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An excellent old specimen of Japanese Cherry tree at the height of its spring loveliness. Their early, spec- 

 tacular blooming habit makes them one of the most treasured flowering trees 



PRUNUS amanogawa-zakura. Beautiful colum- 

 nar outline. Fragrant, semi-double, pale pink flowers 

 appear in great quantities late in the season. Very 

 useful when out of bloom for framing garden 

 pictures. 



P. asahi-botan zakura. Slow growing, branching 

 from the ground. Enormous quantities of double 

 light pink blooms appear at midseason. Suitable in 

 any section of the garden where a dwarf blooming 

 tree is desired. Especially beautiful in the foreground 

 of an evergreen tree planting. 



P. autumnalis (October Cherry). Has advantage 

 of blooming in early spring and again in the autumn. 

 Diminutive, semi-double, light pink flowers in great 

 profusion. Usually columnar or bush-like. One of 

 the most unusual and accommodating trees in culture. 



P. beni higan ( subhirtella) (Spring Cherry). 



Blossoms first in spring, usually immediately after 

 the last snow of winter. Low, bushy, rarely more 

 than 20 feet tall. Thin ascending branches and a 

 dense mass of twiggy branchlets, form a flattened 

 oval crown. Single, silvery-pink flowers borne in such 

 profusion as to completely hide twigs and branches. 



P. fujizan zakura (Mt. Fuji). A lovely variety 

 which the Japanese named in honor of their sacred 

 Mount Fuji. Large, double, snowy-white flowers in 

 great abundance. Small, bush-like, with ascending 

 spreading branches. 



P. kofugen. Vigorous, upright, bearing double, 

 deep pink flowers in May. One of the best for 

 planting along roads or avenues. 



P. kunrin. Late flowering. Large, very double 

 pink flowers. 



P. mikurumagaeshi. One of the best. Of spread- 

 ing habit. Multitude of double, pale rose flowers in 

 mid-season. 



P. naden-zakura. Upright growth, fitted for road 

 or street planting. Very double, light pink blooms 

 late in season. One of the most popular and beauti- 

 ful flowering trees. 



P. ojochin-zakura. Lovely form, large semi- 

 double, pale pink flowers. 



P. rhexi. Dwarf. Rose-like, double white blooms. 

 Ideal plant in the border. 



P. sekizan-zakura-kwanzan. Compact, low 

 branched. Blooms late. Large, double, deep pink 

 flowers change to old rose. Considered by many the 

 best deep colored variety. 



P. shidare-higan (Standard Form). Beautiful 

 form. Wide spreading limbs divide into branches 

 curving downward into slender whip-like pendant 

 branchlets. Prolific and bears its small, single, blush- 

 pink flowers very early. In Japan, especially in the 

 temple grounds, magnificent examples are common. 

 There is no more graceful or beautiful tree. 



