. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. Prunus—Flowering Cherry. 249 in use for domestic purposes. Whether in flower or fruit, this variety is always ornamental, and may be largely planted to advantage. It can also be grown in bush form as it often is where a smaller form is desired. P. pennsyl- vanica is the American wild red cherry, and more nearly resembles the Eu
. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. Prunus—Flowering Cherry. 249 in use for domestic purposes. Whether in flower or fruit, this variety is always ornamental, and may be largely planted to advantage. It can also be grown in bush form as it often is where a smaller form is desired. P. pennsyl- vanica is the American wild red cherry, and more nearly resembles the European species than any other of our native sorts. It is especially noted for its reddish bark, and the red fruit which is very promi- nent in autumn. The flowers are white, and so numerous as to completely cover the ^^^^U tree, but do not con- { tinue very long in their perfection. It is distributed in New- foundland, and the Hudson's Bay region, and throughout the Northwest, and was introduced to Eng- lish gardens as early as well as on the DOUBLE-FLOWERING CHERRY. 1773, where it is still in use as P. serotina is another American species of about the same height, and is a well-known wild cherry, having white flowers in May and black fruit in August. P. virginiana, commonly known as the Ameri- can choke-cherry, is very much like the European bird cherry in its general character, though not so tall a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, Lucius Daniel, 1826-1900. New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons
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