SPIR.EA 



3209 



A.F. 17:192. Gn.W. 24:470. G.L. 27:33. Gng. 7:291. 

 F.E. 11:160. G.F. 10:443. M.D.G. 1900:16. The 

 most free-flowering and showy of the earlier spireas; 

 quite hardy. 



4. multifldra, Zabel (S. crenata x S. hypericifolia). 

 Shrub. 5 ft. high, with slender, arching branches: Ivs. 

 obovate, cuneate, serrate above the middle, usually 3- 

 neryed, glabrous at length, about 1 in. long: fls. pure 

 white, in many-fld. umbels, sessile on the upper, borne 

 on leafy stalks on the lower part of the branches. May. 

 Of garden origin. Handsome shrub similar to the 

 former, but blooming a little later. 



5. prunifdlia, Sieb. & Zucc. Graceful shrub, 6 ft. 

 high, with upright slender pubescent branches: lys. 

 ovate to oblong, denticulate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. 

 long: fls. pure white, about ^in. across, on slender 

 pedicels, in 3-6-fld. umbels; petals obovate, longer than 

 stamens. May. China, Japan. J.C.T. 22:12. Var. 

 plena, Schneid. (var.^ore-pieno, Hort.). Fig. 3661. Fls. 

 double, rather large. S.Z. 1:70. F.S. 2:153. Gn. 53, p. 

 185. A.G. 18:425. F.E. 9:593. Mn. 3, p. 42. G. 

 21:314; 27:132. G.M. 50:187. Gn.M. 3:208. F.E. 

 31:602. Very handsome, early-flowering shrub, with 

 dark green, shining foliage, turning orange in fall. The 

 single-fld. form is less showy and rare in cult. ; its foliage 

 is lighter and not shining. 



6. cana, Waldst. & Kit. Dense, bushy shrub, 3 ft. 

 high: Ivs. elliptic to oblong, acute at both ends, usually 

 entire, grayish pubescent on both sides, more densely 

 beneath, J^-l in. long: fls. ^in. across, in dense head- 

 like umbels; petals about as long as stamens; sepals 

 reflexedinfr. May. S. E. Eu., W.Asia. R.F.G. 24 : 148. 

 Hardy, but not very showy. 



7. alpina, Pall. Shrub, 4 ft. high, with upright or 

 arching, angular, reddish brown branches: Ivs. oblong- 

 obovate to oblanceolate, acute, usually entire, glabrous, 

 penninerved, J^-l in. long: fls. white, rather small, in 

 short-stalked, small, glabrous umbels; petals roundish, 

 little shorter than stamens; sepals upright in fr.: folli- 

 cles curving outward. May, June. N. E. Asia. G.O.H. 

 8. Hardy shrub, with graceful foliage. 



8. crenata, Linn. (S. crenifclia, C. A. Mey.). Shrub, 

 3 ft. high, with slender striped branches: Ivs. oblong- 

 obovate to oblanceolate, acute at both ends, crenately 

 serrate toward the apex, grayish green, puberulous 

 beneath when young, 3-nerved, J^-1J4 in. long: fls. 

 white, rather small, in dense almost semi-globose 

 umbels; petals roundish obovate, shorter than stamens; 

 sepals upright in fr. : follicles with erect styles. May. 

 S. E. Eu. to Caucasus and Altai. L.B.C. 13:1252. 

 G.O.H. 10. R.F.G. 24 : 147. Hardy. 



9. pikowiensis, Bess. (S. crenata x S. media. S. 

 Nicoudiertii, Hort.). Shrub, 4 ft. high, with terete 

 upright branches: Ivs. oblong, cuneate at base, with 

 few sharp teeth at the apex or sometimes entire, penni- 

 nerved to 3-nerved, almost glabrous, 1-2 in. long: fls. 

 white or greenish white, in many-fld. almost glabrous 

 umbels: petals orbicular, shorter than stamens; sepals 

 upright in fr. : follicles with the upright style somewhat 

 below the apex. May. Supposed natural hybrid, 

 found wild in Podolia, Poland. 



