Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Prunus japonica var. alba plena

Double White Almond

1

5

White

May

S. Very attractive in the spring when it is covered with showy, double, roselike flowers. Good for the shrubbery border. A. D.G.

Prunus japonica var. rosea plena

Double Pink Almond

1

5

Rose

May

S. In habit like the preceding. A. D.G.

Prunus maritima

Beach Plum

1

4-5

White

April

S. A good shrub for sea-shore planting or for sandy or gravelly banks. Flowers in umbels, preceding the foliage, which is a dull green. Fruit purple, about the size of a cherry, edible. A.G.

Prunus Persica var. alba pleno or Persica vulgaris

Double White Peach

1

4-5

White

May

T. A form of the common Peach with numerous double flowers. Very ornamental while in bloom, and good if planted among coarse growing shrubs. B. C. D. G.

Prunus Persica var. rosea pleno

Double Rose-colored Peach

1

4-5

Rose

May

Prunus Persica var. fo-liis purpurea

Purple-leaved Peach

1

4-5

Pink

May

A variety of the common Peach with blood-red foliage in the spring. Flowers single, deep pink. Effective among coarse shrubs. B. C. D. G.

Prunus pumila

Sand Cherry

1

4-5

White

May

S. A native shrub with racemes of showy flowers along the slender branches. Excellent for sea-shore planting or on sandy banks. Fruit purple-black, showy; not edible. A. E.G.

Prunus tomentosa

Japanese Cherry

1

6-7

Rose

May

S. Coarser and more upright in growth than P. japonica. Flowers double, sometimes 1 1/2 inches across, and very showy. Foliage dark green, hairy. A good shrub for the border. A. D. G.

Prunus triloba

Flowering Plum

1

5-6

Rose

May

S. Upright in growth, with slender branches, completely covered with double flowers; individual flowers 1 inch across. Good among tall shrubs. This variety as well as the preceding is generally grafted on Plum or common Peach stock, and in planting care should be taken to set the plant deeply enough so that the grafted part is at least 6 inches below the surface of the ground. A. D.G.

Pseudolarlx Keempferi

Golden Larch

2

30-40

T. Pyramidal, dense in growth; foliage about 2 inches long, and brilliant yellow in early spring. Good among tall evergreens. A. D. F.

Pseudotsuga Douglasii

Douglas's Spruce

2

40-50

T. Pyramidal in growth with horizontal branches. Foliage soft dark