RHUS Cotinus (Purple Fringe). See page 16. 
RIBES aureum (Missouri Flowering Currant). 
An early bloomer; small, bright yellow 
flowers, with pleasant spicy fragrance. 
ROBINIA hispida (Rose Acacia). A midsum¬ 
mer bloomer, with hairy branches and 
leaves; flowers bright rose-color, in loose 
clusters. 25 cts. 
SAMBUCUS Canadensis (Common American 
Elder). One of the best shrubs for cover¬ 
ing rough, wild moist land with effective 
growth quickly. Used extensively in the 
temporary improvement of world’s fair 
grounds. 
S. nigra aurea (Golden-leaved Elder). One 
of the best yellow foliage plants of large 
size; the color is remarkably bright, rich 
and constant. 
SPIRAEA (Meadow Sweet). Among the varie¬ 
ties of Spirea are some of the most beau¬ 
tiful and useful hardy-flowering shrubs. 
S. arguta. A slender-twigged plant, envel¬ 
oped in early summer in a mass of small, 
white flowers. New and scarce. 
S. Billardii. A late-blooming pink variety. 
S. Japonica; syn., S. callosa. Flowers pink, 
in terminal corymbs. This and all its vari¬ 
eties are summer bloomers. 
S. Bumalda. A dwarf pink variety. 
S. B., Anthony Waterer. An improve¬ 
ment on S. Bumaldi,covered all sum¬ 
mer with heads of carmine flowers. 
A new, dwarf shrub, of high merit. 
S. opulifolia aurea (Golden Spirea). 
An effective yellow-leaved foliage 
plant; strong grower. 
S. prunifolia flore pleno. One of the 
showiest early-blooming species; 
flowers small, double, pure white. 
S. Reevesiana (Bridal Wreath); syn., 
S. Reevesi. Flowers in clusters all 
along the branches, which bend 
gracefully when loaded with 
bloom. One of the most 
popular. 
S. R. flore pleno. A 
variety of the 
e “Bridal 
Wreath,” and one of 
the finest Spireas. 
Thunbergii. A low 
bus h, of graceful, 
drooping habit, with 
very narrow leaves that 
take beautiful tints in 
autumn; one of the 
earliest and freest 
bloomers; flowers small, 
white. Succeeds near 
seacoast. 
S. Van Houttei. Similar 
to single “Bridal 
Wreath,” but a little 
more graceful in habit 
of growth. New and 
very popular. 
STYRAX Japonica (Japan 
Silver Bell). An ad¬ 
mirable new shrub or 
small tree from Japan, symmetrical in 
habit and a profuse bloomer. Flowers 
white with yellow stamens; very effective; 
desirable. 
SYMPHORICARPUS racemosus (Snow- 
berry). Valued for the fleshy white berries, 
which are very conspicuous after the 
leaves have fallen. 
S. vulgaris (Coral Berry, Indian Currant). 
The fruit is very abundant, dark red or 
purple and remains all winter. An excel¬ 
lent ground cover for almost any kind of 
land. 
Syringa : The Lilacs 
The Lilac among shrubs is like the maple 
among trees, “the most common and most in¬ 
dispensable.” In many dooryards the neglected 
Lilacs continue to bloom with a fragrance and 
beauty that is surpassed by no other shrub. 
With the revival of old-fashioned gardens, 
their popularity increases; no shrubbery mass 
is complete without them. They are hardy, 
robust plants that do well and flower abun¬ 
dantly with little care. The large collection 
we offer embraces tall and low-growing 
shrubs; kinds that will give a succession of 
bloom for several weeks. The list was 
made up from the best in the Highland Park 
(Rochester, N. Y.) collection. 
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