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SPIR^A 



tomentose beneath, 1-2X in. long: fls. deep pink or pur- 

 ple, in narrow dense panicles, brownish tomentose and 

 3-8 in. long; stamens somewhat longer than the obo- 

 vate petals; sepals reflexed: follicles pubescent, usu- 

 ally diverging. July-Sept. Nova Scotia to Ga., west to 

 Manitoba and Kansas. B.B. 2:196. Em. 2:485.-Var. 



^m- 



Douelasi(XK). 



Alba, Hort. With white fls. F.E. 8:833. Gng. 5:149. 

 This species does not spread by suckers like most others 

 of the section Spiraria. All the last named species are 

 valuable as late-blooming shrubs and decorative with 

 their showy panicles of bright or deep pink fls. They 

 appear at their best when planted in masses in the 

 wilder parts of the park in low ground. 



S. Amurensis, Maxim. = Physocarpus Amurensis.— S. arice- 

 fblia, Sm. = ScMzonotus discolor.— A'. Ariincus, Linii. = Arun- 

 cus Sylvester. — S. assimilis, Zabel {S. densiflora X Japonica). 

 Low shrub, with pink fls. in broad corymb-Uke panicles. Gar- 

 den hybrid.— 5. astilboldes, Hort. =- Aruncus astilboides.— 5. 

 Boursikri, Carr. = Schizonotns discolor, var. dumosus.— 5. 

 hrumalis. Lange (probably S. espansaX alba). Medium-sized 

 shrub, with oblong, ineisely serrate, almost glabrous Ivs. and 

 pinkish white fls. in broad and loose corymb-like panicles. Aug.- 

 Oct. Garden hybrid. — 5. Camtschatica, Pall. = Ulmaria Camts- 

 chatica.— S. capitdta, Pursh = Physocarpus capitatus — S. 

 cinirea, Zabel (S. canaX hyperieifolia). Medium-sized shrub, 

 with small, oblong, usually entire, pubescent Ivs. and white fls. 

 in short-stalked umbels. Garden hybrid.— S. concinna, Zabel 

 <S. albifloraXcKpansa), Medium-sized shrub, with lanceolate, 

 sharply serrate, almost glabrous Ivs. and pinkish white fls. in 

 broad corymbs. Garden hybriil. — H. compActa multifldra, Hort. 

 = Astilbe Japonica var.-S. confcrta, Zabel (S. cana X crenata) . 

 Medium-sized shrub, with small, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 3-nerved, entire or crenate Ivs. and white fls. in dense, small, 

 peduncled umbels. Garden hybrid.— A'. DaAunca, Maxim., is 



closely allied t 

 and Sorbari.i ^ 

 *S'. difformis, 

 shrub, with i.\ 



axdlary Im.i- 



stalked', rath 

 Zabel (S. eai 



stalked uuib. 

 CamtschatK , 

 Bon). Low - 

 branches: h 

 middle, quu 

 corymbs. H 

 Sorbaria t,'i 

 grandirtora - 



SPIRANTHES 



I'lidnlji. — .S. fissa, Lindl. ^ Schizonotus 

 N' floribuilda. A trade name of indis- 

 semperflorens and Sorbaria sorbifolia 

 \ith under tins iKtiiK' — .s'. gemtndta. 



!'Hort.='uimaria 

 (S. vacciniifoUa, Lodd., not 

 scans, with slender, arching 



andifldra, Sweet = 

 'ihflbra, Hook. — Exoehorda 

 \- Koch. Closely allied to S. 

 deeumuens, hni „' I , i' miI and with the sepals upright 



or spreadinti in Ir .N it.ih , 'r,\ rol —S. Hobkeri, garden name, 

 applied to S- nuditlura. Itella, expansa, tristis and others, and 

 also to Exoehorda gr.indirtora.-.s'. HiUnholdtii. Hort. — Arun- 

 cus Sylvester.— iS. Japdnica, Hort., not Liun. f.= Astilbe Ja- 

 ponica —,<«. infleza. C. Koch (S. cren.ita X mollis). Medium- 

 sized shrub, with slender arching branches: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, 

 entire, sparingly pubescent beneath: fls. white, rather large, in 

 many-fld. stalked umbels. Garden hybrid. -S. Kamaonensis 

 spicata. Hort., is a form of S. semperflorens.— .S. Eamschdtica, 

 Auth = Ulmaria Camtschatica.— S. lancifoiia, Hoifmsgg, sup- 

 posed to be S. H.acQuetii.— .S. laxiflbra. Lindl. = S. vaceinii- 

 f olia.— S, Lindleydna. Wall. = Sorbaria Lindleyana.— S. lobdta. 

