PLUM (Primus) 



Ornamental P]_'m 



Newport Purple-leal Plum (P. pissardi "Newport" J. 12 to 15 ft. An exotic 



lawn tree with unusual beautiful red-tipped, purple foliage, gaudy, 



yet dignified. Each: 3 to 4 ft. 90c, 4 to 5 ft. $1.25. 

 Pinkflowered Plum (P. bliriana). 12 to 15 ft. Blooms in early spring, 



with fragrant double pink flowers from its purple leaves. Each: 4 to 



5 ft. $1.00. 



POPLAR iPopulus) 



Carolina Poplar (P. monilifera) . 75 to 90 ft. An extremely adaptable, 

 and exceedingly rapid growing tree, which bears heart-shaped foliage 

 and attractive gray-green bark. Each: 6 to 8 ft. 65c, 8 to 10 ft. 90c. 



Lombardy Poplar (P. nigra italica). 60 to 80 ft. Unique among trees, the 

 Lombardy Poplar rises, a tall, slender spire of green, excellent for an 

 accent planting or a tall screen. Best and most popular of the family. 

 Each: 5 to 6 ft. 50c, 6 to 8 ft. 65c, 8 to 10 ft. 75c, 10 to 12 ft. $1.25. 



REDBUD [Cercis) 

 American Redbud (C. canadensis). 20 to 25 ft. Small rosy pink flowers, 

 like sweet peas, nearly cover the April branches before the foliage 

 appears. Beautiful as a specimen, or when planted with Dogwood, 

 Cedars, or Hemlock. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c, 4 to 5 ft. $1.00, 

 5 to 6 ft. $1.50. 



SOUR WOOD {Oxydendrum) 



Sourwood (0. arboreum). 30 to 35 ft. Handsome year-round tree, with 

 long clusters of white summer flowers, followed by grcry fruits and 

 scarlet foliage in early fall. A dignified addition to any landscape. 

 Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.50, 4 to 5 ft. $2.00. 



WILLOW iSalix) 



Babylon Weeping Willow (S. habylonica). 50 to 60 ft. A familiar sight 

 along the banks of streams, with its long whip-like branches drooping 

 to the ground. Each: 5 to 6 ft. $1.00, 6 to 8 ft. $1.50, 8 to 10 ft. $2.25. 



Niobe Weeping Willow (S. niobe). 50 ft. With foliage and branches as 

 pendulous as those of the above variety, but especially beautiful be- 

 cause of its rich golden bark. Each: 8 to 10 ft. $1.75. 



Laurel-leaved Willow (S. pentandra). 30 to 40 ft. Rich green shiny 

 foliage serves to make this an ideal quick background at seashore 

 or inland. Each: 3 to 4 ft. 60c, 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



PIN OAK 



How to Plant a Tree 



SET TREE IN TUB OF WATER WHILE DIGGING HOLE, 



ROOTS SHOULD NOT 

 BE BENT IN PLANT- 



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 FIBJ^LY WITH FEET.4- ^ 



PLENTY LARGE ENOUGH 



SET TREE TRIFLE DEEPER 

 THAN IT GREW IN NURSERY. 



'"'SPREAD ROOTS TO 

 NATURAL POSITION 



fFILLlN AMONG ROOTS 

 /with GOOD LOAMY 



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HAND OR SETTLE 

 WITH WATER 



FILL HOLE AND 

 PACK FIRMLY. 

 LIGHT SOIL 

 REQUIRES MORE 

 PACKING THAN 

 HEAVY SOIL. 



iLEAVE POCKET AROUND 

 HOLF TO CATCH WATER. 



A List of Trees Recommended 

 for Various Purposes 



Maples in variety. Lindens, Plane, 



Street, Road, and Wide Avenue Trees. 



Oaks. 



Driveways Through Lawns and Parks. Norway Maple, Linden, Horse-Chest- 

 nut. Laurel-leaf Willow. 



Single Specimens of Large Growth. The Birches, Linden, Norway Maple, 

 Schwedleri Maple, Cut-leaf Maple, Austrian and Scotch Pines, Norway 

 Spruce, and Colorado Blue Spruce. 



Single Specimens of Medium Growth. Horse-Chestnut, Laurel-leaf Willow, 

 Mountain Ash, Flowering Thorn, Hemlocks, Siberian Arbor-Vitae, Pyra- 

 midal Arbor-Vitae, American Arbor-Vitae. 



Trees for Wet Soil. Poplars and Willows. 



Trees That Thrive on Dry Knolls or Poor Soil. Silver-leaf Maples, and Poplars. 

 Trees That Flower. Judas trees, Fringe tree (purple). Cherry, Peach (double 



flowering), Plum (flowering). Lindens. Horse-Chestnut, Crabs, Thorns (pink 



and scarlet). Dogwood. 



Cut-Leaved Trees. Cut-leaved Birch, Wier's Cut-leaved Maple. 



Weeping and Drooping Trees. Cut-leaf Birch, Teas' Mulberry, Japanese 

 Weeping Cherry, Wier's Cut-leaf Maple. 



Trees for Shade on the Lawn. Linden, Norway Maple, Oriental Plane, Pin 

 Oak, Silver-leaf Maple, Sugar Maple, Wier's Cut-leaf Maple. 



Trees for the Front Lawn Where the House Sets Back 25 to 30 Feet. Bechtel's 

 Crab, Double Flowering Cherry, Laburnum, Redbud. 



Trees for Quick Effects. Laurel-leaf Willow, Poplars, Silver Maple, W"ier's 

 Cut-leaf Maple, Willow. 



Trees That Color in the Fall. Mountain Ash, Norway Maple, Dogwoods, 

 Paul's Scarlet Thorn, Pin Oak, Birch, Japan Maple. 



Trees for Shade on the Small Lawn. Mountain Ash, Pin Oak, Crab, Fringe, 

 Paul's Scarlet Thorn, Dogwood, Redbud, Cherries, Flowering Peach, 

 Flowering Plum. 



[26] Ornamental Trees 



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