The Shrubs of Wyoming. 



western part of the United States. There are only two repre- 

 sentatives of the family in this state. 



Dwarf Syringa (Philadelphus occidentals Aven Nelson). 



A low, much-branched shrub, with grayish, shreddy bark, 

 the young twigs reddish in color and somewhat hairy. It has 

 very small, sparsely hairy leaves and white flowers, one-half to 

 three-fourths of an inch broad, borne singly or three together 

 at the ends of the branches. 



This small-leaved unattractive syringa is known only from 

 the country directly south of Rock Springs, where it was dis- 

 covered in 1897 by Prof. Aven Nelson, who gave it the name 

 which it now bears. Its flowers alone are suggestive of its rela- 

 tionship to the large-leaved and handsomely flowered syringas 

 with which gardeners in our Eastern States are familiar. 

 Edwinia (Hdwinia Americana (T. & G.) Heller). 



A diffusely branched shrub, two to four feet high, with 

 shreddy bark and hairy branchlets. The leaves are evenly 

 toothed, green above, soft hairy and grayish 

 beneath; and an inch or more in length. It 

 has showy, white flowers, three-fourths of an 

 inch across and from five to ten in a cluster. 

 This shrub is found in southeastern Wyo- 

 ming, especially in the broken country lying 

 east of the Laramie Hills, where it grows 

 among the boulders and clings in crevices on 

 the rugged granite peaks. It is a handsome 

 bush when profusely covered with the clus- 

 ters of white flowers, and would be a very de- 

 sirable shrub for the home grounds. 



GOOSEBERRY FAMILY. 



( Grossulariaceae) . 



This family embraces the grosselles, or the gooseberries and 

 currants, familiar to everyone. These bush fruits are well rep- 



