Index: src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php
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--- src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php	(revision 46799)
+++ src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php	(working copy)
@@ -1023,8 +1023,8 @@
 	public function get_index( $request ) {
 		// General site data.
 		$available = array(
-			'name'            => get_option( 'blogname' ),
-			'description'     => get_option( 'blogdescription' ),
+			'name'            => get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ),
+			'description'     => get_bloginfo( 'description', 'display' ),
 			'url'             => get_option( 'siteurl' ),
 			'home'            => home_url(),
 			'gmt_offset'      => get_option( 'gmt_offset' ),