BECHTEL FLOWERING CRAB 



FLOWERING CRABAPPLE (Malus) 



Lawn trees which rival and frequently surpass even the flowering 

 Cherries in beauty. 



Bechtel Crab (M. ioensis plena). 12 to 15 ft. Best known and most 

 worthy of all the flowering Crabapples, with big, double pink flowers, 

 like small Roses, deliciously fragrant, in late May. Quickly grows 

 into a compact and formal little tree. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $1.00, 3 to 4 ft. 

 $1.35, 4 to 5 ft. $1.85. 



Carmine Crab atrosanguinea) . 12 to 15 ft. A shapely lawn tree 



with a wealth of deep pink flowers shading to purplish crimson in 

 May. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 



lapanese Flowering Crab (M. floribunda) . 12 to 15 ft. Handsome speci- 

 mens with bright pink buds opening white, followed by yellow fruits, 

 which turn red. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.25, 4 to 5 ft. $1.50, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 



Purple Crab (M. purpurea). 12 to 15 ft. A beautiful hybrid, with young 

 branchlets and leaves both a shining purple, and semi-double flowers 

 of attractive wine-red. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.00, 4 to 5 ft. $1.25. 



Redilowered Crab (M. ho pa). 12 to 15 ft. One of the most desirable 

 of all Flowering Crabs, with rosy pink flowers and red fruit from 

 attractive foliage. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 



Redleaved Crab (M. eleyi). 12 to 15 ft. An outstanding color combin- 

 ation, with big clusters of purple flowers from purple-red foliage in 

 early summer. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. $1.75, 6 to 8 ft. $2.25. 



Redvein Crab (M. niedzivetzkyana) . 12 to 15 ft. Thoroughly red-purple 

 tree, with leaves, fruit, bark and wood rivaling the flowers in the 

 intensity of that unusual color. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.00, 4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 

 5 to 6 ft. $1.75. 



Scheidecker Crab (M. scheideckeri) . 12 to 15 ft. Formal in appearance, 

 with big, lasting semJ-double pink flowers, followed by extra large 

 yellow fruits. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. $1.75, 6 to 8 ft. $2.25. 



Siberian Crab (M. baccata). 15 to 20 ft. A round headed tree, with 

 big white flowers and red and yellow fruit in late spring. Each: 

 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



LABURNUM 



DOGWOOD \Cornus) 



Our loveliest native flowering trees. 

 Flowering Dogwood (C. florida). 20 to 25 ft. Huge white flowers 

 appear on this gorgeous native tree even before the leaves, m 

 April. Fall finds another riot of color on the tree's branches, 

 with its rich autumnal foliage and many red berries. Each: 3 to 



4 ft. $1.25, 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $3.00, 6 to 8 ft. $4.00, 8 to 10 

 ft. $6.00. 



Pinkflowering Dogwood (C. florida rubra). Colored illustration, 

 see page 25. 15 to 20 ft. Undoubtedly the most superb of our 

 native flowering trees, these Pinkflowered Dogwood will turn 

 the smallest plot of ground into a veritable fairyland in May and 

 June with their mammoth flowers, varying from blush-pmk to 

 deep pink. Their red berries and fall foliage equal those of the 

 white-flowered sort in beauty. We have specialized in the pro- 

 duction of these beautiful trees, as our splendid specimens will 

 testify. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $1.50, 3 to 4 ft. $2.50, 4 to 5 ft. $3.50, 



5 to 6 ft. $5.00, 6 to 8 ft. $7.50. 



HAWTHORN {Crataegus) 



Paul Scarlet Hawthorn (C. oxyacantha pauli). 15 to 20 ft. Most 

 popular of Hawthorns, with a mass of vivid scarlet, fragrant 

 June flowers and colorful red fruit in winter. This beautiful tree 

 will attract many birds to your grounds. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.35, 

 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.50, 6 to 8 ft. $3.50. 



Double Pink Hawthorn (C. oxyacantha). 15 to 20 ft. The amazingly 

 gorgeous pink-flowered form of the above. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.35, 

 4 to 5 ft. $1.75. 



HORSECHESTNUT (Aesculus) 



Flowering Horsechestnut (A. hippocastanum) . 70 ft. Handsome 

 laroe white flower spikes in June, very fragrant. Each: 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. $1.75, 6 to 8 ft. $2.50. 



LINDEN [Tilia) 



Littleleaf European Linden (Tilia cordata). 85 to 90 ft. A shapely 

 tree with attractive rounded heart-shaped leaves, and yellowish 

 fragrant flowers in midsummer. Each: 5 to 6 ft. $1.75, 6 to 8 ft. 

 $2.50. 



Pyramidal Linden (T. platyphyllus pyramidalis) . 40 to 50 ft. Good 

 as accent tree or to border a narrow drive, with upward-growing 

 branches. Each: 6 to 8 ft. $3.50, 8 to 10 ft. $5.00. 



Goldenchain (L. l ulgare). 20 to 25 ft. Golden yellow flowers in 

 wisteria-like bunches hang from the green branches of this 

 gorgeous sort, in May and June. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.25, 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.25. 



MAIDENHAIR TREE (Ginkgo) 



Maidenhair Tree (G. biloba). 100 ft. Picturesque pyramidal trees, 

 probably the oldest yet cultivated, with distinctive, fan-shaped 



leaves. May be successfully 

 Y J^^^'^^^^Cf^'^ 'QJ^'^^' <3rown in a city. Each: 6 to 



^^. ^^.-^^ - i^i^^ '"'''- :8 ft. $3.25; 8 to 10 ft. $4.50. 



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