PYGMY TREES 



var. reptans is a comparatively recent discovery in 

 Maine where it grows on the seacoast at Bald Head 

 Cliff near York Harbour; the var. globosa, well de- 

 scribed by its name, is a lovely plant worth a place in 

 every garden. The prostrate J. chinensis var. 

 Sargentii, common on the mountains of Korea, and in 

 eastern Siberia, and less so in northern Japan, is per- 

 haps the best of all prostrate Junipers that are ecolog- 

 ical forms of arborescent species. Dwarf Yews have 

 been mentioned in a previous chapter so there is no 

 need to discuss them here. 



There are a few flowering trees that must not be 

 forgotten. Foremost among these is the Fuji Cherry 

 (Prunus incisa) native, as its name suggests, of the 

 region around the famed Mt. Fuji. At its best this is 

 a small tree, occasionally 30 feet tall but as usually 

 seen it is less than 10 feet, with twiggy, ascending- 

 spreading branches from near the ground up. The 

 petals are pure white and the sepals are reddish and 

 long persistent. It commences to blossom when 

 young and not more than a yard high and is exceed- 

 ingly floriferous. I saw it first in the spring of 191 4 

 when travelling in Japan and then and there became 

 its willing captive. It is a quite recent addition to 

 gardens having been introduced into Germany by seeds 

 sent from Japan under the erroneous name of Prunus 

 pseudocerasus. It is appreciated by the Japanese 

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