| | |account the flowers are
| | |often injured by spring
| | |frosts, to prevent which,
| | |as far as possible, it
| | |should be planted in a
| | |sheltered spot, where the
| | |early morning sun does not
| | |shine direct on it.
| | |
P. mariana (Syn. |North America |White; |A deciduous shrub a yard
Andromeda mariana) | |Summer |high, with wax-like
| | |flowers. A damp peaty soil
| | |suits it best.
| | |
P. ovalifolia |Nepaul |White; |Grows to a height of 10 to
| |May |12 feet, and has spikes of
| | |white flowers. This species
| | |succeeds better in the West
| | |of England and in Ireland
| | |than elsewhere.
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[Illustration: _A GROUP OF PRUNUS PERSICA (Kew.)_]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
Prunus (Rosaceae) |...... |...... |This is a beautiful genus.
| | |As at present constituted
| | |it contains all those trees
| | |which were formerly and in
| | |many places still are
| | |included under the generic
| | |titles of Amygdalus,
| | |Persica, Cerasus, Padus,