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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



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"White Wood. A name applied to Liriodendron 

 tulipifera, Tilia Americana, etc. 



Whitfie'ldia. Named after T. Whitfield, a col- 

 lector of African plants. Nat. Ord. Acan- 

 thacece. 



A small genus of ornamental stove-house 

 shrubs, natives of tropical Africa. W. lateritia, 

 the only introduced species, has showy 

 orange-red flowers and coriaceous, ovate, 

 evergreen leaves. It is increased by cuttings 

 of the young wood. 



Whitla'via. Named in honor of F. Whillaw, an 

 Irish botanist. Nat. Ord. Hydrophyllacece. 



A small genus of hardy annuals of low 

 growth, from California, producing freely 

 handsome white or violet blue flowers. They 

 are very effective in any department of the 

 flower garden, whether in beds, borders or 

 ribbons. They require the same treatment 

 as other hardy annuals. Introduced in 1854. 



Whitloof or Witloof. A local name for a 

 variety of Chicory. 



Whitlow Grass. The genus Draba and Paro- 

 nychia. 



Whorl. Similar organs arranged in a circle 

 round an axis, as the leaves of some Lilies. 



Whortleberry. See Gaylussacia and Vaccinium. 



Widdringto'nia.. African Cypress. Formerly 

 included in the genus Thuya, but now consti- 

 tuting a distinct group of the Cupressineous 

 division of Coniferce. The species consist of 

 trees, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, and 

 have crowded, alternate leaves, not opposite, 

 as in Thuya. W. Cupressoides, better known 

 as Thuya cupressoides, is cultivated as a half- 

 hardy evergreen. Introduced in 1799. 



Widow. Mournful. A common name for 

 Scabiosa atropurpurea. 



Widow's Tears. A popular name for Tra- 

 descantia Virginica. 



Wiga'ndia. Named in honor of John Wigand, 

 a Bishop of Pomerania. Nat. Ord. Hydro- 

 phyllacecB. 



A small genus of ornamental-leaved plants 

 from Mexico and Caraccas. The leaves are 

 immense, being three fe<'t long by one and a 

 half in width, richly veined, and the stems 

 covered with crimson hairs. W. macrophylla 

 (syn. W. Caracasana), a most beautiful spe- 

 cies, is a magnificent plant for massing 

 on large lawns, or for planting as single 

 specimens on smaller grounds. W. Vigieri, 

 is also an excellent ornamental species much 

 used in sub-tropical gardening. 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 sow- 

 ing the seed in the green-house or a hot-bed, 

 and growing them on until the time for plant- 

 ing out. For small gardens none of the 

 plants are desirable, as they require room, 

 light and air to grow them in perfection. 

 They were first introduced in 1837. 



Wig-Tree. A name applied to Rhus cotinus. 



Wild Allspice, Fever Bush. Local names of 



the genus Lindera, which see. 

 Wild Apple. Garland Flowering. See Pyrus 



spectabilis. 

 Wild Balsam Apple. The fruit of Echinocystis 



lobata, a genus of Cucurbitacece. 



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Wild Bean. Phaseolus perennis. 



Wild Bergamot. Horse Mint. See Monarda 

 fistulosa. 



Wild Chamomile. See Matricaria. 



Wild Clary. Salvia Verbenaca. 



Wild Comfrey. Cynogiossum Virginicum, a 

 troublesome, obnoxious weed, common espe- 

 cially westward. 



Wild Elder. Aralia hispida, sometimes called 

 Bristly Sarsaparilla. 



Wild Geranium. See Erodium. 



Wild Ginger. Asarum Canadense. 



Wild Guelder Rose. See Viburnum. 



Wild Hyacinth. See Camassia. 



Wild Lily of the Valley. See Smilacina. 



Wild Liquorice. Galium lanceolatum and Abrus 

 precatorius. 



Wild Marjoram. See Origanum. 



Wild Mustard. See Sinapis. 



Wild Oat Grass. A popular name of the 

 genus Danthonia, which see. 



Wild Olive. See Elaiagnus. 



Wild .Pink. Silene Pennsylvania. 



Wild Potato Vine. Ipomaw pandurata. Some- 

 times called Man of the Earth, on account 

 of the size and shape of the tubers. 



Wild Radish. Raphanus raphanislrum. 



Wild Rice. See Zizania. 



"Wild Sarsaparilla. See Aralia nudicaulia. 



Wild Sensitive Plant. See Cassia nictitana, a 

 low-growing annual plant, closely resembling 

 the Sensitive Plant. 



Wild Service Tree. See Pyrus. 



Wild Snow-ball. A common name for Ceano- 

 thus Americanus. 



Willdeno'via. Named in honor of C. L. Will- 

 denow, Professor of Botany at Berlin, 1765- 

 1812. Nat. Ord. Restiacece. 



A genus of interesting green-house plants 

 with rush-like, leafless stems ; natives of 

 southern Africa. W. tares, probably the only 

 cultivated species, thrives in a compost of 

 loam and leaf-mould and may be increased by 

 division. Syn. Nematanthus. 



Willeme'tia. Named in honor of P. R. Willemet, 

 author of " Herbarium Mauritianum." Nat. 

 Ord. RhamnacecB. 



W. Africana, the only species, is a pretty, 

 glabrous, green-house shrub, with cymes or 

 panicles of white flowers. It is a native of 

 southern Africa, and is readily increased by 

 cuttings. It is also in cultivation under the 

 name of Noltia Africana. 



Willow. See Salix. 



Willow. French or Persian. Epilobium angus- 



tifolium. 



Willow Grass. Polygonum amphibium. 

 Willow Herb. See Epilobium. 

 Willow Oak. Quercus Phellos. 

 Wind Flower. A popular name for Gentiana 



Pneumonanthe, and the genus Anemone. 



Window Gardening. This is yearly becoming 

 more popular with us, and in all our best- 

 appointed hotels, window boxes or stands of 

 plants are seen, often arranged with exquisite 

 taste. The plants selected are usually such 



