114 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
PYRUS—Japan Quince, 
One of the most beautiful of flowering shrubs. Grows well 
in any good soil and any location. It is also useful as a hedge 
plant. 
P. Japonica (Cydonia Japonica)—A charming plant; foliage 
dark green and glossy; flowers deep scarlet, produced in great 
abundance, followed by large pear-shaped fruit. Each 25c; 
per doz. $2.50. 
RIBES—Flowering Currant, 
A class of plants highly prized for their graceful habit of 
growth. fine foliage and beautiful flowers. 
R. Aureum—An early blooming variety; flowers yellow. 
R. Sanguineum—F lowers crimson; very desirable. Each 25c; 
per doz. $2.50. 
RHUS—Sumach. 
Small trees or shrubs, highly ornamental and of much value 
for lawn adornment, either in groups or single specimens. 
R. Cotinus (Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree)—This beautiful 
shrub is particularly remarkable for thé numerous feathery 
fruit stalks, which after flowering usually so completely 
cover the plant that from a distance it is no great stretch of 
imagination to conceive it enveloped in a cloud of smoke; 
hence the popular name, 
R. Glabra (Smooth Sumach)—A strong-growing shrub, excel- 
lent for massing; remarkable for its numerous large heads 
of scarlet seeds in autumn, at which time, too, its leaves 
PYRUS JAPONICA. are very brilliant. 
R. Glabra Laciniata (Cut-Leaved Sumach)—A very handsome 
shrub, with finely divided fern-like foliage. As an _ indi- 
RHODOTYPUS—White Kerria. vidual specimen, this plant has few equals. Each 40c; per 
R. Kerrioides—This exceedingly useful and doz. $4.00. Extra large, each 75c; per doz. $9.00. Z 
very ornamental shrub is a native of Japan, Each of above, except where noted, 25¢c; per doz, $2.50. 
but perfectly hardy in our climate. It is of 
medium size with neat, attractive foliage and 
large, handsome, single white flowers, freely 
produced in early summer. Each’ 25c; per 
ROSES. 
Hardy’ varieties highly desirable and orna- 
mental in the shrubbery border. 
Rosa Rugosa Alba—A very ornamental shrub- 
bery Rose of Japanese origin, perfectly 
hardy; leaves large and glossy; flowers 
single, pure white. 
R. R. Rubra—Beautiful crimson single flowers 
produced in great abundance and succeeded 
by large red berries; very ornamental. 
Rosa Lucida—An excellent Rose for massing 
in groups or berders of shrubs. Flowers 
single, bright pink. 
Rosa Nitida—Very desirable for massing with 
shrubbery. Flowers red; a profuse bloomer. 
Extra strong plants of the above, each 40c; 
per doz. $4.00. 
Rosa Rubrifolia—This Rose is remarkable be- 
cause of its colored foliage, which in early 
spring is a rich reddish-purple, changing as 
the season advances into a reddish-green. 
The plant is a good grtwer, perfectly hardy, 
and produces quantities of single pink flow- 
ers early in summer. Each 30c; per doz. $3.00. 
SAMBUCUS—Elder. 
S. Nigra Aurea (Golden Elder)—A most at- 
tractive and very ornamental shrub. The 
foliage is large and of the richest golden yel- 
low; very effective and invaluable for group- 
ing to produce striking contrasts. 
S. Nigra Variegata—This is also a beautiful 
shrub, having handsome foliage variegated 
with silver and green. 
Hach 25c; per doz. $2.50. 
SYRINGA—Lilae. 
These old favorites are so well known that 
any description would seem superfluous. Suf- 
fice to say that they are indispensible. 
S. Persica (Persian Lilac)—A very popular 
plant; flowers purple. 
S. Vulgaris (Common lLilac)—Larger foliage 
than the former; flowers purple. 
S. Alba—F lowers pure white. 
S. Charles X.—A robust grower, and very free 
bloomer, trusses large, flowers reddish. 
Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. ROSA RUGOSA. 
EXTRA LARGE BUSHY PLANTS OF ALL THE AB OVE SHRUBS, EACH 50 CENTS; PER DOZ, $5.00. 
