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grower. It makes a good show in the border. P. avium 

 alba plena is one of the interesting varieties which differs 

 from the estabHshed type in producing double flowers that 

 are pure white, very large, and so numerous as to cover 

 almost the entire branches in May before the foliage has 

 become fully developed. It rises from twenty to twenty- 

 five feet in height, with a somewhat spreading head, and 

 in good form. P. pumila pendula is a unique form, and 

 makes a twiggy growth, and when rightly cultivated con- 

 stitutes an attractive shrub the season through. It grows 

 from six to eight feet high, and the numerous white 

 flowers are followed by bright red, acid fruit. For use to 

 the best advantage it should be grafted on taller stems 

 than are natural to it, when its branches fall gracefully but 

 not to the ground. 



P. sinensis flora plena. — This is one of the finest double- 

 flowering cherries known. The tree is a native of China, 

 and grows to a height of from twenty to twenty-five feet 

 in good form, and is noted for its large white ilowers, re- 

 sembling miniature roses, which appear in great numbers 

 along the stems and branches. This was the first of the 

 Asiatic double-flowering species brought to this country, 

 and so has been in cultivation here longer than the 

 others. It proves reasonably hardy, though not an 

 especially long-lived tree. P. ranunculiflora is another 

 upright-growing cherry, having double white flowers 

 which appear later in the season than most of the others 

 of its class. It rises from fifteen to twenty feet. 



But perhaps the finest ornamental cherries, of all come 

 from Japan. Some have already been introduced, though 



