t 8
| | |inches long, the flowers
| | |being white, with blotches
| | |of yellow and red at the
| | |base of the petals.
| | |
*AE. (Pavia) |North America. |White |This is better known as P.
parviflora |On river banks |fragrant |macrostachya, and is a low,
|in Georgia. |flowers |spreading shrub 8 to 10
|Introduced to |sometimes |feet high; the leaves
|England by Mr. |tinged |consist of five to seven
|John Fraser in |with pink,|finely serrated leaflets,
|1786 |and long |covered underneath with a
| |stamens, |whitish tomentum. Although
| |and in |introduced so long ago,
| |long |this August flowering shrub
| |upright |is not common; it is a good
| |racemes |shrub for a small garden,
| | |and is not fastidious about
| | |soil or even situation if
| | |not too shady. It is
| | |increased by suckers thrown
| | |up around the plant. These,
| | |when detached with a
| | |portion of root, soon form
| | |good plants.
| | |
AE. californica |California. 40 |Erect |This is not much known,
|feet in its |spikes of |but is a handsome shrub or
|native country, |white or |tree.
|but not much |delicate |
|more than a |rose; |
|shrub here |sweet- |
| |smelling |
| |flowers; |
| |May |
| | |
*AE. Pavia (P. |North America |Red; |This is the Red B