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Hardy Flowering and Shade Trees 



HARDY FLOWERING AND SHADE TREES 



FROM graceful, beautiful flowering trees to majestic monarchs of the forest, our assortment 

 is this year more complete than ever. Even the most barren of lawns becomes a thing of 

 beauty when some of our lovely trees are added. 



BEECH (Fagus) 



Fernleaf Beech (Fagus syhatica asplenifolia). 50 to 60 ft. Slow growing, 

 graceful specimen tree with dense, finelv cut leaves. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $3.00, 



3 to 4 ft. $4.00, 4 to 5 ft. $5.50, 5 to 6 ft. $8.00. 

 Rivers Purple Beech (F. s. purpurea riversi). 70 to 80 ft. The tree of all trees 



for a perfect lawn specimen, with indescribably beautiful purple foliage all 

 season. Handsome and dignified in contour. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $3.00, 3 to 4 ft. 

 $4.25, 4 to 5 ft. $6.00, 5 to 6 ft. $8.50, 6 to 8 ft. $10.50. 

 Weeping Beech (F. s. pendula). 50 to 60 ft. Best of all "weeping" trees, with 

 branches curving broadly to the ground. Excellent in rolling country. Each: 



4 to 5 ft. $6.50, 5 to 6 ft. $9.00, 6 to 8 ft. $11.00. 



BIRCH {Betula) 



European White Birch {B. alba). 40 to 50 ft. Charmingly graceful, with 

 creamy white bark; good on the lawn or when backed by evergreens. Each: 

 4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. $1.50, 6 to 8 ft. $2.00. 



FLOWERING CHERRIES 



Among the greatest of Oriental gifts. 



Weeping Cherry [Prurms subhiriella pendula). 12 to 15 ft. A waterfsdl of 

 rose-Uke pink bloom covers the gracefully pendulous branches of this 

 glorious lawn tree in early Spring — a breathtaking spectacle that will draw 

 all eyes to your lawn. Selected trees with 2 yr. heads, each $4.00. 



Doubleflowered Weeping Cherry (P. s. p. floreplena). 12 to 15 ft. The 

 beauty of this tree is simply indescribable ; it can properly be called a fountain 

 of gorgeous double pink Roses in the Spring, reaching to the ground. Selected 

 trees with 2 yr. heads, each $4.50. 



NAMED SORTS 



Amanogawa. 25 ft. Upright, with dense pendulous pink Spring flower clusters. 



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

 Beni Higan. 30 to 35 ft. This glorious tree is gradually enveloped in a beautiful 



veil of pale pink bloom, from March until May. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.35, 



4 to 5 ft. $1.75. 



Kwanzan. 30 ft. Especially shapely, and most populsu- of all the flowering 



Cherries, bearing countless big, double, deep pink flowers in the late Spring. 



Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.50. 

 Mt. Fuji. 30 ft. Drooping clusters of big, pure white flowers in the Spring. 



Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.50. 

 Naden. 30 to 40 ft. Among the showiest, with many short-stemmed clusters 



of pale pink flowers in mid-Spring. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.50. 

 Shirofugen. 30 ft. Vigorous, with striking three-toned flowers, pink in the 



bud, opening to pure white, and blushing as they mature. Each: 3 to 4 ft. 



$1.35, 4 to 5 ft. $1.75. 

 Yoshino. 40 to 45 ft. Best Japanese Cherry for a shade tree, with masses of 



pink blooms, tinged with purple before they fall. (The Tided Basin Cherry 



of Washington, D. C.) Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.50. 



Rivers Purple Beech 



Paul's Scarlet Hawthorn (See page 37). 



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