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 Occident alts 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 Xelson, 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 (Bdwinia 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- 



