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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



RHUS GLABRA LACINIATA. 

 (CDT-LEAVED SUMACH.) 



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. Aureuni — An 



early blooming 

 variety; flowers 

 yellow. 



R. Sangnineum — 



Flowers crim- 

 son; very de- 

 sirable. 



Each 25c; per 

 doz. $2.50. 



RHODOTYPUS — White Kerria. 



R. Kerrioides — This exceedingly useful and very ornamental 

 shr.ub is a native of Japan, 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 doz. $2.50. 



RHUS — Sumach. 



Small trees or shrubs, highly ornamental and of much 

 value for lawn adornment, either in groups or single speci- 

 mens. 



R. Copallina (Shining Sumach) — A very handsome variety 

 with shining, lustrous green foliage which in autumn 

 changes to a rich crimson; flowers greenish yellow. 

 R. Cotinus (Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree) — This beautiful 

 shrub is particularly remarkable for the 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 

 are very brilliant. 

 R. Glabra L,aciniata (Cut-Leaved Sumach) — -A very handsome 

 shrub, "with finely divided fern-like foliage. As an indi- 

 vidual specimen, this plant has few equals. Each 40c; per 

 doz. $4.00. Extra large, each 75c; per doz. $9.00. 

 Each of above, except where noted, 25c; per doz. $2.50. 







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SPIRAEA VAX HOCTTEI. 



SPIRAEA PRUNIFOLIA. 

 SPIRAEA — MEADOW SWEET. 



One of the prettiest shrubs in cultivation, and exceedingly 

 desirable; in fact, we may say indispensable for the lawn or 

 shrubbery border. It is of the easiest culture, succeeding well 

 in any situation. The varieties we name are the best for gen- 

 eral purposes. All are thrifty growers and most profuse 

 bloomers, each in its turn furnishing a succession of flowers 

 all through the summer. 

 S. Anthony Waterer — A beautiful dwarf variety. Grows bushy 



and compact, and blooms very profusely; flowers pink. 

 S. Arguta — One of the very best of the Spiraeas. Resembles 

 the well-known variety Thunbergii, but is stronger and 

 more upright; flowers white, borne in great profusion early 

 in summer. 

 S. Billardii — Bears spikes of pink flowers; very desirable. 

 S. Collosa — A beautiful variety, with deep rose flowers; habit 



of plant very graceful. 

 S. Collosa Alba — A dwarf and compact shrub bearing a great 



abundance of white flowers; very desirable. 

 S. Opulifolia — A robust grower; flowers white. 

 S. Opulifolia Aurea — Golden foliage, flowers white; very orna- 

 mental. 

 S. Pnmifolia— White; very desirable; early. 

 S. Sorbifolia (Ash -Leaf Spiraea) — An excellent shrub; very 



attractive; flowers white, borne on long, upright spikes. 

 S. Thunbergii — Leaves narrow, stems light and graceful; 



flowers white; blooms very profusely; early. 

 S. Van Houttel — This is beyond doubt the handsomest of all 

 Spiraeas; in fact, it has few if any equals among ornamental 

 shrubs. When in full bloom in May and June it presents an 

 appearance difficult to describe, except that from a little dis- 

 tance it seems to be wreathed with snow, the branches 

 drooping gracefully under the fleecy covering. Even when 

 not in bloom the plant from its habit of growth and pretty 

 foliage has a very pleasing and artistic effect, either as a 

 single specimen or arranged in groups. It is a sure grower 

 and perfectly hardy. 



Each 25e: per doz. $2.50. 



