Rhus Sumach. 



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upon from a little distance, few plants are more showy. 

 The fruit remains longer than the leaves, and though 

 slightly changing its color is still attractive. R>g. lacin- 

 iata, one of the varieties sometimes known as the fern- 

 leaved sumach, is still more worthy of a place in the garden. 

 It is a smaller plant, from three to five feet high, 

 and has finely 

 cut foliage. It 

 is best grown in 

 the form of a low 

 bush with sev- 

 eral stems which, 

 if permitted, will 

 spring from the 

 common root in 

 the form of suck- 

 ers. As in au- 

 tumn its feathery 

 leaves take on 

 the same crim- 

 son hues as the 

 type, a cluster of these long stems when at the best, and 

 in contrast with surrounding objects, has almost the ap- 

 pearance of a ball of fire. This comparatively new form 

 is one of our most valuable recent introductions, and has 

 been long enough before the public to have won a repu- 

 tation accordingly. R. copallina is a dwarf sumach, with 

 running roots, and is often scarcely more than a foot high. 

 It can be made to quickly cover rocky and barren spaces 

 whenever such a result is desired. 



RHUS QLABRA LACINIATA. 



