1 88 ROSACEAE 



SPIRAEA — continued 



point), somewhat glaucous below, Fls. white, in branched clusters. 

 China. (Fig. 95 G.) 

 S. Wilsonii. 6. June-July. D. Like S. Veitchii, but upper side of Is. downy. 

 China. 



[h) Ls. pinnate; Iflts. lane., 4, long-pointed, stalkless. 

 Fls. ivory-white, in large branching terminal patiicles 



S. Aitchisonii {Sorharia angiistifolia). 10. July-August. D. Young stems 

 red. Lflts. evenly toothed, green and hairless on both sides. Afghanistan. 



S. arhorea {Sorharia arhorea). 20. July-August. D. Lflts. oblong, lane, 

 double-toothed, star-shaped hairs below. West China. (Fig. 12 K.) 



S. Lindleyana {Sorharia Lindleyana). 20. July-August. D. Lflts. double- 

 toothed, simple hairs below. Himalaya. (Fig. 12 J.) 



S. sorhifolia {Sorharia sorbifolia). 6. July-August. D. Stems erect, sucker- 

 ing freely. Lflts. double-toothed. Fl. panicles stiffs, erect. Himalaya to 

 Japan. 



STEPHANANDRA. Ls. alternate, 3-lobed, sharply toothed, long-pointed, 

 veins in grooves. Fls. small, greenish or yellowish white, in terminal panicles up to 

 4 long, K5, C5, Aio-20, Gi. Fruit of one to two dry pods. 



S.incisa{S.flexuosa). 8. June. D. Ls. deeply lobed. Fls. with ten stamens. 



China and Japan. 

 S. Tanakae {Neillia Tanakae). 6. June. D. Ls. slightly lobed. Fls. with 

 fifteen to twenty stamens. Japan. (Fig. 28 b.) 



(H) Ovary Superior (apparently inferior in Roses); 



Fruit fleshy or berry-like, with more than one seed; 

 or, if dry, does not split 



(Rose Section) 



CERCOCARPUS. Mountain Mahogany. Ls. alternate, often in clusters. Fls. 

 small, without petals, in axillary clusters; ovary i -celled, enclosed in calyx tube. 

 Fruit I -seeded, with long feathery appendage. 



C. intricatus. 6. June. E. Stiff and intricately branched. Ls. linear or narrow 

 lane, I, entire, margins recurved, grey-felted below. West North 

 America. (Fig. 52 c.) 

 C. ledifolius. 30. June. E. Ls. lane, i, entire, glossy above, downy below, 



margins recurved. West North America. (Fig. 117 M.) 

 * C. parvifoliiis. 15. June. E. Ls. ov., 1 1, toothed in outer half, four to six 

 pairs prominent parallel veins. California. (Fig. 87 k.) 



Chamaebatia foliolosa. Tarweed. 3. July. I E. Ls, alternate, ov., 2|, 

 3-pinnately dissected, hairy. Fls. i, white, in terminal branched clusters, C5. 

 California. (Fig. 19 D.) 



* CowANiA MEXICANA. 6. July-September. E. Ls. alternate or in clusters, 

 ov., 1, 3-5-lobed, dark green above, white-felted below, margins recurved. Fls. f , 

 yellow or white, at end of short branchlets, K5, C5, A co, G1-12. Fruit with silky 

 tails. South-west United States. (Fig. 34 c.) 



