tree-like character,
| | |its branches being sturdier
| | |and more erect in growth.
| | |But it is for its wealth of
| | |blossom that it is chiefly
| | |remarkable. Even among such
| | |profuse-flowering things as
| | |those of its allies
| | |mentioned above, it is
| | |noteworthy for its
| | |qualities in that respect.
| | |During May, its flowering
| | |season, clean branches 3
| | |feet and even 4 feet long
| | |can be cut, which are
| | |wreathed from end to end
| | |with blossom. The flowers
| | |are semi-double and come in
| | |the usual Apple-like
| | |clusters; each flower is
| | |about 1-1/2 inches across.
| | |
*P. spectabilis |China and Japan |Pink; |A beautiful and fairly well
(Chinese Crab) | |Spring |known tree, 20 feet to 30
| | |feet high, with large
| | |semi-double flowers of much
| | |charm; the fruits are
| | |bright red. Every garden
| | |should possess a group of
| | |it, and at least a single
| | |specimen standing out by
| | |itself, unfettered by trees
| | |or shrubs near. There are
| | |three varieties of note:
| | |