Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
13. Japanese Plum. (Prunus pissardii.) 
LEAF: I’-2', simple, alternate, serrate, oval to ovate, small, 
purplish. FLOWER: white (petals 5, many stamens), in umbels ; 
spring ; low tree or shrub. 
14. Grape-cherry. (Prunus padus.) 
LEAF : I'-3', simple, alternate, serrate, oval to elliptical, smooth, 
slightly wrinkled; leaf-buds long, pointed. FLOWER: white 
(petals 5, many stamens), in abundant, showy racemes, about 
first of May; fruit cherry-shaped, black; ornamental tree in 
bloom. Europe, Asia. 
15. European Cherry. (Prunus Mahaleb.) 
LEAF : 1-2’, simple, alternate, serrate, ovate, base sometimes 
cordate, of agreeable odor, not hairy, often 2 glands on stem. 
FLOWER: p. white (details as in native cherry) in stemmed 
corymbs; May; 12°—20°. 
16. Apple-tree. (Pirus malus.) 
LEAF: 1'-3’, simple, alternate, serrate, oval, woolly beneath. 
FLOWER: white to rosy (petals, sepals and styles, 5, many 
stamens), in lateral umbels; May. 
17. Japanese Flowering Apple. (Pirus floribunda.) 
LEAF: 2’, simple, alternate, serrate, obovate, small. FLOWER: 
rose-red, abundant (of apple-type), in early spring; fruit small ; 
very low tree or shrub, very ornamental. 
18. Chinese Crab-apple. (Pirus spectabilis.) 
LEAF: 2’, simple, alternate, serrate, oblong -lance - shaped, 
smooth. FLOWER: red or rose-color, semiz-doudble, in umbels (of 
apple-type) ; April and May ; fruit reddish-green ; 20°-30°. 
19. Toringo Apple-tree. (Pirus Toringo.) 
LEAF: 2’, simple, alternate, serrate (on new shoots often 3-5- 
lobed), oval to oblong, hairy beneath. FLOWER: white (petals, 
sepals and styles 5, latter woolly at base, stamens many), in small 
clusters; May ; fruit small, globular, yellow, astringent ; low tree 
or shrub. Japan. 
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