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ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



RHUS 



Fragrant Sumac — Two to four feet high 

 with branching- habits: foliage bright green, 

 fading to scarlet in autumn; blossoms in 

 June, with yellow flowers. 



Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree — Ten to 12 



feet high with spreading branches; fol- 

 iage green, changing to brilliant red and 

 vellow in autumn; the blossoms take the 

 form of very bright, mistlike flowers, hav- 

 ing the appearance of smoke at a little dis- 

 tance, and last during mid-summer. 



RIBES 



Flowering* Currant (R. Aureum) — Five 

 to 6 feet high with upright branches; 

 foliage lustrous green; blossoms in early 

 spring with large and showy yellow flow- 

 ers. 



SAMBUCUS 



American Elder (S. Canadensis) — Six to 

 10 feet, upright habit, the stems filled with 

 white pith. 



Golden Elder (S. Nigra Aurea) — Six to 

 15 feet; similar to the American except 

 the foliage is an attractive golden color. 



SPIREA 



Anthony Waterer — An elegant dwari 

 shrub, blooms all season; flowers deej 



crimson. 



Bridal "Wreath — Five to 7 feet tali; fol- 

 iage giossv green, orange in autumn; blos- 

 soms cover the entire length of the grace- 

 ful, arching branches. 



Opulifolia (Xine-Bark, Opulaster) — Orna- 

 mental, bright foliage and double white 

 flowers in June. Showy. 



Thunbergii — Three to 5 feet high 

 with numerous slender branches, forming 

 a dense feathery bush. Blossoms in early 

 spring with pure white flowers which cover 

 it like a mantle of snow. 



Van Houttei — Five to 6 feet high 

 with numerous spreading branches; foliage 

 upright habits; blossoms in May with 

 lustrous green; blossoms in early spring 

 with large and showy flowers followed by 

 dark brown or black edible berries. 



Spi 



SYRINGA— PHILADELPHUS 



Common Mock Orange or Syringa — Eight 

 to 10 feet high with upright or arching 

 branches; foliage bright green; blossoms in 

 May with great quantities of creamy white 

 flowers. 



Gordon's Syringa (Gordonianus) — A 

 handsome shrub having a profusion, of 

 white flowers in early summer. 



Itemoinei Erectus — Upright grower; cov- 

 ered with fragrant white flowers; superb 

 shrub. 



WEIGELIA— DIERVILLA 



Diervilla Floribunda — Six to 8 feet 

 umerous upright branches. 

 Foliage dark green, blos- 

 soms in June with brown- 

 ish-crimson buds which 

 change to bright carmine. 



Rosea (D. Florida) — 

 About six feet high, with 

 spreading habit; dark green 

 foliage, blooming profusely 

 with large, rose colored 

 flowers. 



Able Carrier — Rose car- 

 mine with yellow spot in 

 throat. 



Eva Rathke — Dark car- 

 mine. 



Van Houtteii — Clear car- 



high, with 



mine. 



VIBURNUM 



Rhus — Purxile Frinse or Smoke Tree 



Common Snowball — Six 

 to 10 feet high, numerous 

 upright stems; blossoms in 

 the spring with globular 

 clusters in great profusion. 



Japan Snowball — Six to 8 

 feet high; vigorous, with 

 spreading branches: foliage 

 .lark green with bronze mar- 

 gins: blossoms in the 

 spring. Better habits: pre- 

 ferred to the old variety. 



