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A GARDEN FLORA 
P. cerasifera, var. Moseri. 
Height 9 feet, 17 feet through. A spreading bush 
with bronze foliage and large pink flowers. 
P. Cerasus. Wild Dwarf Cherry. Europe, Britain. 
„ var. Drumreaske. 
„ var. fl. pi. 
P. davidiana. David’s Peach. China. 
P. Laurocerasus. Cherry Laurel, Common Laurel. 
E. Europe and Asia Minor. 
P. Laurocerasus, var. rotundifolia. 
„ var. Zabeliana. 
P. lusitanica, Portugal Laurel. Spain and Portugal. 
„ var. azorica. Canaries and Azores. 
P. Mahaleb. St. Lucie Cherry. Central and S. Europe. 
A tree, now 17 feet high and 13 feet through, 
planted about 1904. 
P. Mume. Japanese Apricot. Corea and perhaps 
China. 
Height 20 feet, 27 feet through. Hardy in a 
sheltered comer of the garden. Frost often prevents 
the buds developing, but in March, 1915, and 
February, 1916, the tree was covered with pink 
blossoms. 
P. nana. Dwarf Russian Almond. S. Russia and S.E. 
Europe. 
Syn. Amygdalus nana. 
A charming little shrub which flowers in May, 
and spreads itself by its suckers. We had no success 
■with it until we were able to get plants on their 
own roots. 
P. Padus. Bird Cherry. Europe, Britain, etc. to Japan. 
Syn. Cerasus Padus. 
P. pendula. Rosebud Cherry. Japan. 
P. persica. Peach. China, probably. 
„ var. alba fl. pi. 
„ var. flore roseo pleno. 
„ var. foliis rubris. 
P. Sieboldii. Japanese Cherry. Japan. 
Syn. P. pseudocerasus, var. Watereri. 
P. serrulata, var. fl. pi. 
Height 20 feet. Planted 1901. 
