1702 



SPIR^A 



Handsome bushy shrub, quite hardy; cult, under many 

 different names as S. aquilegifdlia, adiautifblia, cra- 

 tceiiimia, Bliimei. 



14. Van Hoilttei, Zabel (S. Cantonilnsls xtrilobita. 

 S. aquilegifdlia, VKT. Van Houttei, Briot.). Fig. 2366. 

 Shrub, 6 ft. high, with arching branches : Ivs. rhom- 

 bic-ovate or rh(nnl)i<'-t)l)ovaff , rounded or somewhat 

 narrowed at the b:iM-. ;irui. . iii.iN,.,! s, iinti-. dark green 

 above to pale bluish L'li in i,.ii.:,ili. , I , in. long: fls. 



white, }^ in. across, i ,\,\ iM. iiuiii. I- ; |.ftal.s twice 



as long as stami-ns; sip.ils uihil-IiI ci- s|, reading in 

 fruit. May, June. Of garden orii;in. Uu. .iS, p. 251. 

 G.F. 2:317. Gng. 5:210. A.G. 15:297. P.O. 3:173. 

 M.D.G. 1900: 17. -This is one of the most beautiful, or 

 perhaps the most beautiful, of the early-blooming 

 Spircas and (|\iitc hardy. Sometimes confounded with 

 till' fon'(,'"in:,'. which is similar but smaller in every 



.wy. 



Cantoni 



laiu-euldU 



\\> 



corymb 



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

 lanceolate, incisely doubly serrate, dark green above, 

 pale bluish green beneath, 1-2^ in. long: fls. over % in. 

 across, in rather dense umbels; sepals upright in fruit: 

 follicles with spreading styles. May, June. China, 

 Japan. B.R. 30:10. A.G. 18:356.- Very handsome 

 shrub, with large pure white fls., but only half-hardy 

 north. Var. fibre pl6no, with double fls. and narrower 

 Ivs., is still more tender. This species and the three 

 foregoing are valuable also for their handsome foliage, 

 which remains fresh and green until late in fall. 



16. bWnda, Zabel (S. Cliinhisis x r„nl„»i,-,isi>s. S. 

 BeevesiAnarobtlsta,OTndv(i,'BoTt.). I'priulii shi uh. 11 ft. 



glabrous above, grayish tomentose ln-nr.itli. l-t'., in. 

 long: fls. rather large, pure white, in pubescent uniljels; 

 sepals ovate-lanceolate, upright in fruit: follicles pu- 

 bescent, with spreading styles. May, June. Of garden 

 origin.- Only half-hardy north. 



17. Chin^nBla, Maxim. ( H.j Hib^scen x, Lindl.). Upright 

 shrub, 5 ft. hii,'li. witli arclung branches, tomentose 

 when youn^': Ivs. l(.nt,'-l'ctioled, ovate, incisely serrate 

 and sometimes ;j-hihr(i. lincly pubescent above, yellowish 

 tomentose beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. pure white, about 

 }i in. across, in pubescent umbels ; sepals upright in 

 fruit, ovate-lanceolate, tomentose like the follicles; 

 styles terminal, spreading. May. China. B.R. 33:38.— 

 Handsome, but not hardy north. 



18. pub^Bcens, Turcz. Upright shrub, 6 ft. high, with 

 slender, arching branches : Ivs. similar to those of the 

 foregoing species, but more grayish tomentose beneath 

 and somewhat smaller, petioles shorter: fls. }4-i4 in. 

 across, in glabrous umbels; sepals triangular-ovate, 

 upright in fruit: follicles glabrous, with the spreading 

 styles below the apex. May. N.China. G.F. 1:331.- 

 Hardy north, and the large-fld. form as handsome as 



I'J. mSdia, Srhmidt (S. confUsa, Regel & Koern.). 

