XXXIV, SAXIFRA‘GEE : HYDRA'NGEA. 493 
sylvania to Virginia. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1736. Flowers 
white, having an agreeable odour ; July and August. 
Variety, 
& H.u, 2 discolor Ser. in Dec. Prod. 4. p. 14.—Leaves almost white 
beneath from tomentum. 
It prefers a moist soil, and is readily propagated by division of the roots. 
2 2. H.(a.) corpa’ra Pursh. The cordate-leaved H. 
Identification. Pursh Sept., 1. p. 309., exclusive of the synonyme 
of Michx. ; Don’sMill., 3. p. 232. 
Engravings. Wats. Dendr. Brit., t. 42. ; and our jig. 900. 
Spec. Char, §c. Leaves broadly ovate, acuminated, 
rather cordate at the base, coarsely toothed, 
glabrous beneath. Flowers all fertile, small, 
white, and sweet-scented. (Don’s Mill.) A low 
shrub. Carolina, on mountains, and on the banks 
of the Missouri, above St. Louis. Height 6 ft. to 
8 ft. Introd. in 1806. Flowers white; July, Aug. 
Variety. 
= H.(a.) c. 2 gedrgica, H. gedrgica Lodd. Cat., 
differs from the species in flowering a little 
later, and being rather more robust. 
We agree with Torrey, in thinking this merely a variety of H. arboréscens. 
a 
900. H. (a.) cordata. 
e 3. H.ni’'vea Michr.. The snowy-leaved Hydrangea. 
Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 268.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 232. 
Synonym, H. radiata Wal. Fl. Car. 251., ex Michr., but not of Smith. 
ngravings. Wats. Dendr. Brit., t. 43. ; and our jig. 901. 
Spec. Char, §c. Leaves cordate, oval, acuminated, 
sharply toothed, clothed with white tomentum, or pu- *% 
bescence, beneath. Corymbs flattish. Sepals of sterile 
flowers entire. Flower buds depressed. Flowers 
white, rather large. (Don’s Mill.) A low suffrutescent 
shrub. North America, on the Savannah River. 
Height in America 4 ft. to 6ft.; in England 2 ft. to @ 
3 ft. Introd. 1786. Flowers white ; July and August. Soi: HiStiven: 
Variety. 7 
a H. x. 2 glabélla Ser. in Dec. Prod. 4. p. 14.— Leaves nearly glabrous 
beneath. Flowers all fertile. This variety has, probably, originated 
in culture. 
a 4. H. querciro'iia Bartram, The Oak-leaved Hydrangea. 
Identification. Bartram Trav., ed. Germ., p. 336. t. 7.5 
Don’s Mill., 3. p. 233. 
Synonyme. H. radiata Smith Icon. Pict. 12., but not of 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 975. ; and our jig. 902. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves large, ovate, ser- 
rately lobed, and toothed, pilose beneath. 
Corymbs rather panicled, flattish. Sepals 
of sterile flowers entire. Flower buds 
depressed. Flowers white. Sterile, or 
outer, ones of the corymbs large. (Don’s 
Mill.) Ashrub. Florida. Height 4 ft. 
to 6ft. in America; 2 ft. to 3 ft. in Eng- 
“Jand. Introduced in 1803. Flowers 
white; June to September. 
This is by far the most interesting of the 
North American hydrangeas, from its large, 
deeply lobed, and sinuated leaves; and its 902. H. queroifdlia 
