SPIRAEA 



(From the Greek speira, a wreath or twist) 

 Rosacea 



36. Spiraea lobata, var. venusta {*Ulmdria rubra, var. veyiusta; 

 S. venusta; Filipendula lobata) 



English Name: Queen-of-the-prairie. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY, TYPE FROM U. S. A.. PENN. TO GA. MID-JULY THROUGH AUGUST 



VERY small, feathery carmine flowers in sho\v>', loose, irregul 

 tish terminal clusters, profusely borne on erect leafy stems 

 six feet high. Leaves elmlike, with seven to nine points and saw 

 large, handsome, and per- 

 sistent. Good for plant- 

 ing in the herbaceous 

 border or among shrub- 

 bery, and especially for 

 naturalizing in masses by 

 the water side. Good for 

 cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in moist, rich soil, in 

 partial shade. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by division. 



*Namemost approved by botani- 

 cal authorities. 



ar, flat- 

 two to 

 -edged; 



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