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and bears exposure at high altitudes in a commendable 

 manner. 



P. paniculata flore-pleno (syns Cerasus serrulata flore- 

 pleno and C. Sieioldii). — China, 1822. This is one of the 

 most desirable of the small-growing and double-flowered 

 Cherries. It is of neat growth, with short, stout branches 

 that are sparsely furnished with twigs, and smooth, 

 obovate, pointed leaves, bristly serrated on the margins. 

 Flowers double and white at first, but afterwards tinged 

 with pink, freely produced and of good, lasting substance. 

 P. paniculata Watereri is a handsome variety that most 

 probably may be linked to the species. 



P. pennsylvanica. — American Wild Red Cherry. North 

 America, 1773. This is an old-fashioned garden tree, and 

 one of the choicest, producing in May a great abundance 

 of its tiny white flowers. 



P. Persica (syns Amygdalms Persica and Persica 

 vulgaris), common Peach, is likewise well worthy of cul- 

 ture, there being white, rose, and crimson-flowering forms. 

 P. Persica lfflvis (the Nectarine), 1562, has red flowers and 

 smooth fruit. The beautiful P. Persica magnifica, from 

 Japan, is a semi-double form, with brilliant crimBon 

 flowers, which are produced in early spring. 



P. Puddtjm (syns P. Pseudo-cerasus and Cerasus Pseudo- 

 cerasus). — Bastard Cherry. China, 1891. There are very 

 few more ornamental trees in cultivation in this country 

 than the double-flowered Cherry. It makes a charming 

 small-growing tree, is of free growth and perfectly hardy; 

 and one of, if not the most, floriferous of the tribe. The 

 flowers are individually large, pinky or purpHsh-white; 

 and produced with the leaves in April. The variety 

 James H. Veitch has deep rose-pink double flowers in 

 early spring, and is a very ornamental form. 



P. sinensis. — China, 1869. A Chinese Plum of some- 

 what slender growth, and with the branches wreathed in 

 small white flowers. It is often seen as a pot plant, but 



