THE MURASAKI VARIETY OF JAPANESE FLOWERING (HKHRY 



The doulilc-flowcrcd cherry trees of Japan are preeminently trees for dooryartls and small 

 parks, and should he planted near garden walks, so that jjeople can walk imder them and 

 enjoy close at hand the loveliness of their exquisitely delicate coloring. They are no more 

 showy than our crab-api)les when seen at a distance. The Murasaki (Pninus serrulala) 

 S. P. I. No. 4.'^0.'6, is a decji-pink mid-.scaFon, very free-f owcrinjr variety fAj ril 20 in I^'ary- 

 land). The blossom centers turn red with age, and the jietals fall in great abundance turning 

 the ground pink beneath the trees. In autumn the foliage turns a golden yellow. Photo- 

 graphed by Fairchild, twice natural size. (Fig. 7.) 



