DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS 
FOTO BY 
HERBERT 
W. GLEASON 
KELSEY 
LOCUST 
QUERCUS — OAK 
QUERCUS macrocarpa, MOSSYCUP OAK. 60- 
150 ft. Handsome tree usually with tall trunk 
and broad head. One of the hardiest of all 
Oaks. 
Each 10 
34 ft.$1.00 $9.00 
4-5 ft. 1.25 11.25 
Q. rubra borealis, NORTHERN RED OAK. 60- 
100 ft. Beautiful rapid growing specimen, leaves 
turning dark red in Autumn. Fine as shade tree 
or avenue planting. 
Each 10 
4-5 ft.$1.25 $11.25 
RHAMNUS — BUCKTHORN 
RHAMNUS caroliniana, CAROLINA BUCK¬ 
THORN. 8-30 ft. May-June. Shrubby tree. 
Leaves turning yellow in Autumn. Small round 
fruit changes from red to black. 
Each 10 
6-8 ft.$1.50 $13.50 
R. cathartica, COMMON BUCKTHORN. Shrub 
or small tree to 20 ft. with white flowers and 
black fruit. 
Each 10 
12-18 in.$.40 $3.60 
R. dahurica, DAHURIAN BUCKTHORN. 12-30 
ft. Large spreading shrub with greenish yellow 
flowers, and black berries. A good hedge plant. 
Each 10 
18-24 in.$.40 $3.60 
RHODORA 
RHODORA canadensis, RHODORA. 2-3 ft. 
Lavender-pink. April-May. Really an Azalea 
with gorgeous flowers in very early Spring. Plant 
in acid soil. A much neglected native. 
Each 10 
12-18 in. clumps.$1.25 $11.25 
ROBINIA — LOCUST 
ROBINIA hispida, ROSEACACIA. 1-3 ft. May- 
June. Shrub with bristly branches and bright 
rose-colored flowers. 
Each 10 
18-24 in.$.40 $3.60 
R. kelseyi, KELSEY LOCUST. 4-8 ft. 
May-June. Very handsome and grace¬ 
ful with brilliant rose-colored flowers 
and purple fruits. Our introduction . 
Each 10 
18-24 in.$.60 $5.40 
ROSA — ROSE 
ROSA acicularis, PRICKLY ROSE. 3 ft. May- 
June. Low species with solitary deep-rose single 
flowers 2 in. across. 
Each 10 
9-12 in..$.40 $3.60 
R. blanda, MEADOW ROSE. 3-5 ft. May-June. 
Slender low shrub with delicate pink flowers 
2 - 2 1 /2 in. across. 
Each 10 
18-24 in..$.40 $3.60 
2-3 ft.60 5.40 
R. hugonis, HUGONIS ROSE. 6 ft. 
May-June. Brilliant yellow flowers 
2V 2 in. across: free flowering. 
Each 10 
12-18 in.$.40 $3.60 
R. lucida, VIRGINIA ROSE, 2-4 ft. June-July. 
A dwarf form adapted for borders or shrubberies; 
shiny foliage and bright pink flowers. 
Each 10 
12-18 in.$.40 $3.60 
R. nitida, BRISTLY ROSE. 3-6 ft. June- 
July. Branches covered with numer¬ 
ous reddish bristles. Fine single red¬ 
dish flowers, 1 y 2 in. across. 
Each 10 
12-18 in.$.40 $3.60 
18-24 in.60 5.40 
R. rugosa, RUGOSA ROSE. 6 ft. May-Septem- 
ber. Upright shrub with large single purple 
flowers and brilliant large brick-red fruit. Good 
hedge plant if kept cut back. 
Each 10 
12-18 in..$.40 $3.60 
R. rugosa alba, WHITE RUGOSA ROSE. 6 ft. 
May-September. White flowering form. Fine 
contrast to Rosa rugosa. 
Each 10 
12-18 in..$.50 $4.50 
R. setigera, PRAIRIE ROSE. 6-10 ft. June-July. 
Deep rose, single. 
Each 10 
18-24 in.$.40 $3.60 
For CLIMBING ROSES See Page 39. 
RUBUS 
RUBUS odoratus, FLOWERING RASPBERRY. 
3- 6 ft. Rose-purple. All summer. Fine under- 
shrub, especially for moist locations. 
Each 10 
18-24 in..$.40 $3.60 
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