PRUNLS DASYCARPA. 

 ICOSANDRIA M0N0GYN1A. 



A native of Siberia, introduced many 

 years since, but has never been much 



once had fruit upon it, which was of the 

 Apricot form, but with an austere taste. 



It is one of the earliest flowering trees, 

 quite hardy, and usually in bloom in March, 

 before the leaves appear. It may be in- 

 creased by layers, or by budding upon 



