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at present an erect bush, with downy angular arching 
stems, from which proceed numerous short, stiff branches, 
terminated by close corymbose panicles of downy white 
flowers. The petals are round, entire, and nearly flat. The 
leaves are small, thick, downy, wedge-shaped, and either 
crenated near the point or undivided; they are bright green 
on the upper side, and glaucous beneath, with nothing of a 
canescent appearance, which is only visible when they are 
dried ; wherefore, independently of all other reasons, Dr. 
Wallich’s name is to be preferred to that of Professor Don. 
88. SPIRAEA vacciniifolia. Don prodr. 227. DC. prodr. 2. 546. 
This has also been obtained from the same quarter as the 
last; and is equally hardy. It forms a small shrub, with 
small brown, nearly smooth branches, leaves ovate, serrated, 
sometimes unequally, light green above, glaucous beneath, 
and small compact corymbose downy panicles of white 
flowers, with flat roundish petals. 
89. SPIRZEA laxiflora ; fruticosa, ramis debilibus teretibus velutinis, foliis 
glabris ovatis crenatis longé petiolatis subtús glaucis, paniculis laxis villosis, 
petalis reflexis. 
With the two last was received this third species, which 
has hitherto been undescribed. It resembles S. vacciniifolia 
in the form of the leaves, and the colour of their underside, 
but they are long-stalked and rather glaucous above, and the 
flowers are arranged in large, loose, shaggy panicles; the 
petals are moreover reflexed. The species differs from S. 
fastigiata, Wall. in the leaves having much longer stalks, 
being more ovate, with crenatures rather than taper-pointed 
serratures, and in the panicles being much more lax. 
90. MEDICAGO clypeata; foliolis rhombeis obovatis apiculatis versus apicem 
denticulatis, stipulis pinnatifidis, pedunculis subtrifloris, leguminibus depres- 
sis biconvexis pentacyclis venosis margine tenuibus levibus. 
Quite a new form of Medicago, allied to M. rugosa, im- 
ported from the north of India by the East India Company. 
It has no beauty, but it is curious on account of the singular 
form of the fruit, which approaches in appearance those 
species called ‘‘ Snails” in the seed-shops. 
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