SPIR^A 



apex. July. Hiraal. Gn. 45. p. 49; 49, p. 421; 52, p. 28; 

 54, p. 48. — Very graceful and handsome shrub, but not 

 hardy north. It occurs under very many different 

 names in the gardens, as S. argintea, cnneAta, cnnei- 

 fdlin, flatjelldtd, flagellifdrviis, rotundifdlia, vaccinifd- 

 lia, and others. 



22. decumbens, W. Koch {S. procumbens, Hort.). 

 Dwarf, procumbent shrub, about % ft. high, with as- 

 cending branches, glabrous : Ivs. elliptic to oblong, 

 acute at both ends, crenately serrate above the middle, 

 glabrous, K-1 in. long: fls. white, in small corymbs, 

 about 2 in. across: follicles glabrous, with upright ter- 

 minal styles. June. Tyrol. G.C. II. 11:752. -Pretty 

 shrub for rockeries. 



23. longigSmmis, Jlaxim. Shrub, 4 ft. high, with 

 slender torete brunches, glabrous: axillary buds iicumi- 

 nate, longer than the petioles; Ivs. ovate-lanceolate to 

 oblong -lanceolate, inciscly and donlily si-rrate. with 



glandular-tipped tectii. iumlit u^t ii. L,'l;il>n>u^, P-_.-2^2 in. 



long: Hs. white, in rath, r I,,,,-,-, ■_■-:: in lir.ia.l. pubescent 

 corymbs; sepals sprc-adinu- in fi-, : f.ilii.l.v almost gla- 

 brous, with terminal spnadiiii: stvlis. .luiie. N. W. 

 China. G.F. 7:345. -Hardy. 



24. b61Ia, Sims (S. ovdta, and S. cdccinea, Hort.). 

 Shrub, 3 ft. higli, with slender, spreading branches, an- 

 gular and sparingly pubescent : Ivs. broadly ovate to 

 ovate, sharply and often doubly serrate, almost gla- 

 brous, whitish or bluish green beneath, 1-2 in. long: 

 fls. polygamous, pink, in small corymbs, K-2 in. across; 

 stamens little longer than petals ; sepals retlexed in fr. : 

 follicles pubescent only at the inner suture, with 

 spreading styles. June, July. Himal. B.M. 2426. 

 L.B.C. 13:1268.-Only half-hardy north. 



25. exp4nsa, Wall. (S. belln. var. eipansa, Regel. 

 S. Kumaonensis, Hort.). Closely allied to the forego- 

 ing, more vigorous and upright, 6 ft. high, with terete 

 branches tomentose when young: Ivs. ovate-elliptic to 

 ovate -lanceolate, acute at botli ends, sharply serrate 

 from the middle, usuallv pubescent on the veins be- 

 ne;vth, VA-'i in. long : fls. wliin- or pale pink, in 1-4 

 broad corymbs: follicles iiulirs.-.nt, ilivnying. July. 

 Hinual.-S". pulchSlIa, Kunze ( N. K ,n„.i,-ni. asis, Hort.'), 

 is supposed to be a hybrid cd' this and the foregoing 



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species; it combines the broader corymbs of the 

 with the brighter color of the first species, the 

 handsomer than either parent; sometimes cult. 

 erpiiiisd rubra, but there is also another hybrid 



2(1. buimta, Maxim. (S. erispifbU,,. lli.rt.l 

 shrub, with strictly upright brown, \illi'ii- i.i n 



cisely serrate, thickish and bullate, aliim-.t gl.i 



grayish green beneath, %-%m. long: fls. deep pink, in 

 small and dense corymbs, l>4-3 in. across. July, Aug. 

 Japan. Gt. 35:1210. 



27. JapAnica, Linn. (S. callosa, Thunb. 5. F6rtunei, 

 Planch.). Shrub, 4 ft. high, with upright branches 

 glabrous or puberulous when young: Ivs. ovate to 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute at both ends or acuminate, 

 doubly and incisely serrate, pale bluish green and usu- 

 ally glabrous beneath, 1-4 in. long: fls. small, pale to 

 deep pink, in usually much compound and rather loose 

 corymbs; sepals reflexed in fruit: follicles glabrous. 



