May 19, 1881. ) 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
Fig. 88.—DOUBLE-FLOWERED CHEERY. 
and it is somewhat surprising that a tree so conspicuously 
attractive is not more freely planted. There are several forms of 
double Cherries, but this is the most imposing of them all. The 
variety known as Waterer’s is attractive by its rose-tinted flowers ; 
the double form of the Morello, Cerasus vulgaris, arrests attention 
by its rosette-like blooms, as also does the Japanese species, 
Cerasus japonica flore-pleno ; but for stately spreading beauty 
the variety figured from a spray brought from Chiswick is not 
surpassed. 
The tree is known botanically as Cerasus sylvestris flore-pleno, 
the specific name being that adopted by Ray and Bauhin, and is 
synonymous with Moench’s Cerasus avium, under which name 
the tree is generally known, and Linnaaus’s Prunus avium. It is 
named by the French, Mdrisier a fleurs doubles,’or Merisier Renon- 
culier, and is sometimes seen in England under the name of the 
Double French White Cherry. 
Mr. Woodhead’s Auriculas. —Enclosed I send you one of 
Mr. Woodhead’s pips of Auriculas ; it is a white edge, the best 
cultivation of this particular species, we may say that it is issued 
from the Government Printing Establishment at Jamaica, and 
that its price is sixpence.— {Nature.') 
DOUBLE-BLOSSOMED CHERRIES. 
Orchids and rare exotic plants generally are eminently worthy 
of the attention that they from time to time receive, but we must 
not overlook the merits of less rare occupants of our gardens that 
contribute to their beauty during the spring months—namely, 
flowering trees and shrubs. Rare and costly exotics can only be 
grown by a comparatively small number of those who enjoy 
flowers, but hardy plants and trees can be grown by many and 
admired by all. 
One of the most beautiful of all trees for the adornment of parks 
and pleasure grounds during the spring is the double-blossomed 
Cherry represented in the annexed engraving. Large specimens 
laden with thousands of large flowers are strikingly beautiful, 