 U|iiiKlii slinil., r> ft. high, with terete branches, gla- 



the has, . in,;.., I, ...-rr;,!,' :,]■■.',,■ Ih, iiil-l.lh-, 



almost glabrous ••r ,^, i\ : " :i ' i' ■ . in 



many-fld. rather hn: i,,l 



licles with the s|.i. ,, , , ,, ,;, , ; , I, .,li;,t 



below the apex. Maj. ... ].. i.u. u, ,].ii,;iii. \ .ii. yla- 

 br^scens, Zabel. Almo.st glabrous. \'ar. oblougiEolia, 

 Eehd. (5. oblonqlfolia, Waldst. & Kit.). Lvs. elliptic- 

 oblong to oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, en- 

 tire or with 1-3 teeth at the apex. Var. Bericea, Regel 

 (S. sericea, Turcz.). Lvs. pubescent on both sides. 



Shrub, 6 ft. high, with 



lvs. distinctly petioled, 



md ..ften (loublv serrate. 



20. chameedryfdlia, Linn 

 angular, glabrous branche 

 ovate to lanceolate, sharpl; 

 almost glabrous, bluish gnrp ii,i(,:ii!i. _' : 

 'inmany-Hd. umbels, the I,. i 



upper ones often almost s'.. , ■ i i 



upright and terminal. 8. I',. I n. ,,■ .h,] .m. 

 udsa, Maxim. (S. flexuoxn, Kisidi.l. Lesi 

 spreading more or less zigzag branches: Iv 

 sharply serrate above the middle. Siberia 



SFIR.EA 



Var. ulmifolia, Maxim. (S. iilmifdlia, Scop.). Upright: 

 Ivs. ovate, incisely or doubly serrate from below the 

 middle: fls. larger, about % in. across, appearing later. 

 L.B.C. 11:1042. B.R. 15:1222. Both vars. are often 

 cult. ; they spread, like the preceding species, by 

 suckers. Sometimes as S. atrifolia or aubifoUa in 

 gardens. 



Section 4. Calospiea (Species Nos. 21-36). 

 A. Stamens as long as petals: lvs. 

 smalt, li-1 in. long: fls. white. 

 B. Height S-tj, occdsionatly 12 ft.. .21. canescens 

 BB. Height alinut \i ft 22. decumbens 



B. Ciivjiinbs on lattral branchtett^ 

 along the branche.i of the pre- 



c. Winter-bttds slender, longer 



than petioles 23. longigemmis 



cc. Winter -bnds shorter than 

 petioles, 

 u. Shoots angular: lvs. usu- 

 ally broadly ovate 24. bella 



DD. Shoots terete : lvs. itsnally 



ovate-lanceolate 25. expansa 



BB. Corymbs terminal on upright 

 shoots of the year. 

 c. Inflorescence pubescent , 

 rarely glabrous, very com- 

 pound, besides the terminal 

 corymb lateral ones bloom- 

 ing someii'hat later appear 

 beneath it. only weak 



bra,. 



ith 



Shrub 1 ft. or less high, 

 u-ilt, biiUate lvs. less than 

 1 ill. Ii,„,i 2i'i. hullata 



5. Hi, III. In X Irr.lr. 



K. J,',jM, f.ii tides di- 

 verging 27. Japonica 



FF. Bipe follicles upright, 

 straight. 



G. Fls. pink 28. MargaritSB 



GG. Fls. whitish or 



hh,,shed 29. Foxii 



5. Branches more or less 

 angiitar, rather stiff, 

 almost glabrous. 

 F. Color of fls. pink, 



rarely uhitish .30. Bumalda 



PF. Color of fls. white ... .31. albiflora 

 flnri'srrner usiinltii qla- 



s. Fls. white. 

 F. Corymb usually pu- 

 bescent .33. corymbosa 



FF. Corymb usually gla- 



G. Lvs. usually 



EE. Fls. pink 36. densiUora 



21. canescens, D. Don. Shrub, 6 or sometimes 12 ft. 



high, with spreading and arching branches: Ivs. Iiroaflly 

 i.val Ui (ihuvute, very short-pejtioled. cr, !i:,i. \\ ,1, ni.ii,, 



ill.,. v., Ilic middle, grayish green, pulics,, I, i- 



s,.iiM'iiiiMs almost glabrous at lengtli. ' , n, I i ; 

 tis. while, rather small, in dense, semi-,i;l,,i,,,-, ,r,i\niiis 

 to 2 in. across, appearing very profusely alons ihi^ 

 branches; sepals upright or spreading in fr. : follicles 

 villous, with the ascending styles a little below the 



