228 PINK TO MAGENTA 



1 . MEADOW-SWEET : Queen-of-the-Meadow : 

 Quaker Lady. Spiraea latifolia. 



Rose Family. June Aug. 



A shrubby plant, 24 feet high, found in 

 rocky pastures, borders of fields. Newfound- 

 land to Georgia, west to Minnesota and Mis- 

 souri. 

 FLOWER^ Small, flesh pink or whitish, in dense, 



terminal clusters. 



LEAVES Light green, oval or oblong, rather 

 coarsely toothed. Plant stems red or 

 purplish brown. 



S. solid folia differs from the preceding in 

 its white flowers, yellowish brown stems, and 

 finely toothed leaves. Chiefly in low ground. 



2. HARDHACK; STEEPLE BUSH: 



Spiraea tomentbsa. 



Rose Family. July Sept. 



A shrubby plant, with erect, woolly stems 24 

 feet high, found in low ground or on hillsides. 

 New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Minnesota 

 and Kansas. 

 FLOWERS Pink or magenta, rarely white, in dense, 



steeple-like clusters. 



LEAVES Dark green above, whitish-woolly be- 

 neath, toothed. 



