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the spout are made water-tight, there 

 is no danger of its returning outside, to 



the annoyance of the person using it : 

 a is the spout to which the roses are 

 screwed ; b, the hox to contain either 

 spout out of use ; c and rf, the holes in 

 which the joints are placed ; e, a large 

 rose for watering flower-beds ; f, a 

 smaller rose for watering plants in pots. 



WATER LEAF. Hydrophy'llum. 



WATER LEMON. Passiflo'ra laurifo'lia. 



WATER LILY. Nymphc'a. 



WATER MELON. Cu'cumis Cilru'llus, 

 var. 



WATER PLANTS. See Aqua'rium. 



WATER EEED. Aru'ndo. 



WATER VINE. Telra'cera potato' ria. 



WATER VIOLET. Hotto'nia. 



WATSO'NIA. (Named after W. Wat- 

 son, a London apothecary. Nat. ord., 

 Irlds [Iridacese] . Linn., 3-Triandria 

 I-Monoyynia. Allied to Gladiolus.) 



Bulbs, from Cape of Good Hope, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. For culture see 

 Gladiolus. 

 W. aletroi'des (Aletris-like), l. Scarlet. June. 



1774. 



variega'ta (variegated). l. Va- 

 riegated. June. 1774. 



angu'sta (narrow-lowered). Scarlet. June. 



1825. 



brevifo'lia (short-leaved). 1. Pink. May. 1794. 



compa'cta (compact). l. Purple. June. 1821. 

 fu'lgida (bright). 4. Red. May. 1795. 



glau'cum (milky-green). !. White. July. 



Peru. 1823. 



hu'milis (lowly). 2. Lake. June. 1754. 



iridifo'lia (Iris-leaved). 2. Flesh. May. 1795. 



leuca'ntha (white-flowered). 6. White. Ja- 



maica. 1825. 



Li/ia'g-o(Liliago). 1. White. May. South 



Europe. 1596. 



mi'nor (smaller). 3. White. May. 



South Europe. 1596. 



longifo'lium (long - leaved). Green. Sep- 



tember. Lima. 1829. 



margina'ta (marginated). 3. Pink. July. 

 mi'nor (lesser). 3. Pink. Au- 

 gust. 1812. 



Meria'na (Merian's). !. Flesh. May. 1750. 



Nepalerise (Nepaul), 2. White. May. 



Ncpaul, 1824. 



W.plantagi'nea (Plantain-like), 2. White. 

 June. 17/4. 



puncta'ta (dotted -flowered}. 1. Purple. 



June. 1800. 



purpu'rea (purple). 6. Purple. Jamaica. 



1825. 



ro'sea (rosy). 2. Pink. July. 1803. 



ro'sea-a'lbo (red-and- white). 1. Pink, white. 



July. 



variega'ta (variegated). 1. Variegated. July. 



ru'bens (red). Red. June. 1825. 



ramo'sum (branchy). 2. White. May. South 



Europe. 1570. 



, spica'ta (spiked). 1. Pink. May. 1791- 

 ! stnctiflo'ra (erect-flowered). 1. Red. June. 



1810. 



WAYFARING- TREE. Vibu'rnum Lan- 

 ta'na. 



WEEVIL. See Antho'nymus. 



WEIGE'LA. (Named after C.E. Weiyel, 

 a botanical writer. Nat. ord., Capri/oils 

 [Caprifoliacefe]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 l-Monogynia.) 



Hardy deciduous shrub. Cuttings, in spring 

 and autumn, under a hand-light, or even in a 

 protected border. It forces as easily as a Lilac. 

 Sandy loam and a little leaf-mould. 

 W. ro'sea (rosy). 8. Rosy. April. China. 1844. 



WEINBIA'NNIA. (Named after J. W. 

 Weinmann, a German botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Cunoniads [Cunoniaceag]. Linn., 

 S-Octandria 2-Digynia.) 



White-flowered evergreen shrubs. Cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in April. The stove ones in bottom-heat, 

 the others in a close, cool pit or frame ; sandy 

 loam and leaf-mould, with a little old dried 

 cow-dung. 



STOVE. 



W. elli'ptica (oval-leaved). 4. May. S.Ame- 

 rica. 1824. 



gla'bra (smooth). 6. May. Jamaica. 1815. 



hi'rta (hairy). 6. May. Jamaica. 1820. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). 6. May. Peru. 1824. 



GREENHOUSE. 



W. Austra'lis (Australian). New Holland. 1836. 

 -pamcMJa'tatpanicled). Australia. 1831. 



pube'scens (downy). 1847. 



veno'sa (veined). 6. May. New Holland. 



1836. 



WELCH ONION. See Ci'boitl. 



WENDLA'NDIA. (Named after J. C. 

 Wendland, curator of the botanic garden, 

 Hanover. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Gin- 

 chonacete]. Linn, Q-Hcxandria 4-Po/y- 

 gynia. Allied to Hindsia.) 



Stove, white-flowered evergreens. Cuttings 

 of the points of young shoots or small young 

 side-shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, m 

 May ; sandy loam, fibry peat, and a little char^ 

 coal. Winter temp., 45 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 

 80. Populifolia is hardy or nearly so. 



July, Malay, 1820. 



