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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 tvro 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 (1J inches) flat flowers, with petals a delicate 

 pink, deeper colored at the margins. Flowers in rifts. Tree ex- 

 tremely Japanesque. Fairly vigorous. One of the loveliest for small 

 Inwn planting. Should be sprayed with lime-sulphur before leafing 

 out in the spring. 



45050. PRUNUS SEREULATA. Japanese flowering cherry, 

 var. Hosokaica. A very beautiful double-flowered form, with trun- 

 cate deep pink buds and flat light pink flowers in clusters of two to 

 three on rather long pendent flower stalks. Very floriferous. Re- 

 sembles 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§ 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, re- 

 sembling 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 dis- 

 tinct 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. PRUISUS SERRULATA. Japanese flowering cherry, 

 var. Mihuruma-Gayeshi. Early flowering (April 10 to 20 in Mary- 

 land), 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. 



