White spiraea, or meadow-sweet, crowds into every nook and corner of open ground, raising its graceful stems in almost tropical luxuriance by the brook-side.
"A Cotswold Village"
J. Arthur Gibbs
Small trees of hornbeam grow near the river, with Rhus, Xanthoxylon, Vaccinium, Gualtheria, and spiraea, while many beautiful ferns, mosses, and orchids cover the rocks.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker
That spiraea back there's not looking very good.
"K"
Mary Roberts Rinehart