SO CALENDAR OF FLOWERING 



Prunus sinensis rosea plena 



(Chinese 1*1 u in) is quite one of the best of the 

 genus, and though the young growth is sometimes 

 affected by late Spring frosts, it is otherwise quite 

 hardy, and will grow in ordinary garden soil in any 

 aspect except a North one. Its double rose-coloured 

 Mowers continue to bloom for a considerable time in 

 .March and April, and when grown as a shrub it can 

 be raised in the Spring from cuttings of fairly firm 

 shoots, and will attain a height of about 5 ft. ; but it 

 looks best when seen grafted as a standard. 



Prunus triloba flore pleno 



(Rosette PI K in] is a slender and most graceful de- 

 ciduous shrub about (> ft. high, that is quite hardy and 

 a vigorous grower. It looks well either as a standard 

 on the lawn, or in clumps of about half a dozen together ; 

 but best of all when grown against a South wall, which 

 it will quickly cover to a height of 10 ft. Its double 

 rosette-like blossoms, in various shades of delicate pink, 

 are out for a fortnight in April, generally before the 

 leaves appear ; and few shrubs can surpass it for beauty 

 at that time. It is best grown from layers or suckers; 

 and as long as the subsoil is open and well drained, it 

 will thrive in any ordinary garden soil. 



