Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

tive in masses along streams or against a background of coniferous evergreens. A. F,

Rhodotypos kenioldes

White Kerria

1

4-5

White

May & June

S. A very ornamental shrub with bright foliage and single white flowers about 1 1/2 inches across. These are produced at the end of the branch-lets and are followed by conspicuous, shining black fruits in autumn and winter. A. D.G.

Rhus canadensis or aromatica

Fragrant Sumach

1

3-4

Yellow

May

S. Spreading in growth. Leaves trifoliate, aromatic. Flowers small, in clusters, and come before the leaves appear. Excellent for covering dry, sandy banks or for massing with other shrubs. A. D.G.

Rhus copallina

Shining Sumach

1

4-5

Yellow-green

July & Aug.

S. Valued for its glossy, deep green foliage, which turns a rich crimson in the autumn. Useful in masses and succeeds well in dry soils. A. D.G.

Rhus cotinus

Purple

Fringe or

Smoketree

1

8-10

Yellow-green

June

S. Good as a single specimen for lawns or in masses with tall shrubs. Flowers in loose panicles on long pedicels which become purple and plumose and give the plant a smoky appearance in late summer and early fall. A.C.E. G.

Rhus glabra

Smooth Sumach

1

15

S. Good for mass planting where a tall, coarse growth is desired. Leaflets about 6 inches long, narrow and light green. Fruits in large, showy crimson clusters in the autumn. A. D.G.

Rhus glabra var. lacini-ata

Dwarf

Cut-leaved

Sumach

1

3-4

S. A most ornamental shrub with leaflets deeply cut and fern-like. In autumn it turns a beautiful crimson. A. E.G.

Rhus semialata var. Os-beckii

Osbeck's Sumach

1

8-10

White

July

S. Generally narrow and upright in growth with leaves sometimes 2 feet long; leaf-stalks winged between the leaflets. Flowers in showy, terminal panicles in late summer. B. C. D. G.

Rhus typhina

Stag-horn Sumach

1

10-15

S. Similar to R. glabra, but with velvety hairy bark. A. D.G.

Rhus typhina var. lacini-ata

Cut-leaved

Stag-horn

Sumach

1

8-10

S. A variety of the preceding with deeply cut, fern-like leaflets. It colors a rich crimson in autumn and is excellent for massing or when grown as a single specimen. A. D.G.

Ribes alpinum

Mountain Currant

1

3

Yellow

May

S. A dense, upright growing shrub with a deep green foliage and numerous fragrant flowers. It is undoubtedly the best of the flowering Currants. It is most useful in dry soils where few other shrubs will succeed. A. E. G.