure 

 white flowers, single and double, produced in 

 the most wonderful profusion under almost any 

 circumstances, are altogether without a rival. 

 With one exception, they are all natives of 

 China and Japan. W. Sinensis was introduced 

 in 1818, and for many years was grown as a 

 green-house plant, until it was accidentally 

 found to be hardy. In 1844, W. Sinensis alba, 

 a variety with pure white flowers, was origi- 

 nated. A variety with double flowers was in- 

 troduced from Japan, its native country, in 

 1869, by Francis Parkman, of Boston. The 

 flowers of this species are quite fragrant, and 

 very beautiful. It is still quite rare. There 

 are several other species or varieties from the 

 same countries, all meritorious. W. fridescens is 

 a native species, with bluish purple flowers, of 

 which there is also a white variety. Common 



