. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. XXXIV. 5AXIFRA GE^ : HYDRA'NGEA. 493 Identification. Pursh Sept., 1. p. 309. ofMichx.; Don'sMill., 3. p. 232. Engravings. "Wats. Dendr. Brit., t. 42. sylyania to Virginia. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1736. Flowers white, having an agreeable odour; July and August. Variet)/,
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. XXXIV. 5AXIFRA GE^ : HYDRA'NGEA. 493 Identification. Pursh Sept., 1. p. 309. ofMichx.; Don'sMill., 3. p. 232. Engravings. "Wats. Dendr. Brit., t. 42. sylyania to Virginia. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1736. Flowers white, having an agreeable odour; July and August. Variet)/, ^ H. li. 2 discolor Ser. in Dec. Prod. 4. p. 1-1.—Leaves almost white beneath from tomentum. It prefers a moist soil, and is readily propagated by division of the roots. St 2. H. (a.) corda'ta Pursh. The cordate-leaved Hydrangea, exclusive of the syiionyrae and our fig. 900. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves broadly ovate, acuminated, rather cordate at the base, coarsely toothed, glabrous beneath. Flowers all fertile, small, white, and sweet-scented. (Don's Mill.) A low shrub. Carolina, on mountains, and on the banks of the Missouri, above St. Louis. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introd. in 1806. Flowers white ; July, Aug. Variett/. s H. (a.) c. 2 georgica, H. georgica Lodd. Cat., differs from the species in flowering a little later, and being rather more robust. We agree with Torrey, in thinking this merely a variety of H. arborescens. fi 3. H. niVea Michx: The snowy-leaved Hydrangea. Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 268. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 232. Synonyme. H. radi^ta Wal. Fl. Car. 251., ex Michr., but not of Smith. Engravings, Wats. Dendr. Brit., t. 43. ; and our Jig. 901. Spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves cordate, oval, acuminated, sharply toothed, clothed with white tomentum, or pu- bescence, beneath. Corymbs flattish. Sepals of sterile flowers entire. Flower buds depressed. Flowers white, rather large. (Don's Mill.) A low suffrutescent shrub. North America, on the Savannah River. Hei
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