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Or. 4, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Uninteresting 

 plants, of very easy culture and propagation. 

 See Melamphdium. 



acapulceiisis . Yel. 7, S. Her. P. 2 Acapuloj 1826 

 aurea .... Yel. 9, P. Tu. P. 1$ Mexico . 1829 

 benealensis . . Yel. 6, H. Cr. A. lj E Ind. . 

 carnbsa . . Yel. 6, S. De. Cr. 4 W. Ind. . 1820 

 heliantholdes . Yel. 11, H. A. 3 Guieto . 1827 



' htspida . . . Yel, 6, P. Her. P. 14 N. Spain 1S19 

 radibsa . . . Yel. 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Brazil . 1820 



WeIgela, Thunberg. In honour of C. E. Weigel, 

 author of " Observ. Botan." in 1772. Linn. 

 S, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Caprifoli&cece. W. rosea 

 is a fine plant, introduced from China by the 

 Horticultural Society, through Mr. fortune. 

 It is a hardy shrub of easy culture. Syno- 

 nyms : 1, Diervllla amdbilw. 

 amabilis 1 . . Bose . 4, H. De. S. 6 China . 1855 



variegata . . Rose . 4, H. De. S. 6 China . 1S55 

 grandifldra . . Wt. pr. 4. JH. De. S. 6 China . 1860 

 horrensis . . Bose . 4, H. De. S. 6 Japan . 1863 



nivea . . . White . 4, H De. S. 6 Japan . 1863 

 rosea . . . Bose . 4, H. De. S. 6 China . 1845 

 WeinmANNIA, Linn. In honour of John "Wil- 

 liam Weinmann, apothecary at Eatisbon, au- 

 thor of " Phytanthoza Iconographica." Linn. 



8, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cunoniacem. These plants 

 thrive in any light rich soil, and are readily 

 increased by cuttings, under a glass, in heat. 



" The bark of some of the species has been used 

 in Peru for tanning leather, and it has also 

 been employed in the adulteration of Peruvian 

 bark. " Synor>.ymc3 : 1, W. pinnata ; 2, Acro- 

 pliffllum venosum. See A crophyllum. 

 australis . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Hoi. . . 1836 

 elhptica . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 5 S. Amer. . 1824 

 glSbra 1 . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Jamaica . 1815 

 hirta . . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Jamaica . 1820 

 ovata . . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Peru . . 1824 

 triehoaperma . Green 5, S. Ev. S. 4 Valdivia 

 trifoliate . . White 5, S Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1820 

 vendsa 2 . . Bed . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Hoi. . . 1836 



WEfssiA, Bedwig. In honour of P. W. "Weis, a 

 German botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. 

 Bryacece. Greenish mosses, found in wet 

 places, on rocks, and alpine banks. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Grimrnia acuta; 2, Sryum calca- 

 reum; 3, Grimrnia cirrhata; 4, G. controvirsa ; 

 5, G. crispula; 6, G. recurvirdstra ; 7, G. 

 lanceolata ; 8, G. nigrita ; 9, 67. nuda ; 10, G. 

 pusttla; 11, G. recurvata; 12, G. Starheana; 

 13, Funaria Templetbni; 14, 67. trichid.es; 15, 

 67. verticillala—aehta. 1, afflnis, calcarea 2, cir- 

 rhata 3, controversa 4, crispula 5, curvirostra 6; 

 elongata, lanceolata 7, latif61ia, nigrita 8, nuda 



9, pusillalO, recurvata 11, Starkeana 12, striata, 

 s. major, s. minor, Templetoni 13, tenuirb'stris, 

 trich&des 14, verticillata 16'. See Dissodon. 



"Welsh onion. See Allium fistulbsum. 



Welw£tschia. See Gllia, and Supplement. 



Wendlandia, Bartling. In honour of Henry 

 Ludovicus Wendland, Curator of the botanic 

 garden at Hanover. Linn. 6, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Cinchonaceas. An ornamental genus, succeed- 

 ing well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, 

 and increased by cuttings, in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonymes : 1, RondelUw 

 paniculata ; 2, C6cculus carollnus. 

 paniculate 1 . White 7, S. Ev. S. 6 Malay Is. 1820 

 populifblia 2 . White 6, G. Ev. Tw. 10 llonda . 1759 

 tinctbria . . . White 7, S. Ev. 8. 6 E. Ind. . 1825 



Werneria, Kunth. In honour of A. G. Werner, 

 the celebrated mineralogist. Linn. 19, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Asteracece. This species thrives well 

 in a light soil, and is increased by division of 

 the roots. Synonyme: 1, Dordnicum peruvi- 

 anum. 

 rigidal. .Yel. . . 2, G. Her. P. | Quito . .1828 



West6nia, Sprengel. In honour of ,T. W. 

 Weston, Esq., an obscure botanical compiler. 

 Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabaceoe. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Glycine humifusa. 

 trifoliata 1 . . Yel. red 6, S. A. 2 W. Ind. . 1820 



"WESTRfNGlA, Smith. In honour of J. P. West- 

 ring, physician to the king of Sweden. Linn. 

 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiacece. A light rich soil 

 suits all the species well, and young cuttings, 

 planted under a glass, soon strike root. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, W. longifblia. 



angustif&lia . . White . 7, G. Ev S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1823 

 cinerea . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1821 



Dampieri . . . White . 9, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1803 

 eremlcola 1 . . Pa.bl. . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. 8. W. . 1823 

 glabra .... White . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 longifblia. . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. .1823 

 rigida .... White . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1823 

 rosmarinifdrmis Pa.bl. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1791 

 rubiasf&lia . . Pa.bl. . 6, G. Ev. S. 5 N. Hoi. . 1820 

 triphjlla . . . Pa.bl. . 9, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1823 



Wheat. See Triiicum. 



Wheat- barley. See Eordeum ccdiste. 



Whin. See Genista. 



Whip-cord. See Chordaria. 



Whip-lash. See Chorda fllum. 



Whirling plant. See Desmbdium gyrans. 



White beam-tree. See Pyrus Aria. 



White candle-wood. See Amyris toxlfera. 



White cedar. See CupHssus thyoides. 



White clover. See Trifblium ripens. 



White cola. See Slerculia macrocarpa. 



White deal. See Abies communis. 



White piorin. See Agrostis alba. 



White hellebore. See Veratrum dlbum. 



White laurel. See Magnolia glaica. 



White-rot. See Hydroc6lyle vulgaris. 



White spruce. See Plnus alba. 



White tree. See Melaleuca Leucadindron. 



White vine. See Clematis Vitdlba. 



White wood. See Petrbbiwm. 



Whitpieldia, Hooker. In honour of Thomas 

 Whitfield, Esq., a botanist who travelled into 

 the interior of Africa and introduced many 

 beautiful plants. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Acanthaceaz. It is a stove plant of consider- 

 able beauty, requiring similar treatment to 

 Jvisticia. 

 lateritia . . LiL red 12, S. Ev. S. 3 Sier. Leone 1841 



Whitleya. See Anisbdus. 



Whitlow grass. See Lepidium Drala. 



Whole sch^enus. See Isblepis Eoloschcenus. 



Whorls, leaves arranged in a regular circumfe- 

 rence round a stem. 



Whortle berry. See Vaccinium. 



Wib6rgia, Thunberg. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Fabaceoe. For the culture of this species, 

 see Crotalaria. Synonyme: 1, Crotalafia fto- 

 riiunda, AnthtfUis cuneatd. 

 obcordata 1 . Yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C G. H. . 1811 



