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of the ripened wood will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. The root and leaves of W. 

 serrata are bitter, and employed in Malabar in 

 a decoction of milk or water as a tonic, sto- 

 machic, and anti-emetic. 



integrifolia . Tel. 

 serrata . , . Yel. 



. 5, S. Ev. S. 12 Guiana 



. 5, S. Ev. S. 12 Malabar . 182i 



Walking fern. See Lyeopodium alqpecuroldes. 



Wall ; cress. See Arabis. 



Wall fern. See Polypodium vulgd/re. 



Wall-flower. See Oheirdnthus. 



Wall-flower. See Br&ssica Cheir&nthus and 

 Manuka Cheirdnthus. 



Wall! chia, Roxburgh. In honour of Nathaniel 

 Wallich, M.D., F.R.S., and L.S., superinten- 

 dent of the Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Linn. 

 21, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Palmaaw. This genus of 

 Palms should be grown in a strong, rich soil, 

 and a warm temperature ; they can only be 

 increased by seeds. Synonymes; 1, Harlna 

 caryotoides, Wrightia caryotoides; 2, TV. 6b- 

 longifblia. 



caryotoides 1 . Straw 6, S. Palm. 12 E. Ind. . 1825 

 densifl6ra 2 . . Straw 6, S. Palm. 12 E. Ind. . 1840 

 spectabilis . . Straw 6, S. Palm. 15 E. Ind. . 1SS1 



Wallrothia, Sprengcl. In honour of F. Wall- 

 roth, M.D., a German botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 



2, Nat. Or. Apidcece. "Worthless, hardy, her- 

 baceous plants ; seeds. Synonymes : 1, Ligfts- 

 ticum splindens, W. splendens ; 2, Bunium 

 alpinum, L. alpinum — tenuif61ia 1, tuber6sa 2. 

 See VUex. 



Wall rue. See AspUnium Ruta-muraria. 



Wallsura, Roxburgh. Altered from Wallursi, 

 its Telinga name. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Meliacece. For culture and propagation, see 

 Walk&ra. 



piscidea . . Cream . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 Circassia . 1830 

 robusta . . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1827 

 ternata . . White . 0, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 1830 



Walnut. See Juglans. 



Waltheria, Linn. In honour of A. F. "Walther, 

 professor of medicine at Leipsic. Linn. 16, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Sterculi&cece. Uninteresting 

 stove shrubs, of simple culture. W. americana, 

 being biennial, is increased by seeds ; the 

 other species by cuttings. Synonyme: 1, W. 

 l&vis — americana, elliptica, glabra 1, indica, 

 mierophylla. 



Wamfee-tree. See CobJcia. 



WangenheImia, Mcench. In honour of F. A. 

 J. "Wangenheim, a German botanist. Linn. 



3, Or. 2, Bat. Or. Gramiv acece. A worthless, 

 hardy, annual grass. Synonyme : 1, Dinebra 

 Lima — Lima 1. 



WarczewitzIA. See CalasUum. 

 Warratah. See Camillia japbnica var. 

 Warratah. See Telbpea. 

 Warrea, Lindley. A division of the genus 



Maxillaria. Synonymes: 1, Muntleya Candida; 



2, Maxillaria Warreana. 



bidentata. . Pur. wht. 9, S. Epi. 1 Caraccas .1843 



Candida 1 . Wt;. vio. . 4, S. Epi. 1 Bahia . . 1848 



cyanea . . Wht. blue 8, S. Epi. 1 Columbia . 1843 



discolor . . YL pur. . 4, S. Epi. 1 Costa Rica. 1848 

 Lindeniana . Lil pur. . 10, 8. Epi. 1 Peru . . 1849 



quadrata . . Wht. red. 9, S. Epi. 1 C. Amer. . 1858 



rubescens . Red . . 4, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1838 



tricolor 2 . . Yel. pur. . 8, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1848 



Wailesiana . Cream , 4, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . . 1848 



Wart cress. See Senebiira. 



Warted, covered with wart-like protuberances. 



Wart-mould. See Tubcrcularia. 



Wart- wort. See Euphorbia helioscbpia. 



Wash-worts. See Olva. 



Water caltrops. See Trapa> 



Water chickweed. See Mbntia fontdna. 



Watercress. See Nasturtium officinale. 



Water crowfoot. See Ranunculus aaudiilis. 



Water cup. See Hydrocbtyle. 



Water dock. See Rumcx Hydroldpathum. 



Water dropwort. See (En&nthe. 



Water ferns. See BydrSpteris., 



Water germander. See Teucrium Scdrdium. 



Water gut. See Enterombrpha. 



Water hemlock. See Phclldndrium. 



Water horehound. See Lycbpus. 



Water leaf. See Bydrophffllum. 



Water lemon. See Passiflora laurifblia. 



Water lens. See Limna. 



Water lily. See Nymphcea. 



Water lotus. See Nelumbium specibsum. 



Water melon. See Cucumis Citrullus var. 



Water milfoil. See Myriophpllum. 



Water parsnip. See Sium. 



Water pepper. See Polygonum mite. 



Water pepper. See Eldtine liydropiper. 



Water plantain. See A Itsma Plantdgo. 



Water purslane. See Piplis. 



Water reed. See Arundo. 



Water soldier. See Stratidtes. 



Water starwort. See Callitriche. 



Water vine. See Tetrdcera potatbria. 



Water violet. See Hottbnia. 



Water wash. See Ulva. 



Water-wort. See Eldtine. 



Wats6nia, Ker. In honour of "W. Watson, a 

 celebrated London apothecary. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacece. All the species 

 of this genus are very handsome when in 

 flower. For culture and propagation, see 

 Wachenddrfia. 



aletroldes . . Scarlet . 6, G. Bl. P. H C. G. H. 1774 

 variegata . . Varieg. 6, G. Bl. P. l£ C. G. H. 1774 

 angusta . . . Scarlet . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1825 

 brevifdlia . . Pink . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1794 

 compacta . . Pur. . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1821 

 fulgida . . . Red . . 5, G. Bl. P. 3 C. G. H. 1795 

 humilis . . . Lake . 6, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. 1754 

 iridifdlia . . Flesh . 5, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. 1795 

 marginata . . Pink . 7, G. Bl. P. 2J C. G. H. 



minor . . . Pink . 8, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. 1812 

 Merilna . . . Flesh . 5, G. Bl. P. H C. G. H. 1750 

 plantaginea. . White . 6, G. Bl. P.-lJ C. G. H. 1774 

 punctata . . Purple . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1800 

 rbsea .... Pink . 7, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. 1803 

 roseo-alba . . Pk. wt. 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 variegata . . Varieg.. 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 spicata . . Pink . 5, G. Bl P. \ C. G. H. 1791 



striotiflbra . . Red . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1810 

 rubens . . . Red . . 6, P. BL P. 1} C. G. H. 1825 



Wattled, having processes like the wattles of a 

 cock. 



Wavy, undulated. 



Wax tree. See Vismea. 



Way-bread. See Plantago major. 



Wayfaring-tree. See Viburnum, Lantana. ' 



W^bbia. See Coni/aa. 



Webera. See Cuphea and C&nthiwm. 



Wedelia, Jacquin. In honour of George Wolf- 

 gang Wedel, a German botanist. Limn. 19, 



