SPIR^'A LANCEOLA'TA. 
SPEAR-LEAVED SPIBiEA. 
Class. 
ICOSANDRIA. 
Order. 
DI-PENTAGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
ROSACEA. 
Native of 
Height 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Introduced 
China. 
15 inches 
May. 
Perennial. 
in 1830? 
No. 975. 
The generic name, Spiraea, has been handed 
down to us from the ancients, it having been used 
by them for the name of a plant that was twiggy 
and flexible, like a cord, which in Greek is named 
SPEIRA. 
Of Spiraea nearly fifty species have been culti- 
vated in England, the gi’eater portion of them 
slender, twiggy, deciduous, shmbby plants, not 
generally of very specious character, but ornamen- 
tal for small shrubberies and gardens. Those 
which we have published, such as Spiraea bella. 
Spiraea trifoliata, (now called Gillinea), Spiraea 
venusta, and others, are amongst the most beau- 
tiful for the mingled flower garden. 
The species which we now add to our list, is a 
native of China, and was introduced a few years 
ago, perhaps through the instrumentality of Mr. 
Reeves, for it sometimes bears his name in the 
nui'series. In cultivation, lanceolata requires but 
little attention, if the soil in which it is planted be 
light and drj'. It may be increased either by 
offsets or cuttings, but the young plants should 
have slight protection during their first winter. 
