Flowering Cherries.
A Garden Corner.
THE fruiting cherries have been evolved from European native fruits, but our handsome flowering kinds, now so impressive in their massed beauty, are descended from Japanese and Chinese forms. The family name of the family Cerasus introduces a town in Asia, whence the tree was first brought by a Roman named Lucullus, whose name is commemorated by a worthy spinach. Very few trees surpass the Japanese cherries in grace and effectiveness. Colour is unimportant, as all are beautiful. Some people are not impressed with white flowers, but anyone who will decry the merits of a wellgrown specimen, Kiza-kuri, is hard to please. These cherries are usually planted singly, but we should copy Japanese gardens and grow them en masse or in avenues to appreciate their loveliness. T. D. LENNIE.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 579, 8 October 1932, Page 14
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134Flowering Cherries. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 579, 8 October 1932, Page 14
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