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Hardy Flowering and Shade Trees 



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 httle tree. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $1.00, 3 to 4 ft. Sl.3.5, 4 tcf .5 ft. .$1.8.5. 



Carmine Crab (M. 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. S2.00. 

 Japanese Flowering Crab (M. floribunda) . 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. 

 Redleaved Crab (M. eleyi). 12 to 15 ft. Big clusters of purple flowers from 

 purple-red foliage in late Spring. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.25, 4 to 5 ft. $1.50, 



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

 Kedvein Crab (M. niedzwelzkyana) . 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. $1.25, 4 to 5 ft. $1.50, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 

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

 big lasting pink flowers, followed by extra large yellow fruits. Each: 4 to 5 ft. 

 S1.50, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 



DOGWOOD iCorniis) 

 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, in April. Fall finds another 

 riot of color on the tree's branches, with countless glittering red berries 

 among its rich autumnal foliage. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.25, 4 to 5 ft., $1.75, 

 5 to 6 ft. $2.75, 6 to 8 ft. $3.75, 8 to 10 ft. $5.50. 



Kedflowering Dogwood (C. florida rubra). 15 to 20 ft. Undoubtedly the most 

 superb of our native flowering trees, these Redflowered Dogwoods will turn 

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

 with their mammoth flowers, varying from blush to deep pink. Their red 

 berries and Fall foliage equal those of the white-flowered sort in beauty. 

 We have specialized in the production of these beautiful trees, as our splendid 

 specimens wiU testify. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $1.75, 3 to 4 ft. $2.75, 4 to 5 ft. $4.00, 



5 to 6 ft. $5.50, 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 June flowers and colorful red fruit 

 in Winter. 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. 



HORSECHESTNUT (Aesculus) 



Flowering Horsechestnut (A. hippocaslanum) . 70 ft. Handsome large 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) 



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. $2.50, 8 to 10 ft. $4.00. 



MAGNOLIA 



Equally lovely relatives of the South's loveliest tree, but hardy in the North. 



Saucer Magnolia (M. soulangeana) . 15 to 18 ft. Best and most popular of 

 the heirdy Magnolias, with huge flowers, purple-pink without and creamy 

 white within, before the foliage, in April. Thoroughly hardy, these trees 

 increase in beauty every year. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $2.50, 3 to 4 ft. $3.50, 4 to 5 ft. 

 $4.50, 5 to 6 ft. $6.50. 



Star Magnolia (M. siellaia). 10 to 12 ft. Starry flowers of purest white adorn 

 the branches of this sort in early Spring, delightfully perfumed. Each: 

 18 to 24 in. $3.00, 2 to 3 ft. $4.50. 



Sweetbay Magnolia (M. glauca). 15 to 20 ft. May and June bring big creamy 

 white flowers, amazingly lovely in scent, among the handsome leaves of this 

 semi-evergreen. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $1.50, 3 to 4 ft. $2.50, 4 to 5 ft. $3.50. 



MAIDENHAIR TREE {Ginkgo) 



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

 the oldest yet cultivated, with distinctive, fan-shaped leaves. May be suc- 

 cessfully grown in a city. Each: 6 to 8 ft. $3.25, 8 to 10 ft. $4.50. 



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Flowering Dogwood 



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