86 ROSACE/E. [Prumts. 



1. SPIR^A. Linn. Spiraea and Meadow-sweet. 



Calyx ivcleft, persistent. Stamens from 10 to 50, inserted along 

 with* the petals upon a disk adhering to the calyx. Follicles 

 one or several, distinct, or occasionally cohering by the base. 

 Seeds from 2 to 6. Name, supposed to be the atreipeia of 

 Theophrastus. Icosandria. Monogynia. 



1. S. salicifolia, Linn. Willow-leaved Spircea. Leaves el- 

 liptic-lanceolate, unequally serrated, smooth ; clusters terminal, 

 compound. Br. Fl. 1. p. 223. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 367. E. Bot. t. 

 1468. 



Woods and hedges, but scarcely indigenous. Hedges near Dundrum. 

 Fl. July. T? . A small branching shrub. Flowers in crowded ra- 

 cemes, rose-coloured. A well known plant in gardens, of which there 

 are several varieties, one of which has white flowers, and another has 

 the flowers in large panicles. 



2. S. Ulmaria, Linn. Meadow-sweet, Queen of the Meadows. 

 Leaves interruptedly pinnate, downy beneath ; the terminal 

 leaflet largest and lobed ; stern herbaceous ; flowers cymose, 

 with many styles. Br. Fl. \.p. 223. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 368. E. 

 Bot. t. 960. 



Meadows, banks of ponds and ditches, frequent. Fl. July. II. 

 Stems two to three feet high, branched upwards. Leaflets acuminate, 

 very large, especially the terminal (generally) three-lobed one, alter- 

 nate ones minute. Flowers yellowish-white, numerous, sweet 

 scented. 



2. Drupacece. De Cand. Amygdalece Juss. & De Cand. 



Fruit a. solitary drupe, containing one or two seeds, hanging 

 from the top of their cell. Calyx deciduous. Trees or shrubs, 

 with simple stalked leaves, glandular petioles, and distinct stipules. 

 All the parts abound inprussic add. 



2. PRUNUS. Linn. Plum and Cherry. 



Calyx inferior, 5-cleft. Petals 5. Nut of the Drape with slightly 

 prominent seams. Name Trpowv) in Greek, according to 

 Theophrastus. Icosandria. Monogynia. 



HC Fruit covered with bloom. Young leaves convolute. 



1. P. domestica, Linn. Wild Plum-tree. Peduncles solitary 

 or two together; leaves ovato-lanceolate, somewhat downy 

 beneath ; branches without spines. Br. Fl. 1. p. 220. E. Fl. v. 

 ii.p. 355. E. Bot. t. 1783. 



Woods and hedges, occasionally, scarcely wild. Hedges in the 



