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NEW OR NOTEWORTHY SHRUBS 
Philadelphia virginal. Mock-orange. Semi-double white flowers of 
largest size. Of highest merit among flowering shrubs. Large, $1.00 
each. 
Physocarpus opulifolius nanus. 5 feet. Erect bush with slender 
branches, leaves small, dark green, a profuse bloomer. Large, $1.00 
each. 
Populus tremuloides. Aspen. $ White-barked small tree. I have fine 
established stock grown two years in the nursery, well rooted and eas¬ 
ily transplanted. 3-4 feet tall, $1.00 each. 
Potentilla fruitcosa. Cinquefoil. A variable dwarf shrub of north¬ 
ern latitudes. The Colorado form is semiprostrate, a free and quite 
continuous bloomer and will thrive in dry soil; by far the best type 
for the rock garden. 50 cents each. 
Prunus Besseyi. Western Sand Cherry. 4 feet. A low spreading 
bush, extremely profuse in flower and fruit, the cherries being black, 
of large size and only slightly astringent when fully ripe. 75 cents each. 
Prunus glandulosa sinensis. Pink Flowering Almond. Own-root 
stock, grown from cuttings; vastly superior to grafted bushes. 75 cents 
each. White Flowering Almond, same price. 
Prunus melanocarpa. Mountain Choke Cherry. Shrub to 10 feet, 
forming thickets. Grown from a yellow-fruited strain, and while most 
of the plants will produce black fruit, a few will have yellow or bright 
red cherries in racemose clusters. 75 cents each. 
Purshia tridentata. Antelope Bush. * A low, much branched shrub, 
growing on sunny slopes, suitable for the dry rock garden; new. Small 
plants 50 cents, 3 for $1.00. 
Quercus Havardii. The Shinnery Oak of western Oklahoma is per¬ 
haps the dwarfest of oaks. It seldom exceeds three feet, and the small 
leaves of various shapes are bluish. It grows on sandhills, and good 
drainage is essential. Bushy transplants, 75 cents each. 
Quercus prinoides. The Chinkapin Oak is an uncommon eastern 
species, attaining 6 feet, but often bears acorns when only a foot in 
height. Very brilliant autumn colors. Bushy plants, $1.00 each. 
Quercus undulata. Evergreen south, but loses its foliage north, al¬ 
though hardy. The leaves are small and pungent-edged, suggesting 
Holly. Small established bushes, $1.00 each. 
Rhus cismontana. Rockmont Sumac. 4 feet. A selected type that 
differs in its dwarfer habit, its small red fruit clusters and very dark, 
glossy foliage. Foliage brilliant red in autumn. A shrub of exception¬ 
al value. 75 cents. 
Rhus cismontana flavescens. Yellow-fruited Sumac. 6 feet. An 
albino form of the western Sumac with yellow fruit and the leaves 
yellow in autumn. 75 cents each. 
Rhus cognata. Durango Sumac. An upright bushy shrub to 8 feet 
with aromatic trilobate foliage and brilliant red berries in showy termi¬ 
nal clusters. Best in a sunny, dry or well drained position. 75 cents 
each. 
Rhus trilobata. Three leaved Sumac. * Its low-branching habit, 
bright red berries in loose clusters and dark green foliage, fit this 
charming shrub for a foremost position in any planting 3-4 feet, $1.00 
each, 3 for $2.50. 
Robinia. Flowering Locust. The kinds listed are pink-flowered 
shrubs and small trees, hardy to 20 degrees below zero without winter- 
