ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
March. 'Temp., March to Sept. 65° to 85°; Sept. to Jan. 60° to 70°; 
Jan. to March 55° to 65°. Growing period, March to Oct.; resting 
period, Oct. to March. Propagate by division of pseudo-bulbs, March 
or April. 
1, SPHCIBS CULTIVATED: W. tricolor, white, yellow and purple, summer, 6 in., 
razil, 
Washingtonia.—Ord. Palmex. A genus of ornamental warm 
greenhouse plants or palms. Leaves roundish and fringed with fila- 
ments. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, and silver sand. Posi- 
tion, pots in partial shade. Kepot, Feb. Water moderately Oct. to 
April, freely afterwards. Temp. Sept. to March, 55° to 65°; March to 
Sept., 65° to 75°. Propagate by seeds sown in above compost in temp. 
85° in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: W. filifera (Syn. Brahea or Pritchardia filamentosa), 
10 to 20 ft., S. America. 
Water Arum (Calla palustris).—See Calla. 
Water Caltrops (Trapa nutans).—See Trapa. 
Water Chestnut (Trapa nutans).—See Trapa. 
Water Cress (Nasturtium officinale)—See Nasturtium. 
Water Daffodil (Sternbergia lutea).—See Sternbergia. 
Water Elm (Zelkowa acuminata.)—See Zelkowa. 
Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes).—See Pistia. 
Water Locust (Gleditschia monosperma).—See Gleditschia. 
Water Oat (Zizania aquatica. )—See Zizania. 
Water Plantain (Alisma Plantago).—See Alisma. 
Water Rice (Zizania aquatica).—See Zizania. 
Water Soldier (Stratiotes aloides).—See Stratiotes. 
Water Violet (Hottonia palustris).—See Hottonia. 
Watsonia (Bugle Lily)—Ord. Iridacee. Half-hardy bulbous 
plants. First introduced 1750. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, deep rich, liberally manured. Posi- 
tion, sunny, sheltered, well-drained beds or borders. Plant, Nov., 
Feb., or March. Place corms 4in. deep & Gin. apart in groups of 
three, six, or twelve; put a little silver sand under each corm. Pro- 
tect in winter with layer of manure. Apply liquid manure when 
flower buds form. Fix stakes to spikes when 2 or 3in. high. Lift 
corms in Sept., & store in cool place till planting time. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part well-decayed 
manure & river sand. Position, pots in cold frame, cool greenhouse, 
or window. Pot, Oct. to March, placing five corms lin. deep in a 
6-in. pot. Place pots in cold frame till flower spikes show, then re- 
move to greenhouse or window. Water moderately at first; freely 
afterwards. Apply liquid manure when flower spikes show. After 
flowering, gradually withhold water till foliage dies, then keep quite 
dry till repotted. Propagate by seeds sown jin. deep in pans of 
light rich soil in Feb., in temp. 55° to 65°; by bulbils planted 3 in. 
deep & Gin. apart in sunny border outdoors, March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: W. coccinea, scarlet, May, 1 ft.; densiflora, rosy red, 
June, 1 ft.; Moriana O’Brieni (Syn. W. Arderni), white, summer, 3 ft.; rosea 
(Syn. Gladiolus pyramidatus), rose, July, 2 ft. Natives of S. Africa. 
Wax Flower (Hoya carnosa).—See Hoya. 
Weather Plant (Abrus precatorius).—See Abrus. 
Wedding Flower (Morea robinsoniana).—See Morea. 
Weeping Ash (Fraxinus excclsior pendula).—See Fraxinus. 
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