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SPIRAEA FILIPENDULA. COMMON DROPWORT.
SP IR EA Filipendula; foliis interrupte pinnatis, foliolis omnibus profunde serratis vel incisis, floribus
paniculato-cymosis.
SP IREA Filipendula. L im . Sp. PI. p . 702. Huds. Angl. p. 217. Lightf. Scot. p. 259. With,
rrri, 1 * 7 ' ll 4 ‘ ?°l 3* P' 454‘ . Hof fm- Germ- 0 - 1 -P . I. p. 227. (Ed. Dan. t. 635.
lYilld. Sp. PI. m l. 2. 1061. Smith Fl. Brit. t. 536. Engl. Bot. t. 284. Decand. Fl. Fr.
ed. 3. ml. 4 .p . 478. Fl. Gail. Syn. p. 338. A it. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. ml. 3. p. 256. Pers.
Syn. PI. ml. 2. p . 46. Hook. Fl. Scot. P. l. p . 152.
FILIPENDULA foliis pinnatis, minimis intermixtis, extrema trilobata. Hall. Helv. n. 1136.
FILIPENDULA, Common Dropwort. R a ii Syn. p . 259.
Tuzdnjk. Dan. Biergmantel. Dut. Dropwortel. Fr. La Filipendule. Germ. Die Filipendula.
Hung. Vtrju-mogyorb. It. Port, et Span. Filipendula. Norw. Biergmangel. Pol. Kro-
pidelko mmeysze. Russ. Dónnik. Swed. Brudbröd. Welsh. Crogedyf.
Class a nd Ord e r . ICOSANDRIA PENTAGYNIA.
[N atural Ord e r . ROSACEJE, Juts., Decand., Hook.]
Ge n . Cha r. Cal. inferus, quinque-fidus. Pet. quinque. Pericarpia tria ad duodecim, monolocularia, bivalvia.
Semina unum vel tria in singulo loculo.
G en . Cha r. Cal. inferior, five-cleft. Pe t. five. Pericarps three to twelve, one-celled, two-valved. Seeds one
to three in each cell.
Radix perennis, subfusiformis, lignosa, fusca, parce fibrosa,
fibris hie illic tuberosis; tuberibus ovatis vel
oblongis, fibrillosis.
Caulis pedalis et ultra, gracilis, erectus, subflexuosus,
glaber, fusco-viridis, subnudus, superne subpani-
culatus.
Folia radicalia numerosa, laste-viridia, caulina subbina,
omnia interrupte pinnata, pinnulis oblongis pro-
fundo inciso-serratis, subdistantibus, alternatim
minutissimis.
STIPUL/E ad basin petioli adnata?, argute serrat®, magn®.
F lores numerosi, paniculato-cymosi, albi vel lactei, ex-
tus pulcherrime rosei. Pedunculi pedicellique
gracillimi.
Calyx mohophyllus, angulatus, quinque- vel sex-denta-
tus, viridis, dentibus refiexis purpurascentibus.
P etala plerumque sex, obovata.
Stam in a numerosa, calyce inserta. Filamenta gracilia,
curvata. Anther® subrotundat®, didym®.
P ist il la subdecem, supera, in circulo disposita, hirsuta.
G e rm en oblongum; ovulis duobus, pendentibus.
Stylus breviusculus, recurvus. Stigma magnum, re-
i, canalicutum, flavum.
P e r ic a r p ia tot quot germina, fusca, hirsuta, oblonga,
compressa, scabra, intus dehiscentia, stylo recur-
Root perennial, subfusiform, woody, brown, sparingly
fibrous, with the fibres here and there bearing
tubers; the tubers ovate or oblong, fibrillose.
Stem a foot or more high, slender, erect, subflexuose,
glabrous, brownish green, nearly naked, subpani-
culated above.
L eaves : those of the root numerous, bright green; cau-
■ line ones about two, all interruptedly pinnate,
the pinnules oblong, cut and serrated very deeply,
somewhat distant, alternately very small.
St ipu l e s a t the base of the petiole, adnate, sharply
serrated, large.
Flowers numerous, paniculato-cymose, white or cream
coloured, externally of a beautiful rose colour.
Peduncles and pedicels slender.
Calyx of one piece, angulate, five-or six-toothed, green,
having the teeth reflexed and purplish.
Petals generally six, obovate.
Stamens numerous, inserted upon the calyx. Filaments
slender, curved. Anthers roundish, didymous.
P istils about ten, superior, ranged in a circle, hairy.
Ge rm en oblong; ovules two, pendent.
Sty l e rather short, recurved. Stigma large, recurved,
grooved, yellow.
Perica rps as many as there are germens, brown, hairy,
oblong, compressed, scabrous, opening internally,
and terminated with the’recurved style.
Pig- L .Unexpanded flower. Fig. 2. Flower expanded.............
men. Fig. 5. Calyx. Fig. 6. Pistils. Fig. 7. Single pistil. Fig. s / The
. show the ovules. Fig. 9. Fruit. Fig. 10. Single pericarp.—all more or less
This graceful plant is not uncommon in chalky hilly pastures and heaths, adorning many a waste with its delicate
Fig. 3. JJnexpanded stamen. Fig. 4. Expanded sta-
s, with the germen cut open to
unified.
blossoms, which are in perfection from July to September.
The roots afford an excellent example o f a radix tuberosa, and the leaves, equally with those o f Spircea Ulmaria
an instance oifolium interruptepinnatum, that is, having between each of the leaflets an alternate and smaller one.
. J j0ne“ hy; Linn®us that the tuberous roots of this plant, when dried and reduced to powder, make a
„ .... * - times o f dearth is not to be despised.