. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1989. Prunus pumilaâSand Cherry t No. 16. giiLS closely callous-serrate: fls. small, fragrant, white, iu small terminal'umbels in May and June (in New York), appearing when the tree is in nearly full leaf: fr. very small, dark red, not edible. Middle'and southern Europ
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1989. Prunus pumilaâSand Cherry t No. 16. giiLS closely callous-serrate: fls. small, fragrant, white, iu small terminal'umbels in May and June (in New York), appearing when the tree is in nearly full leaf: fr. very small, dark red, not edible. Middle'and southern Europe and the Caucasus. âExtensively imported for cherry-tree stocks, and sometimes run wild. EE. Shape of !i- '»â than Iroad: tral. 21. FennsylT^nica, Linn. Cosimon Wjld Bird or Pin Cherry. Fig. 1994. Shallow-rooted tree with slender red - barked branches, 25-40 ft. high and some- times VA ft. in diam. of trunk: Ivs. oblong-lan- ceolate - acuminate, light green and rather thin, closely sharp-ser- rate: fls. small, white, slender - stalked, ap- pearing with the Iv fr. the ize of. pea, light cnerrv-ren, the flesh thin "and sour and somewhat p u c k e r y: stone oblong. Sandy and rocky lands, New- foundland to British Columbia, and south in 1990. Prunus pumila. var. cuneata. the mountains to Colo- (x Va.) No. 10. rado and N. Carolina. 4 the tree grows naturally, it often sprouts inveterately and becomes a nuisance. When bruised, the wood has a strong peach-like odor. It is an interesting ornamental tree, however. In poor soils, it is often lit le more than a bush. On large trunks the bark tends to peel in transverse strips. 22. emargin&ta, Walp. Sometimes 40 ft. high : Ivs. oblong-ovate or oblanceolate, mostly obtuse, closely serrate, often somewhat pubescent beneath: fls. tinged green, appearing with the Ivs. in 6-12 ft. glabrous or pubescent corymbs: fr. larger than that of P. Pennstjl- vanica, almost black when ripe, the flesh thin and bit-
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