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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Spiraea continued. 



hemispherical, terminal corymbs; sepals reflexed. June and 

 July. I. ovate-lanceolate, acute, flat, sharply serrated, gla- 

 brous. h. 3ft. to 5ft. Siberia, <fcc., 1790. A handsome shrub. 

 (B. B. 1222 and L. B. C. 1042, under name of S. chamcedrtfolia.) 



re white, small, slightly fragrant, 



roe, enea, as e , . . 



Central China, 1843. SYN. S. pubescent, of Lindley (B. B. 



xxxiii. 38). 



S. confusa (confused). A synonym of S. media. 

 S. corymbosa (corymbose). A synonym of S. beHdifolia. 

 S crenlfolia (crenate-leaved). JL white, in many-flowered, 



racemose corymbs, generally subtended by foliaceous bracts; 



stamens longer than the petals. Summer. I. stalked, round- 



oval, sharply toothed, rarely entire. North-east Asia. 

 S. decumbens (decumbent), fl. white, in terminal corymbs. 



Summer. I, roundish-oval, crenately-toothed. TyroL A dwarf, 



See Fig. 516. (Sy. v n. B. 416.) 

 Ms with double Bowel's. 

 A synonym of S. 



Fio. 515. FLOWERING BHA.NCU OF SFIJLEA DISCOLOR 



Spiraea continued. 



trailing shrub, suitable for covering rocks and banks. (G. C. 

 n.s.,xii.,p.752.) 



S. discolor arisefolia (discoloured, White-beam leaved). JL 

 dirty-white, in elegant, nodding panicles. Summer. I. rigid, 

 cuneate at base, dark green above, silvery beneath ; those on 

 young growths about the size and shape of those of the Haw- 

 thorn, h. 4ft to 10ft. North-west America. SYN. S. ariaifolia 

 (B. B. 1365). 



S. d. dumosa (brambly). This differs from the last-named plant 

 in its less compound panicles and much smaller stature. See 

 Fig. 515. SYNS. S. Boursierti (R. H. 1859, 519), S. dumosa. 

 S. Douglas!! (Douglas"). * /. rose-coloured, nearly sessile, in a 

 dense, terminal, thyrsoid panicle, 6in. to 9in. in length. August. 

 I. simple, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, serrulated towards the apex, 

 covered with a white down beneath. A. 3ft North-west America. 

 (B. M. 5151 ; L. & P. F. G. ii. 178; B. H. 1846, 6.) 

 S. D. Nobleana (Noble's). JL purplish-red ; inflorescence looser 

 than in the type. I. elliptic or oblong, obtuse or acute, more or 

 less toothed, pubescent or almost glabrous 

 beneath. California, 1859. (B. M. 5169 and 

 I. H. 286, under name of S. Nobleana.) 

 S. dumosa (brambly). A synonym of S. 



discolor dumosa. 



S. Filipendula (Filipendula). Dropwort. fl. 

 white, or rosy outside, Jin. in diameter ; cymes 

 loose, panicled ; peduncles slender. June and 

 July. I. interruptedly pinnate, glabrous, 4in 

 to lOin. long, chiefly radical ; leaflets many, 

 sessile, deeply cut-serrate, iin. to Jin. long, 

 the terminal one three-lobed ; stipules of 

 cauline leaves toothed. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. 

 high, erect, grooved, with a few small leaves. 

 Europe (Britain), <fec. Tuberous, herbaceous 

 perennial. See Fig. f ' ' 

 There is a form of thi 

 3. flagellata (whip-like). 



hypericifolia. 

 S. flexuosa (flexuous). A synonym of S. 



clMmcedrifolia flexuosa. 

 S. Fortune! (Fortune's). A synonym of 



S. japonica. 



S. gracilis (slender), fl. white, corymbose 

 (with long, capillary pedicels) ; corymbs in 

 lax, spreading, rounded, glabrous panicles. 

 July and August. I. obtuse or orbicular, 

 elliptic, glabrous, glaucous beneath, serrated 

 at the apex. Branches hairy, h. 2ft. Ne- 

 paul, 1820. (L. B. C. 1403, under name of 

 S. vaccinifolia.) 



S. grandiflora (large-flowered), fl. white, 

 corymbose. July and August. I. pinnate; 

 leaflets serrately incised. h. 2ft. to 3ft. 

 Siberia, &c. Sub-shrub. This much resembles 

 S. sorbifolia, but the flowers are twice as 

 large as those of that species, and the leaves 

 are smaller. SYN. S. Pallasii. 

 S. grandiflora (large-flowered), of Hooker. 



A synonym of Exochorda grandiflora. 

 S. grandiflora (large-flowered), of Loddiges. 



A synonym of S. salicifolia grandiflora. 

 S. hydrangesefolia (Hydrangea-leaved). A 



synonym ot S. japonica splendens. 

 S. hypericifolia (Hypericum - leaved), fl. 

 white, in either peduncled corymbs or sessile 

 umbels ; pedicels glabrous or slightly downy. 

 June and July. I. obovate-oblong, three or 

 four-nerved, entire or toothed, glabrous, 

 slightly downy, h. 4ft to 6ft Asia Minor 

 to Eastern Siberia, &c., 1640. SYN. S. fla- 

 gellata. 



S. h. acuta (acute-leaved), fl. in sessile 

 corymbs. I. spathulate, elongated, acute, 

 perfectly entire or rarely three to five- 

 toothed, rather glabrous. SYN. S. acutifolia. 



5. h. Besseriana (Besser's). fl. in rather 

 loose, terminal corymbs. I. mostly entire. 

 Plant rather glabrous. (L. B. C. 1252.) 



6. h. crenata (crenate-leaved). A variety 

 with obovate leaves. 



S. h. thalictroides (Meadow-rue-leaved). 

 fl. in a few-flowered, sessile corymb ; stamens 

 as long- as the petals. June and July. I. 

 smooth, glaucous, obovate, entire ; those on 

 the barren shoots cuneate-obovate or sub- 

 deltoid. Mongolia. SYN. S. thalictroides. 



S. japonica (Japanese), fl. rosy-red, disposed 

 in terminal, flat corymbs. June. I. gla- 

 brescent, simple, lanceolate, acute, sharply 

 serrated ; serratures thickened at the tips. 



