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Rhus (Anacardiaceae). 



Ehus cotinoides. — Alabama. This is a beautiful 

 species which much resembles E. Cotinus in general 

 appearance, but the oval leaves are about 4 inches long 

 and assume a beautiful colour in autumn. The flowers 

 are small and arranged in nearly sessile panicles. 

 / E. Cotinus. — Smoke Plant, Wig Tree, or Venetian 

 Sumach. Spain to Caucasus, 1656. On account of its 

 singular appearance this shrub always attracts the atten- 

 tion of even the most unobservant in such matters. It is 

 a spreading shrub, about 6 feet high, with rotundate, 

 glaucous leaves on long petioles. The flowers are small 

 and inconspicuous, but the feathery nature of the flower 

 clusters, occasioned by the transformation of the pedicels 

 and hairs into fluffy awns, renders this Sumach one of 

 the most curious and attractive of hardy shrubs. Spread- 

 ing about freely, this South European shrub should be 

 allowed plenty of room so that it may become perfectly 

 developed. 



E. Glabra (syns R. caroliniana, R. coecinea, R. elegans, 

 and R. sanguined). — Smooth or Scarlet Sumach. North 

 America, 1726. A smaller tree than the last, with leaves 

 that are deep glossy-green above and whitish beneath. 

 The male tree bears greenish-yellow flowers, and the 

 female those of a reddish-scarlet, but otherwise no differ- 

 ence between the trees can be detected. E. glabra laciniata 

 (Fern Sumach) is a distinct and handsome variety, with 

 finely-cut, elegant leaves and a dwarf and compact habit 

 of growth. The leaves are very beautiful, and resemble 

 those of the Grevillea robusta. It is a worthy variety. 



E. Michauxii. — United States, 1895. A beautiful, 

 hardy, spreading shrub, with pyramidal panicles of bright- 

 scarlet flowers which are clothed with a silky pubescens. 



E. succedanea. — Eed Lac Sumach. Japan, 1768. 

 This is not often seen planted out, though in not a few 