 Gronov.= Ulmaria rubra.— S. micropetala, Ziibel (S. hyperiei- 

 folia X media). Medium-sized shrub, with grayish green, ob- 

 long-obovate Ivs , entire or serrate at the apex, 3- or penni- 

 nerved; fls. white or greenish white, in umbels on leafy or 

 n,i,ked stalks. Garden hybrid.— S. Millefblium, Torr.= Sor- 

 Imria Millefolium. -S. mbllis. C. Koch (S. cana X media). 

 Similar to S. media: Ivs. smaller, usually entire, pubescent: 

 fls. smaller, umbels pubescent. Garden origin. — A'. Mongdlicat 

 M,isim., is closely allied to S. crenata, but not yet introduced; 

 the S. Mongolica of gardens is S. gemmata.— ,S'. mondgi/na, 

 Torr. & Gray = Physocarpus monogynus.— ,s'. NepaUnais, a 

 garden name applied to several species, as S. micropetala, 

 canescens, salicifolia, etc.-.S. nma. Zabel (S. canescens X 

 expansa). Similar to S. canescens in habit, corymbs larger and 

 looser: Ivs. coarsely doubly serrate, pubescent, 1-2 in. long: 

 fls. white or pinki.sh white. Garden hybriti —.V. nudiflbra, 

 Zabel (S. bella Xulmifolia). Medium-sized shrub, with ovate, 

 doubly serrate, almost glabrous Ivs. and pinkish white fls. in 

 hemispherical corymbs. Handsome, almost hardy shrub. Gar- 

 den hybrid. — S. opulifdlia, Linn. = Physocarpus opulifoUa.— 5. 

 oxybdon, Zabel (S. cham.<edryf olia X media) . Similar to S. 

 media, but br<anches angular: Ivs. narrower, follicles with the 

 styles terminal and spieading. Garden hybrid.^S. Pdllaaii, 



lia. Bertol. =S. 

 ; Japonica). Me- 

 i-sized shrub, with oblong, coarsely serrate Ivs.. pubes- 

 cent on the veins beneath: fls. light to deep pink, in barge 

 corymbs; blooming in summer , and usually again iu fall. Garden 

 hybrid.— S. ribifblia, Nntt. = Physocarpus capitatus.— S. rMra, 

 Zabel (S.mberrima.Dipp. S. DouglasiX expansa). Uprightme- 

 dium-sized shrub, with oblons-Ianceolate, coarsely serrate Ivs. 

 tomentose beneath, and deep pink fls. in ovate panicles. Garden 

 hybrid.— S. Schinabeckii, Zabel (S.ehamsedryfoliaX trilobata). 

 Medium-sized shrub, with arching branches: Ivs. ovate to ob- 

 long-ovate, doubly serrate, glabrous; fls. white, rather large, 

 in peduncled umbels; petals longer than stamens. Handsome 

 shrub, simihirto S. Van Houttpi. Garden hybrid. -.S. sorbifblia. 

 Linn. = Sorbaria sorbifolia— .V. Tohahk-ia. Lodd. = Sorbaria 

 sorbifoli;i.— .S-. trIMinln. Linn. = Gill.nia trifoliata.-*,'. trlstis, 

 Zabel. Hybrid of unkn.iwn orisin, similar to S. expansa. but 

 corymljs an<l tlie wliitish iiink lis. sninller; sejials upright in 

 fr.—S. Uhin'iri'i I, ''lit r:i[i;nia pentapetala. — 5. vaccinii- 

 .11), Shrub, to 2 ft., with arch- 

 il, ovate, crenately dentate, al- 

 Mi-: fls. whitish, in tomentose 

 MM, .Inly. Him,al. P.P.G. 2, p. 98. 

 n. Lodd. = S. gracilis. -S. vacdnii- 

 fblia, Hort. = S. canescens, hrumalis, etc.-S. I'musta. Hort. 

 = Ulmaria rubra, var. venusta.— S. venustula, Kunth & 

 Bouch6 = S. vacciniifoUa. Alfked Eehdeb. 



SPIRAL FLAG. See Costns. 



SPIRANTHES (name Greek; referring to the twisted 

 spikes). (Jrchiihteew. Ladies' Teesses. A genus in- 

 cluding about -10 species dispersed throughout the tem- 



fblia. D. !>■ 

 ing branch 

 most glabi 



'.S. 7,p.' 



