Prunus glandulosa

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Prunus glandulosa, Thunb. Fig. 3227. Long confused with P. japonica, but differing markedly in the foliage: lvs. ovate-oblong, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or otherwise on the narrow order, little or not at all acuminate but gradually taper- ing, widest at or below the middle, closely serrulate or crenate-serrate,some- times in part somewhat doubly serrate, glabrous beneath or slightly hairy along the midrib: fls. about 2 from the bud, slender-stalked (pedicels about 3/8in. long at anthesis), blush, pink or white. China. B. M. 8260 (as P.japonica).—P. glandulosa, Torr. & Gray (Amygdalus glandulosa, Hook.), the "wild peach," a very different plant on prairies in Texas,promising, must take the name P. texana, Dietr. (P. Hookeri, Schneid.). The P. glandulosa,Thunb., assumes many forms. Var. gla- bra, Koehne. Fls. simple or double, white or rose, with glabrous pedicel and style: stipules persistent: lf .-blade glabrous both sides or hairy in the axils of veins beneath: young branchlets pulverulent at base. B.R. 1801, (as P. japonica, white-fld.). I.H. 5:183 (as P. japonica flore albo-plena). Var. Purdomii, Koehne. probably not cult.: differs from var. glabra in petioles and pedicels being puberulent: fls. simple; style glabrous. Var. trichostyla, Koehne. Fls. single or double, white or rose, the pedicels glabrous or puberulent, style pilose at base: stipules persistent: young branchlets glabrous or pulverulent: fls. white, about 3/4in. across. Frequent in cult.; it has been described under such names as Prunus sinensis, P. japonica flore-pleno, and Cerasus japonica. The growth is wiry and erect, the branches glossy and purple-brown. Var. salicifolia, Koehne. Stipules deciduous: fls. mostly only 1 from a bud: branches erect and virgate, to 3 ft. high, glabrous: lf.- blade narrow, or linear-elliptic, acuminate or acute, simply or doubly serrate. Liao-tung Peninsula; probably not cult.—P. glandulosa is a common "flowering almond" of American gardens.It is cult, chiefly in two forms, the double white (var. glabra forma albiplena, Koehne), and the double pink (var. trichostyla forma sinensis, Koehne). What other botanical forms may be in cult, as flowering almond needs to be determined. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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