﻿Inventory 56, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate. IV 



Fruiting Branches of the Downy Bush Cherry. (Prunus tomen- 

 TOSA Thunb., S. P. I. No. 46534.) 



The miniature cherries of this North Chinese bush (shown one-half actual size) are refreshingly 

 acid, and an excellent preserve has been made from them. In Canada, where the species 

 does well, it is one of the shrubs recommended for dooryard planting, and it deserves a wide 

 distribution in our northern Great Plains area. Little work has been done yet in the selec- 

 tion of large- fruited seedlings. (Photographed by Peter Bisset, Chico, Calif., May 27, 1918; 

 P24041FS.) 



