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NEW OR NOTEWORTHY SHRUBS 
their invading habit will not be objection¬ 
able. 
Robinia hispida. Rose Acacia. A hand¬ 
some flowering shrub with large rose-col¬ 
ored pea blossoms. Large, 75 cents. 
Robinia hybrida, Kelseyi x hispida. To 
six or eight feet, flowers of largest size, 
deep pink, fragrant, very profuse. A seed¬ 
ling of Kelseyi, but much stouter and a bet¬ 
ter grower. Unsurpassed among pink lo¬ 
custs. Flowering size, $1.50 each. 
Robinia Kelseyi. Kelsey Pink Locust. A 
nearly spineless slender shrub to 6 feet; 
very beautiful in flower. Well-rooted young 
plants. 50 cents each. 
Robihia luxurians. Colorado Pink Locust, 
A small tree, the Wisteria-like clusters of 
pink pea blossoms are very fragrant and 
hang in utmost profusion. 75 cents and $1.00 
each. 
Robinia Neo-Mexicana. The true, south¬ 
ern New Mexican Locust with smooth pods. 
Formerly confused with R. luxurians which 
was long known under this name. A small 
tree, flowers pink, less free than R. luxur¬ 
ians, but entirely hardy. Now offered for 
the first time. $1.50 each. 
Rosa foliosa. Pixy Rose. A diminutive 
Texas species with white flowers, the foli¬ 
age of dark green narrow leaflets. Distinct 
from other roses, its neat appearance, non- 
weedy habit and very small size character¬ 
ize it as a gem for the rock garden. Each 
75 cents. 
Rosa melina. Black Canyon Rose. 4 feet. 
Forms compact clumps which do not spread 
from the root. Flowers single, dark rose, 
with spicy fragrance. A very choice shrub, 
$1.00 each. 
Rosa stellata. Desert Rose, In appear¬ 
ance, very unique; profusely branching, the 
twigs are spiny and coated with a felt of 
stellate hairs. Flowers deep rose, followed 
by purplish bur-like fruits, the leaves mi¬ 
nute, five-parted and dark green. Hardy, 
and blooms through a long season; a dry, 
sunny position is recommended. Each $1.00. 
Rubus deliciosus. Rocky Mountain Bram¬ 
ble or Thimbleberry. 5 feet. One of the 
best Colorado Shrubs, satisfactory and reli¬ 
able. It is thornless, forms handsome 
clumps with prettily lobed foliage and in 
June bears a profusion of snow-white flow¬ 
ers as large as single roses and like them 
in form. Very fine stock. 75 cents each. 
$7.50 per dozen. 
Salix brachycarpa. * Alpine Willow with 
yellow twigs; maximum height about 1 foot. 
Small bushes, 50 cents each. 
Salix irrorata. * A large shrub with a 
glaucus coating on the new growth; the 
Colorado Blue-stem Willow. Strong bushes, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Salix petrophylla. * A small alpine, moist 
soil or moraine. 75 cents. 
Salix saximontana. * The most diminutive 
species, only an inch in height, forming 
small mats. 50c; 3, $1.25. 
Shepherdia argentea. Buffalo Berry. 8 
feet. A tall hardy shrub withstanding ex¬ 
tremes of cold and drouht.- Its silver-gray 
foliage is excellent for contrast and the 
scarlet berries add a touch of color in late 
summer and autumn. $1.00 each. 
Symphoricarpos occidentalis. Wolfberry. 
2 feet. A valuable low shrub for dry or 
rocky slopes with good foliage and clusters 
of pearly-white berries. 75 cents each. 
Symphoricarpos Utahensis. Utah Snow- 
berry. 6 feet. The tallest of the group; ex¬ 
cellent foliage, pink flowers and white ber¬ 
ries, graceful habit. Large, $1.00 each; 
three for $2.50. 
Symphoricarpos vaccinioides. Small-leaved 
Snowberry. An elegant miniature of the 
Snowberry, of light graceful habit and at¬ 
tractive appearance. Each 75 cents. 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris elongata. A se¬ 
lected type of the Coralberry with elongated 
racemes of berries that are of exceptionally 
fine color. 75 cents, $7.50 per dozen. 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris leucocarpa. A 
beautiful albino with creamy-white berries 
and light green foliage; excellent for con¬ 
trast. 75 cents, $7.50 per dozen. 
Syringa. Lilac. The Lilac species include 
several valuable flowering shrubs, some of 
which bloom late and thus prolong the sea¬ 
son. The French Hybrid Lilacs are vari¬ 
eties mainly of Syringa vulgaris, the old 
common Lilac of fragrant memories. See 
separate section. All the Lilac species and 
varieties are own-root bushes. 
Syringa japonica. Japanese Tree Lilac. A 
handsome small tree, valuable for its late 
blooming season. Flowers pure white, pan¬ 
icle sometimes a foot in height. Exception¬ 
ally fine own-root bushes, can be trimmed 
to single stem; 4 feet tall. $2.00 each. 
Syringa Josikaea. Hungarian Lilac. Large 
stout shrub, flowering in June. Foliage 
glossy, dark green; $1.00. 
Syringa Pekinensis. A large shrub to 12 
feet with slender branches and graceful 
habit, flowers white, June. Each, $1.00. 
Syringa persica. Persian Lilac. Small 
shrub to 6 feet, with slender branches and 
graceful habit. A very profuse bloomer in 
May; large, $1.00 each. 
Syringa villosa. Late Lilac. Of dense, 
bushy habit, valued as a specimen shrub 
and for its late and profuse flowering. $1.00. 
Yuccas serve as shrubs in the landscape, 
because their rosettes of rigid foliage are 
evergreen and permanent. Several species, 
natives of Colorado, appear to be fully as 
hardy as Y. filamentosa, merely requiring 
good drainage. Some have withstood 50 de¬ 
grees below zero. 
