SPIRAEA 



(From the Greek speira, a wreath or twist) 



Roidced 



\2. Spiraea palmata, var. elegans (*Ulmdria purpurea, var. 

 elegans; Filipendula purpurea) 



English Name: Crimson meadow sweet. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY. TYPE FROM JAPAN MID-JUNE TO LATE JULY 



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ERY small, fragrant, feathery white flowers with red stamens giving 

 a silvery pink effect, in loose, irregular, flattish terminal clusters, 

 purpHsh, leafy stems two to four feet high. 



profusely borne on erect 

 Leaves elmhke with large, 

 five to seven pointed, 

 terminal leaflets and 

 single-pointed side leaf- 

 lets, saw-edged, very 

 large, handsome, and per- 

 sistent. The finest species 

 of the Ulmarias, excellent 

 for the herbaceous border, 

 for planting among shrub- 

 bery, or for naturalizing 

 by the water side. Good 

 also for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easy culture 

 in any moist, rich soil, in 

 partial shade. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by division. 



S. palmata. The type 

 of which this plant is a 

 variety has deep pink or 

 carmine flowers and i 

 equally fine in every wax 

 except that the color of the 

 flowers is not so delicate. 



*Name most approved by botanical authorities. 



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