HARDY FLOWERING 



and SHADE TREES 



Trees can be dignified sentinels, beautiful embellishments, and constant 

 companions, increasing both the charm and value of your home. We have 

 enlarged our list this year, but we still offer only those trees v^rhich we be- 

 lieve to have distinct and exceptional merit. 



BEECH (Fagus) 



BIRCH (Betula) 



Fernleaf Beech (Fagus sylvatica as- 

 plenifolia). 50 to 60 ft. Slow grow- 

 ing, graceful specimen tree with 

 dense, finely cut leaves. Each: 

 2 to 3 ft. $3.00, 3 to 4 ft. $4.50, 4 to 

 5 ft. $6.00, 5 to 6 ft. $9.00. 



Rivers' Purple Beech ( F. s. purpurea 

 riversi). 70 to 80 ft. Handsome and 

 dignified both in contour and in the 

 amazingly beautiful purple foliage. 

 Excellent for lawn specimens. 

 Trees of this variety are extremely 

 hardy, and generally regarded as 

 the finest of all purple-foliaged va- 

 rieties. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $5.00, 4 to 5 

 ft. $6.50, 5 to 6 ft. $9.00, 6 to 8 ft. 

 $12.00. 



Columnar White Birch (B. alba fasti- 

 giata. or pyramidalis) . 20 to 25 ft. 

 Very much in outline like a Lom- 

 bardy Poplar, this beautiful tree 

 differs mainly in its white bark, 

 which forms a distinct contrast to 

 the dark green leaves. It rapidly 

 becomes a tall narrow pyramid. 

 Each: 5 to 6 ft. $3.00. 

 European White Birch (B. alba). 40 

 to 50 ft. Charmingly graceful, with 

 creamy white bark; good on the 

 lawn, especially when backed by 

 evergreens. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50, 

 5 to 6 ft. $2.00, 6 to 8 ft. $2.50. 

 Weeping Cutleaf Birch (B. laciniata). 

 30 to 40 ft. Graceful and popular 

 lawn tree, with deeply cut leaves, 

 and drooping fountain-like branch- 

 es. This variety is generally re- 

 garded as being the most desir- 

 able of all 

 White Birch 

 trees. Each: 5 

 TT H to 6 ft. $2.00, 6 



VOSS I to 8 ft. $3.00. 



Goldenchain 



WEEPING CUT-LEAF BIRCH 



FLOWERING CHERRIES 



Among the Greatest of Oriental Gifts 



Doubleflowered Weeping Cherry 



( Prunus subhirtella pendula flore 

 plena). 12 to 15 ft. The beauty of 

 this tree is simply indescribable; it 

 can properly be called a fountain 

 of gorgeous double pink flowers, 

 like roses, in the spring, reaching 

 to the ground. Selected trees with 

 2-yr. heads, each $4.00. 



Weeping Cherry (Prunus subhirtella 

 pendula). 12 to 15 ft. A waterfall 

 of rose-pink bloom covers the 

 gracefully pendulous branches of 

 this glorious lawn tree in early 

 spring; a breath-taking spectacle 

 that will draw all eyes to your 

 lawn. Selected trees with 2-yr. 

 heads, each $3.50. 



NAMED SORTS 



Amanogawa. 25 ft. Upright, with 

 dense pendulous clusters of semi- 

 double pink spring flowers. 



Kwanzon. 30 ft. Especially shapely, 

 and most popular of all the flower- 

 ing Cherries, bearing countless big, 

 double, deep pink flowers in the 

 late spring. 



Mt. Fuji. 30 ft. By far the best of the 

 double white-flowered Cherries, 



with drooping clusters of big 

 blooms in the spring. 



Naden. 30 to 40 ft. Among the show- 

 iest, with many short-stemmed 

 clusters of light pink double flow- 

 ers in mid-spring. 



Shiroiugen. 30 ft. Vigorous, with 

 striking three-toned, double flow- 

 ers, pink in the bud, opening to 

 pure white, and blushing as they 

 mature. 



VOSS GOLDENCHAIN (LABURNUM VOSSI) (Ottered on page 26) 



Any of above, splendid sturdy trees. 

 Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.35. 4 to 5 ft. $1.75. 5 to 6 ft. $2.50 



Little Silver. N. J. 



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