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® 10. /?. CORYMEO'SA Hnf. The corymbose-/<nt)t'riHg Spiræa.
Identifitaiitm. Enrm. P réc is clos Découvertes Somlologiques, ou Zoologiques
e t Botaniques (P a le rm e , 1814), p. 36. ; and in Desv. J o u rn . B o t., 1814, p.l68.,
Dec. Prod. 2. p . 544, , ^
B n g ra v in s s . Lod. Bot. Cab., t. 671. ; .and om-fig. 512.
Spcc. Char., 4c. Leaves oval-obloiig, unequally serrated, glabrous,
green above, hoary below. Flowers trigynoiis, disposed
in terminal corymbs. {Dec. Frod.) A handsome
shrub. Virginia. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. Introd. in 1819.
Flowers white, produced in g reat abundance ; June and July.
Capsule reddish ; ripe in Sept.
Variety. , . • rr . rr O ■ 512. s. corymSosp.
a S. c. 2 sordna, S- so ro n a Penny m Hort. B nt., is a
smaller plant, seldom growing higher than 2 ft., and flowers ra the r
later than th e species.
A very desirable species, on account o f its large corymbs of white flowers,
and its distinctness in external character.
M 17. S. PAC CIN IIFO 'L IA D . Don. The Vaccinium-leaved
Spiræa.
Id en tifica tim. Don Prod. Fl. Nep.. 1. p. 227. i De c. P ro d ., 2. p. 546. ;
D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 518,
Siiminyme. S. ndi,rntif5l!,n Hort.
Engravings. Bot. Cab,, t, 1430, ; and our tig. 613.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Upright. Branchlets hairy. Leaves
elliptical, acute, serrated at the tip, glabrous, glaucous
on th e under surface. Flowers disposed in terminal
tomentose cymes, a few in a cyme. {Dec. Prod.)
A ll upright shrub. Nepal. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. In troduced
in 1820. Flowers white ; July and August.
Capsule reddish ; ripe in October.
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18. S. l a x i f l o ' r a Lindl.
Spiræa.
The loose-flowered
513. S . v a cc in iifò iia .
Identification. L in d l. Bot. Reg. M. Chron. 1830, No. 89.
E n g ra v in g . Owvfig. 000. in p. 000.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Bl anches weak, round, downy. Leaves smooth, ovate-crenate.
long-stalked, glaucous beneath. Panicles loose_, villose. P e ta ls reflexed.
{Lindi.) A shrub resembling S. iiacciniifòlia in the form of th e leaves,
and the colour of the ir under surlace. Nepal. Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. In tro duced
in 1838. Flowers white, in large, loose, shaggy panicles ; Ju ly and
August.
^ 19. /S', b e ' l l a Sims. The beautiful Spiræa.
Identification. Sims; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 542. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 518.
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2426. ; and o u r Jîg . 514.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems erect, branched, glabrous,
and reddish. Leaves ovate, acute, sharply serrated,
w'hitishly tomentose on the under surface.
Flowers pretty, rose-coloured, in corymbs laxly
disposed. Lobes o f the calyx deilexed. (Dec.
Prod.) An erect, loose-growing shrub. Nepal.
Height 3 ft. to 4 ft, Introd. 1820. Flowers beautiful
rose-coloured ; May and June. Capsule reddish
; ripe in September.
This species is as hardy, and as easily propagated,
as th a t very common shrub, S. salicifòlia, from
which species it differs in its loose branchy manner
of growth, and in the flowers being in corymbs. One
of th e most beautifnl species of th e genus.
XXVI. j î o s a ' c e æ : s-PiRAi'A. 307
§ iii. Spirària Ser.
Sect. Char. Ovaries distinct. Torus with its base connate with the tube of
the calyx ; its tip separate. Carpels not inflated. Inflorescence a panicle.
Leaves serrate, without stipules. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 544.)
J* 20. S. í a l i c i f o ' l i a L . The Willow-leaved Spiræa.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 700. ; Camb. Monog. ; Dee. Prod., 2. p. 544.
Si/nonumes. Spiræ'a frùtex Hort. ; Bridewort, Queen’s Needlework.
Eiigraving. Gmel. Fl. Sibir., 3. t. 49.
spec. Char., 4e. Stem and peduncles glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, serrated,
and, more or less, doubly so ; glabrous. Lobes o f the calyx triangular,
spreading. Carpels glabrous. {Dec. Prod.) An erect shrub. Siberia,
Tartary, and Boliemia ¡ also o f Canada, and, perhaps, o f Britain. Height
4ft. to 6 f t. Cultivated in 1665. Flowers red ; July and August. Capsule
red ; ripe in September.
Varieties. Seringe has characterised four forms o f this
species as follows : —
3Í S. s. 1 cárnea Ait. H o rt. Kew. ed. iii. p. 254.,
Camb. Mon. (E n g . Bot., t. 1468. ; a n d o u ry îg . 515.)
— Leaves lanceolate. Panicles consisting o f ra cemes
more or less spicated. Pe ta ls o f a flesh colour.
Bark o f the branches yellowish. This is the
form found wild iu Britain :
whether it be indigenous or
not, botanists are not agreed.
Professor Henslow considers
it “ possibly introduced
by the agency o f man.”
tt S. s. 2 alpéstris Pall. F l. Ross. i.
p. 36. t. 22., Camb. Monog.
S. alpéstris Doris Mill. ii.
p. 519. (OurySg. 5 1 6 .)—A
small shrub. Leaves shorter
than those o f S. s. cárnea.
Branches very short.
515. S. «alicifòlia c árn ea . 51G. S . <. alpéstris.
S. s. 3 paniculàta Willd. Sp. ii. p. 1055., Ait. H o rt. Kew. ed. 2. iii.
p. 254. S. álba Ehrh. Beitr. vii. p. 137. (O u r Jig. 517.) — Leaves
ovate-oblong. Pe ta ls white. Bark o f th e branches red. I t is likely
th a t this is also the S. álba of Miller, o f Wats. Dend. Brit. t. 133.,
and o f Muhlenbergs Catalogue oJ North-Ameiican Plants.
517. S. í . p an icu là ta . 51S. S. 4. latifòlia 519. S . 4. g ran d iflò ra.
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Si S. s. 4 latifòlia Willd. Sp. ii. p. 1055. S. obovàta Raf. in Litt., not of
Waldst. e t Kit., according to Wiild. Enum. 5 4 1 .; S. carpinifòlia
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