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Leaves 2- or 3-pinnate, 6-12 in. ; upper surface glabrous, lower 
pubescent, pale ; leaflets usually in threes, ovate, 1-3 in., sharply 
and irregularly toothed, narrowed upwards into a tail-like tip. 
Flowers white, 1 -sexual, the male and female on different plants, 
in long, slender, panicled, pubescent racemes. Follicles glabrous, 
shining. 
Huttoo ; June, July. — W. Himalaya, 8000-10,000 ft. — N. Asia, W. Europe, 
N.W. America. 
Superficially resembles Astilbe rivularis, but the flowers have petals and 
6-8 ovaries. 
Fig. 44. Spibjea canescens. 
3. Spiraea sorbifolia, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 324. A tall, nearly 
glabrous shrub. Leaves simply pinnate, 8-12 in. ; leaflets 13-19, 
narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 in., sharply toothed, long-pointed. 
Flowers white, in terminal panicles 6-12 in. long. Follicles 
glabrous. 
Simla, Mushobra, common ; May-July. — W. Himalaya, 7000-10,000 ft. — 
N. Asia. 
4. Spiraea bella, Sims ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 324. A shrub ; stems 
2-4 ft., nearly glabrous. Leaves simple, glabrous, ovate, 1-2 in., 
sharply and irregularly toothed except near the base ; lower sur- 
face covered with a pale bloom. Flowers pink, often polygamous, 
