Prunus 



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Pseudogaltonia 



lii.vis (sun*. Persica sauguiuea plena, double 



la-vis and Amygdalus red. 



Persica nectarina). The 



Xectarine. 



Other Species and Variety : 



Amygdnlusamura. Bitter orientalis, 10', Ap., red, 



Almond. lv. silvery. 



dulds. Sweet Almond. Simonii, 15, Mch., Ap., 

 iucana, 2' to 3', Mch., wh. (syim. Persica and 



Ap. , red. Amygdalus Simouii). 



APRICOTS. 

 Principal Species and Varieties : 



Armeuiaca, 15' to 30', - Alphandi, rosy pk., 



Feb., Mch., blush wh. semi-double. 



(sun. Armeuiaca vul- triloba, 3' to 10', Ap., 



garis). Apricot. silvery ro. (syns. Amyg- 



Mume, 2' to 4', Mch., dalopsis and Pruuopsis 



Ap., wh. (KIIII. Armeni- Lindleyi). 



aca Mume)'. - flore pleno, double 



silvery ro. (see p. 242). 



Other Species : 

 Brigantiaca, (>' to 15', dasy carpa, 10' tolo', Ap., 



Mch., Ap., wh. or pk. wh. 



(SIIH. Armeuiaca Brig- tomentosa, 3' to 4', Mch., 



autiaca). Ap., wh. 



PLUMS. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 cerasifera, 15' to30',Mch., communis, 20', Mch., Ap., 

 A]>. (*IIHX. mirobalana wh. (sifit. domestica). 



and Cerasus myrobal- The Plum. 



anos) . Myrobalau, or flore pleno, double. 

 Cherry Plum. divaricata, 10' to 15', Ap., 



atropurpurea, Ivs. dark wh. 



pur. (syn. Pissardi). Pissardi (see cerasifera 



atropurpurea) . 



Other Species and Varieties : 

 angustifolia, 8', Ap., wh. pruneauliana flore 



(syns. Chicusa and Ce- P.'? n .> double wh. 



rasus Chicasa). insititia, 10' to 20', Ap., 



Cocumilio, 2' to 3', Ap., wh. Black Bullace. 



wh. Cocomilla Plum. fructu albo, fruit wh. 

 eommuuis Juliana, 15', fructu rubro, fruit red. 



Mch., Ap., wh. Used spinosa, 6' to 15', Mch., 



as a stock. Ap. , wh. 



flore pleno, double. 



CHERRIES. 



Principal Species and Varieties : - 



a 'ida semperflorens, 10' japonica, 2' to 3', Ap., 



to 2(1', Ap. to Je., wh. My., pk. (SI///K. chiu- 



(si/n. Cerasus semper- ensis, sineusis, and 



florens). Ever-flower- Amygdalus pumila). 



ing Cherry. Chinese Cherry. 



Avium, 30' to 50', Ap., flore pleuo albo, double 



My., wh. (sfins. Cerasus wh. 



Aviura, uigra, and syl- penusylvanica, 16' to 30', 



vestris). (Sean, or Wild My., wh. 



Cherry. pseudo-cerasus, 6' to 12', 



flore pleno, double wh. Ap. wh., semi-double 

 (SIIH. Avium multiplex). ro. (syns. paniculata, 



Cerasus, 15' to 20', Ap., Cerasus pseudo-cerasus, 



wh.(.M/H.acidaof Ehrli, Sieboldi rubra and 



Cerasus acida of Mill, Watereri). Bastard 



and vulgaris). The Cherry. 



Common Cherry. James H. Veitch, dark 



persica>flora,double ro. ; ro. ; the best. 



rare. prostrata, 2', Ap. , red. 



Klicxii flore pleno, Puddum, 15' to 20', Ap., 



double wh. (sun. Ceras- wh. 



us caprouiaua rnulti- serulata, 4' to 6', Ap., 



plex and caprouiaua wh. to pk. ; a spread- 



ranunculiflora). ing tree. 

