DAWN Apricot 
FLOWERING APRICOTS 
These lovely flowers open the pageant of spring 
bloom. They come ahead of the Flowering Peaches 
and while much like them have one very distinc¬ 
tive feature. Peaches are scentless while the Ap¬ 
ricots have a clove or carnation fragrance. Not 
derived from our orchard apricots but from a 
Japanese species, Prunus mume. The Japanese 
call it Ume. 
DAWN. If Akebono (Daybreak) Cherry is the 
most beautiful tree that grows in this climate, 
surely Dawn Apricot ranks second and not far 
behind. Flowers about 1% inches in diameter, 
rich clear pink, very double with exquisitely 
ruffled petals. Fragrance delightful. Blooms 
here about first week in February; earlier around 
San Francisco and Oakland. 
EARLY DOUBLE PINK. Much like Dawn and almost as handsome, but blooms a 
week or two earlier making it the earliest bloomer mentioned in this booklet. 
WEEPING RED. Growth is rapid, producing long slender branches which droop ir¬ 
regularly and are decorated their entire length with bright red, fragrant flowers. Very 
early, blooming between Early Double Pink and Dawn. 
FLOWERING PLUMS 
BLIRIEANA. In order of bloom this immediately 
follows the Apricots, coming between them and the 
Peaches. Flowers are borne entirely before the 
leaves and are very double cerise pink. Should be 
pruned heavily every year and then gives two crops 
of flowers; first in the short branches in center of 
tree and soon after on the long wand-like new 
growth on the upper part. When the foliage ap¬ 
pears it gives the tree fresh charm as the leaves 
open rich coppery purple, the color lasting into the 
summer. 
BLIRIEANA Plum 
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