. 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. Pennayl' plantings. Var. p6ndula, Hurt., has drooping branches. Var. variegita, Hort., has vellow-marked Ivs. Var. cartilaginea, Hort. (var. Carthagena, Hort., by error. P. cartilaginea, Lehm.), is a handsome form with very long, shining Ivs. Var. asplenifdUa, Hort., has deeply toothed Ivs. PRUNUS Var. salicifd
. 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. Pennayl' plantings. Var. p6ndula, Hurt., has drooping branches. Var. variegita, Hort., has vellow-marked Ivs. Var. cartilaginea, Hort. (var. Carthagena, Hort., by error. P. cartilaginea, Lehm.), is a handsome form with very long, shining Ivs. Var. asplenifdUa, Hort., has deeply toothed Ivs. PRUNUS Var. salicifdUa, Koehne {P. salieifdlia, HBK. P. Ctipuli, Cerasus Cdpollin,'DC). Capulin. Lvs. narrower (usually narrowly lanceolate), smooth and shining, usually more leathery. Western Ariz., New Mex., Mex. and south. 1888, p. 137; 1893:496. 0^. IMS. Prunus semperfU BB. Calyx-lohes not persistent on the fr.: fls. early: small trees. 30. Virgini&na, Linn. Choke Cherry. Fig. 2000. Bush or sometimes a small tree 30 ft. tall, with rough speckled bark and a strong odor when bruised r lvs. thin, oval oblong or obovate, abruptly pointed, very sharply serrate, with spreading or at least not incurved teeth fls m short, dense racemes in spring with the lvs fr size of pea, in summer, red or amber-colored (the latter %ar huiniuipa, Wats.), puckery : stone smooth <,iiiiiill\ liistiibuted over northern North Ameruifcith. Vnti. .mh ind occurring in the moun- tains of All \ SSI i',s —Mo^ and then a large-fruited laiietv IS lit Icpi I iting Sometimes planted for ornament 'lluit is a weeping form, var. p6ndula,Hort.; a dwarf form, 1 ar nina, Hort , a narrow-lvd. form,var. salioifdlia, Hort The fruit is usually unfit for eating, but torms are known with edible fruit. Var demfssa, Torr (P demissa, Wa,\p.). Lvs. nioro tniiii'hil or even subcordate, somewhat puheseent, iliM kc r fr dark red or purple black, large ami edihle. Ni 1)1 isk I and Dikota west ind south. —Considered
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