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CHAPTER XXXVI 



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Plum Trees as Ornamental Plants . . . 358-362 

 Beauty of plum trees and blossoms — Japanese love 

 of plum blossoms — The Wayland group — Wildgoose 

 and Chicasaw groups — Americana and Miner groups 

 — Domestica varieties — Japanese sorts — Dwarf spe- 

 cies — Pissard plum — Other varieties with ornamental 

 foliage — Concerning the black knot — Selection of 

 trees for ornamental planting — Varieties specially 

 recommended. 



