s one of the most
| |pink; |beautiful, and should be in
| |April |every collection. It makes
| | |a small bush here, though
| | |in its native country it
| | |grows more than 15 feet
| | |high, and is quite hardy in
| | |the Thames Valley. Album is
| | |a white variety.
| | |
R. viscosum (A. |North America. |White and |This does not usually
viscosa) |In shady woods |sometimes |flower until most of the
|and swamps. |pink; July|others are over. It is
|Introduced in | |readily recognised by its
|1734 | |viscid leaves.
| | |
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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME. | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
*Rhodotypos |China and Japan;|White; |A very pretty shrub, 4 to 6
kerrioides |Rosaceae |May and |feet high, and bearing some
(White-flowered | |June |resemblance to the popular
Kerria) | | |Kerria japonica, hence it
| | |is often called the
| | |white-flowered Kerria,
| | |though it is really quite
| | |distinct. The white flowers
| | |are very much like those of
| | |a single Rose.
| | |
Ribes alpinum |Northern |Greenish |A beautiful group of
(Alpine currant) |Hemisphere; | |flowering shrubs. R.
|Saxifrageae | |alpinum is a dwarf bush 3
| | |fee