300 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Sumac, smooth and hairy, R. glabra* and R. typhina.* 
Useful for the borders of large groupsand belts. They may becut down every 
year and allowed to sprout (as in Fig. 50). The young tops are handsomest. 
R. glabra is the finer species for this purpose. They usually grow 10-15 ft. 
tall. 
Osbeck’s sumac, R. semialata var. Osbeckvt. 
Strong bush, 10-20 ft., with leaf-rachis strongly winged, the foliage 
pinnately compound. 
Flowering, or fragrant currant, Ribes aureum.*t 
Well known and popular, for its sweet-scented yellow flowers in May; 5- 
8 ft. 
Red-flowering currant, R. sanguineum.* 
Flowers red and attractive; 5-6 ft. R. Gordonianum, recommendable, is 
a hybrid between R. sanguineum and R. aureum. 
Rose acacia, Ro- 
binia hispida.*t 
Very showy in 
bloom; 8-10 ft. 
Roses, Rosa, va- 
rious species. 
Hardy roses are 
not always desir- 
able for the lawn. 
For general lawn 
purposes the older 
3 sorts, single or 
semi-double, and which do not :equire high culture, 
are to be preferred. It is not intended to include 
here the common garden roses; see Chapter VIII for 
these. It is much to be desired that the wild roses 
receive more attention from planters. Attention has 
been too exclusively taken by the highly improved 
garden roses. 
Japanese rose, Rosa rugosa.t 
Most excellent for lawn planting, as the foliage is 
thick and not attacked by insects (Fig. 263); white 
and pink flowered forms; 4-6 ft. 
" Wild swamp rose, f. Carolina.* | 
263. Rosa rugosa. ¥. 5-8 ft. 
