| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME. | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
Amelanchier |Rosaceae | |A charming family of
| | |spring-flowering trees,
| | |graceful in growth, and of
| | |moderate stature. There are
| | |four species, but dozens of
| | |names in catalogues; in
| | |fact, the genus is much
| | |mixed up in many books and
| | |lists.
| | |
*A. alnifolia |North-West |White; |This is usually about 8
|America |Spring |feet high; it is very
| | |beautiful with its wealth
| | |of white flowers in compact
| | |clusters or racemes,
| | |followed by purple berries.
| | |In the Kew "Arboretum"
| | |Hand-list no less than ten
| | |synonyms are given.
| | |
*A. canadensis |Canada |White; |This flowers about a month
| |April |before A. alnifolia, and is
| | |one of the first trees to
| | |greet us with its wealth of
| | |snow-white blossom in
| | |spring. It should be
| | |planted in a free group.
| | |Juneberry and Snowy
| | |Mespilus are its popular
| | |names. Eighteen synonyms
| | |are