| | |differs from the type in
| | |its more open growth and
| | |larger fruits. Xanthocarpa
| | |has bright golden fruits.
| | |
*P. coronaria |Eastern United |Rose; |A beautiful and neglected
(American or |States. |May and |tree, 15 feet to 20 feet
Fragrant Crab) |Introduced 1724 |early June|high, with large,
| | |deliciously-fragrant
| | |flowers. It is worth
| | |growing on this account
| | |alone. The leaves are
| | |dark-green and lobed, and
| | |the fruits sweetly scented
| | |and grass-green, not very
| | |ornamental. It should
| | |become more popular in
| | |English gardens. The
| | |variety flore-pleno has
| | |large, almost double, rich
| | |rose-coloured flowers.
| | |
*P. floribunda |Japan |Rose; |A delightful tree and
| |late |happily much planted in
| |Spring and|gardens. It is quite small,
| |early |little more than a graceful
| |Summer |bush, rarely exceeding a
| | |height of 10 feet, wreathed
| | |in flowers in the
| | |appropriate season, the
| | |buds intense crimson, but
| | |opening out a paler shade,
| | |and thus there is a
| | |gradation from one colour
| | |to the o