May 



1895-] 



Garden and Forest. 



175 



Prunus Davidiana. — This fine, early-flowering Peach, or 

 Plum, is now in full bloom in the Arnold Arboretum. It is 

 almost wonderful to see this handsome tree, twelve to fifteen 

 feet high, with its large white flowers, borne in the great- 



Plum, is a mass of white — not absolutely snow-white, how- 

 ever, for a slight tinge of color heightens the effect. This 

 plant appears to be perfectly hardy, but early frosts some- 

 times destroy or diminish the bloom in this vicinity, which 



Fij^. 27, — Rose, Belle Siebrecht. — See page 174. 



est abundance, at this season before Forsythia or Spinea 

 Thunbergii even begins to show color. The flowers literally 

 cover the tree ; just as a little later, the familiar Peach, its 

 close relation, is clothed with pink, so now, this Peach, or 



is quite natural under the circumstances and not a sufli- 

 cient reason for discarding it from our collections ; one 

 favorable season out of three would justify its cultiva- 

 tion. It demands the same sort of treatment iriven to the 