10. nipponica, Maxim. (S. bradeata, Zabel, not Raf.). 

 Fig. 3662. Shrub, 8 ft. high, with upright or spreading 

 branches, quite glabrous: Ivs. obovate, usually crenate 

 at the apex, dark green above, bluish green beneath, of 

 firm texture, J^-%in. long: fls. }^ia. across, in umbel- 

 like racemes, sometimes compound at the base; petals 

 orbicular, longer than stamens; sepals spreading in fr. 

 June. Japan. Var. rotundifdlia, Makino (S. media var. 

 rotundifolia, Nichols.). Lvs. broadly obovate or round- 

 ish obovate, %-l % in. long: fls. somewhat larger. G.C. 

 11.23:283; 111.37:149; 43:399. J.H.S. 33, p. 349. 

 G. 29:663. G.M. 43:95. B.M. 7429. G.F. 7:305 

 (adapted in Fig. 3662). Desirable hardy shrub of vig- 



orous growth with showy umbels of pure white fls. and 

 dark green handsome foliage remaining green until late 

 in fall. 



11. Biamei, Don (S. rupestris, Sieb.). Shrub, 4 ft. 

 high, with spreading and arching branches: Ivs. ovate 

 to rhombic-ovate, incisely crenate-serrate, pale bluish 

 green beneath and rather prominently veined, %-l% 



3662. Spiraea nipponica. ( X nearly 1) 



in. long: fls. polygamous, white, in many-fld. umbels; 

 petals rpundish-obovate, about as long as stamens: fol- 

 licles with spreading or reflexed styles. June. Japan. 

 B.H. 8:36. Not hardy N., rare in cult.; often the fol- 

 lowing or other species are met with under its names. 



12. trilobate, Linn. (S. trUoba, Linn.). Fig. 3663. 

 Shrub, 4 ft. high, with slender spreading branches: Ivs. 

 almost orbicular, incised-dentate and often 3-lobed, 

 obtuse, pale bluish green beneath, J^-l in. long: fls. 

 pure white, in many-fld. umbels; sepals upright in fr.: 

 follicles with ascending styles. May, June. N. China 

 to Siberia and Turkestan. L.B.C. 13: 1271. G.F. 1 :452. 

 F.E. 30:45 (as S. crategifolia) . Handsome bushy 

 shrub, quite hardy; cult, under many different names 

 as S. aquilegifolia, S. adiantifolia, S. crateffifblia, S. 

 Blumei. 



13. Vanhoftttei, Zabel (S. cantoniensis x S. trilo- 

 bata. S. aquHegifolia var. Vanhouttei, Briot). Fig. 

 3664. Shrub, 6 ft. high, with arching branches: Ivs. 

 rhombic-ovate or rhombic-obovate, rounded or some- 

 what narrowed at the base, acute, incised-serrate, dark 

 green above, pale bluish green beneath, %-l% in. long: 

 fls. white, J^in. across, in many-fld. umbels; petals 

 twice as long as stamens; sepals upright or spreading in 

 fr. May, June. Of garden origin. Gn. 53, p. 251; 71, p. 

 334. Gn.M. 1:116; 3:131. G. 27:94. F.R. 10:133. 

 F.E. 14:389; 17:673; 31:600. C.L.A. 4:210. G.F. 

 2:317. Gng. 5:210. A.G. 15:297. P.G.3:173. M.D.G. 

 1900:17. This is one of the most beautiful, or per- 

 haps the most beautiful, of the early-blooming spireas 

 and quite hardy. Sometimes confounded with the fore- 

 going, which is similar but smaller in every part and 

 less showy. 



14. cantoniensis, Lour. (S. Reevesiana, Lindl. S. 

 lanceolata, Poir. S. corymbdsa, Roxbg.). Shrub, 4 ft. 

 high, with slender, arching branches: Ivs. rhombic- 

 lanceolate, incisely doubly serrate, dark green above, 



