Weevil 



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Westringia 



trichosperma, 4', My., st. 

 shr. 



WKEVIL. 



The popular name of Weevil is given to a large 

 section of beetles (Rhynchophora) which have the 

 head formed into a beak, with the mouth at the 

 extremity. This beak is usually flattened, but in 

 the Nut Weevil it is very long, slender, and 

 curved. The antenna; of most of the weevils are 

 elbowed, and the body is round and hard. The 

 larvae are, in most cases, white, fleshy grubs with 

 horny heads and powerful jaws ; most of them are 

 harmful, living in fruits, seeds, between the 

 epidermis of leaves, and in the interior of shoots. 

 The beetles themselves, or weevils proper, are 

 also destructive. The following is a list of the 

 best known and most troublesome weevils. Further 

 details will be found under the headings of ANTHO- 

 NOMUS, OTIOBHYNCHUS, and RHYNCHITES, or under 

 the crops they infest. 



Anthonomus Pomorum. sulcatus. Black Vine 



Apple Blossom Weevil. or Furrowed Weevil. 



Bubi. Raspberry tenebricosus. Apricot 

 Weevil. Weevil. 



Balaninus Nucum. Nut Rhynchites Betuleti, 

 Weevil. various garden plants. 



Otiorhynchus Ligustici. cajruleus, fruit trees. 



Vines. Heaths. cupreus.Plums. Copper- 



picipes. Clay-coloured coloured Weevil. 

 Vine Weevil. 



The popular name is in most cases a guide to 

 the plants attacked, but Otiorhynchus sulcatus 

 attacks Peaches, Nectarines, Strawberries, and 

 many pot plants, as well as Vines ; picipes troubles 

 Raspberries as well as Vines ; and tenebricosus 

 does not restrict its investigations to Apricots, but 

 pays attention to Raspberries, Nectarines, and 

 Peaches in addition. 



WEIGELA (see DIEBVILLA). 



WEINMANNIA (syn. LEIOSPEBMUM). 



Stove or greenhouse trees and shrubs (ord. 

 Saxifrageae). Propagation, by cuttings in sandy 

 soil in a close case in heat. Soil, any light, rich 

 medium. The Weinmannias are of little garden 

 value. 



Principal Species : 



hirta, 6' to 8', My., st. 



tree or shr., wh. 

 ovata, 6', My., grh. tree, 



wh. 



WELDENIA (tyn. LAMPRA). 



The only species, Candida (ord. Commelinaceae), 

 is a greenhouse shrub witli tuberous roots, allied to 



Weeping Arbor-l'itie (fee Thuya orientalis pen- 

 dula). 



Weeping Ash (see Fraxinus excelsior pendula). 



Weeping Seech (see fagut sylvatica pendula). 



Weeping Cherry (sec Primus Mahalcb pendula, 

 P. Padns pendula, etc.). 



Weeping Elm ( Ulmiis glabra pendula and If. 

 montana pendula) . 



Weeping Mountain Ash (Pyrus Aucujtaria 

 pendula) . 



Weeping Oak (Qiirrcus pedimciilata pendula). 



Weeping Poplar (I'npulus grandidentata pendula 

 and P. tremula pen/lain). 



Weeping Red Cedar (Jimipertis virgiuiana pen- 

 dula). 



Weeping Willow (see Salix babi/lmiiea). 



Zebrina, and rarely, if ever, grown. It has white 

 flowers in April. 



WELFIA. 



A small genus (ord Palmse) of unarmed Palms, 

 requiring a stove temperature. The flowers are 

 pale yellowish white, the fruits black and oblong, 

 and the leaves deeply cut (pinnatisect). Probably 

 regia is the only species known to gardeners in this 

 country. It may be propagated by imported seeds 

 sown in heat as for other stove Palms, and likes a 

 compost of three parts of turfy loam which has 

 been stacked with cow manure, and one part of leaf 

 mould, with sand. 



Principal Species: 



regia, 60', Ivs. 20' long when mature, wh. beneath. 

 When young the Ivs. are bronze grn., and are bi- 

 lobate. 



WELLINGTON I A (.see SEQUOIA). 



WELSH ONION. 



This (Allium fistulosum) is an herbaceous peren- 

 nial, with long and fibrous roots. It does not produce 

 bulbs at any period of its existence. The two 

 varieties, Red and Green, are grown for their leaves, 

 which have the pungent properties of Alliums 

 generally. Seeds and root division are both 

 available for getting a stock of plants. 



WELWITSCHIA. 



The only species in this genus (ord. Gnetacea?), 

 mirabilis, is one of the most remarkable members 

 of the vegetable kingdom. It may be likened to a 

 huge wooden Mushroom, ornamented with a fringe 

 of leathery, flattened thongs. The leaves, which 

 last for many years, become split into fine seg- 

 ments by the action of the wind, and these flog the 

 air in all directions. The plant affects the arid 

 districts of tropical and south-western Africa, where 

 rain seldom falls. One or two plants have been 

 sent to Kew, but it is difficult to imitate the arid 

 conditions under which it is found in a state of 

 nature. A minimum temperature of 50 would 

 be necessary, with a soil chiefly composed of sand 

 and brick rubble, as well as a free exposure to sun. 



WENDLANDIA. 



Stove and greenhouse shrubs and dwarf trees 

 (ord. Rubiacea?), with white, pink, or yellow 

 flowers, not commonly grown. Propagation, by 

 cuttings in sandy soil in bottom heat. Soil, loam 

 and peat in equal proportions, with sand. 



Principal Species : 

 paniculate, 6', Jy., st., 

 wh. 



tinctoria, 6', Jy., st., wh. 



WERNERIA. 



Low-growing perennial herbs (ord. Compositae). 

 Propagation, by division of the roots. The soil 

 should be light and rich. A frame suits the plants 

 best. 



Principal Species : 



rigida, 9", Feb., yel. 



WESTRINGIA. 



Greenhouse shrubs (ord. Labiata;). Propagation, 

 by cuttings of the young shoots in sand in a close 



Welsh Nut (Ttiglans regia}. 



Welsh Poppy (see Meconopsis cambrwa). 



