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INDEX 



Walnut, 106 



Washington, George, plants Lilac at Mount 



Vernon, 214 



Washington Thorn, for ornamental fruits, 85 

 Waterer, hybridizer of Rhododendrons, 268 

 Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum Lantana), 95 

 Waxwork (Celastrus scandens), 65, 83 

 Weld, Gen. Stephen M., Primula pulverulenta 



in garden of, 240 

 Wichuraiana Rose (Rosa Luciae), introduced 



into Belgium from Japan, 8; wild prototype 



of, ii 

 Wild Roses, extolled in poetry and prose for 



centuries, 16; Lilies planted among, 31; for 



fruits and flowers, 79; in autumn colors, 106 

 Williams, S. T., introduces Syringa affinis into 



Arnold Arboretum from Japan, 219 

 Willock, Sir Henry, introduces Yellow Persian 



Rose, 15 

 Willow, 105 



Willows, new introductions, 170 

 Wintergreen, or Checkerberry, 149 

 Wistar, Dr. Caspar, Wistaria named in honor 



of.byNuttall.oo 

 Wistaria, 6 

 Wistaria, how named, 60 



Wistaria, Chinese, 60 



Wistaria, Japanese, remarkable for long racemes 



of flowers, 61; when and by whom introduced 



to Europe and America, 62; bow propagated, 



63 



Wistaria Soribunda, var. macrobotrys, 61 

 Wistaria frutescens, 60 

 Wistaria multijuga, 61 

 Wistaria sinensis, introduced into England from 



China, 60 



Witch Hazels (Hamamelis). 177 

 Woodbines (Lonicera PericlymeiHun), 66 



Xylosma racemosum, 173 



Xylosma racemosum, var. pubescens, 173 



Yellow flowered shrubs, 49 



Yellow and orange fruited shrubs, g 



Yew, 136 



Yew, English, 136 



Yew, Japanese, 136 



Yoshino-sakura, Japanese Flowering Cherry, 200 



Yucca filamentosa, 49, 147 



Yucca flaccida, 49, 147 



Yucca glauca, 49, 147 



Yulan (Magnolia conspicua), i8a 



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