. 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. PRUNUS begins considerably in advance of the domesticas and holds nearly as late. The greater number of the varie- ties are clingstones, but there are some freestones among them. A race of hybrids with P. hortulana and P. angustifolia is now BBB. American o
. 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. PRUNUS begins considerably in advance of the domesticas and holds nearly as late. The greater number of the varie- ties are clingstones, but there are some freestones among them. A race of hybrids with P. hortulana and P. angustifolia is now BBB. American ornative Plums: Ivs. relatively narrow and smooth and the young growth glabrous (P. subcordata and P. Americana partial excep- tions), the fruit comparatively small and in shadi'S of yellow and red, never deep blue- purple. c. Lvs. mostly broad and thirk, pubescent or roughish beneath, very sharply serrate or even jagged: fr. thick-skinned. 9. subcord&ta, Benth. Small tree or bush, usually only a few feet high: lvs. round-ovate, obtuse, broad or subcordate at base, rithfr or ohtn^ply serrate, thick, soft-pubescent :!tli: ll-- wliiti- f^Mliiig to â â ⢠' 1^ ni 1 or I. ~^ and appear- l3ss than 1 in. across ing before the leav. ally dark red, in tli 1 in. in diam., the i smooth stone. Hitr Oregon. 4;. tic uses, and the tn nients. It varies will fMi-iiis sunn/what over ;h 1,1 ami clinging to the flat naaintains, , and iMiii I- ^'.athered for domes- â tniKs planted about settle- ul 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 scmutinu-s luibescent on young shoots. \ ,1. KelloKsii, Lemmon. SissoN Plpm. Taller and 111 ark ash-gray: lvs. not cordate, orbicu- I ,: . arly glabrous: fr. larger (1 in. or more :_- .. i;.. \ < ilow or red, the flesh soft and palatable. .NoTihi-rn (Hliiornia. Much recommended by Mr. Sisson, near iVlt. Shasta,
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