DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 



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RHAMNUS. Buckthorn. 



— cathartica. Buckthorn. 8 feet. A fine hardy 



shrub from Europe, with dark green foliage, 

 white flowers and small fruits. Excellent 

 hedge plant. 



— Carolinian us, or frangula. Carolina Buck- 



thorn. A handsome lawn shrub with green- 

 ish flowers; red berries, changing to black in the 

 Fall. 



RHODOTYPUS. 



— kerrioides. 5 feet. A fine shrub, bearing con- 



spicuous white flowers on the ends of the 

 twigs; blooms about the middle of May, and 

 continuously for a long time. Most desirable. 



RHUS. Sumach. 



— aromatica. Fragrant Sumach. 2 feet. Low- 



spreading shrub with glossy, aromatic foliage. 



— copallina. Shining Sumach. 6 feet. Beauti- 



ful native shrub, glossy foliage, which in the 

 Fall is very brilliant. 



— Cotinus. Purple Fringe. 8 feet. The well- 



known Smoke Tree; small, round, glossy fo- 

 liage. Seed vessels a reddish purple in great 

 profusion. 



— glabra. Smooth Sumach. Large-growing shrub, 



with smooth bark. Very effective in Autumn 

 with its crimson seeds and foliage. 

 laciniata. Cut-leaved Sumach. 3 feet. A beau- 

 tiful shrub, with large leaves, deeply and finely 

 cut, with a drooping, graceful habit. Leaves 

 assume a gorgeous crimson color in Autumn. 



Rosa rugosa 



RHUS— Continued 



— typhina. Staghorn Sumach. 10 feet, A small 



shrubby tree of irregular form and conspicuous 

 Autumn fruit and foliage. 



laciniata. 10 feet. Of the same character 



as the species, but with delicately cut, almost 

 Fern-like foliage. 



RISES. Currant. 



— aureum. Yellow-flowering Currant. 5 feet. 



Flowers yellow, with pink stamens and sweet 

 scented. Very good habit. Bears edible fruit. 



— sanguineum. 5 feet. Blooms in May, bright 



pink, almost carmine flowers. 



ROBINIA. Locust. Acacia. 



— hispida. Rose Acacia. 4 feet. This is valued 



for its elegant clusters of rose-colored flowers, 

 which expand toward the close of May, and 

 continue for several weeks. The branches 

 resemble a moss Rose. It is a beautiful shrub 

 for planting in large masses, and produces a 

 most desirable effect. 



See also Deciduous Trees, 



ROSA. Rose. 



We class the wild Roses among shrubs 

 since they best fit in such place. They are 

 used largely in shrubbery and hedge bor- 

 ders, where their generally good foliage, grace- 

 ful habit, abundant bloom and bright fruit 

 seem especially fitting. Also for ground cov- 

 ering. 



— bland a, 3 feet. Slender red branches, almost 



thornless; foliage oval, pale green; flowers are 

 large, bright rose-colored, single; blooms in 

 May. 



— Carolina. 4 feet. The tail-growing Wild Rose, 



with single pink flowers during the Summer 

 months; its bright red fruit is very showy. 



— lucida. 3 feet. A native sort of rather dwarf 



habit. Bears rosy-pink, single flowers in early 

 June, and red fruit in the Fall. Showy in 

 masses on the borders of a wood. 



— multiflora Japonica. 6 feet. Of very robust 



habit, making long, arching canes. Covered 

 in June with white fragrant flowers, followed by 

 scarlet hips adherent all Winter. 



— ruhrifolia. Purple-leaved Rose. 4 feet. This 



is valued for its beautiful reddish-green foliage, 

 as well as for its pink flowers in early June. 

 It is one of the most attractive shrubs, espe- 

 cially when set among a mass of other shrubs 

 or when planted by itself in large groups. 



— rubiginosa. 4 feet. The well-known Sweet- 



brier. The whole plant exhales a delightful 

 fragrance. 



— rugosa. Japan Rose. 4 feet. We class this 



among shrubs, for while it will adorn any loca- 

 tion, we especially recommend it for the shrub- 

 bery border. Its vigorous robust habit, hand- 

 some foliage and flowers especially recom- 

 mend it. The latter possess a delightful fra- 

 grance, and are followed by large bright hips, 

 that prolong the attraction of the plant well 

 into the Winter. Hardy everywhere and should 

 be planted by everybody. 