2366. Spirsea Van Ho 



:i. No. 14. 



divergiiii;, with ascending styles. June, July. Japan to 

 Himal. P.S. 9:871. B.H. 8:129. P.F.Q. 2, p. 113.- 

 Handsome shrub, with the young unfolding Ivs. of a 

 pretty purplish color; usually much cult, under the 

 name S. callosa. 



Var. F6rtimei, Rehd. {S. Fdrtunei, Planch. S. cal- 

 Idsa, Lindl., not Thunb.). Higher, with quite terete 

 branches: Ivs. 2-4 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, sharply and dotibly serrate, with incurved, callous- 

 tipped teeth, rugose above, bluish white beneath: 

 corymbs verv coiii)K>und, rather loose; disk none or 



very i ui. Thi^ -.ems to be the Chinese form; the 



Jajiaii' ! M - li'ss high, has smaller and broader, 



ci>ai-i Mtale-serrate Ivs., not rugose and 



less \\li;!i ii I I . iili; the steins are slightly striped by 

 the .I.Tiiiia-iit |i.ii..I,-s and the inflorescence is less 

 conipiMiiid. N'ai-. atrosanguinea, Hcrt. Fls. deep pink, 

 in toiiM iitos,. .-..rviribs. Var. rubSrrima, Hort. Fls. 

 deep pink, in pul.'.i iilous curviiibs. Var. macrophylla, 

 Simon-Louis. Lvs. l.t-ooiniii^' Din. l.mg. bullate: corymbs 

 small. Var. glabrata, Ni.hols. {S. <ilfilir()ta, Lange). 

 Of more rigiil lial.if: Iv-,. ovat.-, jilabrous: fls. bright 

 pink, in glabrous corymbs. Var. pubescens, Regel. Lvs. 

 pubescent on the veins beneath: corymb tomentose. 

 Most of the other forms often enumerated as varieties 

 are hybrids of this species. 



28. Margarltae, Zabel (S. Japdnica x supirba). Shrub, 

 .") ft. high, puberulous: lvs. ovate-elliptic to elliptic, 

 coarsely and often doubly serrate, pubescent on the 

 midrib beneath and pale green, 2-3 in. long: fls. rather 

 large, bright pink, in broad corymbs; sepals spreading 

 in fruit: follicles upright, glabrous, with upright styles: 

 July. Aug. Of garden origin. — Handsome, very free- 

 flowering form. 



29. Fdxii, Zabel (S. corymMsa x Japinica). Similar 

 to the preceding: branches more or less striped, almost 

 glabrous: lvs. elliptic, doubly serrate, glabrous: fls. 

 whitish or pinkish, in large, puberulous corymbs ; styles 

 sj. reading in fruit. June, July. Of garden origin.— 

 Li'ss desirable than the preceding hybrid. 



:!0. BumAlda, Burvenidi | ,s'. .Ta pniiira x alhlflora. 

 S. piimiln, Zabel). Sliiul., 1 It. Iiijli, rarely higher: 

 lvs. ovate-lanceolate, shai [il- and .loul.lv serrate, gla- 

 brous, 2-3 in.Ioiii;; fK. wl.iii h t., .l.-.-p'pink: follicles 

 diverging. Jul- \ii I' 'I '7 IJ. iJii. 4(1. p. 416. Mn. 

 2. p. 24. — Cult 1 til I onus, probably all of 



garden origin "• I - i i , vtu Anthony Waterer, 



a verv free-ll.., _ , i hiul.with bright crim- 



son fls. in rath, i .1 n-. .. i , ml. -. Gn. 45:945. G.C. IH. 

 14:365. A similar form is S. Lemoinei, Zabel (5. Bu- 

 mdlda, var. riib4rrima, Hort.), hybrid of S. Bumalda 

 and S. biilliitd, a low, compact shrub, with somewhat 

 bullate lvs. and pink fls. 



