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Vinca Rosea Madagascar Periwinkle

Class and Order. Pentandria Monogynia. Generic Character. Contorta. Folliculi 2 erecti. Semina nuda. Specific Character and Synonyms. VINCA rosea caule fructescente erecto, foliis ovato oblongis, peti...

Wigandia Caraccasana

A stove deciduous shrub which thrives best in amixture of loam and peat. Cuttings in sand will strike if placed under glass and in heat. It flowers in April. Height, 10 ft.

Waldsteina Fragarioides

A hardy and pretty trailing rock plant, withdeep green foliage. From March to May it bears yellow Strawberry-like flowers. Any soil suits it, and it may be increased by seed or division. Height, 6 in.

Windflowers

See "Anemones."

Winter Aconite (Eranthis Hyemalis)

This is one of the very firstof flowers to bloom, being in advance of the Snowdrop. In the bleakest days of winter this little flower covers the ground with its gilt spangles. Plant in early autumn. A...

Winter Cherry

See "Physalis."

Winter Heliotrope

See "Tussilago."

Wire-worms

Before using mould for potting purposes it is advisableto examine it carefully and pick out any Wire-worms that are in it. For the border the best traps are small potatoes with a hole cut in them, bur...

Wolf's Bane

See "Aconite."

Wood, to Preserve

In order to prevent wooden posts, piles, etc.,from rotting, dip the parts to be sunk in the earth in the following composition:--Fine, hard sand, three hundred parts; powdered chalk, forty parts; resi...

Wood Lily

See "Trillium."