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OF HORTICULTURE. 477 
Spirzea—continued. . 
h. 4ft. to 6ft. China, Japan, &c., 1859. A very handsome and 
desirable, greenhouse, evergreen shrub. SYNS. S. callosa (L. & 
P. F. G. ii 191), S. Fortunei (B. M. 5164; F. d. S. 871). 
Fic. 516, INFLORESCENCE OF SPIRÆA FILIPENDULA. 
S. j. alba (white). /l. white. A compact, pretty bush, not more 
Wan lit. high. SYN. S. callosa alba. AF 
S. j. rubra (red). A very handsome variety, having dark red 
owers (R. H. 1862, p. 100.) 
S. j. splendens (splendid). fl. peach-coloured. A dwarf-growing, 
oriferous plant, adapted for forcing. Garden origin. SYNS. 
S. callosa rosea, S. hydrangecefolia, S. splendens. 
S. j. superba (superb). fl. deep rose-red, A fine garden form. 
Miir S. callosa superba. 
ja (Japanese), of gardens. The plant commonly known 
by this name is Astilbe aponica (which see). 
S. leevigata (smooth). ji. white, tinged with rose, dicecious ; male 
panicles larger and looser, in longer, interrupted racemes ; female 
panicles smaller and more dense, in closely-packed, continuous 
racemes of smaller flowers. June. l. entire, oblong-lanceolate, 
glaucous, glabrous. h. 2ft. to 3ft. Siberia. 
S. laxiflora (loose-flowered). A synonym of S. vaccinifolia. 
8. (Lindley’s).* f. white, disposed in large, terminal 
panicles, Sewanee l. large, unequally pinnate; leaflets 
eleven to twenty-one, sessile, ovate-lanceolate, coarsely serrated, 
glaucous beneath. A. 4ft. to 8ft. Himalayas. (B. R. 33.) 
S. lobata (lobed). Queen of the Prairie. fl. deep h-blossom 
colour, handsome ; se and petals often in fours; panicle 
fate ra a one Aegi 
et very large, seven to nine- t o incised an 
.toothed ; stipnles reniform. h. aft to 8ft. North America, 1765. 
A glabrous, herbaceous perennial. The bruised foliage exhales 
the odour of Sweet Birch. (R. G. 397.) Syn. S. venusta (of 
gardens). 
S. 1, albicans (whitish). A chance seedling, raised near Metz, 
differing from the type in its lighter rose-coloured flowers, SYN. 
Pg venusta albicans. 
media (intermediate). fl. white, corymbose; stamens longer 
than the petals. roe nn July. 1. elliptic-lanceolate, acute, 
more or less serrated, three or four-ribbed, hairy beneath, rarely 
entire or with a few large teeth towards the apex. Branches 
terete, sub-erect. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Northern Asia, &c. SYNS. 
Kp confusa, S. oblongifolia. 
m, rotundifolia (round-leaved). fi. pure white, sce 
corymbose, abundantly produced. Z. elliptic, three-toothed sf 
pay Pe te aed 1885. A handsome garden variety. (G. C. n, s., 
Spiræa—continued. ` 
S. Millefolium (Milfoil-leaved), ji. whitish, in many-flowered 
racemes at the tips of the branches. Summer. Z. glabrous above, 
stellate-tomentose beneath, much resembling in cutting those of 
the common Milfoil. California, &., 1880, A low, evergreen 
shrub. Syn. Chamebatiaria Millefolium. 
S. Nobleana (Noble’s). A variety of S. Douglasii. 
S. oblongifolia (oblong-leaved). A synonym of S, media. 
S. opulifolia (Guelder Rose-leaved). A synonym of Neillia 
opulifolia. 
S. Pallasii (Pallas’). A synonym of S, grandiflora. 
Fig. 517. SPIRÆA PALMATA. 
S. palmata (palmate-leaved).* fl. of a brilliant crimson, 
in large, corymbose panicles. June to Au, l 
to seven-lobed; lobes oblong, acumina 
of the most striking and effective species 
Fig. 517. (B. MST) 
S. p. alba (white). This differs from the type in its white flowers 
and lighter green leaves. 
S. p. elegans (elegant). A very fine garden plant, having large, 
paniculate corymbs of Whita Rowers with red anthers, and 
pinnatisect leaves. 1878. (F. & P. 1878, 463.) Al h 
under this name, and motes to be a hybrid between S. palmata 
7 robably has nothing to do with either 
and Astilbe japonica 
of the jA apt Mig named, and may, after all, only be a form of 
S. Ulmaria. enol pe oe 
S. p. purpurascens (purplish). A form with purplish-tinted 
foliage. jah yee 
S. paniculata alba (white-panicled). A synonym of S. salici- 
Jolia paniculata, 
S. ta (comb-like). fl. whitish; raceme woolly, often 
PRs somewhat capitate, el ted in fruit, ummer. 
i ted AIRT be tine ‘babs, ties ot Wnvlos 
. Stems tufted, creeping ; branches 
short, erect, =a 5 h. 6in, to 12in, North America. Herbaceous 
perennial. (H. F. B. A. i. 28.) 
S. prunifolia flore-pleno (Prunus-leaved, double-flowered).* 
ite, produced in fascicles along the whole length of 
the branches. Borbe. l. small, glabrous, connate at base, and 
irre; ly serrated in the upper half. h, 3ft. China and Japan, 
One of the most familiar garden plants in the genus. 
(S. Z. F. J. i. 70.) 
rer fl. white ; sepals erect; corymbs hemi- 
spherical. March. ovate-oblong, incised-serrated, pubescent 
beneath. A. 2ft. Mongolia, 1843, 
S. pubescens (downy), of Lindley. A synonym of S. chinensis. 
S. Reevesiana (Reeves’). A synonym of S. cantoniensis, _ 
S. reticulata (netted), A synonym of Astilbe japonica variegata 
S. rhamnifolia (Rhamnus-leaved), A synonym of S. vaccinifolia. 
S. salicifolia (Willow-leaved). rosy or pink, disposed in ter- 
minal, rood h dense, Ho oD cymes. July and A i 
l. oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, from 2in. to 3in. long, eq v 
