308 AIUÌOltKTUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM.
Willd. Enum. |). 340., Don's Mill. ii. p 520. (W a ts. Dend. Brit.,
t.6 6 .; andouryfg. 518.)— Leaves orate-oblong. Pe ta ls white. Bark
o f liranclies rather reddish,
tt S. s. 5 grandiflòra ; S. grandiflòra Lodd. Bot. Cah. t. 1988., and our
fig. 519. ; has its pink flowers nearly twice as largo as those o f the
species ; and is a very ornamental free-growing shrub. Raised from
seeds sent from Kamtschatka, in 1820.
a S. s 6 taúrica. S. taúrica Hort.— An upright shrub, 8 ft. to 10 ft. high,
tolerably distinct, and coming into flower before any o th e r variety.
H o rt. Soc. Garden.
Other Varieties or Synonymes. The following kinds, in Messrs. Loddiges’s
collection and in th a t o f the H o rt. Soc., are either varieties of, or identical
with, S. salicifòlia : — S. canadensis, S. /irticacfòlia, S. laciniàta, S. chamaedri-
fòlia, S. lanceolàta, S. carpinifòlia, S. refléxa, S. incarnàta.
This species sends up numerous straight rod-like stems, and these and the
lateral branches terminate in large, conical, spiked panicles, o f pale red, or
flesh-coloured, flowers. In deep moist soils, a sucker will attain the height of
4 ft. in one season, and flower. Tliese suckers are produced in sucli abundance,
th a t, in order to keep the shrub in a v igorous state, they ought to be cut
down when they have flowered two years, in the same manner as is practised
with raspberries; and the entire plant ought also to be taken up every three
or four years, and separated ; otherwise the old shoots are ap t to die, and
render tlie bush unsightly. I t is one of the hardiest o f garden shrubs, and is,
also, very beautiful, from its long s|iicate panicles full of light feathery-looking
flowers.
J» 21. S. Menzie's u Hook. Menzie.s’s Spiræa.
Mcntijication. H o o k . F l . B o r . A m e r ., p . 173. ; D o n ’ s M i l l . , 2. p . .320.
Engraving. O u r Ag. 520. from a s p e c im e n in D r . H o o k e r ’ s h e r b a r ium .
Spec. Char., Branches pubescent a t the apex, as well as
the peduncles and calyces. Sepals reflexed. Leaves elliptic,
coarsely and unequally serrated towards the apex, glabrous,
the same colour on both surfaces; panicle crowded with
flowers, oblong, obtuse. Flowers small. Stamens twice the
length o f the corolla; ovaries 5, glabrous. {Don’s M ill.) An
erect shrub. No rth Airierica, on the west coast. Height
2 ft. to 3 f t. Introduced in 1838. Flowers rose-coloured;
Ju n e and July. 5 20. .9. MeiizièMi.
22. S. TOMENTo'sA L . The downy Spiræa.
Identification. L in . S p . , 701. ; C am b . M o n o g . ; D e c . P r o d . , 2. p . 5 4 4 . ; D o n ’ s M i l l. , 2. p . 250.
ünnonyme. S. D o p g l i is f i H o o k . F l . B o r . A m e r . p. 172.
Kngraving.'i P lu k . P h v t . . t . 3 2 1 . f. .5. ; S c h in id t A r b . , 1 . t. 5 1 . ; a n d o u r ß g . 52 1.
Spec. Char., 4’C. Nearly all the parts of this plant are more
or less clotlied with tomentum, the under surface o f the
leaves most so. The tomentum upon the stem and peduncles,
and perhaps elsewhere, is o f a reddish colour.
Th e leaves are ovate and serrated, the la tte r partly doubly
so. Lobes o f the calyx triangular and deflexed. Carpels
divaricate. {Dec. Prod.) An erect shrub. Canada, on
mountains. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1814.
Flowers w h ite ; Ju n e and July. Capsule reddish j i'ipe in
September,
This species, or subspecies, in its mode o f growth, resembles
S. salicifòlia ; but differs from it in hav.ing ra th e r
smaller and more deeply «errated leaves, which are very to mentose
beneath. The flowers are much smaller, and o f a
deeper red.
