On dry, stony declivities, dry mountain sides, and the like, rather common in Lhe 

 tracts about the river Abakan. Taken with flowers in June. 



Distribution: The Altai region, Turkestan, northern China. 



Spiraea media Schmidt, Oesterr. Allg. Baumr. I (1792) p. 53; Maxim. Adnotat. 

 Spiraeac. p. 187; Kptui. $ji. Ait. II (1903) p. 419. Spiraea oblongifolia W. et Kit. PI. Ran 

 Hung. Ill (1812) p. 261; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 13. Spiraea hypericifolia /3 longifolia 

 Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II, p. 215. Spiraea chamaedryfolia (non. L.) Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 14. 



Rather common on sunny cliffs on the mountain sides along the river Abakan, and 

 between Karatus and Kushabar, near list Sisti-kem, and on the Kamsara. In some places 

 there appear intermediates between the latter and the preceding one, probably of a 

 hybrid nature. Flowering in June. 



Distribution: South-eastern Europe, Turkestan, the Thian-Shan, Siberia, to 68)4° 

 north lat, northern Mongolia, eastern Asia, Sakhalin, north-western America. 



Spiraea hypericifolia L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1762) p. 701; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II, p. 214; 

 Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 392; Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PI. Fl. Alt. no. 287; Turczan. Fl. Bai- 

 cal.-Dahur. (1843) p. 592, no. 381; Kpwji. $.i. Ajit. II (1903) p. 416. 



f. typica Maxim. Adnotat. Spiraeac. p. 178. Spiraea hypericifolia « genuina et /J 

 microphylla Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 12; y brevifolia Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II, p. 215. 



The leaves in the specimens collected are comparatively narrow, to 4 mm. broad, 

 and to 1J4 cm. long, 1- or 3-nerved, entire, glabrous on both sides. Near list Abakansk 

 on dry, stony hills. Nearly past flowering in the second half of June. Scattered in the 

 Urjankai country, e. g. on di'y hills between Ust Sisti-kem and the Kamsara. 



Distribution: Middle and south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Persia, Siberia, north- 

 wards to about 60° north lat, northern Mongolia, Turkestan, central Asia. 



Spiraea chamaedryfolia L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1762) p. 701; Maxim. Adnotat. Spiraeac. 

 p. 186; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II, p. 213; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1843) p. 590, no. 379; KpBM. 

 ^.i. A.IT. II (1903) p. 418. 



subspec. ulmifolia Maxim. 1. c. Spiraea ulmifolia Scopoli, Fl. Carn. I, p. 379. 



Near Kalna and at Ust Algiac, on hill-slopes facing south, in the subalpine region 

 in the Altaian almost up to the tree limit. Past flowering in July. 



By all accounts, some of the native tribes are said in preference to use wood of this 

 plant for making the drum-sticks availed of by the shamans during their religious cere- 

 monies. 



Distribution: Austria, Siberia, to 69 ' north lat., northern Mongolia, Manchooria, 

 Japan. 



Spiraea alpina Pall. Fl. Ross. I, p. 35; Bunge, Enum. Alt. p. 29; Turczan. Cat. Bai- 

 cal. no. 390; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. I, p. 13; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1843) p. 593, no. 383; 

 Maxim. Adnotat. Spiraeac. p. 182; Kptiji. <l\i. Ajit. II (1903) p. 418. 



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