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SPIR^A 



time, the centre being left uninjured, to produce succes- 

 sional crops. This direction applies chiefly to the winter 

 standing crops ; those of the summer may be cut off 

 close to the root. 



To obtain Seed. A sowing of each variety may be made 

 in February or March, according to the openness of the 

 season ; of, of the round-leaved variety, some plants 

 of a regular crop may be allowed to run up in April or 

 May ; and of the triangular-leaved, some plants of the 

 winter-standing crops may be transplanted in March. 

 Set them 12 inches apart. Spinach is dioecious, and 

 many ignorant persons, perceiving some of the plants to 

 have no appearance of bearing seed, advise these to be 

 pulled up ; but they are the male-bearing plants, without 

 which the others would be unfruitful. If, however, they 

 are very numerous, some of them may be removed with 

 benefit to those that remain, care being taken that some 

 are left in every part of the bed. When the seed is set 

 the male plants may be entirely removed. When the 

 seed is ripe in July or August, the plants ought to be 

 pulled up, and laid to dry thoroughly on a cloth, previ- 

 ously to its being beaten out and stored. 



SPINACH, MOUNTAIN, or GARDEN ORACHE. A 'tri- 

 plex horte'nsis. 



SPINACH, NEW ZEALAND. See TETRAGO'NIA EX- 

 PA'XSA. 



SPINACH, WILD, or GOOD HENRY. Chenopo'dium 

 Bo'nus-He'nricus. 



SPINA'CIA. Spinach. (From spina, a prickle ; seeds 

 prickly. Nat. ord. Chenopods [Chenopodiaceae]. Linn. 

 22-Dicecia, 6-Pentandria.) 



Hardy, green-flowered annual. See SPINACH. 

 S. olera'cea (potherb), i|. June. Cultivated every- 

 where. 1568. 



,, gla'bra (smooth-seeded). if. June. 

 ,, ,, spino'sa (prickly-seeded). i. June. 



SPINDLE-TREE. Euo'nymus. 



SPINO VITIS DAVIDn. See Vi'ns VIM'FERA 

 DAVI'DII. 



SPIR^E'A, (From speira, anything wreathed ; the 

 flowering branches used in garlands. Nat. ord. Rose- 

 trorls [Rosacea?]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, 2-Di-pentagynia.) 



All white-flowered, except where otherwise mentioned. 

 Herbaceous and tuberous, by division of the plant in 

 spring ; shrubs, by cuttings, layers, and suckers ; good 

 garden-soil. 



HARDY TUBEROUS-ROOTED. 



S. Filipe'ndula. (thread-hanging). 2. September. 



Europe (Britain). " Dropwort." 

 fto're ple'no (double-flowered). Double. 

 ,, mi' nor (smaller). \\. August. Europe. 

 pube'scens (downy), ij. August. France. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. Aru'ncus (Aruncus). 4. June. Siberia. 1633. 



" Goat's Beard." 



america'na (American). 4. June. N. Amer. 

 Knei'ffii (Kneiff's). Leaflets cut into narrow seg- 

 ments. 1902. 

 plumo'sa (plumy). 3. Panicle of flowers 2 ft. 



long. 1907. 



astilboi'des (Astilbe-like). xi. July. Japan. 1880. 

 barba'ta (bearded). See ASTILBE RIVULARIS. 

 caspito'sa (tufted). J. Flowers in cylindrical spikes. 



Rocky Mountains. 1899. 

 catntscha'tica (Kamtschatkan). 4-7. WTiite. July. 



Kamtschatka. 1830. 



e'legans (elegant). See S. CAMTSCHATICA ROSEA. 

 himalc'nsis (Himalayan). See S. VESTITA. 

 ro'sea (rosy). 4-7. Rose. 1907. 

 denuda'ta (naked). See S. ULMARIA. 

 digita'ta (hand-leaved). 2. Red. July. Siberia. 



1823. 



gigante'a (gigantic). See S. CAMTSCHATICA. 

 japo'nica (Japanese) of Makoy. See ASTILBE JAPO- 



NICA. 



kamischa' tika (Kamtschatkan). See S. CAMTSCHATICA. 

 loba'ta (lobed). 2. Red. July. N. Amer. 1765. 

 ,, a' I': icons (whitish). Pale rose. Seedling. 



S . loba'ta magni'fica (magnificent) . Flowers larger, darker. 



1909. 



pal ma' ta (hand-leaved). 2. Red. July. Japan. 1823. 

 a'lba (white). 2. White. 1884. 

 e'legans (elegant). 2. White, with red anthers. 



1878. 

 pectina'ia (comb-like). J-i. Whitish. Summer. 



