XXVI. ROSA CEJE : i'PJR^A. 



:30l 



Monog. 



,S. oblongi- 



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S. c. 3 oblonirifdlia Canib. 

 folia Waldsi. ct Kit. PL Hung, iii- p. 261. t. 235. 

 Leaves narrower, and less serrated. 



S. c. 4 subracemosa Ser. Flowers distantly dis- 

 posed along a lengthened rachis. 



S. c. 5 inclsa Hort. (5. chamasdrifolia latifolia 

 Hort.) has been raised from seeds received 

 from Germany through Mr. Hunnewaii ; and 

 it appears to be only a variety of this species. 



In Kamtschatka the leaves are used as a substitute for 

 tea ; and the shoots, when straight, are bored for to- 

 bacco-pipes. In its wild state, it varies exceedingl}' in 

 the magnitude of the entire plant, in the largeness or 

 smallness of its leaves, and in their being more or less ^"^ 

 cut or serrated, and more or less smooth or pubescent. 

 A very ornamental hardy shrub, producing its corymbs of x 

 white flowers, which are tolerably large, in June and 



Julv. It is said to make beautiful garden hedges. Though the seeds ripen 

 in England, plants can seldom be raised from them ; and, as this species does 

 not produce suckers freely, it is generally raised bj layers or cuttings. 



^ 4. S. (c.) J/lmifo'lia Scop. The Elm-leaved Spiraea. 



Identification. Scop. Fl. Cam., ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 349. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 542. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 518. 



ISynonyme. S. chanicedrifblia Jacq. Hort. Vindob. t. 140. 

 Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 1222. ; Bot. Cab., 1042. ; and o\XT fig. 496. 

 Spec. Char., ^-c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, flat, sharply serrated, ciliated. 

 Flowers terminal, in rather hemispherical corymbs. Sepals reflexed. {Dec. 

 Prod.) An erect shrub. Carinthia and Siberia. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. In- 



S. chamaedrifblia. 



troduced in 1790. Flowers white; June and July 

 somest species of this section 



One of the hand- 



496. S. (c.) ulmifilia. 



497. S. (c.) u. phjlldnlha. 



' anViy. 



S. (c.) u. 2 phylldntha Ser. (Our ;?g. 497.) In this variety a whorl 

 of distinct leaves, that are petioled, lanceolate, and sharply serrated, 

 occupies the place of the sepals, and is described as being these trans- 

 formed. Petals and stamens are either not present, or deformed. 

 {Dec. Prod.) 



I ^ 5. S. {c.) FLEXuo^sA Fisck. The i\e\Me-brancked Spiraea. 



'ientijication. Fisch. in Litt. ; Camb. Monog. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 542. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 518. 

 monymes. S. alpina Hort. Par., according to Carab. and Fisch. in Litt. 3. ; S. siblrica Hort. 

 \ngravings. Camb. Monog. Spir. in Ann. Sci Nat., 1. t. 36. j and our jig. 498. 



ipef. Char., 4'c- Leaves lanceolate, glabrous ; from the tip to the middle 



