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Withering, M.D., author of a " Botanical Ar- 

 rangement of the Vegetables of Great Britain, " 

 Birmingham, 1776. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Solan&cece. Interesting plants, thriving well 

 in a light rich soil, and readily increasing by 

 cuttings, under a glass, or by seeds. W. phyl- 

 Idntha should be raised on a gentle hotbed in 

 spring, and, when of sufficient size, planted in 

 the open border. 



crassif61ia . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1706 

 montana . . Wht. . 6, G. Her. P. 1 Peru . . 1822 

 phyllantha : Tel. . 7, G. A. 1 Peru . . 1822 



pinnatifida . Blue . 7, G. Her. P. 1 Peru . . 1822 

 purpurea . Pa. pr. 7, G. Tu. P. 1 Chile . . 1829 

 solanacea . Tel. . 7, S. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. . 1742 

 staamoni- ) Tel 6 s Bv s 2 Mexioo . 1823 

 folia . . ) ' 



Withy. See Laserpitium Siler. 



Witsenia, Linn. In honour of M. "Witsen, a 

 Dutch patron of Botany. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Iridbzeae. Ornamental plants, succeeding 

 best in a sandy peat soil, and increased by off- 

 sets from the roots, or by seeds, 

 corymbdsa . Pur. bl. 6, G. Her. P. J C. G. H. 1803 

 mailra . . . Tel. bl. 12, G. Her. P. 3 C. G. H. 1790 

 partita . . . Blue . 4, G. Bv. S. 1 C. G. H. 1822 

 ramftsa . . . Pur. bl. 4, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1819 



Wittelsbachia. See Cochlospirmum. 

 Woad. See Isatis. 

 Wolf claw-wort. See Lycopbdium. 

 Wolf's-bane. See Aconilum lupwTinwm. 

 Wollast6nia, De Candolle. In honour of Dr. 



Wollaston, a great natural philosopher. Linn. 



19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. Synonymes: 



1, Verbesina biflbra, Aemilla biflbra. 



bifldra 1 . . Tel. . . 7, 8. A. 2 B. Ind. . . 1818 

 Wonder wort. See Thammasia. 

 Wood almond. See Hippocratea combsa. 

 Woodbine. See Caprifbliwm Periclpmemim. 

 Woodbine. See Polygonum Gonv6lvulus. 

 Wood everlasting pea. See Ldthyrus syl- 



vistris. 

 Woodf6rdia. See Grislea. 

 Wood roof. See Aspirula. 

 Wood sage. See Teticrium Scorodbnium. 

 Wo6dsia, R. Brown. In honour of Joseph 



Woods, a British botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 1, 



Nat. Or. Polypodiaeece. Ferns, growing best 



in peat and loam mixed, and increased by 



division, or by seeds. Synonyme: 1, Physo- 



m&tium mtlle. 



caucasica. .Tel.. . 7, H. Her. P. J Caucasus 



glabella . . Brn. yel. 9, H. Her. P. i N. Amer 1827 

 < hyperborea . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. i Scot., rocks. 



ilv&sis . . Brown . 6, H. Her. P. i Brit., rocks. 



mdllis 1 . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. £ Brazil . 

 '. Peniniana . Brown . 6, H. Her. P. £ N. Amer. 



polysticho- 1 B j » H Her , p. j Japan . 



Ides . . I j • 



Veitchii . . Brn. yel. 7, H. Her. P. 4 Japan . 



pubeacens . Brn. yel. 6, 8. Her. P. 1 Brazil . 1826 

 . vestlta . . Bm. yel. 6, H. Her. P. £ K. Amer. 1816 



Wood sorrel. See Oxalis. 



Woodwardia, Smith. In honour of Thomas 



Jenkinson Woodward, an. English botanist. 



Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodi&cece. For 



culture and propagation, see Woddsia. Syno- 

 ' nymes: 1, W. onocleoides, Osmtimda caroh- 



niana; 2, BUchnum virglnwwm. See Dobdia. 



angustif&lia 1 . Brown 8, H. Hor. Cr. 1 N. Amer. 1812 

 japdnica . . Brn.yl. 8, S. Her. P. 1 Japan 

 orientalis . . Brnyl. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Japan 

 raclicans . . Brown 7, G. Her. P. 1 Madeira . 1779 



* ofcSs* 617 " . j Bm ^ 8 ' H - Her p - 1 N - Amer - 



virginica 2. . Brown 8, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1774 



Worm grass. See SpigUia. 



Wormia, Bottboll. In honour of OlausWormius, 

 M.D., a famous Danish philosopher and natu- 

 ralist. Linn. 13, Or. 5, Nat. Or. LHlleni&cece. 

 This is a very elegant stove plant. For culture 

 and propagation, see Dillenia. Synonyme : 1, 

 Dillbnia dent&la. 

 dentata 1 . Tel. . . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 Ceylon . . 1818 



Wormwood. See Artemisia. 



Woundwort. See Anthtfttis imlner&ria. 



Wrack grass. See Zbstera. 



Wrack-worts. See Fiicus. 



WrIghtia, R. Brown. After the late William 

 Wright, M.D., F.K.S., L. and E., F.L.S., a 

 Scotch physician and hotanist, resident in 

 Jamaica. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apoay- 

 n&cea. Ornamental plants. For culture and 

 propagation, see Strophdnthus. Synonymes: 

 1, Nerium antidysent#rieum ; 2, N. coccineum; 

 3, Cameraria dUbia. See Camer&ria and 

 Wallichia. 



antidysenterica 1 White 6, 3. Ev. 8. 10 Ceylon . 1778 

 coccfnea 2 . . . Scrlt. 7, 8. Ev. T. 10 E. Ind. . 1822 

 dtlbia 3 . . . . Scrlt. 5, 8. Ev. 8. 6 E. Ind. . 1813 

 pubSscens . . . Gn.yl. 3, S. Ev. 8. 6 N. Hoi. . 1829 

 tinctoria . . . White 4, 8. Ev. 8. 12 E. Ind. . 1812 

 zeylairica . . . White 5, 8. Ev. 8. 6 E. Ind. . 1822 



Wttlfenia, Jacquin. In honour of the Bev. 

 Francis Xavier Wulfen, a botanical author. 

 Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. ScrophularihcecB. This 

 is a very showy genus when in blossom ; and is 

 well adapted for ornamenting flower .borders. 

 A light rich soil suits it, and it is readily in- 

 creased by division or seeds. It requires the 

 protection of a frame in winter, as it is very apt 

 to rot at that season, if allowed to remain in 

 the open air. See Kltigea. 



Amherstiana . Lilac 7, H. Her. P. H ChiTartary 1846 

 carinthiaca . Blue 7, H. Her. P. 1J Carinthia . 1817 



WtJLFFlA, De Candolle. In honour of John C. 

 Wulff, author of "Flora Borussica." Linn. 

 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Asteracece. A plant of easy 

 culture in any light sandy soil, and propagated 

 by cuttings planted in sand, 

 maculata . . Tel. . 6, 8. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1822 



Wtjrmbea, Thunberg. In honour of F. Van 

 Wurmb, Secretary to the Academy of Sciences 

 at Batavia. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Melan- 

 thdicece. Pretty plants when in flower. They 

 grow well in sandy peat, mixed with a little 

 loam, and are readily increased by offsets. 

 Synonymes: 1, Meldnthium monopitalwm ; 2, 

 M. spic&tum. 



campanulata 1 . White . 6, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. 1819 

 longiflara . . . White . 5, G. Bl. P. f C. G. H. 1788 

 pomila . . . White . 5, F. Bl. P. J C. G. H. 1800 

 purpurea 2 . . Purp. . 5, G. Bl. P. S C. G. H. 1788 



Wtch elm. See Ulmus montana. 

 Wtlia. See ScAndix. 



