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grandiflora (Large Flowering Syringa). Habit strong 
with large white flowers. 
Coronarius (Syringa Garland). A very fine shrub, with 
wonderful sprays of sweet scented flowers. 
flore pleno (Double Flowering Syringa). Habit strong, 
dwarf growing, with semi-double white flowers. 
Lemoineii erectus (Lemoine’s Erect Syringa). A 
charming variety of upright growth; flowers small, yel- 
lowish white, fragrant, completely covering the plant. 
Prunus. Plum 
P. triloba (Double Flowering Plum). A very hardy and 
beautiful tree form shrub covered in early spring with a 
profusion of double pink flowers an inch in diameter. 
Pissardi (Purple Leaved Plum). A beautiful purple 
leaved shrub of recent introduction. The branches are 
very dark purple, the leaves when first formed are rich 
crimson, changing to dark purple, and retain this beautiful 
color, until they drop, late in autumn. 
Pyrus Japonica. Japan Quince 
P. Japonica rubra (Scarlet Japan Quince). Especially 
well adapted for hedges and ornamental shrubbery. Its 
beautiful red flowers and rich green foliage make a very 
charming landscape. 
var. alba (White Japan Quince). Flowers slightly 
tinged with pink. A very beautiful shrub but not so 
sho'w'y as the former. 
Ptelia. Hop Tree 
P. trifolia ta (Green Leaved Hop Tree). A large shrub 
or small tree, of rapid growth and robust habit. Fruit 
winged and in clusters; flowers in June. 
Var. aurea (Golden Hop Tree). Bright golden foliage, 
which unlike most other yellow-leaved shrubs, does not 
fade, but retains its brilliant color until frost. One plant 
lights up an entire group in the border. 
Robina. Locust 
See also under Ornamental Trees 
R. hispida (Acacia or Moss Locust). A native species 
of spfeading irregular growth, with elegant clusters of rose- 
colored flowers in June, and at intervals all the season. 
Ribes. Currant 
The flowering currants are of easy cultivation and 
hardy, and arc very interesting from their profuse 
flowering in early spring. 
Tartarian Bush Honeysuckle 
Purple Fringe 
R. aureum (Yellow Flowering or Missouri Currant). 
A native species, with glabrous, shining leaves and 
yellow flowers. 
Gordonianum (Gordon’s Flowering Currant). A 
valuable and profu.se flowering variety. Flowers crim- 
son and yellow, in pendant clusters. 
Sanguineum (Crimson Flowering Currant). An 
American species, with deep red flowers, produced 
in great abundance in early spring. 
Crandall’s. A seedling from the west; blooms pro- 
fusely; bright yellow flowers; fruit of a red black color. 
Rosa. Bush Roses 
R. blanda. S. May. A thornless variety. Of pale 
foliage, and large, bright rose-colored flowers, single. Scarce. 
R. Carolina (Swamp Rose). M. June to Sep tember. 
The tall growing wild rose, with single pink flowers. 
R. lucida. S. May to July. A fine native, with 
rosy pink flowers. Does well on poor soil. 
R. var. alba. D. This is a valuable now sort, with pure 
white flowers and green stems. 
R. multiflora (Japan). M. June. Its foliage is very 
clean and bright all summer. Its blossoms are produced 
in immense quantities, single, pure white, and followed by 
equally great numbers of small, scarlet hips all winter. 
R. rubiginosa. L. The well known Sweet Briar, with 
highly-scented foliage, small, pink, fragrant flowers and 
quantities of bright hips. Blooms in June. 
R. rubrifolia (Red-leaved Rose). M. August. Quite 
unique and conspicuous for its high-colored, reddish pur- 
ple leaves, retained throughout the summer. Deep red 
flowers. 
R. rugosa. Its stout stems are densely beset with 
prickles; foliage shining dark green, deeply plicated, flow- 
ers single, red, fragrant, and produced freely from June to 
December; fruit bright crimson-scarlet. 
Rubus. Raspberry 
R. odorata (Flowering Raspberry). Large foliage, 
pretty rose-purple flowers. 
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