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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM, 



525. S. *orbifolia. 



very different from S. s. grandiflora, the 



S. grandiflora of Lodd., described above, 



among the varieties of S. salicifolia. 

 S. sorbifolia is a branchy shrub, growing to the 

 height of 6 or 8 feet, with a round, brown- 

 coloured, warty stem ; the wood of which is 

 brittle, and hollow within, with a soft ferruginous 

 pith. The leaves are thin in texture, and bright 

 green on both sides. The flowers are in termi- 

 nating panicles and small : they are odorous, but 

 not agreeably so. In dry rocky situations, it 

 does not rise above 1 ft. in height, and is sub- 

 herbaceous. It deserves a place in every collec- 

 tion, from its marked character, and from the 

 beauty both of its foliage and its flowers. It 

 throws up abundance of suckers, by which it is easily propagated 



& 26. S. LINDLEYA^NA Wall. Lindley's Spiraea. 



Identification. Wall. Cat., and Gard. Mag. 1840, p. a 

 Engraving Our Jig. 526. from the Linnean 

 herbarium 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaflets ovate 

 lanceolate, acuminate, finely and 

 sharply serrated. A large shrub. 

 Nepal. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. 

 Flowers white; July and Au- 

 gust. 



The leaves are larger than those 

 of any other species of the genus ; 

 and, altogether, it forms a remark- 

 ably handsome plant, well deserving 

 a place in collections. 



A Selection of Species. The fol- 

 lowing kinds, in the London gar- 

 dens, appear distinct : 



1. S. tomentosa, comprehending 

 S. Tobolsk!. 



2. S. cham&drifolia t comprehend- 

 ing S. fetulaefolia, S. daurica, S. 

 sibirica, S. laciniata. 



3. S. salicifoKa, comprehending S. 



canadensis, S. grandiflora, S. panieulata, S. z^rticaefolia, S. lanceolata, S. car- 

 pinifolia, S. reflexa, S. incarnata, S. taurica. 



4. S.JZexuosa, comprehending S. wlmifolia, S. carpinifolia, S. &etulifolia, and, 

 perhaps, some others. 



5. S. bella. 6. S. corymbosa. 7. S. cuneifolia. 

 8. S. vacciniifolia. 9. S. lax'iflora. 



10. S. hypericifolia, comprehending S. crenata, S. infle*xa Wendland (H. 

 S. Gard.), S. obovata Wendland (H. S. Gard.), S. argentea, S. cuneata, S. 

 nana, S. alpina, S. acutifolia, S. decumbens. 



11. S. oblongifolia Wendland, apparently an upright fastigiate variety of 

 S, ^ypericifolia- 



12. S. cdna. 13. S. trilobdta. 



14-. S. sorbifolia, comprehending S. picowiensis of Loddiges, which is a 

 totally different plant from the S. pikowiensis of Besser, our No. 14-. in 

 p. 305. 



15. S. Lindleyana. 



