34601. PRUNUS MIRA. Wild 

 Chinese Peach. From E. H. Wilson, 

 of Arnold Arboretum. Thirty-foot tree, 

 discovered north of Ti.chienlu, China, 

 at altitude of 9,000 feet. Fruit one 

 inch in diameter ; fuzzy, with smooth 

 stone ; edible. Shows tendency to 

 bloom late in the spring ; may prove 

 useful for breeding purposes or as 

 stock. Apparently hardy in Massa- 

 chusetts and in northern Florida. 



28685. PRUNUS MUME 



Japanese Apricot. From Yokohama, 

 Japan. These belong to the Ume class 

 of Japanese plums, and are quite dif- 

 ferent from European and American 

 varieties. Thefruit isexceedinglysour, 

 and is largely used in Japan in the 

 form of pickles. The leaves of Perilla 

 arguta are pickled with the fruit and 

 give it a reddish color. 



PRUNUS FSEUDOCERASUS. 

 Japanese FIo^^ cring Cherry. Strong- 

 growm^ trees. There are a number of 

 foriiif cultivated under this name, 

 manj of which are amongst the most 

 beautiful of the April and May flower- 

 ing trees. The flowers are either single 

 or double, pink, blush, or white, 

 strongly rose tinged. 



