. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2363, Spiraea Thunberg (XN,) r^,'/ 3, Thiinbergii, Sieb, Piu', 2:!(;:!, Shrub, ,5 ft, high, with spr'-adini; or arcliinir ^ranches: lvs, sharply serrulate, l-b^4 in, long; lis, ^jure wliite, about /a in. acru,ss, in 3-5'tbl. naked umbels; petals obovate, much longer than stamens; foUioles with the spreading .st
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2363, Spiraea Thunberg (XN,) r^,'/ 3, Thiinbergii, Sieb, Piu', 2:!(;:!, Shrub, ,5 ft, high, with spr'-adini; or arcliinir ^ranches: lvs, sharply serrulate, l-b^4 in, long; lis, ^jure wliite, about /a in. acru,ss, in 3-5'tbl. naked umbels; petals obovate, much longer than stamens; foUioles with the spreading .stvles below the apex. April. May. ). 8;84, 85. âA very graeetnl early-th>\vering shrub, the slender arcliing branches clothed with feathery bright green foliage, turning late in fall to orange or scarlet. Almost hardy, but tips of branches sometimes killed b}^ severe frost; valuable for seaside planting. 4. arguta, Zabel( 5. Thituhetr/ii x iiiuJtifi^n-n). .Similar in habit to the former but higher and more vigorous; lvs. oblong-obovate to oblong-oblanceolate, sharply^ and sometimes doubly serrate, glabrous at length, l-]:'4 in. long; fls. pure white, ^^ in. across, in many-ild. umbels, mostly w'ith small lvs. at the base; pedicels glaltrons; petals broadly obovate, almost twice as long as .stamens. May. Of garden origin. G.(J. III. 22:3. Gng. 7:291. 11:160. 10:44:!. 11)110 most free-tlowering and showy of the earlier Spireas; quite hardy. .5. multiSldra, Zabel (S. crenAta x Jnipericifdlia). Shrul), 5 ft. high, with slender, arching branches: lvs. obovate, cuneate, serrate above the middle, usually ;i- nerved, glabrous at length, about 1 in. long; fls. yjure white, in many-tld. umbels, sessile on the upper, borne on leafy stalks on the lower part of the branches. May, Of garden origin,âHandsome shrub similar to the former, but blooming a little later, 6. pruni!61ia, Sieb. &â Zuce. Graceful shrub, 6 ft. high, with uprig
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