North-western Amer. 



rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). June. Cashmere. 1840. 

 trifolia'ta (three-leafleted). See GILLENIA TRIFOLIATA. 

 Ulma'ria (Ulmaria). 2. August. Europe (Britain). 



" Meadow Sweet." 



,, mu'ltiplex (double-flowered). 2. August. Britain. 

 variega'ta (variegated). 2. July. Britain. 

 -, itlmifo'lia (ehn-leaved). 3. June. Carniola. 1790. 

 phylla'ntha (leafy). 3. June. 

 venu'sta (lovely). See S. LOBATA. 

 vesti'ta (clothed), 1-1$. June. Himalaya. 1838. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 



S. acutifo'lia (acute-leaved). 4. May. Siberia. 1817, 



Aitchiso'ni (Aitchison's). 4-8. July. Afghanistan. 

 1900. 



alpi'na (alpine). 3. July. Siberia. 1806. 



amure'nsis (Amur). See NEILLIA AMURENSIS. 



arbo'rea (tree). 4-10. Habit tree-like ; allied to S. 

 lindleya'na. Central China. 1910. 



arbu'scula (little tree), i. Bright rose-red. Washing- 

 ton ; Oregon. 1897. 



arge'ntea (silvery) of gardens. See S. CANESCENS. 



argu'ta (acute). 2-4. April. Garden origin. 



ariafo'lia (white-beam-leaved). See S. DISCOLOR. 



assu'rgens (rising). 4-8. Stems erect ; allied to 

 S. lindleya'na. China. 1904. 



be'lla (pretty). 2. Red. July. Nepaul. 1820. 



Pink. June. N.Amer. 

 1812. 



betulifo'lia (birch-leaved). 2. 



Blu'mei (Blume's). 2-3. July. China and Japan, 



1858. 



Boursie'rii (Boursier's). See S. DISCOLOR DUMOSA. 

 brachy'botrys (short-bunched). 3-5. June. (S. 



canescens x Douglasii.) Gardens. 



bractea'td (large-bracted). 3-5. June. Japan. 1885. 

 bruma'lis (winter). 2. Gardens. 

 bulla'ta (blistered), i-ij. Dark red. June to Sep- 

 tember. Japan. 1882. 



Buma'lda (Bumalda). See S. JAPONICA BUMALDA. 

 , rube'rrima (reddest). See S. JAPONICA RUBERRIMA. 

 , ctBspito'sa (tufted). Rocky Mountains. 

 , callo'sa (beautiful). See S. JAPONICA. 

 , ca'na (hoary), ij. June. Hungary. 1825. 

 , cane 1 scens (hoary). 4-6. June, July. Himalaya. 



1879. 

 cantonie'nsis (Canton). 2-4. June, July. China; 



Japan; Himalaya. 1843. 



flo're ple'no (double-flowered). Flowers double. 

 capita' ta (headed). See NEILLIA OPULIFOLIA. 

 cflno//t/o7ta(Ceanothus-leaved). See S. CORYMBOSA. 

 chameedrifo'lia( germander-leaved). 4. June. Siberia. 



1789. 



flexuo'sa (flexpous). 4. June. S. Siberia. 1820. 

 inci'sa (c\it-lfta>ed). i\. June. Germany. 

 Jakobse'nii (Jacobsen's). 

 ,, me'dia (intermediate). See S. MEDIA. 

 oblongifo'lia (oblong- leaved). See S. MEDIA. 

 subracemo'sa (sub-racemed). ij. June. 

 ,, ulmifo'lia (ehn-leaved). See S. CHAM^EDRIFOLIA. 

 chine' nsis (Chinese). See S. DASYANTHA. 

 ,, confu'sa (confused). See S. MEDIA. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). ij. July. Virginia. 1812. 

 ,, ,, soro'ria (sister). 2. August. N. Amer. 1829. 

 , crakzgifo'lia (Crataegus-leaved). See S. CORYMBOSA. 

 , crena'ta (scallop-leaved). 2. April. Podolia. 1739. 

 , crenifo'lia (crenate-leaved). See S. CREXATA. 

 , crispifo'lia (crisped- leaved). See S. BULLATA. 

 , cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). See S. CAXESCENS. 

 , dasya'ntha (thick-flowered). 4-5. March. China. 



1843. 

 decu'mbens (l>ing-down). i-ij. June to September. 



Europe. 1879. 

 tomcnto'sa (felted). i-ij. June to August. 



Tyrol, &c. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). 6-8. Creamy white. July. 



N.W. Amer. 1827. 

 aricefo'lia (Aria- leaved). See S. DIICOLOR. 



