|Myrobalan Plum. Plum stocks
| | |should be raised from seed.
| | |If got from layers or
| | |suckers they are liable to
| | |throw up suckers from the
| | |base, and ruin the plants
| | |worked on them.
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P. cerasifera |Uncertain, but |Small, |This is the well-known
(P. mirobalana) |probably of |pure |Myrobalan Plum, and the
|Caucasian origin|white; |seedlings are used as
| |Spring |stocks. Its hardiness and
| | |vigour in almost all soils
| | |and climates make it a good
| | |small shrub, and its white
| | |flower-clusters are
| | |delightful in early spring.
| | |The fruits are popular on
| | |the Continent, and are red
| | |in colour. It is used as a
| | |hedge in some places. There
| | |are two varieties, viz.,
| | |angustifolia pendula, which
| | |is half pendulous in
| | |growth, and the well-known
| | |atropurpurea, more often
| | |called *P. Pissardi, which
| | |is a native of Persia, and
| | |has warm purple leaves,
| | |which get darker with age.
| | |The flowers are
| | |rose-tinted. It is a good
| | |shrub for colour, but must
| | |not be too freely planted.
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