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grows on the poorest soils. Fig. 520. The species is Prunus 

 pumila. 



Utah Hybrid. Small, round, dark-reddish black, with a plum-like 

 bloom ; flesh soft, juicy, skin bitter. A bush three or four feet 

 high. Hybrid of Prunus Besseyi and P. Watsoni. 



