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a r b o r e t u m ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM
very different from S. s. grandiflòra, the
S. grandiflòra o f Lodd., described above,
among th e varieties of S. salicifòlia.
S. sorbifolia is a branchy shrub, growing to the
height of 6 or 8 feet, with a round, brown-
coloured, warty stem ; th e wood of which is
brittle, and hollow within, with a soft ferruginous
pith. The leaves are thin in tex tu re , an d bright
green on both sides. The flowers are in termi- <
nating panicles and sm a ll; they are odorous^ but
not agreeably so. In dry rocky situations, it
does n o t rise above 1 ft. in height, and is sub-
herbaceous. I t deserves a place in every collection,
from its marked character, and from the
5 26. S . io rb ifb lia .
beauty both o f its foliage and its flowers. ^ I t
throws up abundance o f suckers, by which it is easily propagated.
fi 26. S. L in d l e y a 'na Wall. Lindley’s Spiræa.
Id e n t i f ic a t io n . W a l l . C a t . , a n d G a r d . M a g . 1840, p . 3.
E n g r a v i n g . O u r J ig . 526. fr om th e L in n e a n
h e r b a r ium
Spec. Char., 4c- Leaflets ovate
lanceolate, acuminate, finely and
sharply serrated. A large shrub.
Nepal. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft.
Flowers white; July and August.
The leaves are larger than those
of any other species o f the g e n u s ;
and, altogether, it forms a remarkably
handsome plant, well deserving
a place in collections.
A Selection o f Species. — The following
kinds, in th e London gardens,
appear distinct : —
1. S. tomentosa, comprehending
S. Tobolski.
2. S. chamoedrifôUa, comprehending
S. ¿etulæfôlia, S. dàùrica, S.
sibirica. S. laciniàta.
.3. S. sa/ic¿/ü//a, comprehending 5. s.Lînàiejû««. ^
canadénsis, S. grandiflòra, S. paniculàta, S. articæfôlia, S. lanceolàta, S. carpinifòlia,
S. refléxa, S. incarnàta, S. taúrica.
4. ^.flexuòsa, comprehending S. wlmifolia, S. carpinifòlia, S. óetulifòlia, and,
perhaps, some others.
5. S. bèlla. 6. S. corymbòsa, 7. S. cuneifòlia.
8. S. vacciniifòlia. 9. S. lax'fiòra.
10. S. hypericifòlia, comprehending S, crenàta, S. infléxa Wendland (H .
S. Gard.), S. obovàta Wendland (H . S. Gard.), *S'. argéntea, S. cuneàta, S.
nàna, S. alpina, S. acutifòlia, S. decûmbens.
11. S. oblongifòlia Wendland, apparently an upright fastigiate variety of
S. /¿ypericifòlia.
12. S. càna. 13. S. trilobata.
14. S. sorhifòlia, comprehending S. picowiensis o f Loddiges, which is a
3nt plant from the S. pikowiénsis o f Besser,totally different our No. 14. in
p. 305.
15. S. Lindley^n'à.
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S e c t. III. P o t e n t i ' l l e æ .
G e n u s IX.
, I t tÆ
liU 'B U S L. T h e B r a m b l e . Lin. Syst. Icosândria Polygynia.
„ . T - . . M n 9fi-l • D_ ue Prod.. 2. p.5K5c6f.. ;. Don’s MTVTiillll ., 29 . rp, . .5S9Q ..
D e r iv a t io n . F r o m r u o , r e a in A/eitiu , lu
ran Char Calyx flattish - . a t the , ,bottom, 5-cleft.i . f v Petak rt-j,.? .. 5.c Stamens QfnMoeiio n numerous,n m p r o i i ^ .
h fte ^ e ftin tlfftcriyx along with the petals. Carpels or Jetema nnmerons,
fleshy, disposed in a head upon an elevated torus. Styles lateral, near the
a p e x of the carpel. {Don's M ill.)
or lobed, stipulate, deciduous or snbcv
rig ic cn , vvLLiA ----
te rmina l ra c em e s . Fruit edible.
&c No less th an 48 supposed species o f th e genus are d e s c iiW and figuied
fZ h o R M G Z la n ic i o Y W e t a and Nees von Esenbeck. The numbe/
l c i s f n ? Inolish “ Botany t e is,is, in Dr.U r. Lindley’s u in u ie y s Synopsis oynopsa, oj of the ,
B r t t p Flma
' „..Mho rednced to 5. or iiossibW to 2, exclusive o f th e 1 er-
S '-w h i c h h ! says, may b e re d u c e d to 5, o r possibly to 2 ex c lu siv e o f * 6 "
I Z e L sp’ecies., ¡ o D o k Miller, 147 a r e g iv e n a s th e t o t am i n to e r f t e d I;/
“ t s ' " w : ¿ h a i \ t a y "
" o n S r i h g a r L n s . Thepropagation of the shrta^^^^^^
w.'.G.vc pftputpd bv suckers or seeds ; th a t ot the bramDie aiyisioii oi
root and t h iw o u t o th e r shoots, which may again be pegged down; so th a t
plank are procured from brambles much in the same way as from strawbeiiies.
; i. L e a v e s p in n a te , o f 3— 7 L e a fle ts .
M \. R . s u b e r e ' c t u s Anders. The su b -e re c t Bramble. J* 1 . i t . S U B E K f c iG T u a ------------ ---------- „ . ,
u e n m d t i o n . A n d e r s . In L in n . S o c . ; D e c . P r o d . , 2. p . 5 5 6 .; D o n ’ s M i l l . . 2. p . 5 3 4 .; Sm i th E n g .
F lo r a , 2. p . 406. t. F- l o r a , •h a s g •i v e n th e fo l lo w in g . — nn . noe«r.neift JT aU\
i,g. B o t . t. 2 7 14 ., w h ic h is a sm a l le r fo rm o f R . a fF lu is
o„rJ%. 527.
Spec.Char., 4c. Stem erect. Leaf of never more than 5 leaflets.digitate, occa-
sionally pinnate, thin, shin- -
Biwnaiij , -
ing,;____ and 1 plaited. T?Flowers l/-»n7/:«r5 in
in
simple corymbose racemes.
Prickles weak. {Lindl.)
A sub-erect shrub. Britain,
' in moist woods and by the
sides o f rivulets, chiefly
ill the north e rn counties.
Stems 3 ft. to 4 ft. Flowers
white ; Ju n e to September.
F ru it pale purple ; ripe in
August.
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5 2 7 . J îù b u s eu b eïé ctu s .