. The care of trees, in lawn, street and park [microform] : with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Jardins; Arbres; Landscape gardening. K3ir^. Cherries, Peaches, Plums 303 attention. Their ornamental value in form, foliage, and flower is en- hanced by that of the fruit. Although the flower display is rather short, its early a|)i)earance, and the easy growth and hardiness of these trees, being mostly of northern distribution, are commendable. Fig. 108. — Japanese .Ahnond. Prunus Japmica Thunb. features. They arc mostly light-needing, short-lived, and unfortunately liable to


. The care of trees, in lawn, street and park [microform] : with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Jardins; Arbres; Landscape gardening. K3ir^. Cherries, Peaches, Plums 303 attention. Their ornamental value in form, foliage, and flower is en- hanced by that of the fruit. Although the flower display is rather short, its early a|)i)earance, and the easy growth and hardiness of these trees, being mostly of northern distribution, are commendable. Fig. 108. — Japanese .Ahnond. Prunus Japmica Thunb. features. They arc mostly light-needing, short-lived, and unfortunately liable to both insect and fungus diseases, and somewhat to frost. They prefer light soils. For flower effect in woodland plantings and in front of other shrubbery and trees, as accent trees, and for temp<jrary use, they have .sjiecial value. The most ornamental species are those from China and Japan, gen- erally seen in varieties and nurserj'men's forms, with double and rose-. 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 Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923. New York : H. Holt


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