PRUNUS 



712 



PRUNUS 



p. 



p. 



na'na (dwarf). 2-3. Pale rose, small. March, April. 



S. Russia ; Caucasus ; Siberia. 1683. " Russian 



Almond." 

 a'lba (white). 2-4. White. March, April. 



Podolia. 1818. 

 geo'rgica (Georgian). 2-3. Red. April. Georgia. 



1818. 



gessleria'na (Geslerian). 2-3. March, April. 

 orienta'lis (eastern). 10. Red. April. Orient. 



1756. 

 peduncula'ta (flower-stalked). 10. Red. April. 



Siberia. 1833. 

 Pe'rsica (Persica). 15-20. Rose. March, April. 



China, &c. 1562. " Peach." 

 a'lba (white). 14. White. Persia. 

 camellia flo'ra (Camellia-flowered). Double rose. 



March, April. 



Chrysa'nthemum (Chrysanthemum-flowered). 

 compre'ssa (compressed). 15. Red. Fruit 



flattened. 



dianthiflo'ra ple'na (double- Dianthus-flowered). 

 flo're a'lbo pie' no (double- white-flowered). 

 fto're ca'rneo pie' no (double-flesh-flowered). 

 fto're ro'seo pie' no (double-rose-flowered). 

 ,, fo'liis au'reis (golden-leaved). Leaves yellow. 

 fo'liis ru'bris (red-leaved). White. Young leaves 



deep red. 1874. 



fo'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 15. Persia. 

 fru'ctu ple'no (double-fruited). 15. Red. China. 



1845. 

 Ha'ncei pe'ndula (Hance's-drooping). A weeping 



variety. 



hispa'nica (Spanish). White. Spain. 1847. 

 ispahane'nsis (Ispahan). 15. Red. March, 



April. Ispahan, Persia. 1562. " Nectarine." 

 lee'vis (smooth). See P. PERSICA ISPAHANENSIS. 

 magni'fica (magnificent). Semidouble carmine- 

 crimson. The best flowering Peach. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). 20. Large. White. Febru- 

 ary, March. 1842. 



,, ru'bra (red). See P. PERSICA FO'LIIS RU'BRIS. 

 sangui'nea ple'na (double-blood-red). 15. Red. 



China. 1845. 

 Simo'nii (Simon's). White. March, April. China. 



1872. " Apricot Plum." 

 Sweginzo'wii (Sweginzow's). 2-3. Deep rose. March, 



April. Turkestan. 1910. 



APRICOTS (Armeniaca). 



Armeni'aca (Armenian). 12-15. White. March, 

 April. Northern China, &c. 1548. " Apri- 

 cot." 



cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 15. White. March, 

 April. Levant. 1548. 



fto're pie' no (double-flowered). 15. White. April. 

 fo'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved). Leaves 

 variegated. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 15. White. March. 

 Levant. 1548. 

 briganti'aca (Briganpon). 6. Pink. March. S.E. 



France. 1819. " Brianpon Apricot." 

 dasyca'rpa (thick-fruited). 15. White. April. 1800. 

 " Black Apricot." 



persicifo'lia (peach-leaved). 15. Pink. April. 

 1800. 



Mu'me (Mume). 2-10. Rose or white. February, 

 March. Japan. 1841. "Mume" or "Japanese 

 Apricot." 



Alpha' 'ndi (Alphand's). Semi-double rose-pink. 

 Japan. 1885. 



flo're a'lbo ple'no (double- white). Delicate rose 

 in bud, pure white when open. 1903. 

 flo're ro'seo ple'no (double-pink). 10. Rose-pink. 

 February, March. Japan. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). A weeping variety. 

 sibi'rica (Siberian). 4-6. Pink. April. Siberia. 



1788. 

 tomento'sa (felted). 3-6. White, tinted pink. 



February, March. China and Japan. 1872. 

 tri'loba (three-lobed). 3-15. Pink or rose. March, 

 April. China. 1857. 



flo're ple'no (double-flowered). 3-15. Rose. 

 March, April. China. 

 ,, Petzo'ldii (Petzold's). 1886. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). See P. TRILOBA. 



PLUMS (Prunus). 



P. alleghanie'nsis (Alleghany). 10-15. White. April. 



S. United States. 1890. " Alleghany Plum." 

 ,, america'na (American). 15-20. White. April. N. 



