(flowering (Sherries 
How could the floridity of Japanese Cherries 
he better described than in the little verse on the 
front page, written by a Japanese poet nearly a 
thousand years ago? Being so beautiful, why do 
they not abound in American gardens ? Every 
spring the newspapers and magazines give des¬ 
criptions and photographs of the Flowering Cher¬ 
ries planted in Potomac Park in Washington, D. 
C. and visitors to Highland Park in Rochester, 
N. Y. or the Arnold Arboretum near Boston, 
M ass. admire their beauty year after year. Thriv¬ 
ing well in the hot summers of Washington and 
standing without damage the cold winters of 
northern New England, is there better proof 
needed that they are perfectly adapted to our 
climate ? As to soil, they will grow well where 
the fruiting types of cherries will grow, in any 
reasonably well drained land. 
The Bagatelle Nursery, realizing that Japanese 
Cherries are becoming more and more appre¬ 
ciated in our country, has made a specialty of 
growing these trees in many varieties and we 
have worked up a stock of them in pyramidal 
form, half standards and standards. We are 
taking great pleasure in sending you this small 
circular telling you something about these beauti¬ 
ful trees while the photographs express more 
fully than anything we might say of the loveli¬ 
ness these trees can bring to your garden. 
There are two groups of Flowering Cherries. 
One group (the various subhirtella varieties) 
bloom with small single or semi-double light pink 
flowers, produced in unbelievable quantity, ab¬ 
solutely covering the tree. The most outstanding- 
variety is the weeping kind, Prunus subhirtella 
pendula which is grown in standard form as 
shown in the picture. (See last page). The 
standards are 5-6 ft. high, the size of the crown 
depends on the age. The horizontal branches, 
gracefully drooping down form a beautiful picture. 
We offer trees of this kind with large crowns 
from $10 to $25 each. 
