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ROCKMONT NURSERY 
POTENTILLA 
Fruticosa.* Cinquefoil. To 3 ft. Dwarf 
shrub of northern latitudes. Bright yel¬ 
low flowers throughout the summer and 
very hardy. Excellent for the rock gar¬ 
den. 12-18 in. 50c, 2-3 ft. 75c. 
PRUNUS 
Besseyl.* Western Sand Cherry. To 4 ft. 
A low spreading bush, extremely profuse 
in flower and fruit. The cherries are 
black, of large size and only slightly 
astringent when fully ripe. Drouth re¬ 
sistant, valuable for erosion control and 
furnishes food for birds. 18-24 in. 50t, 
3^ ft. 75c. 
Cistena. Hansen’s Purple Leaved Plum. 5-6 
ft. Dwarf, hardy variety with rich purple- 
red leaves. Upright growth. 2-3 ft. 85c, 
3- 4 ft. $1.25, 5-6 ft. $2.50. 
Glandulosa sinensis. Flowering Almond. To 
5 ft. Ornamental shrub with masses 
of double blossoms along limbs during' 
early spring. Either white or pink on 
own roots. 2-3 ft .75c. 
Gracilis. Pigmy plum. Trained as a minia¬ 
ture tree it will bear little red plums 
when no more than 2 ft. in height. 18-24 
in. 75c, 2-3 ft. $1.00. 
Melanocarpa.* Mountain Choke Cherry. To 
10 ft ^ Thicket forming shrub bearing 
quantities of small dark cherries in clus¬ 
ters during late summer. Fruit much 
sought by birds. 2-3 ft. 50c, 3-4 ft. 75c, 
4- 5 ft. $1.00, 5-6 ft. $1.50. 
Nana. 2 to 3 ft. dwarf shrub, with attrac¬ 
tive pink flowers in early spring follow¬ 
ed by small peach-like fruit not edible. 
12-18 in. 50c, 18-24 in. 75c. 
Tomentosa. Nanking 
Cherry. To 8 ft. Large 
attractive bush with 
beautiful pink blossoms. 
Fruit abundant and ed¬ 
ible. 3-4 ft. 75c; 4-5 ft. 
$im 
Triloba. Double Flower¬ 
ing Plum. 8-10 ft. An 
outstanding shrub with 
beautiful double pink 
blossoms in early 
spring. Very hardy. 2-3 
ft. $1.00; 4-5 ft. $1.50. 
Xanthocarpa. Yellow 
Fruited Choke Cherry. 
To 10 ft. Same as Mel- 
anocarpa except fruit is 
yellow. 2-3 ft. 75c; 3-4 
ft. $1.00. 
Vesuvius. Small tree with 
striking red foliage 
throughout the s u m - 
mer; small pink flow¬ 
ers. Not hardy in the 
far north. 5-6 ft. $2.00; 
6-7 ft. $2.50. 
PURSHIA 
Trldentata.* Antelope Bush. 4-6 ft. A low, 
, much branched shrub, growing on sunny 
slopes of dry western hills. Suitable for 
the dry rock garden, 18-24 in. 75c, 2-3 
ft. $1.00. 
ROBINIA-FLOWERING LOCUST 
Hispida. Rose Acacia. To 6 ft. A hand¬ 
some flowering shrub with large rose- 
colored pea blossoms. 2-3 ft. 50c, 3-4 ft. 
75c, 4-5 ft. $1.00. 
Hybrida, Kelseyi x hispida. To 6 or 8 ft. 
Flowers of large size, deep pink, fra¬ 
grant, very profuse. A seedling of Kel¬ 
seyi. 2-3 ft. 75c, 3-4 ft. $1.00. 
Hybrida, Wisteria. To 6 or 8 ft. Unique 
for its long, pendant flower racemes of 
deep rose, not unlike the flowers of Wis¬ 
teria. A large shrub and profuse bloom¬ 
er. 2-3 ft. 75c, 3-4 ft. $1.00, 5-6 ft. $1.50, 
6-7 ft. $2.00. 
Kelseyi. Kelsey Pink Locust. To 6 ft. 
Nearly spineless, slender and very beau¬ 
tiful in flower. 3-4 ft. 75c, 4-5 ft. $1.00. 
Luxurians.* Colorado Pink Locust. Shrub 
or small tree to 15 ft. Profusion of fra¬ 
grant pink pea blossoms. 4-5 ft. $1.00. 
Neomexicana. New Mexico pink locust. 
Makes a small tree to 20 ft. Clusters of 
vivid pink flowers. 3-4 ft. 75c, 4-5 ft. 
$1.00, 5-6 ft. $1.50. 
Note: These flowering locusts are all 
hardy. Should be planted where their in¬ 
vading habit will not be objectionable. 
ROSE-ROSA 
Austrian Copper. Brier Rose to 6 ft. Single 
brilliant orange-red flowers inside and 
yellow outside. Very striking and beau¬ 
tiful. 2-3 ft. 75c. 
