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and liked as much for its shade as for its fruit. The 

 white Mulberry, M. alba, is less grown, but there are 

 several forms of it, notably pendula. 



Paulownia imperials is admired for its large, hand- 

 some leaves, which are of great size when it is grown in 

 deep, heavily manured soil. 



Piptanthus Nepalensis (syn. Thermopsis laburnif olia) , 

 the Nepaul Laburnum, is a little-known tree with 

 evergreen glossy foliage. It is handsome and in- 

 expensive. 



The Prunuses, which include the commercial Plums, 

 Cherries, Almonds and Peaches, comprise some beautiful 

 ornamental trees, well worthy of planting for ornament. 

 The Almonds have already been mentioned. The double 

 Chinese Apricot, P. triloba flore pleno, is particularly 

 beautiful, but its chief value lies in its use as a small 

 shrub ; it is quite suitable for pot culture, and is often 

 forced into bloom in late winter. The normal flowering 

 month is April. The pink flowers are borne in consider- 

 able profusion. The purple-leaved Cherry Plum, cerasi- 

 fera atropurpurea, generally catalogued under the name 

 of Pissardii, is usually grown as a standard and planted 

 for leaf-colour in the shrubbery. There is a splendid 

 variety of Cherry (Prunus cerasus) called Rhexii flore 

 pleno, with double white flowers. The double white and 

 double pink forms of the Eastern Prunus, Japonica, are 

 beautiful, and may be forced in company with triloba 

 flore pleno if desired. The variety of Prunus Pseudo- 

 cerasus called James H. Veitch is equally worthy of 

 mention. Yet another beautiful ornamental Prunus is 

 Persica flore pleno magnifica, which has semi-double 

 carmine flowers ; there are rose and white forms. 



The Hop Tree of the United States, Ptelea trifoliata, 

 and its yellow-leaved variety aurea, may be grown by 