 Other Species and Varieties : 



acida, 20', Ap. , wh. (*//.?. Avium Juliana, 20', Ap., 



Cerasus acida of Dum wh. (nyn. Cerasus juli- 



iind I'aproniaua). ana). 



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iham.ccerasus, 8', My., 

 wh. (si/us, fruticosa and 

 Cerasus Chama'cerasus). 



japonica multiplex, pk., 

 semi-double. 



peudula, 10', Ap., wh. 



(>//*. subhirtella and 

 Cerasus pendula). 



pumila, 4', My., wh. 



(syns. depressa, and 



Cerasus pumila and 

 depressa). 



BIRD CHERRIES. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



apolliu, 5' to 10', My., Padus, 12' to 40', Ap. to 



Je., wh. (syns. Capuli, Je. , wh. (SIIH. Cerasus 



and Cerasus Capuli aud Padus). Bird Cherry. 



Capollin). The Capol- flore pleno, double, 



lin. serotina, 10' to 20', My., 



Mahaleb, 10' to 30', Ap., Je., wh. (syn. cartilag- 



My . , wh. (stins. odorata inea). American Bird 



and Cerasus Mahaleb). Cherry 



The Mahaleb, or Per- virginia.ua, 20' to 40',My., 



fumed Cherry. wh. (xyita. rubra and 



chrysocarpa, fruit yel. Cerasus yirginiana). 



pendula, drooping (see Virginian Bird Cherry, 

 p. 240). or Choke Cherry. 



Other Species : 



mollis, 12' to 25', Je., wh. salicifolia, 10' to 15', My., 



nepalensis, 6' to 15', My., wh. 



wh. 



LAUREL CHERRIES. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



Laurocerasus, 6' to 20', latifolia, Ivs.very broad. 



Ap., My., wh. (i/. schipkaensis, very hdy. 



Cerasus Laurocerasus). camelliaefolia. Many 



Laurel Cherry, or Com- other garden vars. 



mon Laurel. lusitanica, 10' to 30', 



caucasica, Ivs. dark Je., wh. (syn. Cerasus 

 gm., hardier. lusitauica). Portugal 



colchica, faster grow- Laurel. 



ing and hardier ; one azorica, Ivs. larger, 

 of the best. petioles sometimes red. 



Other Species and Varieties : 



caroliniana, 20' to 30', ilicifolia, 4' to 6', Je., wh.; 

 My., wh. (syns. serrati- requires a wall (xyii. 



folia, Cerasus carolini- Cerasus ilicifolia). 



ana, and Laurocerasus lusitanica myrtifolia, Ivs. 

 caroliuiana). much smaller. Many 



other vars. 



PSAMMISIA. 



Warm greenhouse shrubs (ord. Vacciniaceas), 

 with evergreen foliage. Propagation, by cuttings 

 in sandy peat, kept moist under a bell-glass, in 

 heat. Soil, peat, one-third fibrous loam and sand. 



Principal Species :- 

 hookeriana, 6', Sep., red longicolla, 4", crim., grn. 



(>i/ni. pinchinensis gla- sarcautha, spr., red, yel. 



bra and Thibaudia (/. Tlubaudia sar- 



pinchinensis glabra) . cantha) . 



PSEUDODRACONTIUM. 



Neither of the two species of this genus (ord. 

 Aroideae) possesses any great horticultural value, 

 and neither is commonly grown. Both may be 

 treated in the same way as Caladiums. 



Principal Species : 



Lacourii, grh., Ivs. large, grn., yel. spotted (ityn. 

 Amorphophallus Lacourii). 



PSEUDOGALTONIA. 



Greenhouse bulb (ord. Liliaceaj), requiring the 

 same treatment as Galtonias. 



Only Species : 



Pechnellii, Ivs. about 1' long, fleshy, flowers grn., 

 wh. (syn. Lindneria fibrillosa) 



Psendo-cJtanomelei Maulei (see Pi/nis Maulei). 

 Pseudococciis Jjlii'is (see Mealy liuij). 



