. 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. 1448 PRCTNUS leaved forms of the Plum. When the Plum runs wild it usually reverts to this form. Some of the Danisous (as the French, Shropshire, Farleigh) are commercial orchard varieties, being used for culinary purposes. There is much difference of opinion as to the systematic position of the Plum designated
. 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. 1448 PRCTNUS leaved forms of the Plum. When the Plum runs wild it usually reverts to this form. Some of the Danisous (as the French, Shropshire, Farleigh) are commercial orchard varieties, being used for culinary purposes. There is much difference of opinion as to the systematic position of the Plum designated by Linuieus as P. in- sititia, but it is clear that it i^ ind-nm-iliate between P. domesticn and P. spiuos^i. Ii i- | i ilmbly one stage in the reversion of the riimi ^ />. spinosa. It seems to be iudistinguis]i;iiJ( irM,ii; -mall trpp, with "snuK oblong-iiliMValc. alirn|iil\ Inn I y gin, bright uttrn vlmnlrj iM'irii aliov ,. .umI (lull ris. few froniearli Im,.: i-,.,-: ,-,.!.,,,,-.!,: , ir,,..,. ; white or very m .n i . i mostly large lui'i : :: , , . -i I .n i - i . i,- purple) with \n- -iitiirr aiul I. ikIii pointed at the apex. 18!:li;il.—,alil\ but introduced into this country from Jaii: and now widely distributed and much grown The Japanese Plum is hardy, in some of it as far north as Ottawa. It is prized bet 11 great productiveness, long-keeping qualities 11 of its fruit, and its relative immunity from 11 As a class, the fruit is of lower quality thai domestica Plums. The season of the Japanese P k ki. 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. angustitolia is now Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustration
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