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large white flowers, an inch or two broad, and red pleasantly 

 flavored fruits. 



This thimble-berry occurs about thickets along streams in 

 the hills and lower mountains. It is of no value for its berries, 

 but on account of its ample foliage and showy flowers it is a 

 desirable ornamental. Very little has been done to cultivate 

 this shrub in the United States, but it has been introduced into 

 Europe and is there known to gardeners. 



American Red Raspberry (Rubus strigosus Michx.) 



The wild raspberry of Wyoming, which is familiar to every- 

 one, is also found throughout the greater part of the United 

 States. It was early domesticated in the Eastern States, and is 

 the parent of some of the cultivated red raspberries. It is 

 quite common in many localities in this state and its berries are 

 assiduously gathered for home use. 

 Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb.) 



A much-branched shrub, one to five feet 

 high, with grayish silky leaves. Its yellow 

 flowers, somewhat resembling those of a but- 

 tercup, are produced continuously through- 

 out the summer. It is common in swamps 

 and moist places. This shrub is cultivated to some extent and 

 may be used to advantage on the lawn. 



Cercccarpus parvifolius Nutt. 



A scraggy shrub, three to six feet or more high, hairy toothed 

 leaves more or less silky above but whitish beneath. It has 

 small whitish flowers borne on stout stalks (techni- 

 cally the calyx tube and short pedicel) among the 

 leaves. The seeds have feathery tails, two to four 

 inches long. 



This is a characteristic shrub on rocky slopes and 

 ledges in the foothills and lower mountains through- 

 out the state. This species and the following are often called 

 mountain mahogany, but this name is somewhat misleading as 



