The Garden Nurseries, Penn Valley, Narberth, Pa. 
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Japanese RosefJoivering Cherry Shirofugen Zakura 
Hardiness^ — At the present time it is known that the flowering cherries 
can be grown satisfactorily throughout the Eastern States, generally, with 
the exception o f the far South and extreme North, where sufficient tests 
have not yet been made. (Editor’s note: We have sold Japanese Elower- 
ing Cherries in nearly all the States east of the Rocky Mountains, and have 
had no complaint on account of their lack of hardiness or adaptability.) 
'The flowering cherry collections at Rochester, N. Y., and, with some 
exceptions, at Jamaica Plain, Mass., have withstood successfully the winters 
of those sections, although in both instances the proximity of a large body 
of water has doubtless tempered the extreme cold. At Jamaica Plain a 
number of varieties, including the Eugenzo, Kwanzan, Shirofugen, Ichiyo, 
and Kirin, have proved entirely hardy. These are recommended for grow¬ 
ing in northern New England by E. H. Wilson, who considers them to be 
derived from Prunus Serrulata Sachalinensis. The different forms of P. 
SLibhirtella are also hardy there. 
Jn general, it may be said that the flowering cherries can be grown 
throughout the same areas as the peach, and even somewhat farther north. 
Fruiting Habits— "The double-flowering cherries do not produce fruits, 
so far as is known, and only occasionally are fruits found on the semi¬ 
double forms. Even the single varieties fruit very sparingly, with a few 
regional exceptions. This non-fruiting habit is generally true of the trees 
in the vicinity of Washington, D. C., possibly because of late spring frosts. 
