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Oriental Flowering Trees and Shrubs 
Flowering Plum, Peach 
and Apricot 
Prunus Triloba (Japanese Flowering Plum) could be mistaken for a 
vigorous Flowering Almond. It will grow to an approximate beigbt of six 
feet, with similar spread. It produces a tremendous crop of pink, double 
llowers, but no seed or fruit. The blooming period is slightly in advance 
of the Flowering Peach. Only 
one variety is in cultivation. 
Prunus Tomentosa (Chinese 
Flowering Plum) is a hne, dwarf, 
single, pale pink Flowering PI um, 
cpiite one of the most attractive 
dwarf shrubs, suitable for both 
borders and rockeries. It is par¬ 
ticularly showy while in fruit. 
There are two types, but I have 
never been able to separate them, 
nor am I certain which I will 
obtain when I order a supply of " ^ 
seeds from China. One variety Prunus Triloba 
has small cherry-like, translucent red fruit very attractive in the sunlight. 
The fruit is attached closely to the stem. The other variety has plum-like 
fruit showing the typical plum inden¬ 
tation on one side. This fruit is also 
attached to the wood without show¬ 
ing any stem, is opaque and is likely 
to be either purple or red. 
Persica (Double Flowering Peach) 
is probably the most brilliantlv col- 
ored flowering tree of the whole col¬ 
lection. No other flowering tree can 
disj^lay such a depth of color as the 
crimson or red Flowering Peach. The 
double white is one of the few snow- 
white flowering trees. The pink is verv Persica: Double White Flowering Peach 
conspicuous and attractive. Clara Meyer is a clear pink—an old variety 
re-introduced into cultivation. 
