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Oriental Flowering Trees and Shrubs 
Japanese TJoseflowering Qhcrnes 
The Japanese ornamental Cherries are among the most beautiful of all the flowering 
trees, and take the lead possibly because of the popular appeal o' the well advertised 
"Cherry Blossom Time" in Washington, D. C. 
They vary a great deal in form and therefore can be adapted to many uses in 
decorating the garden, either as specimens on the lawn, in small groups, for lining 
lanes and avenues, and as vistas. The colors of flowers range from pure white, to 
blush and delicately tinted pinks, on through to deep pinks or old rose. These Cherries 
will thrive in any reasonably good, well-drained soil, with average moisture. In 
general, the same soil conditions should prevail under which the fruiting types of 
cherries do best. These can be grown throughout the same areas as the peach, and 
even somewhat farther north. 
ASAHI-BOTAN ZAKURA, early or mid-season; blush; double; one of the very slow 
growing sorts; dwarf habit; prolific bloomer; hyacinth arrangement of flowers. 
AMANOGAWA ZAKURA, light pink; late; fragrant; double; pyramidal or columnar; new 
variety; just right for formal planting or small gardens. A very unusual sort, 
attracts favorable attention always—and yet very rare. Planted two feet apart in 
a straight line, Amanogawa makes a perfect hedge and need never be pruned or 
sheared. 
AUTUMNALIS (Winter flowering), semi-double; pale pink flowers; blooms in Fall and 
early Spring; very unusual and rare. During the mild winter of 1930-31, Autumnalis 
was in bloom from November until May. On Christmas Day that year it was par¬ 
ticularly notable for the very liberal display of flowers. At the regular Spring 
flowering period in late April or early May, these trees produced just as many 
flowers as they would normally have produced at that time. 
Price of Autumnalis: 
18 to 24 in. 
. $1.50 
5 
to 
6 
ft. 
. $6.00 
2 to 
2Vz ft. 
. 2.00 
6 
to 
7 
ft. 
. 10.00 
2Vz 
to 
3 ft. 
. 2.50 
7 
to 
8 
ft. 
. 15.00 
3 to 
4 
ft. 
. 3.00 
8 
to 
10 
ft. 
. 20.00 
4 to 
5 
ft. 
. 5.00 
BENI HIGAN ZAKURA (Higan Cherry, P. Subhirtella), "Spring Cherry." First to bloom; 
very prolific; blush pink; small single flowers that bloom with the last snow of 
winter. The late "Chinese" Wilson, plant explorer, rates this variety as one of the 
best of tho Japanese Mountain Cherries. 
FUJIZAN (Shirotae; Mount Fuji), snow white; large double flowers; vigorous; extra choice. 
A splendid showy variety; considered one of the better of the white double Japanese 
Cherries. 
HOSOKAWA-BENI ZAKURA, pink, mid-season; upright growth, slight spread; fragrant 
double flowers; one of the best; another of the hyacinth flowering sorts. 
JEANNE WOHLERT, dwarf; semi-double; new; rare. The effect of this tree in bloom is 
that of many branched hyacinth of a lovely soft pink. 
KANZAN ZAKURA (Kwanzan), double deep pink; vigorous; upright. The tendency to 
spread is not evident until the trees are approximately ten years old. 
KOFUGEN ZAKURA (Fugenzo), double, deep pink. Similar to Kanzan Zakura, but slower 
growth. 
MIKURUMAGAESHI ZAKURA, blush; mid-season; double flowers; spreading growth; 
one of the loveliest; a typical hyacinth flowering variety; fragrant. 
