SPIR^A 



1701 



till il.\\ciiii_ I I ir li \ ai. obovata, ilaxim. (i. u!(o- 



I It I \\ I i I \ K)t I \>. obovate, rounded at the 



ap. \ .1 I It. il \. il liii.ldle. S E. Eu. Var. tnin- 

 cata, /il.. 1 (S thih tiuidti,, Hort., not Pall. I. Lvs. 

 lirnaflh obovate to oblong -obovate, truncate and cre- 

 nately "dentate at the apex. Siberia 



1 longer than 



s below the 



(J. F. 8:84, 



, the slender 



killed by severe 



3. Thilnbergii, Sieb. Fig. 2363. Shrub, 5 ft. high, with 

 spreading or arching branches; lvs. sharply serrulate, 



1-1% in. long: fls. pure white, abu'- ' " = '~ 



3-5-fld. naked umbels; petals ,,Im,v,,i, 

 stamens: follicles with tlir !■ 

 apex. April, May. China, .li: m 



85. — A very graceful early-il' -: 



arching branches clothed huh i. ai 

 foliage, turning late in fall to orange 

 hardy, but tips of branches sometim 

 frost; valuable for seaside planting. 



4. aTSita., Zabeli S. Thitnbergii xmultifldra). Similar 

 in habit to the former but higher and more vigorous : 

 lvs. oblong-obovate to oblong-oblanceolate, sharply and 

 sometimes doubly serrate, glabrous at length, l-liJi in. 

 long: fls. pure white, ^s in. across, in many-fld. umbels, 

 mostly with small lvs. at the base; pedicels glabrous; 

 petals" broadly obovate, almost twice as long as stamens. 

 Mav. Of garden origin. G.C. III. 22:3. Gng. 7:291. 

 P.E. 11:160. G.P. 10:443. M.D.G. 1900:16. -The most 

 free-rtowering and showy of the earlier Spireas; quite 

 hardy. 



5. multiildra, Zabel (S. crendta x hypericifdlia). 

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

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

 nerved, 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. 



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

 high, with upright slender pubescent branches: lvs. 

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

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

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

 stamens. Mav. China, Japan.— Var. ilore pMno. Fig. 

 2364. 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. 

 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. 



7. c4na, Waldst. & Kit. Dense, bushy shrub, 3 ft. 

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

 entire, grayish pubescent on both sides, more densely 



beneath, Ja-l in. long: fls. H in. across, in dense head- 

 like umbels; petals about as long as stamens; sepals 

 reflexed in fruit. May. S. E. Eu., W. Asia.-Hardy, 

 but not very showy. 



8. alplna, Pall. Shrub, 4 ft. high, with upright or 

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

 obovate to oblanceolate, acute, usually entire, glabrous, 

 penninerved, %-! 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. — Hardy 

 shrub, with graceful foliage. 



9. crenata, Liun. (S. crenifdlia, C. A. Mey.). Shrub, 

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

 obovate to 'oblanceolate, acute at both ends, crenately 

 serrate toward the apex, grayish green, puberulous be- 

 neath when young, 3-nerved, V2-IM in. long: fls. white, 

 rather small, in dense almost semi-globose umbels; pet- 

 als roundish obovate, shorter than stamens: sepals up- 

 right in fr. : follicles with erect styles. May. S. E. Eu. 

 to Caucasus and Altai. L.B.C. 13:1252.— Hardy. 



10. Fiko-wii-nais, Bess. (S. crenata X nifilui. S.Nicou- 

 dUrti, Hort.). Shrub, 4 ft. high, with terete upright 

 branches : lvs. oblong, cuneate at base, with few sharp 

 teeth at the apex or sometimes entire, penninerved to 

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

 greenish white, in many-fld. alin..st t,'labi"us umbels; 

 petals orbicular, shorter than -i:,i,„ii,; x.-pals upright 

 infr.; follicles with the upriu-lit ^inI.> ~..,,i,.wliat below 

 the apex. Mav. -Supposed natural l,\ I.1..I, t.amdwild in 

 Podolia, in Pohm.l. 



11. bracteata, Zabel (S. iV^ipjxinicu, Maxim. S. media, 

 var. ,:,i,ni<hi.u:'i. Nichols.). Shrub, 8 ft. high, with 

 upriglit i.r «]ii-. adiiig branches, quite glabrous: lvs. 

 roundi^li oImp\:i'' , ii^iimIIv cre?(:it'^ at the apex, 'dark 



gree 



G.i 



texture, 



in umbel-like ra- 



i^i'; petals orbicu- 



Kading in fr. June. 



hardy shrub of vig- 



Japa 



orous growth with showy umbels of pure white fls. and 

 dark green handsome foliage remaining fresh until late 

 in fall. 



12. Bmmei, G. Don (S. mpisMs, Sieb.). Shrub, 

 4 ft. high, with spreading and arching branches : lvs 

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

 bluish green beneath and rather prominently veined, 

 K-1% in. long: fls. polygamous, white, in many-fld. 

 umbels; petals roundish obovate, about as long as sta- 

 mens: follicles with spreading or reflexed styles. June, 

 Japan. B.H. 8:36.-Not hardy north, rare in 

 tion; often the following or other species are : 

 under its names. 



ith 



2364 

 Spirxa prunifoha var 

 flore pleno(XK) 



13. trilobslta, Lmn (S tiiloba, Lmn ) Pig 2365 

 ihrub, 4 ft. high with slender spreading branches lvs 

 Imost orbifiil 1 innsi 1 ,lent ite and otten 3 lobed, 



