OENAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



KHUS GLABRA VAR. LACINIATA — CUT-LEAVED SUMACH. 



P. virg'ata flore rosea pleno. Flowers double, rose colored; not so full 

 as those of P. tnloba, but they appear three or four days earlier. 50 cents. 



PTELEA. Hop Tree, or Shrubby Trefoil. Lederblume, Ger. 



Ptelea, Fr. 



P. trifoliata. A large shrub or small tree, of rapid growth and robust 

 habit. Fruit winged, and in clusters; flowers in June. 



RHAMNUS. Buckthorn. Wegedorn, Oer. Iserprun, Fr. 



R. catharticus. Purging Buckthorn. The popular hedge plant. A 

 fine robust, hardy shrub of European origin, with dark green foliage, white 

 flowers and small black fruit. 



RHODOTYPUS. 



Rh. kerrioides. From Japan. A very ornamental shrub of medium size, 

 with handsome foliage and large single white flowers latter part of May, succeeded 

 by numerous small fruits. See cut. 50 cents. 



RHUS. Sumach. Essigbaum, Ger. Sumac, Fr. 



R. Cotinus. Purple Fringe Tree, or Venetian Sumach. From the 

 south of Europe. A much admired shrub, for its curious fringe or hair-like 

 flowers, that cover the whole surface of the plant in mid-summer. It grows 10 to 

 12 feet high, and spreads so as to require considerable space. 50 cents. 



R. glabra var. laciniata. Cut-leaved Sumach. A very striking plant 

 of moderate size, with deeply cut leaves resembling fern leaves; dark green above 

 and glaucous below, and turning to a rich red in autumn. See cut, 75 cents. 



