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Ibeciduoud Dreei • TOWSON NURSERIES, INC. 



PRUNUS shidare higan (Pyramid Form). Py- 

 ramidal weeping tree with branches very close to the 

 ground. Very hardy and dependable. Bears enormous 

 quantity of single, light pink flowers. Very early. 



P. shidare higan zohara. A standard weeping 

 variety. Numerous slender branches grow on tall, 

 clear stems bearing single, rosy-lavender flowers early 

 in the season. 



P. shirofugen. Strong growing. Showy, double 

 light rose flowers hang in clusters. Colorful foliage 

 in spring and fall. A good shade tree as well as a 

 decorative blooming plant. 



P. yedo-zakura. Pink clustered flowers double and 

 large in size. Upright, sturdily branched and hardy. 

 Capable of filling important garden situations ad- 

 mirably. 



P. yoshino. Large, fast-growing; with strong, 

 spreading branches forming a rounded crown. 

 Flowers are white, large, single, and fragrant. Beauty- 

 loving Japanese have made this tree famous; its flower- 

 ing is the occasion of a popular festival in Tokyo where 

 it is so generally planted. 



P. yoshino-shidare. Graceful, informal, weeping 

 tree. Large, single, pure white flowers. Main 

 branches grow upright from the trunk for varying 

 distances, then gracefully arch, sending out numerous 

 slender, pendulous branchlets that nearly touch the 

 ground. In early spring the entire tree is a mass of 

 bloom. 



Every garden should have its planting of Japanese 

 cherries. In the illustration is Prunus Shirofugen. 



