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THE NURSE rEY-LIST 439
Water-Cress (Rorilm, iY&ll~rti~~~~~r). Crm’frrc-.
Propag:~tcvl I)>- cuttings of the youn, ‘r stems, which root in mud
with great readiness, or sculls scatt.ercd in the water or mud.
Watermelon (Citrullus ~rr.lgnG.s). Cu~czcrb~itncrw.
Propagated by seeds, usuall~~ sown where the plants are to remain,
after the weather is warm and settled.; frost-tender.
Watsonia. I ridwm.
Nultipliecl I)>* sells and I>y offsets
Wigandia. II~~tJr~~~‘ll~~llflf~~~.
Propaga t 0 1 II)- scc~ls started indoors in January,
root-cllttings.
and also by
Wineberry ([ Rubus Idtr~,r idasius). Rosacc~.
Tnwcase5 nbadily 11)~ “ tips,“’ the same as the black raspberry
(sw hsplwrr~~) ; also 11>- root-cuttings.
Wisteria (often spelle~l Vistaria). Lcq1~77 i~osct~
Headily grown from seeds ; sometimes increased by division ; also
cuttings of ripener1 wood, usually handled under glass. The common
purple and white kinds are largely grown from root-cuttings an
inch or two long, placed in bottom heat, when they will start in
four or five weeks. Alany of the fancy kinds, especially when wood
is scarce, are root- or crown-grafted on TV. s,Ax.sis. A good method
of propagation is 1)~ layers, to which the plants are well adapted.
Witloof (Cichoriu ))I. II1 fjjlI1i.s). Cow positce.
A form of chicory, grown for the blanched young shoots. To
produce roots for winter and spring forcing, the seed is sown in the
open ground in spring as soon as the weather is warm. The roots
are lifted before freezing weather in fall, the leaves trimmed to a
crown 2 inches long, and stored till wan.ted.
Wormwood (;I rh1 isirc -4 bsin thizm) . Conapositg?.
Hardy perennia,l, grown from seeds sown as soon as ripe or the
following spring ; old plants may be divided. See Artemisia,
Turragok
.
Xanthoceras. Snpidacee
Commonly multiplied. by seeds, stratified and sown in spring ;
root-cuttings in moderate bottom heat are sometimes used.