CLIBRANS’ LIST OF SHRUBS, 1909-10. 
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EVERGREEN, DECIDUOUS AND FLOWERING SHRUBS — continued. 
Rhamnus — continued. 
1728 alaternus folius argenteus, beautifully margined cream and splashed with silver; a rapid 
grower and fills up well; never loses its variegation; excellent for indoor work. 
In pots, 1/-, 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
*1729 Californicus, a vigorous grower, with thick evergreen leaves; fine decorative shrub. 
In pots, 9d. and 1/- each. 
RHODODENDRONS, see pages 90 to 96. 
RHODOTYPUS 
1734 kerrioldes (White Kerria ), beautiful white flowers resembling a single rose; a charming 
acquisition. 1/- each, 9/- per doz. 
RHUS 
1740 Coriaria, whitish-green flowers, in large loose panicles. 1/- and 1/6 each. 
1742 Cotlnoides, one of the most attractive and beautiful of all our autumn tinted shrubs, 
the foliage during the latter part of the year being coloured with delightful tints of 
orange, red and yellow. 2/6 to 3/6 each. 
1743 Cotinus ( The Venetian Sumach or Smoke Plant), a remarkable plant, with elegant foliage 
which reddens in autumn; and lovely feather-like seed clusters of a reddish-purple. 
1/- and 1/6 each. 
*1758 Osbeckii, leaves remarkable and very ornamental, assuming a beautiful autumnal 
colour. 1/- to 1/6 each. 
1763 toxicodendron, (frequently known as Ampelopsis japonica) (“ The Poison Oak ”), a fine 
shrub of half climbing habit, large trifoliate leaves, which turn to various tints of 
red and crimson in autumn. This shrub should be handled with care as it is very 
poisonous. In pots, \j- to 1/6 each. 
See also page 26. 
RIBES ( Flowering Currant). 
1767 alpinum pumilum aureum ( Golden Mounlian Currant), dwarf 
growing species, with yellow leaves, very suitable for rock- 
work. 
1770 aureum (Golden Flowered Currant), numerous racemes of yellow 
blooms. 
1776 Gordoniana, flowers red and yellow in drooping bunches. A 
hybrid between aureum and sanguineum. 
1782 sanguineum, red flowers. 
Standards on 3 to 4 feet stems, 2/6 and 3/6 each. 
1785 albidum, white flowers, slightly suffused pink. 
1788 atro-rubens, the most beautiful variety of this family. 
flowers very dark red. 
1790 carneum, flesh coloured flowers, distinct. 
1791 flore-pleno, flowers double, late, and lasting. 
For special cheap offer of Ribes, see Collection No. 41, page 82. 
*ROMNEYA 
Coulterl ( Bush Poppy), see illustration page 72. A gloriously beautiful plant, hardy in all 
but very bleak and exposed situations. The flowers, five or six inches across, are of the 
purest glistening white, with a centre of golden-yellow stamens, the petals arc beauti- 
fully crenulated, and the whole is deliciously perfumed. The beauty of this lovely 
plant is entirely without parallel in its class; the foliage itself, of a pleasing glaucous 
tint and deeply laciniated, is highly ornamental. 1/-, 1/6 to 2/6 each, 10/6, 12/-, 
15/- and 18/- per doz. 
ROSMARINUS 
1825 officinalis (Rosemary), a well-known plant, with purple flowers. 4d., 6d. and 9d. each, 
3/-, 4/- and 6/- per doz. ; 20/-, 25/- and 35/- per 100. 
1826 albus, a beautiful white-flowered variety. 9d. each. 
RUBUS ( Flowering Brambles). 
*1827 australis, a distinct species; thin prickly stems carrying very small narrow ovate 
leaves ; flowers pinkish-white, fragrant ; a good climber for a wall in a sheltered 
situation. 1/-, 1/6 and 2/- each. 
1833 crataegifolius (Hawthorn-leaved Bramble), a shrubby species, with beautiful reddish- 
tinted foliage in the autumn. 6d., 9d. to 1/- each. 
1836 deliciosus (Rocky Mountain Bramble), the true species, which is quite distinct from 
that ordinarily sold. We can strongly recommend it as one of the grandest flowering 
shrubs, each bush presenting a sheet of snowy-white blooms in early summer. 1 /-, 
1/6 to 2/6 each, 10/6, 15/- to 24/- per doz. 
1839 fruticosus flore albo-pleno (Double White- Flowering Bramble), strong grower, suitable 
for rooteries, &c. 9d., 1/- to 1/6 each. 
1842 roseo-pleno, double pink flowers, very pretty. 9d., 1/- to 1/6 each. 
6d. and 9d. each. 
•4/- and 6/- per doz. ; 
25/- and 35/- per 100. 
