| |of dwarf cherries. It is a
| | |spreading plant with
| | |slender arching branches,
| | |but scarcely prostrate.
| | |The leaves are amongst the
| | |smallest in this group,
| | |being from a half-inch to
| | |one and a half inches long,
| | |and finely toothed. Nor are
| | |the flowers large, being a
| | |half-inch or little more in
| | |diameter, but in their
| | |profusion they almost hide
| | |the branches. The colour is
| | |a bright, and, among
| | |Prunus, unusual shade of
| | |rose. This shrub was known
| | |to Loudon, and was
| | |recommended by him. It has,
| | |indeed, been in cultivation
| | |for nearly one hundred
| | |years, but seems to have
| | |shared the fate of many
| | |other lovely hardy shrubs
| | |in the middle decades of
| | |last century, and almost
| | |passed out of cultivation.
| | |It grows at elevations of
| | |5000 to 6000 feet, and is
| | |perfectly hardy."
| | |
P. pseudo-cerasus |China and Japan |...... |This is a glorious cherry,
(Japanese Cherry) | | |and very popular in Japan;
| | |indeed, it is one of the
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