LONICERA fragrantissima (Early Fragrant Honey- I 
suckle). Small, fragrant flowers appearing be- I 
fore the leaves; foliage almost evergreen and I 
deep green. Very desirable. 
L. morrowi. A fine variety from Japan; valuable 
for its handsome, red fruit. 
L. standishi ( Standish's Bush , Honeysuckle). 
Flowers creamy-white in May, before the leaves. 
One of the earliest flowering shrubs. 
L. tartarica (Tartarian Honeysuckle). Pink flow¬ 
ers in June. A lovely old favorite with its 
delightful fragrance and should be planted 
plentifully about the home. 
L. t. alba ( White Tartarian Honeysuckle). Simi¬ 
lar to the Red Tartarian in growth, producing 
white flowers very abundantly. 
L. xylosteum ( Fly Honeysuckle). Pinkish-yellow 
flowers, before the leaves in May, followed by 
crimson berries. 
MYRICA cerifera ( Candleberry). A sub-ever¬ 
green, low-spreading, native shrub, found in 
sandy places. Its exceeding richness of foliage 
is the admiration of all who see it. It covers 
itself with crowded masses of small white ber¬ 
ries in autumn. There is nothing to equal it 
for covering sandy or gravelly banks. 
PAVIA alba ( Dwarf Horse Chestnut). A beau¬ 
tiful spreading shrub, producing numerous large 
showy spikes of flowers late in June; very valu¬ 
able. 50 cts. each. 
PHILADELPHUS coronarius ( Syringa , or Mock 
Orange). Of vigorous habit; very hardy, with 
large handsome foliage and beautiful white 
flowers, produced in the greatest profusion at 
the blossoming season. It merits a prominent 
place in all collections of shrubbery. 
P. c. aurea (Golden-leaved Syringa). This is a 
very pretty, medium-sized plant, with golden- 
yellow foliage. It keeps its color the entire sea¬ 
son; valuable for striking contrasts with purple¬ 
leaved shrubs. 
P. gordonianus (Gordon's Mock Orange). A 
vigorous grower and profuse bloomer; flowers 
slightly fragrant and valuable on account of 
blooming late. 
P. grandiflorus. Very showy, large flowers, slightly 
fragrant; branches somewhat straggling. 
RHODODENDRON. (See Evergreen Shrubs.) 
HYDRANGEA ( Thomas Hogg). ( See Page 43) 
RHODOTYPUS kerrioides 
(White Kerria). Flowers all 
summer. An interesting 
beautiful shrub from Japan. 
Arching, graceful growth, and 
handsome, distinct leaves. The 
syringa-like flowers bloom 
through the season from May, 
which gives it great value. 
Does well in all soils. Shiny, 
black seeds in fall. 
RHUS continus (Purple Fringe). 
See page 29. 
RIBES aureum (Missouri Flow¬ 
ering Currant). A gay flower¬ 
ing shrub in early spring; very 
easy to cultivate. 
ROBINIA, hispida (Rose Acacia). 
A midsummer bloomer; 
flowers bright rose-color, in 
loose clusters, 25 cts. each. 
SALVIA greggii. New, ever- 
blooming, red flowering shrub. 
A hard-wooded salvia, grows 
3 to 4 feet high and 3 to 4 feet 
wide in a compact globe. Ex¬ 
tremely hardy; flourishes and 
blooms profusely in the hot¬ 
test, driest weather. Begins to 
bloom in early spring and con¬ 
tinues until long after the early 
frosts have set in. The color 
is an indescribable, lovely 
shade of red, much the color 
of a well-grown American 
beauty rose. One year plants, 
$1 each; $10 per doz. 
SAMBUCUS canadensis (Com¬ 
mon American Elder). Broad 
panicles of white flowers in 
June; reddish purple berries in 
autumn. 
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