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Widdringtonia, Endl. In honour of Capt. 

 Widdrington. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Pindcem. These are the South African Cy- 

 presses, and form very pretty trees. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Thuja cupressoides, C&ttitris cupres- 

 soides, c. strlcta, PachyUpis cupressoides ; 2, ft 

 africana ; J. capinsis, P. juniperoldes, Cdllitris 

 arbbrea. 



cupressoides 1 . A petal 4, G. Ev. T. 20 0. G. H. 1709 

 juniperoldes 2 . Apetal 4, B. Ev. T. 12 0. G. H. 1756 



Widow-wail. See Cnebrum. 



WlGANDlA. Named by Kunth in honour of 

 John "Wigand, a bishop of Pomerania. Linn. 

 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Hydrole&cece. If well 

 grown, and formed into a bush, feathered to 

 the surface of the ground, W. caracasctna must 

 have a very beautiful appearance with its large 

 clusters of delicate lilac flowers, which continue 

 to open in succession for a long time. But if 

 formed into a sort of stake, with a few leaves 

 and flowers at the top, as is too frequently the 

 case with stove plants, it will be found to 

 possess few claims to attractiveness. For 

 culture and propagation, see Hydrblea. 

 caracasana . Lilac . 4, S. Do. S. 10 Caraccas . 1836 

 Kunthiana . Blue . 4, G. Her. P. 4 Mexico . 1837 

 urens . . . Violet . 4, G. Her. P. 4 Mexico . 1827 



Wild artichoke. See Onopbrdon Acdnlhium. 



Wild basil. See Clinopodium. 



Wild beet. See Sldtice Limbnium. 



Wild blite. See Amardnthus Blitum. 



Wild bugloss. See Lycbpsis. 



Wild chamomile. See Matricaria chainomilla. 



Wild cinnamon. See Mtfrtus coriacea. 



Wild clove-tree. See Mf/rtus &c7-is. 



Wild colewort. See Brdssica oleracea sylvis- 

 tris. 



Wild cumin. See Lagcecia ciiminoldes. 



Wild ginger. See Asarum canadinse. 



Wild lemon. See Podophyllum pelt&ium. 



Wild lime. See Ataldntia monophtjlla. 



Wild liquorice. See Abrus. 



Wild oat. See Avinaf&tua. 



Wild olive. See Rhus Collnus. 



Wild olive. See Ddphne Thymelcea. 



AVild pine. See Tillandsia utriculdta. 



Wild plantain. See Cdnna. 



Wild purslane. See Euphorbia Peplis. 



Wild radish. See Rdphanus Raphanlstrum. 



Wild rhubarb. See Begbnia obllqua. 



Wild rosemary. See Andromeda polifblia, 

 var. 



Wild service. See Pprus lormindlis. 



Wild tamarind. See Oodarium. 



Wild tansy. See Potentllla anserina. 



Wild thyme. See Thymus Serppllum. 



Wild vine. See VUis Labrusca. 



Willden6via, Thunberg. In honour of Charles 

 Louis Willdenow, a celebrated professor of 

 botany at Berlin. Linn. 22, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Resti&cece. Interesting plants, succeeding well 

 in loam and peat, and increased by dividing at 

 the root. 



striata . . Apetal . 6, G. Grass. 2 C. G. H. . 1818 

 teres . . . Apetal . 6, G. Grass. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 



Willemetia, Necker. In honour of P. K. Wil- 

 lemet, author of "Herbarium Mauritianum." 



Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rhamndcece. A 

 pretty genus, succeeding in a mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat, and increased by young cut- 

 tings, planted in sand, under a glass. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Ceanbthus africanus ; 2, Hier&cium 

 stipitalum, Cripis apdrgia. 



africana 1 . . Blue . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 O. G. H. . 1712 

 apargioldes 2 . Yel. . 5, H. Her. P. 4 Austria . 



Willow. See Sdlix. 



Willow. See Lpthrum salicaria. 



Willow herb. See EpiVMum. 



Willow oak. See Quircus Phellos. 



Willughbeia, Roxburgh. In honour of Francis 

 Willughby, F. R. S. , a Mend and pupil of Ray. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynaeece. This 

 shrub succeeds well in a mixture of loam, peat, 

 and sand, and is increased by cuttings, planted 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. The fruit, as 

 the name implies, is eatable, 

 edhlis . . .Pa. pink 7, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . 1813 



Wind flower. See Anemone. 



Wind flower. See Gentiana Pne.umondnihe. 



Wine palm. See Manicaria saeeifera. 



Winesour. See Primus domistica, variety. 



Wing, in Botany, signifies a membranous bor- 

 der, wherewith many seeds are supported in 

 the air, when floating from place to place. 



Wing, the side petals of a pea-flower. 



Winged pea. See Tetragonblobus purpiireus. 



Winter aconite. See Erdnthis. 



WlNTERA. See Drimys. 



WinterAna. See Tasmdnnia. 



Winter's bark. See Drimys Wint&ri. 



Winter berry. See Prinos. 



Winter cherry. See Phpalis. 



Winter cherry. See Cardiospermum Balicd- 

 cabum. 



Winter cress. See BarbArea. 



Winter grape. See Vitis cordifblia. 



Winter green. See Pgrola. 



Winter green. See Trientalis. 



Winter spice. See Chimondnthus fragrans. 



Winter sweet. See Origanum heraclebticum. 



Wise men's banana-tree. See Musa sapie'n- 

 tum. 



Wistaria, Nuttall. In honour of Caspar 

 Wistar, once professor of anatomy in the uni- 

 versity of Pennsylvania. Linn. 17, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Pabacece. Hardy climbers, bearing 

 flowers of great beauty, and on that account 

 they ought to be in every collection of plants. 

 They thrive best in a light rich soil, trained 

 against a south wall, where they will flower in 

 great profusion. They are commonly increased 

 by layers, but cuttings root .very freely if 

 planted in either sand or soil, under a glass. 

 Synonymes: 1, Glycine sinensis, W. Consequ&na; 

 2, Apios frvMseens ; Dblichos polystdchys ; 3, 

 G. frutescens, W. specibsa. 



sinensis 1 . Blish.pur. 5, H. De. CI. 30 China . 1818 

 alba . . . White . . 5, H De. CI. 30 China . 1844 

 floribtinda 2 Purple . 5, H. De. CI. 20 Japan . 

 frutescens 3 Blish.pur. 7, H. De. CI. 20 N. Amer. 1724 



Witches-butter. See Tremilla. 



W itch hazel. See BamamUis. 



Witch meat. See Tremilla. 



WitherInqia, L'Heritier. In honour of William 



