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DOGWOOD iCornus) 



Our Loveliest Native Flowering Trees 

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

 flowers appear on this gorgeous native tree even be- 

 fore the leaves, in 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. $2.00, 5 to 6 ft. $3.00, 6 to 8 ft. $4.50. 

 Pinkflowering Dogwood (C. florida rubra). 15 to 20 ft. 

 Undoubtedly the most superb of our native flowering 

 trees, these Pink-flowered Dogwood will turn the small- 

 est plot of ground into a veritable fairyland in May and 

 June, with their mammoth flowers, varying from blush- 

 pink to deep pink. Their red berries and fall foliage 

 equal those of the white-flowered sort in beauty. We 

 have long specialized in the production of as perfect 

 trees as may be found anywhere. 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. 



Kousa Dogwood (C. kousa). 15 to 20 ft. This is the Ori- 

 ental sister to our own Flowering Dogwood, with big 

 white flowers in late spring followed by large, attrac- 

 tive red fruits, which are edible by humans and be- 

 loved by birds. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $2.50, 5 to 6 ft. S3. 50. 



HONEYLOCUST (Gleditsia) 



Common Honeylocust ( G. triacan- 

 thos). 70 to 80 ft. This vigorous 

 tree carries beautiful foliage and 

 is exceptionally resistant to both 

 the salt air of a seacoast planting 

 and the smoke and dust of the 

 city. Each: 5 to 6 ft. $1.25, 6 to 8 

 ft. $1.75. 



LINDEN miia) 



Littleleai European Linden (Tilia cor- 

 data). 85 to 90 ft. A shapely tree 

 with attractive rounded heart- 

 shaped leaves, and yellowish 

 fragrant flowers in midsummer. 

 Each: 5 to 6 ft. $2.00, 6 to 8 ft. 

 33.00. 



Pyramidal Linden (T. platyphyllus 

 pyramidalis). 40 to 50 ft. Good 

 as accent tree or to border a nar- 

 row drive, with upward-growing 

 branches. Decidedly pyramidal in 

 growth, the outline of these mag- 

 nificent specimens reminds one of 

 a Lombardy Poplar. Each: 6 to 8 

 ft. $4.50, 8 to 10 ft. $6.50. 



HORSECHESTNUT 



{ Aesculus) 



Whiteflowering Horsechestnut ( A. 



hippocastanum). 70 ft. Handsome 

 large white flower spikes in June; 

 very fragrant. Each: 5 to 6 ft. 

 S1.75, 6 to 8 ft. $2.75. 

 Pink-flowering Horsechestnut ( A. 

 hipp. rubicunda). 40 to 50 ft. Deep 

 pink flowers grace this formal 

 rounded pyramidal tree in upright 

 trusses during June. Each: 4 to 5 

 ft. $2.50. 



LABURNUM 



Goldenchain ( L. vulgare). 20 to 25 ft. 

 Golden yellow flowers in wisteria- 

 like drooping bunches hang from 

 the green branches of this gor- 

 geous sort, in May and June. Each: 

 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.25. 



Voss Goldenchain (L. vossi). 20 to 

 25 ft. A profuse bloomer in June of 

 big pendent clusters of golden yel- 

 low blooms, frequently well over 

 a foot in length. A great improve- 

 ment on the more familiar Golden- 

 chain. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $2.50, 5 to 

 6 ft. $3.50. 



FLOWERING CRABAPPLE 



(Mains) 



Lawn trees which rival and fre- 

 quently surpass even the flowering 

 Cherries in beauty. 

 Bechtel Crab Y./l/. ioensis plena). 12 

 to 15 ft. Best known and most 

 worthy of all the flowering Crab- 

 apples, with big, double, pink flow- 

 ers, like small Roses, deliciously 

 fragrant, in late May. Quickly 

 grows into a compact and formal 

 little tree. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $1.25, 

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

 Carmine Crab ( M. atrosanguinea) . 

 12 to 15 ft. A shapely lawn tree 

 with a wealth of deep pink flow- 

 ers shading to purplish crimson in 

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

 ft. $2.00. 



Japanese Flowering Crab (M. flori- 

 bunda). 12 to 15 ft. Handsome 

 specimens 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. $1.25, 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.50, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 



Red-Flowered Crab (M. hopa). 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, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 



Red-Leaved Crab (M. eleyi). 12 to 

 15 ft. An outstanding color com- 

 bination, with big clusters of pur- 

 ple flowers from purple-red foliage 

 in early summer. Each: 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.50, 5 tc 6 ft. $2.00, 6 to 8 ft. $3.00. 



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