WBI 



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W. tincto'ria (dyer's). 15. 1812. 



Zeyla'nica (Ceylon). 



WULFE'NIA. (Named after F. Wul- 

 fcn, a botanical author. Nat. ord., Fig- 

 worts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn., 2-Z>t- 

 andria 1-Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Seeds and divisions, in 

 spring; light rich soil, and a dry, elevated 

 place in winter, or kept from damp in a dry, 

 cool pit. 



W. Amherstia'na (Amherst's). f . Lilac. July. 

 Chinese. Tartary. 1846. 



Carinthia'ca (Carinthian). li. Blue. July. 



Carinthia. 1817. 



WU'LFFIA. ( Named after J. C. Wulff, 

 author of "Flora Borussica." Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracera]. Linn., 

 W-Syngcnesia 4=-Necessaria. Allied to 

 Eudbeckia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, in sandy soil, in spring or summer ; 

 sandy loam and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 45 

 to 58 ; summer, 60 to 80. 



W. macula'ta (spotted). Yellow, June. Brazil. 

 1822. 



WU'BMBEA. (Named after F. V. 

 Wnrmbe, a Dutch naturalist. Nat. ord., 

 Melantlis [Melanthaceae]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria '3-Triyynia. Allied to Me- 

 lanthium.) 



Half-hardy bulbs, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and all but one white-flowered. For cul- 

 ture, see Melanthimum. 



W. campanula 1 ta (bell-flowered). . June. 



longiflo'ru (long-flowered). |. May. 1788. 



pu'mila (dwarf). . May. 1800. 



purpu'rea (purple). 1. Purple. May. 1788. 



WYCH ELM. U'lmus monta'nus. 



XANTHORHI'ZA. Yellow Root. (From 

 xanthoS) yellow, and rhiza, a root. Nat. 

 ord., Crowfoots [Kanunculacesej. Linn., 

 b-Pentandria 6-Polygynia.) 



Hardy evergreen shrub. Suckers; sandy 

 loam and peat ; does best in a moist situation. 



X. apiifo'lia (Parsley - leaved). 3. Purple, 

 green. February. N. America. 1766. 



XANTHOERH^'A. Grass-Tree. (From 

 xanlhosj yellow, and rheo, to flow ; yel- 

 low juice. Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Lilia- 

 <5eee]. Linn., 6 -Hexandria 1-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Aphyllanthes.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered plants, from New 

 Holland. For culture see Aphyllantfa, 



X. austra'lis (southern). 3. 1824. Evergreen. 



bractea'ta (bracted). 2. 1810. Herbaceous. 



ha'stilis (spear). 4. 1803. Evergreen. 



hu' milis (dwarf). 2. 1825. Herbaceous. 



me' dia (intermediate). 2. 1803. Evergreen. 



mi'nor (smaller). 2. 1804. Herbaceous. 



XANTHO'SOMA. (From xanthos, yellow, 

 and soma, a body; the edible roots. 

 Nat. ord., Arads [Araceae]. Linn., 21- 

 Moncecia 7-Heptandria. Allied to Ca- 

 ladium.) 



Stove plants. For culture see Caladium. 



X. Jacqui'ni (Jacquin's). Yellow. May. South 



America. 1816. Evergreen. 



sagitteefo'lia (arrow-leaved). White. May. 



West Indies. 1710. Herbaceous. 



XANTHO'XYLON. Toothache - Tree. 

 (From xanthos, yellow, and xylon, wood. 

 Nat, ord., Xanthoxyls [Xanthoxylaceaj]. 

 Linn., '22-Dicecia o-Pentandria.) 



Nearly all white-flowered ; cuttings, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in May ; the stove species in 

 heat ; the hardy species by seed, pieces of the 

 roots, and cuttings of the ripened shoots, in 

 sandy soil, under a hand-light; sandy loam 

 suits any of them. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 



X.fraxi'neum (Ash-like). 15. March. North 

 America. 1759. 



mi'te (mild). 10. Yellowish. March. North 



America. 1818. 



trica'rpum (three-capsuled). 6. July. North 



America. 1806. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



X. affi'ne (related). Mexico. 1826. 



Budru'nga (Budrunga). 20. March. East 



Indies. 1825. 



cla'va-He'rculis (Hercules's-club). 50. West 



Indies. 1739. 



heterophy' Hum (various-leaved). Bourbon. 



1823. 



hermaphrodi'tum (two-sexed) . 50. Guiana. 



1823. 



juglandifo'lium (Walnut- leaved). West 

 Indies. 1822. 



ni'tidum (shining). 6. China. 1823. 



Piperi'tum (Pepper -like). 6. September. 



Japan. 1773. Greenhouse. 



Ptero'ta (winged - leaf- stalked). August. 



Jamaica. 1768. 



sapindoi'des (Sapinda-like). Jamaica. 



spino'sum (thorny). 6. Jamaica. 1824. 



trago'des (Goat's-tooth). 6. St. Domingo. 



1759. 



triphy'llum (three-leaved). 4. Penang. 1820. 



XERA'NTHEMUM. (From zeros, dry, 

 and anthos, a flower ; everlasting flower. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 

 IQ-Synycnesia %-Superflna.) 



The flowers, after being dried, may be dyed 

 of any colour. Hardy annuals. Seeds, in the 

 open border, in April. 



