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Shiro Higan is another one of the spring flowering Cherries, and is in 
all probabi lity a seedling of Yoshino. It is similar in habit, but it does 
produce larger flowers of a slightly more brilliant pinh. In this section it has 
a distinct tendency to grow taller than Yoshino. 
Sargenti {Prunus serrulata sachalinensis), or "Yama” as the Japanese 
call it, is an extremely hardy variety^—^possibly the hardiest o fall. It grows 
rapidly; as a young tree the branches are upright, but as it becomes estab¬ 
lished and the branches multiply, the upper branches force down the lower 
branches and the tree becomes broad and spreading. It is said to be hardy 
throughout the entire New England section. The foliage is large, deep 
green; the flowers are produced by the million in the spring before the 
foliage appears. 
As this variety can be produced from seed, there is likely to be some 
variation in the color of the flowers, but all the seedlings are likely to 
produce pink flowers of various depth of color. Sargenti should be planted 
freely in the colder sections of the country if there is a doubt as to the 
hardiness of some of the other varieties. 
Paul Wohlert is a semi-dwarf variety, very early, following the 
Weeping and Yoshino varieties. The color is deep pink. Where space is 
limited, it is one of the best varieties. It grows large enough and moderately 
fast as a young tree, but 20 feet in height by 15 feet wide would probably 
indicate a tree at least fifteen years old, if not twenty. Linder certain con¬ 
ditions this sort does not appear to grow over 8 to 10 feet high, with a 
spread of about 8 feet. 
Takinioi and Taizanfukun produce an abundance of snow-white single 
flowers. They grow into rather small trees^far from fast-growing, but they 
are undoubtedly among the best of the white flowering cherry trees. Inas¬ 
much as the flowers are fragrant, they are particularly well adapted for 
indoor decoration. Takinioi and Taizanfukun should be in every collection. 
Jeanne Wohlert is decidedly the most dwarf of all the Japanese Flow¬ 
ering Cherries, showing a tendency to branch directly from the ground. The 
semi-double, delicately tinted, light pink flowers are produced very freely 
on short stems, similar to Asahi Botan. It is a very attractive and rare sort. 
Asahi-Botan, a distinct dwarf type, is similar to Jeanne Wohlert. The 
flowers are arranged in the same hyacinth formation. The tree is a dwarf— 
a bush branching from the ground up. Though it is suitable for rockeries 
and small gardens, it is hardly in place on display in a public park unless 
well protected in secluded parts where it would be a real jewel. Its growth 
is entirely too slow to permit planting it in a promiscuous display of other 
flowering cherries. At least it would have to be placed in the foreground, 
or entirely apart from the rest, but it would not be out o f pi ace if planted 
