Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



13. Japanese Plum. (Prunus pissardii.) 

 Leaf: 1-2', simple, alternate, serrate, oval to ovate, small, 

 purplish. Flower : white (petals 5, many stamens), in umbels ; 

 spring ; low tree or shrub. 



14. Grape-cherry. (Prunus padus.) 

 Leaf : 1-3', simple, alternate, serrate, oval to elliptical, smooth, 

 slightly wrinkled ; leaf-buds long, pointed. Flower : white 

 (petals 5, many stamens), in abundant, showy racemes, about 

 first of May ; fruit cherry-shaped, black ; ornamental tree in 

 bloom. Europe, Asia. 



15. European Cherry. (Prunus Mahaleb.) 

 Leaf : 1-2', simple, alternate, serrate, ovate, base sometimes 

 cordate, of agreeable odor, not hairy, often 2 glands on stem. 

 Flower : p. white (details as in native cherry) in stemmed 

 corymbs ; May ; i2''-20°. 



16. Apple-tree. (Pirus malus.) 

 Leaf: i'-3', simple, alternate, serrate, oval, woolly beneath. 

 Flower : white to rosy (petals, sepals and styles, 5, many 

 stamens), in lateral umbels ; May. 



17. Japanese Flowering Apple. (Pirus floribunda.) 

 Leaf : 2', simple, alternate, serrate, obovate, small. Flower : 

 rose-red^ abundant (of apple-type), in early spring ; fruit small ; 

 very low tree or shrub, very ornamental. 



18. Chinese Crab-apple. (Pirus spectabilis.) 

 Leaf: 2', simple, alternate, serrate, oblong -lance -shaped, 

 smooth. Flower : red or rose-color, semi-double, in umbels (of 

 apple-type) ; April and May ; fruit reddish-green ; 20°-30°. 



19. Toringo Apple-tree. (Pirus Toringo.) 

 Leaf : 2', simple, alternate, serrate (on new shoots often 3-5- 

 lobed), oval to oblong, hairy beneath. Flower : white (petals, 

 sepals and styles 5, latter woolly at base, stamens many), in small 

 clusters ; May ; fruit small, globular, yellow, astringent ; low tree 

 or shrub. Japan. 



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