No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 221 



SPIRAEA L. 

 Spiraea japonica L.f. 



Local. Escaped from gardens to fields and roadsides: 

 Norwich and Preston (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), Groton (Graves 

 & Bissell), East Haddam (Bissell), Fairfield (Eames), Stam- 

 ford (W. H. Hoyt). July. Native of eastern Asia. 



Spiraea prunifolia Sieb. & Zucc. (plum-leaved). 

 Bridal Wreath. 



Local. Roadsides as an escape from gardens : Groton, 

 Waterford and Montville (Graves), Southington (Bissell), 

 Milford (Eames). June — July. Native of Asia. 



Spiraea chamaedryfolia L. (germander-leaved), var. ulmifolia 

 (Scop.) Maxim, (elm-leaved). 



Roadsides and waste places as an escape from cultivation. 

 Monroe (Eames & C. C. Godfrey), Wilton (Eames & G. P. 

 Ells), and occasional in the southeastern part of the state 

 (Graves). Late May — June. Native of the Old World. 



Spiraea latifolia (Ait.) Borkh. (broad-leaved). 

 Spiraea salicifolia of Manuals in part. 

 Meadow-sweet. Queen of the Meadow. Bridewort. Aaron's 



Beard. 



Frequent or common. Low wet grounds, thickets and 

 bushy hillside pastures, or sometimes in dry ground. July — 

 Aug. 



Spiraea tomentosa L. (woolly). 



Hardback. Steeple Bush. Purple Hardback. 



Frequent or common. Moist fields and thickets, old pas- 

 tures, or sometimes in drier places. July — Aug. 

 The leaves and root are medicinal. 



SORBARIA A. Br. 



Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Br. (having leaves like Sorbus, the 



Mountain Ash). 

 Spiraea sorbifolia L. 

 Ash-leaved Spiraea. 



Roadsides and waste places as an escape from cultivation. 

 Rare in most districts: Granby and Plainville (Bissell), Ox- 



