and others crimson purple. 
micres, aren sealso trees 
with yellowish or greenish 
flowers. The forms of the 
trees are also different, some 
kinds growing straight or 
vertical, and others stretch 
out their branches almost 
horizontally. Excellent gar- 
den varieties, of which 
there are many, have their 
respective names by which 
they are distinguished from 
one another. Among them, 
Somei-Yoshino (the Somei Cherries) the kind called Nioi-zakura, 
or fragrant cherries, is so named because its flowers 
possess a fragrant cumarin-like smell. 
The most beautiful domestic cherries are the kind 
known as Ichiyo, Kwanzan, Fugenzo, etc., all being 
well-known garden varieties. The first named, i. e. 
Ichiyo, are known for their lovely flowers, which at first 
are of a light crimson colour, later turning white. The 
second, or Kwanzan, are admired on account of their 
crimson-coloured young foliage and deep crimson flowers. 
The last-named, Fugenzo, are likewise admired for the 
beauty of their.crimson young foliage, as well for the 
striking beauty of their weeping flowers, which are of 
a light crimson hue, with manifold petals. From the 
middle of the flower there shoot out two small green 
leaves. The ensemble of the tree itself presents a very 
elegant appearance. Besides these, Ukon-zakura which 
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