. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . grant currant, Ribes aureum.*% Well known and popular, for its sweet-scented yellow flowers in May; 5-8 ft. Red-flowering currant, R. sanguineum* Flowers red and attractive; 5-6 ft. R. Gordonianum, recommendable, isa hybrid between R. sanguineum and R. aureum. Rose acacia, Ro- binia hispida*%Very showy inbloom; 8-10ft. Roses, Rosa, va-rious species. Hardy roses arenot always desir-able for the general lawnpurposes the oldersorts, single orsemi-double
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . grant currant, Ribes aureum.*% Well known and popular, for its sweet-scented yellow flowers in May; 5-8 ft. Red-flowering currant, R. sanguineum* Flowers red and attractive; 5-6 ft. R. Gordonianum, recommendable, isa hybrid between R. sanguineum and R. aureum. Rose acacia, Ro- binia hispida*%Very showy inbloom; 8-10ft. Roses, Rosa, va-rious species. Hardy roses arenot always desir-able for the general lawnpurposes the oldersorts, single orsemi-double, and which do not require high culture,are to be preferred. It is not intended to includehere the common garden roses; see Chapter VIII forthese. It is much to be desired that the wild rosesreceive more attention from planters. Attention hasbeen too exclusively taken by the highly improvedgarden roses. Japanese rose, Rosa Most excellent for lawn planting, as the foliage isthick and not attacked by insects (Fig. 263); whiteand pink flowered forms; 4-6 ft. Wild swamp rose, R. Carolina.*263. Rosa rugosa. ^J g_g fa !^Mm. iff. THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — SHRUBS 301 Wild dwarf rose, R. humilis* (R. lucida of Michigan). This and other wild dwarf roses, 3-6 ft., may be useful in landscapework. Says Rose, R. acicularis var. Sayi*Excellent for lawns; 4-5 ft. ,;Red-leaved rose, R. ferruginea (R. rubrifolia).% Excellent foliage; flowers single, pink; 5-6 ft. Japanese bramble, Rubus cratcegifolius. Valuable for holding banks; spreads rapidly; very red in winter; 3-4 ft. Flowering raspberry, mulberry (erroneously), R. odoratus* Attractive when well grown and divided frequently to keep it fresh; thereis a whitish form; 3-4 ft. Japanese wineberry, R. phamicolasius. Attractive foliage and red hairy canes; fruit edible; 3-5 ft. Kilmarnock willow, Salix Caprcea, var. pendula. A small weeping plant grafted on a tall trunk; usually more curious thanornamental. Rosemary willow, S. rosmarinif
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