S 2 l. S. tom en tó sa .
23. S. læviga'ta L . Tbe smooth-feu»«! Spiræa.
Uentification. L i n . M a n t . , 2 4 4 . ; C am b . M o n o g . ; D e c . P r o A , 2 . p . 544. ;
’ k aU a ic é n s is L a xw . Nov. Act. Petrop. 15. p . 55 5 . t . 29. f. 2. ;
S a l t à i c a P n / i. F / , i ïo s s . L p. 272.
■ (5. N o v . A c t . P e t r o p . , t . 29. f . 2. ; P a l i . F l . R o s s . , 1. t . 23. ; an d
o u r jîg .
Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves obovate-oblong, perfectly smooth,
entire, sessile, tipped with a small macro. Branchlets
of the panicle cylindrical. Bracteas linear, ra the r shorter
than the calyx. Lobes o f the calyx triangular, ascending.
(Dec. Prod.) A spreading shrub. Siberia, in valleys at
the foot o f the more lofty o f the Altaian Mountains.
Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introd. in 1774. Flowers white ;
May and June, Capsule reddish ; ripe in September.
A very interesting and handsome species, with a habit
exceedingly dissimilar to th a t o f spiræas in general. 5¿2. a. læviKàt*.
âÉ 24, S. /î r i æ f o ' l i a Smith. The White-Beam-tree-leaved Spiræa.
; B o t . R e g . , 1 . 13 6 5 .; D e c . P r o d . Identification. S m i th , in R e e s ’ s C y c lo p ., v o l . 3 3 . ; , 2. p . 544. ; D o n ’ s
M ill., 2. p . 620.
Engravings. B o t . R e g . , t . 13G 5 .; a n d owxjigs. 523, 524.
Spec. Char., 4e. Leaves elliptical, oblong,
more or less lobed, toothed, pale, villose
beneath. Panicle villose. (Dec. Prod.)
An erect bushy shrub. North America,
principally on th e north-west coast,
lle ig h t Gft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1827.
Flowers white ; Ju n e and July. Capsule
reddish ; ripe in September.
A free-growing dense bush, prolific botli
in leaves and flowers ; and, as th e latter
appear at a season when th e flowering of
shrubs is comparatively rare, it is justly
considered as a most valuable addition to
It is [lerfectly hardy, will grow in any free soil, and is easily
523. S. ariæfôlia.
524. Â-. n riæ tô lia .
British gardens.
propagated either by division or by seeds, which it ripens in abundance.
iv. S o r b à r ia Ser.
Sect. Char. Leaves pinnate, resembling, as th e name implies, those of the
mountain ash, or other species of P ÿ ru s belonging to the section 5órbus.
SÉ 25. S. íoRBiFo'i.iA L . The Sorbus-leaved Spiræa.
Identification. L i n . S p ., 702. ; C am b . M o n o g . ; D e c . P r o d . , 2. p . 545.
Synonyme. S. p in n à t a Moench Meth. 633.
Engravings. Cimel. F l . S ib . , 3 . p . 190. t . 40. ; S c h m id t B a u m . , 1. t. .58. ; a n d onr fig. 525,
Spec. Char., Syc. Leaves stipuled, pinnate ; the leaflets sessile, opposite, lanceolate,
doubly and sharply serrated. Inflorescence a thyrse-like panicle.
Torus wholly connate with the tube of the calyx. Ovaries connate, 3.
{Dec. Prod.) A thick stifi'-branehed shrub. Siberia, in moist places. Heiglit
3 ft. to 6 ft. Introd. in 1759. Flowers white; July and August. Capsule
reddish ; ripe in September.
Variety.
B. S. s. 2 alpina Pall. Fl. Ross. i. p. 34. and 89. t. 25. S. grandiflòra
Sweet’s Hort. Brit. p. 194.; ri. Pallàsii Don’s Mill. 1!. p. 5 2 0 .—
Suftruticose. Flowers twice th e size o f those o f th e species, and
disposed in corymbs. Leaves smaller, and serrately incised. A native
o f Ea ste rn Siberia and o f Kamtschatka. {Dec. Prod.) This is
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