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THE NORTH DAKOTA FARMSTEAD 



SCARLET SUMAC (Rhus glabra) a native shrub that does well in dry 

 places is valuable in clusters of coarse shrubbery where it can best 

 be used in the background. Its flowers and leaves are ornamental in 

 early autumn, when they take on a purplish tinge. It is a good shrub 

 to screen objects and for quick effect. 



FLOWERING CURRANTS. There are two varieties that are very desir- 

 able. The Mountain Currant (Ribes alpinum) is a small shrub with 

 fragrant flowers, deep green leaves and an upright habit of growth. 

 It is most useful in dry soils where few other shrubs succeed. The 

 Missouri Flowering Currant (E. aureum) is probably the more 

 common. It is a taller shrub than the Mountain Currant. Both are 

 desirable for low natural hedges and for planting in shrubbery clusters. 



Figure 24 Flowering Currant (Ribes aureum}, also Virginia Creeper vine in 



corner of building. 



WILD ROSES. Many of the wild roses scattered over the state can 

 be used to advantage for their flowers. They will develop into very 

 good plants with larger flowers when given good care. They are best 

 used in the foreground of shrubbery clusters where their flowers in 

 summer and fruits in fall show to best advantage. 



WILD RASPBERRY (Rubus strigosus) is a medium tall native shrub 

 that is fairly ornamental because of the color it adds to the landscape 

 in winter. 



ELDERS (Sambucus). There are many kinds of elders which are 

 tall shrubs used because of their pretty flowers, foliage and fruit. 

 They are all of about the same habit of growth. The varieties of 



