Prunus    •  Almond,  Cherry,  Peach  and  Plum 
This  is  a  large  and  \aried  genus  of  trees 
Prunus  Amygdalus  •  Almonds 
IJvvarf  trees  or  shrul:)s,  covered  in  May  with 
small,  double,  sweet-scented  flowers. 
Amygdalus   communis,    var.    alba   flore  plena. 
White.    35  cts. 
var.  rosea  flore  plena.    Pink.    35  cts. 
var.  rubra  fiore  plena.  Red. 
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Prunus  Cerasus  •  Cherry 
Cerasus  Avium,  var.  flore  alba  plena.  Lakgk 
Double-flowering  Cherry.  Covered  in 
Ma\^  with  white  flowers.    4  to  6  feet,  75  cts. 
C.  Japonica,  var.  flore  alba  plena.  Japanese 
DouBLE-FLowERfNG  CtfERRv.  AVhite  flowers. 
5  feet,  ^T. 
var.  pendula.  Japanese  Weeping  Cherr\'. 
A  fine  weeping  tree,  whose  i:)endulous 
branches  bear  great  masses  of  delicate  pink 
flowers.  5  to  6  feet,  I1.50. 
var.  rosea.  Japanese  Rose  -  flowering. 
Pink  flowers  lii.50. 
C.  serotina.  W^ild  P)Lack  Cherry.  Its 
flower-racemes  are  white  and  fragrant,  its 
leaves  glossy,  and  its  fruits  black. 
7  to  8  feet  $0  75 
8  to  If)  feet   I  25 
.  10  to  12  feet   I  50 
C.  Sieboldii  flore  plena.  Siebold's  Double- 
flowered  Cherrn'.  White  flowers,  tinted 
with  rose.    5  to  6  feet,  51.50. 
Prunus  Persica  •  Peach 
Little  trees  that  wrap  themselves  in  such  rich 
clouds  of  bloom  early  in  spring.  We  ofter  three 
\arieties  which  contrast  finely  when  grouped, 
and  bloom  before  other  trees  have  started. 
Persica  vulgaris,  var.  rosea  plena.  Double  Pink- 
flow^ering.    4  to  5  feet,  75  cts. 
var.  sanguinea  plena.    Double  Red-flower- 
ing.   4  to  5  feet,  75  cts. 
var.  foliis  purpureis.  Purple-leaved  Peach. 
The  new  foliage  is  a  deep  purple.  4  to  5 
feet,  75  cts. 
Prunus  .  Plums 
Prunus  cerasifera,  var.  atropurpurea ;  syn.,  Prunus 
Pissardi.  Purple-leaved  Plum.  The  )  oung 
shoots  and  leaves  are  lustrous  crimson,  chang- 
ing to  rich  purple  and  retaining  it  until  they 
fall  in  autumn.  The  small  white  single  flowers 
cover  the  shrub  in  spring.  Useful  for  contrasts 
in  grouping  with  other  trees  or  shrubs.    .  ' , 
2  to  3  feet  $0  35 
4  to  5  feet   75 
P.  triloba.  Flowering  Plum.  Flowers  semi- 
double,  delicate  pink,  thickly  set  on  slender 
branches.    3  to  4  feet,  50  cts. 
Ptelea  •  Hop  Tree 
Ptelea  trifoliata.  Is  a  pretty  shrub-like  tree  that 
bears  clusters  of  white  flowers  in  June,  fol- 
lowed by  showy  hop-like  seed  in  the  fall. 
3  to  4  feet  $Q  35 
4  to  6  feet   50 
6  to  8  feet   75 
var.  aurea.  Golden  Hop  Tree.  Highly 
valued  for  the  sunny  golden  green  of  its 
leaves,  which  is  constant  through  sunmier. 
2  to  3  feet  35 
3  to  4  feet   50 
4  to  5  feet   75 
Pyrus  •  Flowering  Crab  Apples 
Hardy  little  flowering  trees,  that  bloom  abun- 
dantly in  spring.    Their  double  fragrant  flou  ers 
are  always  enthusiastically  remarked  upon, 
Pyrus  angustifolia,  var.  Bechteli.  Bechtel's 
Double-flowering  Crab.    Bears  masses  of 
double,  rose-like  flowers  of  a  delicate  pink 
color  and  most  delightful  fragrance.  Blooms 
when  quite  young. 
2  to  3  feet  $0  50 
3  to  4  feet   75 
4  to  5  feet   r  00 
P.  Malus  Parkmani.  Parkman's  Double- 
flow^ering.  Pendent,  semi-double,  dark 
rose-colored  flowers,  that  wreath  its  branches. 
2  to  3  feet  $0  50 
3  to  4  feet   75 
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