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bronze, purple and scarlet; summer foliage pale green, light 

 and airy ; relieves heavy masses of shrubbery. 



Spiraea prunifolia — Prune-Leaved Spiraea. Three-five 

 feet; cultivated; May; good soil; white, double; no fruit; 

 scarlet, orange and bronze; may be planted for summer and 

 autumn foliage. 



Spiraea van houttei — Van Hout's Spiraea. Three-five 

 feet; cultivated; May; good soil; white; deep reds, purples, 

 scarlet, and orange ; most desirable shrub. 



Opulaster opulifolius^Ninebark. Three-ten feet; Can., 

 Ga., Kan.; June; river-banks; white; green and russet in- 

 flated pods; used for hedges; slender branches, burdened 

 with fruit. 



Kerria japonica — Corchorus. Three-five feet; culti- 

 vated; May; partial shade; yellow, double; no fruit; yellow 

 green; stems briUiant green. 



Rubus odoratus — Flowering Raspberry. Three-five feet; 

 Can., Mich., Ga., Tenn.; May to Sept,; moist, shady places; 

 rose purple ; tiny red drupes ; green ; increases by underground 

 stems. 



Potentilla fruticosa — Shrubby Cinquefoil. One-four 

 feet; Can., N. J., Minn., la.; June to Sept.; tolerates poor 

 conditions; yellow; capsule; silky pubescent; margins re vo- 

 lute ; used as undershrub. 



Rosa setigera — Prairie-Rose. Six feet ; strong shoots, ten 

 to twenty feet in a season; Can., S. C, Fla., Wis., Neb., Tpx.; 

 June and July; deep, rich soil; pink; red hips; rose, dull red, 

 purple bronze ; plant on banks. 



Rosa blanda — Meadow-Rose. One-four feet; Can., New 

 Eng., N. Y., 111., June and July; rocky places; pink; bright 

 scarlet hips ; pale green ; stems dark red. 



Rosa lucida — Dwarf Swamp-Rose. Three-six feet; Can., 

 N. J., Penn. ; June and July; moist soil; pink; red hips; bright 

 shining foliage ; brownish-red stems. 



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