CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO.inc.NILES. CALIFORNIA 
Pminis amygdalus 11. />/. Double-Flowering Almond 
PRUNUS 
As this is such a diversified genus, we have 
subdivided it below into Almond, Cherry, Peach 
and Plum to make descriptions simpler and more 
readily understood. All are trees of small or 
medium size with very beautiful flowers, which 
appear before or very soon after the leaves. 
ALMOND 
P. amygdalus flore pleno. DOUBLE-FLOWER¬ 
ING ALMOND. Growth vigorous. Flowers borne 
in greatest profusion before leaves appear; double 
pink, resembling small roses. 
CHERRY 
P. avium flore pleno. LARGE DOUBLE WHITE 
CHERRY. Growth similar to the common sweet 
cherries. Flowers are large, purest white, verv 
double and perfectly formed, like a miniature 
double white Camellia. So free (lowering as to 
cover the tree when in bloom. 
P. pseudo-cerasus. JAPANESE FLOWERING 
CHERRY. Growth about like the sweet cherries. 
Leaves bronze colored at first, later green. Flow¬ 
ers. borne before leaves are fully developed, are 
large, single, delicate blush pink. The celebrated 
flowering cherry of Japan. 
P. pseudo-cerasus flore pleno. JAPANESE 
DOUBLE PINK CHERRY. Identical with preced¬ 
ing except that flowers are double. 
PEACH 
P. oersica. FLOWERING PEACH. Highly 
prized for the great masses of double flowers borne 
early in spring before leaves appear. For best 
results they should be heavily pruned each year 
as soon as they have finished blooming. There are 
several forms and colors as follows: 
Camellia - Flowered. Double, large, rich red. 
Double Red. Semi-double, bright red. 
Double Rose. Double, pale rose. 
Double White. Double, pure white. 
Early Red. Semi-double. Bright crimson. The 
first to bloom. 
Versicolored. Semi-double. Has the wonderful 
habit of producing both pure white and clear red 
flowers all over the tree. Some flowers are even 
part red ami part white. Often a shoot only a 
few inches long will have about an equal number 
of red and white flowers. Curious and handsome. 
PLUM 
P. cerasifera a.tropurpurea (P. pissardi). PUR¬ 
PLE-LEAVED PLUM. Very ornamental small 
tree. Leaves deep purple in spring, gradually be¬ 
coming greenish. Flowers numerous, white, ap¬ 
pearing before leaves. Fruit reddish purple. 
Doubly beautiful and desirable for both blossom 
and foliage. 
P. cerasifera laciniata. CUT-LEAVED PLUM. 
A form of Cherry Plum with deeply cut. fern-like 
leaves. Blooms freely in early spring. Handsome 
throughout the season. Originated with ns. 
P. “Vesuvius.” BURBANK’S PURPLE-LEAVED 
I’Ll'M. Differs from common Purple-Leaved Plum 
in its more vigorous growth, with longer, willowy 
branches and much larger, longer leaves. Color of 
foliage is very pronounced and held well through 
the season. Very fine. 
PTEROCARYA 
P. stenoptera. China. 50 ft. Of similar appear¬ 
ance to Black Walnut, to which it is nearly related. 
Leafstalks winged. Bears small winged nuts in 
long, drooping clusters. 
PYRUS: Apple 
The flowering species and varieties of the 
apple and crab-apple make very handsome small 
trees. Most of them are very free flowering in 
early spring. 
P. atropurpurea. Growth strong. Flowers semi- 
double, along stems, deep purplish red in bud, 
shell pink when open. March and April. 
P. “carnea pleno.” Strong grower. Flowers 
double, flesh color, borne in clusters. 
P. coronaria. FRAGRANT GARLAND. Upright, 
vigorous growth. Flowers single, blush, violet- 
scented. 
P. floribunda halliana. Dwarf, compact tree. 
Flowers semi-double, deep rose and do not fade; 
produced in drooping clusters. 
P. floribunda scheideckeri. Growth medium. 
Flowers full, semi-double; red in bud. rosy pink 
when open. 
P. ioensis bechteli. BECHTEL’S DOUBLE¬ 
FLOWERING APPLE. Small tree. Flowers dou¬ 
ble, delicate pink, very fragrant; produced from 
the first year. One of the best flowering trees. 
P. kaido. A Japanese species. Growth rapid. 
Flowers single, pink and white, in great profusion 
on long branches. 
P. niedwetzkya na. A curiosity from Siberia. 
The entire tree—bark, wood, fruit and foliage, ex¬ 
cept old leaves—is red. Free bloomer and bears 
edible fruit. 
