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RHODORA Canad cnsis. A low shrub, with showy rose-purple flowers, which precede 
the leaves in May. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
RHUS aromatica (Fragrant Sumac). A straggling bush, seldom 3 feet high. Flowers 
pale yellow, fruit red 25 cts. each, $1 75 per doz. 
R. copallina (Dwarf Sumac). From 2 to 4 feet high. Leaves very highly colored 
in autumn. 20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
R. glabra (Smooth Sumac). Branches smooth ; leaves red in autumn. Forms a 
bush 10 to 15 feet high. 20 cts. 
R. typhina (Common Staghorn Sumac). Mode of growth similar to R. glabra. 
'I he branches are covered with fine hairs. Leaves fine in autumn. 20 cts. each, 
$1 per doz. 
R. cotin us (Mist Flower, or Smoke Tree). A small tree, with very fine seed-vessels 
of a reddish color, giving it a fine appearance. 25 cts. 
RiBES aureum (Missouri Currant). Flowers yellow, in racemes, quite fragrant. The 
leaves are highly tinted in autumn. 25 cts. 
R. Cynostati (Wild Gooseberry). Flowers greenish; berries quite large. 25 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
R. floridum (Wild Black Currant). Flowers yellow; currants black and edible. 
25 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
R. prostratum (Fetid Currant). Leaves very showy in autumn. Desirable for rocky 
places. 20 cts. 
ROSA blanda (Early Wild Rose). Grows 1 to 3 feet high. Flowers light rose-color. 
25 cts each, #1.25 per doz. 
R. lucida (Dwarf Wild Rose). Seldom over 18 inches high. Flowers rose-color. 
25 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
R. Carolina (Swamp Rose). A fine native Rose, found in wet or moist places. 
From 4 to 10 feet high. 25 cts. Shown on front cover. 
RUBUS odoratus (Flowering Raspberry). This shrub is a very pretty one in cultiva¬ 
tion. Handsome, dark purple, clustered flowers. 20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz 
R. deliciosus (Rocky Mountain Rubus). A fine shrub, 3 to 4 feet high, with very 
large white flowers. 15 cts each, $1.50 der doz. 
R. occidentalis (Black Raspberry). The wild black Raspberry so well known to 
everyone in New England. 20 cts. 
R. strigosus (Red Raspberry). This is well known for its fruit in New England. 20c. 
R. villosus (High Blackberry). The common high-bush Blackberry of New Eng¬ 
land. Fruit ripe in August and September. 3 to 6 feet. 25c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
SALIX alba (White Willow). A quick grower, desirable for wet places. Plants 2 
feet, 15 cts. 
S. Babylonica (Babylonian Willow). A weeping Willow, with long slim branches. 
Plants 2 feet, 15 cts. 
SAMBUCUS pubens (Red-Berried Elder). Flowers in broad cymes, white; fruit 
crimson, in large bunches, very showy. 25 cts. each, $1 50 per doz. 
S. Canadensis (Common Elder). A very beautiful shrub, flowering at a time when 
most other shrubs are past their bloom. Flowers white. 25c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
SPIR/EA (Meadow Sweet)— 
S. argentea. Branches quite drooping; the leaves are not large; flowers small, 
white, covering the branches. 2 to 3 feet. 25 cts. 
S. opulifolia. A pretty shrub, with flat heads of white flowers. 25 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
S. opulifolia aurea (Golden Spiraea). A very thrifty shrub, growing 6 feet or more, 
with golden yellow leaves and pure white flowers. 25 cts. 
S. salicifolia. Flowers in a crowded panicle, white or flesh-colored. 2 to 3 feet 
high 15 cts. each, $1 50 per doz. 
S. tomentosa (Steeple Bush). Stems and lower surface of the leaves very woolly. 
Flowers crowded in a dense panicle, rose-color. 15 cts. each, $ 1.25 per doz. 
S. tomentosa aurea. Pure white flowers. 2 feet. 25 cts. 
S. Thunbergii (Thunberg’s Spiraea) In early spring the plant is literally covered 
with small white flowers. The foliage is light green, changing in autumn to the 
most beautiful shades, making it one of the most beautiful foliage plants in cultiva¬ 
tion. 4 feet. 25 cts. each, $1 50 per doz. 
S. Van Houtteii (Van Houtte s Spiraea). The leaves of this variety are oval and 
toothed at the end, rich green in color, and, like the above, most beautiful in autumn 
tints. The flowers are pure white, in clusters along the whole length of the 
branches. 25 cts each, $1.50 per doz. Large clumps, 50 cts. 
