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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. 



