THE PIGMY CHERRY.
Primus incisa, as this very dwarf Japanese cherry is caiiod, is an excellent subject for the bolder pan- of the rock garden or the mixed border. Though an early bloomer, simultaneously with the Japanese primus, the blossoms stand rough weather remarkably well. Further, they are not only produced in great profusion, but, instead of opening all at once, they maintain a succession of bloom pretty well throughout the spring. The flowers, which are pendulous, pure white, and well over half an inch across, are preceded by buds of o bright shell-pink, which are not less charming than the blossoms, and these are followed by small, almost black fruits. P. incisa is said to attain the dimensions of a small tree in its native land, but in poor soil it does not make a height of more than about four feet. In some hush-shaped specimens the elegant, arching branches rise from the base. Jt is certainly a little shrub which deserves to be more widely known.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20798, 17 August 1929, Page 7
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168THE PIGMY CHERRY. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20798, 17 August 1929, Page 7
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