mW! FLOAVERING CRABS 

 Say Hello to Spring 



For many years members of our firm have gone to the far corners of the earth hunting 

 for good new plants adaptable to growing conditions in the average American garden. 

 Last year alone we traveled to Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, England, France, Germany, 

 Spain and to 23 of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. 



And right here in our own backyard, you might say, we found these superb new 

 Flowering Crabapple trees. William Flemer HI of Princeton, New Jersey, gets the 

 credit for them. After hundreds of crosses, he has these three that he considers excep- 

 tional. In the large size and incredible profusion of their flowers these new Crabapples 

 are superior to the finest Japanese cherries, and of course they are much hardier. 



We are pleased to offer them to you for the first time anywhere. 



For a tree-size bouquet, plant 

 a Flowering Crab. The dainty, 

 graceful flowers with rich de- 

 licious fragrance cover every twig 

 and branch in the spring, bright- 

 ening the whole neighborhood 

 with a marvelous display. These 

 small trees are fast growing and 

 thrive in a wide variety of soil 

 types and exposures. They will 

 live over winter even in coldest 

 parts of Minnesota. They keep 

 their small size and eventually 

 spread almost as wide as tall. 



Our trees are guaranteed to 

 bloom the second year after 

 planting. These three new ones 

 produce very little fruit to be a 

 nuisance on your lawn in the fall. 



We ship you sturdy 2-year-old, 



3 to 4-foot branched trees, 



$7.90 ea. 



3 or more of the same kind, $7 ea. 



OFFER 151 



1 each of all 3 

 Crabapples 



Only $19.90 



PINK PERFECTION 



PINK PERFECTION. Plant Pat. 2912. A vigorous and sturdy grower with clusters of large 

 double flowers. Buds are reddish pink, opening to a mass of delicate pale pink, very dainty 

 and attractive. This fine new Flowering Crabapple is a cross between two good older 

 varieties, Katherine and Almey, but is more profuse in its bloom production and faster and 

 stronger in growth. Will make a well-branched tree 6 to 8 feet tall after two growing 

 seasons. This is an excellent choice for street planting and for use as an ornamental any- 

 where at all. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY. Plant Pat. 2821. Another colorful tree for spring. The big double 

 flowers are deep rich red — the result of a long-term breeding program that produced fuller 

 flowers and a much more clear and distinctive color. The small tree is upright in habit, 

 with healthy foliage that is bronze-red at first, then turns bronze-green. Rich fruity fra- 

 grance. Can be depended on for a profuse show of color every spring. Hardy and rapid 

 growing. Sparse dark red fruits. 



SNOWCLOUD. Plant Pat. 2913. Unequaled for its spectacular display of snowy white 

 bloom. The pink buds open to such a thick mass of pure white flowers that they hide the 

 branches. Individual double flowers are tremendous in size — a picture to anticipate every 

 spring. This is a fast and very upright grower, especially well shaped for street planting. 

 Healthy foliage of clean dark green. Vigorous and hardy. The finest of all white flowering 

 trees . . . none other can match it for its abundance of pure white bloom. 



SNOWCLOUD 



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