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SPIR.^A 



SPIRANTHES 



tomentose beneath, 1-2K 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 \ind Kansas. B.B. 2:1!H;. Era. 2 :4S5.- Var. 



2369. Spirasa Douglasi (XM). 



Alba, Hoft. With white lis. F.E. 8:833. Gng. 5:149. 

 This sy)(-'-i.'s dops not spread by suckers like most others 

 of the si.-'-iinii Spiraria. All the last named species are 

 vain aide as larf^-lilonuijim' shrubs and decorative with 

 their slmwy jtauicles i>t briLriit or deep pink t3s. They 

 ajtpear at their bfst whr-'n planted in masses in the 

 wilder parts of the pack in low ground. 



.S'. Aiiiurcnsis, I^Iaxiiu. — Pliy^or';iv]iu'^ .-\mureiisis.— .V. arice- 

 folia, 8m. ^ Sehizoiiotn>* ilisi-nhu-.— .s'. Anmcus, Linn. ^ Aruii- 

 mis Sylvester. — S. assimllis, Z;ibel (S. densitiora X Japoidcri.) . 

 Lrnv shrub, mth pink lis. iu lu'oad corj'-mbdike panicles. 't;lt- 

 tlea hylirid.— ;S. astilho'uks, Hort. ^ Aruncus astilboides. — N. 

 Boursi^ri, Carr. — Sflii/.nmitus disfoior, vfir. dumosas.— .S. 

 hriiiniilif!. Lange (pTnl(;ilil\- S, rxii;ni^;(. X all)a.}, !MediuTn-sized 

 shnil). with oblonti, im'i^ily scfr.-il-i;, admost giabrons Ivs. and 

 pinkish \vliitr> tls. in ln-n;Ml .-i iid biosccnrynib-likepanirdes. Aug.- 

 <.)rt, (l.-tr.hn hylu-iil.— N. <.U( n>fsc/u/tlca .Fii^. -^^Vhrna-'vA ('-.imt^' 

 rh:i.l ir:i, — ,s' rii/n'ftift!, Pui'sli = ['liysoi-arpns ca]")itatus — .S'. 

 ciiicn-n, /,;i.lirl (S. r;iTiii. ■' Iiypf-Tlcifolia) . ilediiim-sized shriil>, 

 with siiklII, obhint;, usually oiil ire, puViescent Ivs. and white tls. 

 ui .shrirt-stalkcd nndirls. (la,r(l':^n hybrid.— .S'. co/icf/i/ia, Zahel 

 (8. albirtoraX expansa). RL-dinin-sized shiirh, witli lanceolate, 

 sharply sorrate, almost (giabrons Ivs. and pinkish white tls.iu 

 brn;id coryrahs. Garden hybrid. — >S', conijinrfa tmiJtlfl^ra, Hnrt. 

 = Astillie .laponicn vn.r, — X. •'•>ufi''rta , Za.bel {8. canaX crenata). 

 Mediuni-sizrd slirnb, with sni;i.ll , (iva.te to oblongdiineeolate, 

 3-nervr(|. rntirr mt" rrcnatf K's, .and white fls. in dense, small, 

 pediua/k-d ninlads. Garden liyhrld. — iS', Z>a/Mtr('ca, Maxim., is 



closely allied to S. alpina, but not yet introduced; S. canescens 

 and Sorbaria sorbifolia are sometimes cult, under this name.— 

 ^'. diffoniUs, Zaijel (S. alba X coryml.josa). Medium -sized 

 shrub, with oval to oblongdanceolate. serrate, almost glabrous 

 Ivs. and white tis. in large corymbdike panicles. Garden hy- 

 brid.— ^\ discolor, Pursli = 8chizonotus discolor.— .S. dttj/rosa, 

 Nutt. = 8idiizonotns discolor, var. dumosus.— 5. Filipendula, 

 Linn. = Ulmaria Filipendula. — S. fissa, Liiidl. = Schizonotus 

 discolor, var. fissus.— .S. floribniida- A trade name of indis- 

 criminate meaning. 8. sempertlorens and 8orbaria sorbifolia 

 are sometimes met with under tins name. — *S'. gemmdta, 

 Zabel {8. Mongolit^a, Hort., not Maxim.). Allied to S. alpina; 

 axillary buds murh longer than petioles: Ivs. small, penni- 

 uerved, oblontrdain-eolate, usually entire: lis. white, in short- 

 stalked, rather few-tld. ixmbels. Jlont^olia.- .S. Gieseleriana, 

 Zabel (S.canaX.diaiiujedryfolia). McHinni-sV/j-d shmb, with 

 ovate, sharply serrate h's. and rather bir;::'' \\iiite tls. in loTig- 

 stalke<l unibels. Garden hybrid. — S. i/io""'''''', Hnrt. = Ulmaria 

 Camtschatica.— A', gracilis, Jlaxim. (8. vacciniifnlia, Lodd., uot 

 Don). Low shrub, allied to 8. canescens, witli slender, arching 

 branches: Ivs. small, ovate, obtuse, entire or crenate above the 

 middle, quite glabrous: lis. white, in hemispherical loose 

 corymbs. Kimal. L.B.O. ]5: 140:1.— .S. grmidiflbra. Sweet = 

 Sorbaria granditlora.— .S. prandifl<>ra. Hook. = Exochorda 

 grandiflora.— .S. Hacixt'tii. Fenzl. & Koch. Closely allied to S. 

