OR, BOTANICAL DICTIONARY. 



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Mespilus arbutifolia. Arbutus-leaved Mespilus. 5 or 6 feet. 



Virginia. May. Varies with red, black, and white fruit. 

 Mespilus Canadensis. Snowy Mespilus. 5 feet. Canada aud 



Virginia. April and May. 

 Mespilus chamse-mespilus. Bastard Quince or Mespilus. 4 



or 5 feet. Europe. 



Mespilus Cotoneaster. Dwarf Mespilus. 4 or 5 feet. Eu- 

 rope and Siberia. April and May. 



Mespilus tomentosa. Quince-leaved Mespilus. April and May. 

 Mezereon. See Daphne. 

 Myrica cerifera. American Candleberry. Shrub or tree, 30 



feet. N. Amer. Variety, Broad-leaved. 

 Myrica faya. Azorian Candleberry Myrtle. Madeira and 



the Azores. June and July. 

 Myrica gale. Sweet Gale or Sweet Willow. 2 to 4 feet. N. 



Europe and America. May. 

 Ononis fruticosa. Shrubby Rest-harrow. 1 foot high. A 



beautiful low shrub. S. France. Flowers red or purple. 



-May and June. 

 Osier. See Salix. 

 Phil ulelphus coronarius. Syringa. 7 or 8 feet. S. Europe. 



June. Variety, Dwarf. 

 Potentilla fruticosa. Shrubby Cinquefoil. 3 or 4 feet. Ocland, 



England, Siberia, China, N. Amer. June and July. 

 Priuos verticillata. Deciduous Winter Berry. 8 or 10 feet. 



N. Amer. July. 

 Privet. See Ligustrum. 

 Prunhs pumila. Dwarf Canadian Cherry Tree. 3 or 4 feet. 



Canada. May. 

 Ptelea trifoliata. Three-leaved Ptelea or Shrubby Trefoil. 



10 or 12 feet. N. Amer. 

 Raspberry. See Rubus. 



Rhamnus alpinus. Alpine Buckthorn. Germany, Switzer- 

 land, S. France, Piedmont. 

 Rhamnus ahiifolius. Alder-leaved Buckthorn. N. Amer. 



May. 

 Rhamnus catharticus. Purging Buckthorn. 12 or 14 feet. 



Europe. May and June. 

 Rhamnus Frangula. Berry-bearing Alder. 10 or 12 feet. 



Europe and Siberia. 

 Rhamnus infectorius. Dwarf or Yellow-berried Buckthorn. 



Procumbent. S. Europe. 



Rhamnus latifolius Azorian Buckthorn. Azores. July. 

 Rhamnus saxatilis. Rock Buckthorn. Low. Switzerland, 



Austria, S. France, Italy. 



Rhodora Canadcnsis. CanadiaitRhodora or Rose-bay. New- 

 foundland. 2 feet. 



Rhus aromatieum. Aromatic Sumach. Carolina. May. 

 Rhus copallinum. Lentiscus-leaved Sumach. N. Araer. Aug. 



and Sept. 

 Rbus coriaria. Elm-leaved Sumach. S. Europe and Levant 



July. 

 Rhus Cotinus. Venice Sumach. Italy and Austria. June 



and July. 



Rhus elegans. Carolina Sumach. S. Carolina. July. 

 Rhus glabrum. Scarlet Sumach. N. America. July and 



August. 



Rhus radicans. Poison-oak or Sumach. Virginia and Ca- 

 nada. June and July. Varieties, Common Upright and 



Small-leaved. 



Rhus suaveolens. Sweet Sumach. N. Amer. May. 

 Rhus toxicodendron. Trailing Poison-oak or Sumach. N. 



Araer. June and July. 

 Rhus typhinum. Virginian Sumach, or Stay's-horn Tree. 



Virginia and Carolina. July. 

 Rhus Vernix. Varnish Sumach. N. Atner. July. 

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Caragana. Siberia. 

 Shining Robinia. China. 



20 feet. April 

 May and 



Robinia Caragana. 



and May. 

 Robinia chamlagu. 



June. 

 Robinia fruteacens. Shrubby Robinia. Siberia. April and 



May. 



Robinia halodendron. Salt-tree Robinia. Siberia. 

 Robinia hispida. Rose Robinia or Rose Acacia. Carolina. 



May September. 

 Robinia pygmaea. Dwarf Robinia. Siberia. April and 



May. Weak and low. 

 Robinia spinosa. Thorny Robinia. Siberia. April and 



May. 6 or 7 feet. 

 Rosa alba. White Rose. Varieties, Single, Double, Small 



Maiden's-blush, Great Maiden's-blush, Cluster Maiden's- 



blush. 



Rosa alpina. Alpine Rose. Flowers single, red. 

 Rosa arvensis. White Dog Rose. Wild. Flower single. 

 Rosa blauda. Hudson's Bay Rose. May August. 

 Rosa canina. Dog Rose, Wild Briar, or Hep-tree. Wild. 



Varieties, White, Double. 



Rosa Carolina. Carolina Rose. N. Amer. Red, Single. 

 Rosa centifolia. Hundred-leaved Rose. Flowers very double 



and deep red. Varieties, Dutch, Blush, and Singleton's 



Hundred-leaved Rose. Burgundy, Single and Double 



Velvet, Sultan, Stepney, Garnet, Bishop, Lisbon. 

 Rosa cinnamomea. Cinnamon Rose. Single, Double. May. 

 Rosa damascene. Damask Rose. S. France. June and 



July. Varieties, Red, Blush, York and Lancaster, Red, 



Monthly, White Monthly, Blush Belgic, Great Royal, 



Imperial Blush. 

 Rosa Gallica. Red Rose. S. Europe. June and July. 



Varieties, Rosa Mundi, Marbled, Virgin. 

 Rosa lucida. Shining-leaved American Rose. Single, July. 

 Rosa lutea. Single Yellow Rose. Germany, S. France, Italy. 



Variety, Red and Yellow Austrian. 

 Rosa moschata. Musk Rose. Africa. July. Varieties, 



Single, Double. Flowers white in clusters. 

 Rosa muscosa. Moss Provence Rose. June and July. 

 Rosa parviflora. Small-flowered American or Pennsylvanian 



Rose. Varieties, Single, Double. 

 Rosa pendulina. Smooth Pendulous Rose. Single. N. 



Amer. May. 

 Rosa pimpinellifolia. Small Burnet-leaved Rose. S. Europe, 



Asia. May and June. 

 Rosa provincialis. Provence Rose. Spain and Italy. June 



to August Varieties, Red or Scarlet, Blush, White, Rose 



de Meaux Great and Small, Blandford or Portugal. 

 Rosa pumila. Dwarf Austrian Rose. Austria and Italy. 



June and July. 

 Rosa rubiginosa. Sweet Briar Rose. Europe. May and 



June. Varieties, Common Double, Mossy Double, Ever- 

 green Double, Marbled Double, Red Double, Royal, and 



Yellow. 

 Rosa spinosissima. Scotch Rose. Europe. June and July. 



Single. White. Varieties, Tall, Striped, Red, Double. 

 Rosa sulphurea. Double Yellow Rose. Levant. July. 

 Rosa tomentosa. Downy-leaved Dog Rose. Britain. June 



and July. 



Rosa turbinata. Frankfort Rose. 

 Rosa villosa. Apple Rose. Europe and Asia. June. 



Variety, Double. 

 Rosa acacia. See Robinia. 

 Rubus dalibarda. Simple-leaved Bramble. 

 Rubus fruticosus. Bramble. The variety with double 



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