. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1980. Prunus triflora—Japanese Plum. From specimens in the herbarium at the Royal Gardens, Kew. iQSl. Prunus Americana, as it erows wild in New York (X 1-5). See No. 10. BBB. American ornative Plums: Ivs. relatively narrow and smooth and the yoking growth glabrous (P. subeordata and P. Americana partial excep-
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1980. Prunus triflora—Japanese Plum. From specimens in the herbarium at the Royal Gardens, Kew. iQSl. Prunus Americana, as it erows wild in New York (X 1-5). See No. 10. BBB. American ornative Plums: Ivs. relatively narrow and smooth and the yoking growth glabrous (P. subeordata and P. Americana partial excep- tions), the fruit comparatively STuall and in shades of yellow and red, never deep blue- purple. c. Ia>s. mostly broad and thick, pubescent or roughish beneath, very sharply serrate or even jagged: fr. thick'Skiitned. 9. subcordita, Benth. Small tree or bush, ttsually only a few feet high: Ivs. round-ovate, obtuse, broad or subcordate at base, either sharply or obtusely serrate, thick, soft-pubescent beneath: fls. white fading to rose. less than 1 in. across, in clusters of 4 or less and appear- ing before the leaves: fr. globular or short-oblong, usu- ally dark red, in the largest wild forms somewhat over 1 in. in diam., the flesh subacid and clinging to the flat smooth stone. High lands and mountains, N. Calif, and Oregon. 4:154. —The fruit is gathered for domes- tic uses, and the tree is sometimes planted about settle- ments. It varies much, and the greater part of the trees do not produce agreeable fruit. In many cases it is only a tree-like bush. The bark is blackish, and is sometimes pubescent on young shoots. Var. K611oggii, Lemmon. Sisson Plum. Taller and more slender; bark ash-gray: Ivs. not cordate, orbicu- lar or elliptical, nearly glabrous: fr. larger (1 in. or more long), ovate, yellow or red, the flesh soft and palatable. Northern California. Much recommended by Mr. Sisson, near Mt. Shasta, whose name it bears. This Plum is now planted in many places i
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