Amer. " Wild Yellow or Red Plum." 

 ,, ,, salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). Leaves narrow. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 8. White. April. 



N. Amer. 1806. " Chickasaw Plum." 

 ape'tala (petalless). See P. CERASEIDOS. 

 baldschuanica (Baldschuanian). 10-15. Red. April. 



Baldschuan, Bokhara. 1890. 

 ,, bi'ferum (double-bearing). White. April. 1875. 



Bears flowers and fruits contemporaneously. 

 ,, bleireia'na flo're ple'no (Bleirean-double-flowered). 



Rose-pink, double or semi-double. 1905. 

 ca'ndicans (whitish). 15. Tauria. 1820. 

 Cerasei'dos (Ceraseidos). 10-15. April. Japan. 



1904. 

 cerasifera (cherry-bearing). 10-15. White. March, 



April. ? Caucasus. " Myrobalan," " Cherry 



Plum." 

 ,, angustifo'lia pe'ndula (narrow-leaved-drooping). 



2-5. White. March. A weeping variety. 

 ,, atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). 10-15. White. 



Leaves dark purple. March, April. Persia. 1881. 

 ,, atropurpu'reaHe'ssei (Hesse's). Leaves red, with a 



yellowish or crimson border. 1906. 

 atropurpu'rea Mo'seri flo're ple'no (Moser's-double- 



flowered). Double pink or blush. 1905. 

 ,, atropurpu'rea ni'gra (black). Leaves blackish- 

 purple. 1908. 

 atropurpu'rea Purpu'si (Purpus's). Leaves dark 



red, blotched yellow and rose. 1906. 

 conto'rta (twisted). Tree more erect. Leaves 



spirally twisted. 1895. 

 ,, Chapro'nii (Chapron's). 10-15. White. April. 



Fruit red, with white specks. Roumania. z88i. 

 Chica'sa (Chicasa). See P. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 Cocumi'lio (Cocumilio). 20. Calabria. 1824. 

 ,, commu'nis (common). 20-25. White. April. 



Origin doubtful. Wild in Europe (England). 

 armenioi'des (apricot-hke). 20. White. April. 



(PlumDrapd'Or.) 

 bokharie'nsis (Bokharian). White. Himalaya. 



Greenhouse. 



claudia'na (Claudian). 20. White. April. 

 e'legans (elegant). 20. White. Leaves narrow, 



with a white edge. 1905. 



flo're plf' no (double-flowered). 20. White. April. 

 fo'liis variega'tis (leaves-variegated). 20. White. 



April. 



heterophy'lla (variable-leaved). 20. White. 1846. 

 julia'na (Julian). 10-20. White. April. " Pru- 



nier de St. Julien." 

 julia'na pe'ndula (drooping). A weeping variety. 



1889. 



pe'ndula (drooping). A weeping Plum. 1838. 

 ,, ,, pruneaulia'na (Pruneaulian). 10-15. White. 



" Quetsche." 

 ,, ,, pruneaulia'na flo're ple'no (double-flowered). 



" Double Quetsche." 

 ,, turone'nsts (Turin). 20. Turin. " Premier Swiss 



Plum." 

 ,, cu'rdica (Curdic). 10-15. White. April. Asia 



Minor. 1896. 



,, divarica'ta (spreading). 10-25. Caucasus. 1820. 

 dome'stica (domestic). See P. COMMUNIS and its 



varieties. 

 hortula'na (garden). White. April. N. Amer. 



" Wild Goose Plum." 

 hy'brida re'ptans (creeping-hybrid), i. Red. April. 



Habit prostrate. 1886. Hybrid. 

 ,, ,, stri'cta (erect). 3. White. April. Habit upright. 



1886. Hybrid. 



,, insiti'tia (grafted). 20. Europe (Britain). " Bullace." 

 ,, flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 20. 

 ,, fru'ctu lu'teo a'lbo (yellowish-white-fruited). 20. 

 ,, ,, fru'ctu ni'gro (black-fruited). 20. 

 ,, ,, fru'ctu ru'bro (red-fruited). 20. 

 ita'lica flo're ple'no (double- Italian). White. April. 



Origin doubtful. 



lu'cida (shining). White. April. Asia Minor. 

 wart' tima (sea). 4. E. United States. 1800. "Beach 



Plum." 

 fru'ctu lu'teo (yellow-fruited). 



