wers are
| | |borne on short racemes, and
| | |in such abundance as to
| | |envelop the tree in a
| | |snow-white mantle. Every
| | |garden should have at least
| | |one weeping Mahaleb.
| | |
P. Padus (the Bird |Europe, and a |White; |A well-known tree, and
Cherry) |great part of |Spring |frequently seen in
|Asia | |woodlands, where its strong
| | |scent is quickly detected.
| | |It is a shapely tree,
| | |growing 20 feet to 30 feet
| | |high, and has long erect
| | |branches, and in Spring
| | |drooping racemes of flowers
| | |6 inches or more long. The
| | |fruits are small and
| | |shining black in colour.
| | |There are, however, many
| | |poor forms, sometimes with
| | |almost greenish flowers.
| | |Perhaps the most valuable
| | |is the double variety,
| | |flore-pleno, which has very
| | |long racemes and very pure
| | |white. Pendula is a weeping
| | |variety which will, no
| | |doubt, be an acquisition,
| | |but it is of too recent
| | |appearance here to say much
| | |about it. It is curious to
| | |note that there is a
| | |variety (stricta) with