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ored cloth. The seed may also be fastened to a smooth 

 part of the tree by the sticky substance surrounding it, 

 but more seed is lost. Our native phoradendron can be 

 handled in the same way. 



Vitex (Chaste-tree). I'crbcnacear . 



Seeds. .Suckers. Layers. Cuttings of green or ri- 

 pened wood. 



Vitis. See Grape. 



Vochysia, CucuUaria. I'ochysiacefe. 



Seeds ; liy ripened cuttings in sand under glass, in heat. 

 Volkameria. See Clerodendron. 

 Waahoo. See Euonymus. 

 Wahlenbergia. See Platycodon. 

 Waldsteinia. Rosacea-. 



May be multiplied liy seeds, or Ijy division. 

 Wallflower ( Cheiranlhtis Cheiri). Crnciferce. 



Propagated by seeds ; the plants, however, will not 

 fliiwi-r at the north until the second season ; protection of 

 a frame is required. 



Wallichia, Wrightia. Pahiiacccr. 



i\Iay be increased by seeds ; or fiy suckers, whi<'n 

 should be gradually separated so as to allow them to 

 make sufficient roots before they are quite detached. 



Walnut. .See Juglans. 



Wandering Jew. See Zebrina. 



Water-Cress [Nasturtium officinale). Crucifcrcr. 



Cuttings of the young stems, which njot in mud with 

 great readiness. .Seeds scattered in the water or mud. 



Water-lily. See Nympha^a, Nelumbo and Victoria. 



Water-melon (Citrullus vulgaris). Cucurbilacece. 



.Seeds, usually sown where the plants are to remain, 

 after the weather is warm and settled. 



Watsonia (Bugle Lily). Iridacecc. 



The plants are multiplied by seeds or by offsets. 



Wax-flower. See Hoya. 



