introd. before 1962. Robbins Nurs., Willard, North Carolina, cat. p. 5. 

 1963-64, as WAYNESII - very low, fast spreading, same general habit 

 as REPANDENS, but more dense and better dark green lvs. The pit. was 

 provided to Robbins Nurs. by S. Thrasher, Greenbrier Farms Nurs., 

 Norfolk, Virginia, about 1952. Tankard Nurs., Exmore, Virginia, cat. 

 p. 10. 1969-70 - a special dwarf, low growing or spreading; similar to 

 GLORY. Female. Information available about the origin, dates of 

 introd., and descr. is confusing. 



WIER (Millcreek Nurs., Newark, Delaware, cat. p. 9. 1963, without 

 adequate descr.) - upright. Multistemmed and upright, vigorous, well 

 shaped; lvs. oval, generally less yellowing in winter than the lvs. of most 

 J. crenata in New Jersey; sel. from a local gdn. by Millcreek Nurs. before 

 1963. = WIER UPRIGHT. By providing an adequate descr., the authors 

 are the first to legitimately publish this name. 



WIER UPRIGHT (J. Dickerson & Assoc, advert, of auction of Millcreek 

 Landscape Div., Newark, Delaware, in Amer. Nurseryman 144(5):48. 

 1976, without descr.). Illegitimate, since the name WIER has priority. = 

 WIER. 



WIESMOOR SILBER New name. Dense, compact, wider than tall, not 

 as vigorous as CONVEXA; lvs. convex, variegated with mottled gray- 

 green and cream, sometimes completely cream; female; hardiness same 

 as CONVEXA: Orig. as a mutation of CONVEXA; discov. 1975 in 

 Martin Zimmer Nurs., Wiesmoor, West Germany. The authors are the 

 first to publish this name. 



WIGHT'S COMPACT (C. Parkerson, Combined Proc. Internat'l Pit. 

 Prop. Soc. 80:484. 1980, as WIGHT'S COMP ACTUM, without descr.). 

 D. Milbocker et al., Southern Nurs. Assoc. Res. Jour. 7(2):2, 3, 4. 1981, 

 as WIGHT'S COMP ACTA, without descr. Historyland Nurs., Montrose, 

 Virginia, cat. p. 11. June 1, 1990- June 1, 1991, as COMP ACT A 

 WIGHT'S - smaller size and lvs. more rounded than BENNETT'S 

 COMPACT. By correcting the orthography, the authors are the first to 

 legitimately publish this name. 



WILDWOOD (E. Orton, Jr., Proc. 40th Meet. Holly Soc. Amer., p. 16. 

 1966) - dense mound, low, spreading, similar to HELLERI but faster 

 growing; male; Holly Soc. Amer. Pit. Reg. No. 1-66 by R. Marvin, 

 Walterboro, South Carolina. Originated before late 1940's at Wildwood 

 Nurs., Walterboro, South Carolina. 



WILEY B. GLASS (E. Orton, Jr., Holly Soc. Amer. Let. 25:7. 1965, 



without descr.) - rec. by Rutgers — The State University, New Brunswick, 

 New Jersey, from W. Frierson. 



WILLIAM JACKSON (E. Orton, Jr., Holly Soc. Amer. Let. 25:17. 1965, 

 without descr.) - Rutgers — The State University, New Brunswick, New 

 Jersey, rec. from W. Frierson. Tom Dodd Nurs., Semmes, Alabama, cat. 

 p. 3. 1966-67, without descr. Orig. and named at Tom Dodd Nurs.; Tom 

 Dodd pedigree No. TD 56-332; named for a Baptist missionary; compact, 



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