ROSACEA 



Leaves alternate, cuneate at base, petiolate, rigid, dark green above, silvery 

 beneath ; those on young shoots resembling the Hawthorn. 



A deciduous shrub, 6-12 ft.; much branched; Brandies erect; Twigs light 

 brown ; Buds reddish, hirsute. 



Introduced from N.W. America, 1827. Synonymous with S. aricefolia. 



DOUGLAS'S SPIR^A, Spircea DougUm. 



Gardens. July, August. Prefers damp soil. A very desirable, hardy, 

 and free-growing shrub, throwing out young shoots from the base of the 

 stem, so that by lifting and dividing a plant great numbers of young 

 specimens may be obtained. 



Flowers rosy-red, in a dense, terminal, thyrsoid panicle 6 9 ins. long ; 

 flowers nearly sessile ; Calyx golden ; Corolla rose-red ; Stamens inserted on 

 calyx, long exsersted, filaments and anthers rose-red ; Styles 5, white, stigmas 

 capitate ; Fruit an etserio of follicles. 



Leaves alternate, simple, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, serrulated towards apex, 

 downy beneath, dark green above, petioles short. 



A deciduous shrub, 3-6 ft. ; Branches erect, young shoots pubescent. 



Introduced from N.W. America, 1840. 



JAPANESE SPIR./EA, Spircea japonica. 



Gardens. A handsome species of erect growth, and probably the best 

 known. June — September. 



Flowers rosy-red, in a terminal flat corymb ; Fruit an etEerio of follicles. 



Leaves alternate, simple, lanceolate, acute, serratures thickened at tips, 

 glabrous, young leaves red. 



A deciduous shrub, 4-6 ft. ; young shoots red. 



Native of Japan ; introduced 1859. Synonymous with *S'. callosa and S. 

 Fortunei. Many varieties in gardens. 



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