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ELLWANGKR & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 
KHODOTYPUS KERRIOIDES. 
KHAMNUS. Buckthorn. Wegedorn, Ger. Nerprun, Fr. 
It. Cartliarticus. Purging Buckthorn. The popular hedge plant. A 
fine robust, hardy shrub of European origin, with dark green foliage, white flowers and 
small black fruit. 
KHODOTYPUS. 
Rh. kerrioides. From Japan. A very ornamental shrub of medium size, 
with handsome foliage and large single white flowers in the latter part of May suc¬ 
ceeded by numerous small fruits. 50 cents. See cut. 
RHUS. Sumach. Essigbaum, Ger. Sumac, Fr. 
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R * Cotinus. Purple-Fringe Tree, or Venetian Sumach. From the 
south of Europe. A much admired shrub, for its curious fringe or hair-like flowers 
that cover the whole surface of the plant in mid-summer. It grows 10 to 12 feet high* 
and spreads so as to require considerable space. 50 cents. 
R* glabra vai. laciniata. Cut-leaved Sumach. A very striking plant 
of moderate size, with deeply cut leaves resembling fern leaves; dark green above and 
glaucous below, and turning to a rich red in autumn. 50 cents. See cut. 
R. . Osbeckii. A beautiful species from China, of large size, with remarkable 
and very ornamental foliage, assuming a beautiful autumnal color. 50 cents. 
