11.   Q. Can you tell me about the pear tree whose white blossoms mark the entrance of spring around New York?

12.   The Bartrams are credited with saving the tree, whose beautiful, delicately fragrant, yellow-centered white blossoms bloom in deep summer.

13.   The foliage is lovely in its own right and the white blossoms, which last about three weeks, are an added bonus.

14.   The dogwoods were like lace in the woods, just white floating blossoms. . . .

15.   The multiflora rose, an Asian import with delicate white blossoms, was once a flower of choice for many gardeners, and was used for erosion control.

16.   The other day I saw a treeful of deep-green magnolia leaves glistening, shimmering in the light breeze, surrounding five white blossoms still waiting to open.

17.   The other morning as I fed birds and dogs and cat I looked out and saw delicate white blossoms shining through the barrier of bushes and weeds.

18.   The yucca trees in Joshua Tree National Park in California are heavy with white creamy blossoms.

19.   Their filmy white blossoms make the streets look as if a convention of brides has come to town.

20.   They bloom in late summer and fall, with big white blossoms.