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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



PRUNUS— Plum. 



Exceedingly ornamental and very useful ehrubs, deservedly 

 becoming very popular. They are perfectly hardy, and succeed 

 well in almost any location, but especially in a full exposure to 

 the sun. rZ7 



P. Pissardii— One of the finest shiubs in cultivation; wood 

 end leaf are of a rich dark purple, produciBg black fruit early in 

 the season. 



P. Triloba— A beautiful shrub; 

 flowers double, color a delicate 

 pink. 



PYRUS— Japan Quince. 



One the most beautiful of flow- 

 ering shrubs. Grows well in any 

 gooc' soil and any location, even 

 in a very shady one. It is also 

 useful as a hedge plant. 



P. Japonica (Cydouia Japonica) 

 — A. charming plant; foliage dark 

 green and glossy; flowers deep 

 scarlet, produced in great abund- 

 ance, followed by large, pear- 

 shaped fruit. 



PRUNUS TWLOBA. 



RIBES-Flowering Currant. 



A class of plants highly prized for their graceful habit of growth, fine foliage and 

 beantlful flowers. 



R. Aureum— An early blooming variety; flowers yellow. 

 R. Sangulneum— Flowers crimson; very desirable. 



PYRUS JAPONICA. 



— Sumach. 



Small trees or shrubs, highly ornamental and of much value for lawn adornment, either in 

 groups or single specimens. 



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. Cotlnus (Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree)— This beautiful shrub is particularly remarkable 

 for the numerous feathery fruit stalks, which after flowering iisually so completely cover the 

 plant that from a distance it Is no very great stretch of imagination to conceive it eiiveloped in 

 a cloud of gmoKe; hence the popular name. 



R. Glabra (Smooth Sumach)— A strong-growing shrub, excellent for massing; remarkable 

 for its numerous large heads of scarlet seeds in autumn, at which time, too, its leaves are very 

 brilliant. 



R. Glabra Laclniata (Cut-leaved Sumach)— A very handsome shrub with finely divided fern- 

 like foliage. As an individual specimen, this plant has few equals. 



RHODOTYPUS— White Kerria. 



R. Kerrioides— This exceedingly useful and very ornamental shrub 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, succeeded by an abundance of 

 small fruit. 



RUBUS- Bramble. 



Robust-growing shrubs, 

 especially desirable for mass- 

 ing where a wild natural ef- 

 fect is desired. 



R. Odoratus (Flowering- 

 Raspberry)— A very desirable 

 shrub with large foliage and 

 handsome rosy-purple flow- 

 ers, which are produced in 

 great profusion. 



SAMBUCUS. 



Elder. 



S. Nigra A urea (Golden 

 ■^Ider)— A most attractive and 

 very ornamental shrub, 

 which well merits all the 

 jraise we everywhere hear 

 oestowed upon it. It succeeds 

 well in any sunny situation 

 and in any soil. Its growth 

 is free and rapid, and it bears 

 pinching well. The foliage 

 is large and of the richest 



oldea yelloiv, making this a most elTective shrub and invaluable for grouping to produce 



trlking contrasts. 



S. Nigra Varlegata— This is also a beautiful shrub, having handsome foliage variegated 



f 1th silver and green. 



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EHUS GLABRA LACINIATA. (CUT-LEAVKD SUMACH.) 



Strong plants of any of the above hardy shrubs, each, 25cts.; per doz.,$2.50. Extra large bushy plants, each, 50 cts.; per doz., $5.00. 



