For gorgeous masses of spring 
flowers this group is preeminent. It 
is hard to keep within reasonable 
limits when attempting to describe 
their beauty; really they must be 
seen to be appreciated. We have 
been collecting them for nearly 20 
years and have flowering specimens 
of all on our nursery which is like 
a branch of fairyland from Febru¬ 
ary to April. Can’t you come and 
see the display? It will tell you 
more than pages of descriptive 
matter. 
Japanese Cherry 
AKEBONO (Daybreak) Finest, rarest and most renowned 
of all are the Japanese Flowering 
Cherries whose beauty is world famous. Although so comparatively scarce they can 
be grown as well on the Pacific Coast as anywhere in the world. We have around 40 
varieties of blooming size on the nursery. 
FLOWERING FRUIT 
TREES 
JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRIES 
We think it better to give more space to their general characteristics and make in¬ 
dividual descriptions rather brief as nothing but the trees themselves or good pictures 
will convey any adequate idea of their surpassing glory when in bloom. They are again 
beautiful in Autumn as the foliage on most of them colors up well before falling. 
In this country the tendency is toward the doubles but the Japanese prefer the singles 
and we agree with them. Most of the singles bloom ahead of the leaves allowing the 
full beauty of the flowers to be seen unobscured by foliage. They have far more flow¬ 
ers and when the blooming period ends the shower of falling petals is an additional 
source of delight. Also they grow vigorously and, without injury to the plants, can be 
cut in the bud stage and allowed to open in water. 
Erect Growing Single Cherries 
AKEBONO (Daybreak). In our opinion this is the 
most beautiful tree in the world or at least the most 
beautiful we have ever seen. It is a pink flowering 
type of the famous Yoshino Cherry so widely planted 
in Tokyo. There are said to be over 10,000 trees of 
it in that city. It belongs in the same class as those 
around the tidal basin in Washington, D. C., but 
there is considerable variation in those trees. When 
in bloom this variety is a cloud of pink with not a 
leaf showing. We have often made the remark that 
we get the same old thrill from it every spring as 
it does not seem possible to remember from one year 
to another how superbly beautiful it is. Luckily it 
is one of the best growers and soon makes a good 
sized and freely blooming tree. Very early; the first Japanese Cherry 
true Japanese Cherry to bloom. taizan-fukun 
In spite of the number of varieties, all we offer are perfectly distinct; those too much 
alike are not propagated although we have them in our collection. Nomenclature of 
these trees is in sad shape but we can assure you that ours are correctly and authentic¬ 
ally named as we have collaborated with U. S. De¬ 
partment of Agriculture for several years in the 
work of getting the names straightened out. 
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