310 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
very different from S. s. grandiflora, the 
S. grandiflora of Lodd., described above, 
among the varieties of S. salicifolia. 
8. sorbifolia is a branchy. shrub, growing to the 
height of 6 or 8 feet, with a round, brown- 
coloured, warty stem ; the wood of which is 
brittle, and hollow within, with a soft ferruginous , 
pith. The leaves are thin in texture, and bright 
green on both sides. The flowers are in termi- W 
nating panicles and small: they are odorous, but GA 
not agreeably so, In dry rocky situations, it WY 
does not rise above 1 ft. in height, and is sub- 
herbaceous. It deserves a place in every collec- \ 
tion, from its marked character, and from the op). Seeake itases 
beauty both of its foliage and its flowers. It 
throws up abundance of suckers, by which it is casily propagated. 
# 26. 8S, Linpiuva\na Wall. Lindley’s Spirea. 
Identification. Wall. Cat., and Gard. Mag. 1840, p. 3, 
Engraving. Our jig. 526. from the Linnean 
herbarium f 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaflets ovate 
lanceolate, acuminate, finely and 
sharply serrated. A large shrub. 
Nepal. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. 
Flowers white; July and Au- 
gust. 
The leaves are larger than those 
of any other species of the genus; 
and, altogether, it forms a remark- 
ably handsome plant, well deserving 
a place in collections. 
A Selection of Species. — The fol- 
lowing kinds, in the London gar- 
dens, appear distinct : — 
-1. 8. tomentosa, comprehending 
S. Tobdlski. 
2. 8. chamedrifolia, comprehend- 
ing S. detulefolia, S. daurica, S. 
sibirica, S. laciniata. 
3. S. salicifolia, comprehending S. 526. S. Lindleydna. 
canadénsis, S. grandiflora, S. paniculata, S. urticeefolia, S. lanceolata, S. car- 
pinifolia, S. refléxa, S. incarnita, S. tadrica, 
4, 8. flexuosa, comprehending S. ulmifdlia, S. carpinifdlia, S. betulifolia, and, 
perhaps, some others. 
5. 8. bélla, 6. 8. corymbosa. 7. S. cuneifolia. 
8. S. vacciniifolia, 9. S. laxiflora. 
10. S. hypericifolia, comprehending S. crenata, S. infléxa Wendland (H. 
8. Gard.), S. obovata Wendland (H. S. Gard.), S. argéntea, S. cuneata, S. 
nana, S. alpina, S. acntifdlia, S. decambens. 
11. S. odlongifilia Wendland, apparently an upright fastigiate variety of 
S. hypericifolia. 
12. S. cana. 13. 8. trilobata. 
14. S. sorbifolia, comprehending S. picowiénsis of Loddiges, which is a 
ae different plant from the S. pikowiénsis of Besser, ‘our No. 14. in 
p- 305. 
15. 8. Lindleyana. 
