often planted in gardens or the precincts of temples. 
They attain a great height and live for several hundred 
years. The young foliage is green. The flowers are 
white or of a light crimson. The flower-stalks are 
hairy. | 
(5) Shidare-zakura (the Weeping Cherries; Prunus 
aequinocticalis var. pendula) 
A kind of Higan-zakura with slender drooping 
branches. These do not grow wild in mountains, but 
are very often found in the grounds of temples, etc. 
Some of these cherries have crimson flowers and are 
very beautiful. 
Endo-zakura, or the Endo cherries, which are very 
common in Sendai and its neighbourhood, belong to 
the same category as Shidare-zakura and have very 
beautiful double flowers of a deep crimson. Viewed at 
a distance they really look like artificial flowers. They 
are named after Y. Endo, formerly Mayor of the City 
of Sendai. 
(6) Fuji-zakura or Mame-zakura (the Fuji Cher- 
ries; Prunus incisa) 
These grow in abundance around the foot of Mount 
Fuji, as also in the Hakone Mountains, Izu, Boso 
Peninsula and some other places. They are shrubs or 
small trees. The flowers are small, their colour is white 
or light crimson. They have hairy flower-stalks. 
(7) Choji-zakura (the Clove Cherries; Prunus 
ceraseidos ) 
These grow wild in the north-eastern districts. The 
flowers are white or of a pale crimson. The margin 
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