PI. 286. 
FLOWER CLUSTER OF A NEW MIDSUMMER-FLO WERINd CHINESE SHRUB. 
(Sorbaria arborea Schneid., S. P. I. No. 40597.) 
This handsome upright shrub was discovered by Mr. E. H. Wilson in central China. The 
bright-green foliage appears ve.ry early in the spring, and the large showy panicles of 
white flowers are produced on the young terminal growths, which extend the bloom- 
ing period well over July and August. (Photographed bv P. H. Dorsett, Yarrow 
Plant Introduction Field Station, Rockville, Md., July 19, 1918; P24196FS.) 