 decumbens, but grayish puliescent and with the sepals upright 

 or spreading in fr. K. Italy, Tyrol. — S. Hodkeri, garden name, 

 applied to 8-nudifiora, liella, expausa, tidstis and others, and 

 also to Exochorda grandiflora. — N. HuinbohUH, Hort. = Arun- 

 cus Sylvester.— .S'. Japonica, Hort., not Linn. f. ^ Astilbe Ja- 

 ponica. — S. inflexa, 0. Koch (8. crenata X mollis). Medium- 

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

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

 many-lid. stalked umbels. Garden hybrid.— .S. Kamaonensis 

 spicata, Hort-, is a form of 8. semperflorens. — .S. Kainschdtica, 

 Auth. = Ulmaria Camtschatica.— v>'. lancifoHa, Hoffmsgg, sup- 

 posed to be 8. Hacqnetii. — S. laxlfliira, Lindl. =S. vaccinii- 

 folia.— .§. Lindleydna, W.all. = 8orl.)aria Lindleyana.— .S. lobdta, 

 Gronov.= Ulmaria rubra.— .S. 'iiiicropetala, Zixhe\ (S. hyperici- 

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

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

 nerveci : fls. white or greenish white, in iimbels on leafy or 

 naked stalks. Garden hybrid.— -S'. Millefdlium, Torr.= Sor- 

 baria Millefolium.— >S. mollis, C. Koch (S. cana Xmedia). 

 Similar to 8. media: Ivs. smaller, usitally entire, pubescent: 

 fls. smaller, umbels pubescent. Garden origin, ^.S. Moitnolica, 

 Maxim., is closely allied to 8. crenata, but not yet introduced; 

 the 8. Mongulii;a ot gardens is 8. geramata.— iS. monogyna, 

 Torr. & Gray = Physocarpus monogynus.— »?. Nepalensis, a 

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

 canescens, salicifolia, etc.— *S. nivea, Zabel (S. canescens X 

 expansa). Similar to 8. canescens inhabit, corymbs larger and 

 looser: Ivs. coarsely doubly serrate, pul)eseent, 1-2 in. long: 

 fls, white or iiinkisb white. Garden hylmd.— S. nndifldra, 

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

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

 hemispherical corymbs. Handsome, almost hardy shrub. Gar- 

 den hybrid. — S. nj)iilifoJi/i, Linn. = Physocarpus opulifolia.- -S". 

 oxybdon, Zabel (S. (diannt'drj^folia X media). Similar to S. 

 media, but branches angular: Ivs. narrower, follicles witli the 

 styles terminal and spiea.ding. Garden hybrid. — S. Pdllasii, 

 G. Dou^Soi-baria 

 palmat.i." .S. pain 

 mdta. Linn,— Ult 

 gracilis, — <S'. yf'vin 

 dium-sized shrub. 



111 pc 



ndirtora". — S. pahndta. Pall. = Ulmaria 

 ai<i, ThuTd.1. = Ulmaria pui-purea, — S'. p'd- 

 laria rubra. — »5. parvifblia, Bertnl, = 8. 

 sccii.s, Zabel (8. expansa X Japonica), Me- 

 with oblong, coarsely serrate Ivs., pubes- 

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

 corymbs; blooming in sumnicr and usually again in fall. Garden 

 bvbrid. — .S'. ri6'7o//a.Nutt. ^ Physncarpus capitatus, — N, rubm, 

 Zabel (S. ruberrima. Dijip. 8. Douglasi X expansa). Upright me- 

 dium-sized shrub, with olilouL'-lauceolate, coarsely serr.-ite Ivs, 

 tomentose lieneath, anddee]i pink fls. in ovate panicles. Garden 

 hybrnl — ,S'. Srhinabi'ch-ii, Zal-el ( 8. chanuedryfolia X triloi.ata). 

 >iodium-sizcil slinib, with arching In-anches: Ivs, ovate to ob- 

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

 lunclod umbels: petals longer than stamens. Handsome 

 t, simd.arto S. VauHouttei, (harden hybrid. — S. so'''"^o/'a, 

 Linn. ^8orbaria sorbif.dia — N. T<>h,'>lsl:ia. Lodd. = Sorbaria 

 sorbifolba — N. trifolliita, Linn. - (lillenia trifnliata.-^'. ^r/.'.-/'.', 

 Zabel. Hybrid -d" unknown origin, similar to S. expansa, but 

 ciprynibs ,-Mid the whitish pink fls. smaller; sepals npnght m 

 i'v—s, ('lnn)rifi, Linn, ^ Ulmaria pcntapetala.— S. racnnti- 

 fnlio. T). Dnn ( S. laAiilora, Lindl.). Shrub, to 2 ft., %vith aVch- 

 iiig iiranclK^s: Ivs bnig-petioled, ovate, crenalely dentate, al- 

 most glahrous ■■,-1^;^ in long: fls whitish, in tomentose 

 corvmbs, 1-:; in, a.cross .Inne, Jnlv. Uiinal. P.F.G. 2, p. 98. 

 FS 7,1, P.KI -N rnrrinlifi-lio. \„>i\,]. ^ S. iiV.iriU^. — S.vaccliin- 

 lolia, Horl.-S. raiicsccns, brnnialis, etc.^N. rrnvsfn. Hort, 

 = Uhn.aria rubra., var. \enusta.— .S. rcni'Stnln, Knnth & 

 Bour'be-8, v;M>(dniilo!ia., ALFRED ReHDER. 



SPIRAL FLAG. See C<'>:fH.s. 



SPIRANTHES (r 



spikes). (>rrlil<h)r 



; Gre(d<; referring: to the twisted 



Lauiks' Tui^sses. a genus in- 



s di.spersed tliroaghout the tem- 



