March 
19 2 3 
W 
A STUDY 
in 
EARLY 
FLOWERING 
TREES 
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Not unlike snowy puffs of pop-corn the pure 
white blossoms of the Japanese flowering cherry 
appear in late April in clusters of from three to 
.five blooms achieving quickly a thrilling beauty 
The blooms of this 
small spiny tree 
pyrus eleagnifolia, a 
variety of the snow 
pear, cluster along 
the bare branches 
toward late April 
The Japanese cherries, like most of the flowering 
trees, may be used for their masses of spring color 
on the lawn, to guard a gateway, to frame an ar¬ 
bor, or to border a long and narrow garden path 
One of the finest 
effects to be got 
with the white 
flowering trees is 
the color repeti¬ 
tion they make 
with the house’s 
white painted trim 
t Japan the little 
nits of the dwarf 
owering crab, 
yrus Sieboldi, are 
athered after 
r ost and preserv- 
d. The flowers 
re a faint blush 
