Tas. 5164, 
SPIRAXBA FortTuNEI. 
Fortune's Spirea. 
Nat. Ord. Rosacrz.—Icosanpria D1-PENTAGYNIA. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 4795.) 
Spirza Fortunei; frutex erectus, ramulis glabratis, foliis lanceolatis longe 
acuminatis grosse subduplicato-serratis supra glabris subtus glaucis gla- 
berrimis v. pilosulis, cymis laxis, ramis patentibus calycibusque pubes- 
centibus, calycis lobis patentibus tubo intus tomentosis disco glandulis 
suberectis ornato, ovariis glaberrimis. 
Sprr#a Fortunei. Planchon, Flore des Serres, v. 9. p. 871. 
Spirma callosa. Lindl. et Paat. Fl. Gard. v. 2. p. 113, cum ic. aylogr. 
This handsome shrub is evidently the S. callosa of Lindley, 
a native of North China and Japan, but whether of Thunberg 
or not appears doubtful, for the latter author describes the leaves 
as eglandular, whereas this and all its allies have the serratures 
tipped with a gland. Planchon, who points out this difference, 
adds that the S. ca//osa has much smaller, somewhat pilose 
leaves, and larger callosities (axillary buds) at the base of the 
petiole. Notwithstanding these differences we suspect this will 
prove to be Thunberg’s plant, for the leaves vary extremely in 
size, as do those of its allies. There are sometimes a few hairs 
on the leaves beneath. Our specimens have the large callosities 
alluded to, and we cannot but suspect some error in regard to — 
the eglandular serratures. We have a cultivated specimen, in- 
troduced from Japan to this country by T. Lobb, in which the 
inflorescence and calyx are nearly glabrous. 
The S. Fortunei flowered this year in the Royal Gardens, 
Kew ; but we have figured in preference the specimens sent by 
Mr. Noble, of Bagshot, for reasons which will be stated under 
S. Nobleana (hereafter to be figured). As a species it is very 
nearly related to some forms of the Himalayan 8. bella itself, a 
a most variable plant, but in which the glands of the disc are 
always much larger. : 
Descr. A straggling shrub, three to five feet high, with 
reddish glabrous éranches and puberulous branchlets. Leaves 
FEBRUARY Ist, 1859. 
