86 ROSACE. E. [Primus. 



1. Spir&a. Linn. Spiraea and Meadow-sweet. 



Calyx 5-eleft, persistent. Stamens from 10 to 50, inserted along 

 with the petals upon a disk adhering to the calyx. Follicles 

 one or several, distinct, or occasionally cohering by the base. 

 Seeds from 2 to 6. — Name, supposed to be the <T7rapeia of 

 Theophrastus. Icosandria. Monogynia. 



1. S. salicifolia, Linn. Willow-leaved Spircea. Leaves el- 

 liptic-lanceolate, unequally serrated, smooth ; clusters terminal, 

 compound. Br. Fl. 1. p. 223. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 367. E. Bot. t. 

 1468. 



Woods and hedges, but scarcely indigenous. Hedges near Dundrum. 

 Fl. July. T? . — A small branching shrub. Flowers in crowded ra- 

 cemes, rose-coloured. A well known plant in gardens, of which there 

 are several varieties, one of which has white flowers, and another has 

 the flowers in large panicles. 



2. S. Ulmaria, Linn. Meadow-sweet, Queen of the Meadows. 

 Leaves interruptedly pinnate, downy beneath ; the terminal 

 leaflet largest and lobed ; stern herbaceous ; flowers cymose, 

 with many styles. Br. Fl. 1. p. 223: E. Fl. v. ii. p. 368. E. 

 Bot. t. 960. 



Meadows, banks of ponds and ditches, frequent. Fl. July. TL. 

 Stems two to three feet high, branched upwards. Leaflets acuminate, 

 very large, especially the terminal (generally) three-lobed one, alter- 

 nate ones minute. Flowers yellowish-white, numerous, sweet 

 scented. 



§ 2. DrupacecB. De Cand. Amygdalea? Juss. & De Cand. 



Fruit a solitary drupe, containing one or two seeds, hanging 

 from the top of their cell. Calyx deciduous. — Trees or shrubs, 

 with simple stalked leaves, glandular petioles* and distinct stipules. 

 All the parts abound inprussie acid. 



2. Prtjnus. Linn. Plum and Cherry. 



Calyx inferior, 5-cleft. Petals 5. Nut of the Drupe with slightly 

 prominent seams. — Name 7rpown in Greek, according to 

 Theophrastus. Icosandria. Monogynia. 



% Fruit covered with bloom. Young leaves convolute. 



1. P. domestica, Linn. Wild Plum-tree. Peduncles solitary 

 or two together; leaves ovato-lanceolate, somewhat downy 

 beneath; branches without spines. Br. Fl. 1. p. 220. E. Fl.v. 

 \\.p. 355. E. Bot. t. 1783. 



Woods and hedges, occasionally, scarcely wild. Hedges in the 



