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45049. PRUNUS SERRULATA. Japanese flowering cherry.
One of the loveliest of the very double, delicate pink varieties.
Late flowering, about May 1. Flowers hang in clusters of two to
five on long stems. Buds at first deep pink and truncate as though
their tips had been cut off; expand slowly and form wonderful,
double, very large (1 1/2 inches) flat flowers, with petals a delicate
pink, deeper colored at the margins. Flowers in rifts. Tree extremely
Japanesque. Fairly vigorous. One of the loveliest for small
lawn planting. Should be sprayed with lime-sulphur before leafing
out in the spring.

45050. PRUNUS SERRULATA. Japanese flowering cherry,
var. Hosokawa. A very beautiful double-flowered form, with truncate
deep pink buds and flat light pink flowers in clusters of two to
three on rather long pendent flower stalks. Very floriferous. Resembles
closely S. P. I. No. 45049, but tree appears to be less vigorous.
Late bloomer (May 1 in Maryland). Should be sprayed with lime-
sulphur before leafing out in the spring.

45051. PRUNUS SERRULATA. Japanese flowering cherry,
var. Ojochin. Flowers very slightly double, large (1 1/2 inches),
almost pure white on short upright stems, slightly fragrant; late
flowering (May 1 in Maryland). Though the flowers are not borne
in masses and therefore the trees are not as showy as those of other
varieties, the unusual size and beauty of the individual flowers, resembling
single roses, make it attractive for dooryards. Foliage
bronze and golden in autumn. Tree not particularly vigorous.
Should be sprayed every year with lime-sulphur solution before
growth starts in the spring.

45052. PRUNUS SERRULATA. Japanese flowering cherry,
var. Daizen. Single white medium-sized flowers (1 inch) with distinct
cherry fragrance; midseason (April 20 to May 1 in Maryland).
The flowers are scattered most attractively through the tree, but the
green leaves come out early, mixing with them, preventing the tree
from being very striking. Not one of the showy varieties, but is an
unusually vigorous grower, producing many seeds. Foliage in
autumn golden yellow. Should be sprayed early every spring with
lime-sulphur solution.

45053. PRUNUS SERRULATA. Japanese flowering cherry,
var. Mikuruma-Gayeshi. Early flowering (April 10 to 20 in Maryland),
quite light pink, semidouble medium large flowers on long
upright stems. Very floriferous. Tree vigorous, and because of
earliness of flowering a very desirable variety, though the individual
flowers are perhaps not so lovely as the very double late-blooming
sorts. Should be sprayed early every spring with lime-sulphur
solution.
        