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MALUS • Flowering Crabapple 



AINTY beauty and rugged health, the qualities so eagerly sought after and so often 

 lacking in flowering trees are both present in the Flowering Crabapples. The multitudes 

 of white and pink and red flowers in spring, which in some cases obscure the branches from 

 view; the wealth of vari-colored fruits so attractive in the autumn; the clean, insect-free 

 foliage in summer and the picturesque winter appearance of these trees win for them a 

 high rating in the ranks of the world's best cultivated plants. 



Fitted by nature for a variety of uses, they are especially good as specimens, furnish im- 

 mediate and remarkable results in hedges and produce charming effects in masses. 



MALUS atrosanguinea (Carmine Crab). A 



small, bush-like tree that bears diminutive, single, 

 carmine flowers in such profusion they almost obliter- 

 ate the branches. Are beautiful as specimens or in 

 masses. A row of them makes a most useful and attrac- 

 tive hedge. 



M. arnoldiana (Arnold Crab). A broad globe- 

 shaped tree with slender branches bearing pink semi- 

 double flowers and bright yellow fruits. A beautiful 

 hybrid whose origin is uncertain. Considered by 

 some to be the most beautiful of all the Crabs. 



M. baccata (Siberian Crab). One of the oldest 

 Asiatic Crabapples. Grows 3 to 40 feet tall, with 

 stout spreading branches and slender branchlets. 

 Flowers are single, pure white, fragrant and pro- 

 fusely borne in clusters. The fruits are small, yel- 

 lowish or yellowish red, of translucent texture and 

 borne in great quantities. 



M. baccata mandshurica (Manchurian Crab). 



Low, densely branched, producing a vast number of 

 single white flowers and large showy fruit. The 

 foliage is bright green. Valuable and charming. 



M. coronaria (Wild Sweet Crab). A handsome 

 small tree with a twiggy head and bright green foli- 

 age. The flowers are borne in great quantities, large 

 fragrant, rose in color when first in bloom but gradu- 

 ally changing to white. The hard yellowish fruit is 

 borne prolifically and has been used for cider, jelly 

 and preserves. As an ornament this tree is unusually 

 valuable. 



M. dawsoniana (Dawson Crab). A shrub-like 

 tree bearing light green foliage, large white flowers 

 and good sized fruit, which hangs from the strong 

 shoots. It is a showy tree when its dense verdant 

 head of green is studded by the masses of snow-white 

 bloom. 



M. eleyi (Eley Flowering Crab). A small tree of 

 charming year-round appearance. The flowers are 

 large and light red, the dark red fruit is borne pro- 

 fusely. Leaves have a reddish color when opening and 

 the foliage has a pleasing purplish hue throughout the 

 growing season. Few trees equal it in its display of 

 color in foliage, flower, and fruit. 



M. flexilis. Showy with fine delicate pink, single 

 flowers. Most useful for border, lawn, or hedge 

 planting. 



M. floribunda (Japanese Flowering Crab). An 



old garden favorite, spreading in growth and bearing 

 blossoms of rose, blending into white. Fruit is 

 yellowish green about the size of a pea, a great at- 



traction to birds. It is a rugged tree and bears both 

 flowers and fruit in great profusion. 



M. floribunda purpurea (Purple Flowering 

 Crab). One of the showiest of all Crabapples. Pur- 

 plish green foliage, vinous red flowers and large, rich 

 purplish red fruits. During its long blossoming 

 season is canopied in bloom, making it one of the 

 most spectacular and colorful plants. 



M. halliana parkmani (Parkman Crab). Has 



long been a favorite of the flower-loving Japanese. 

 Small and very slow-growing and produces a multi- 

 tude of double pink blossoms and small brownish- 

 red fruits. Many admirers of the Crabapple family 

 consider this member its most winsome. 



M. ioensis plena (Bechtel Crab). A native of 

 this country. Late in the spring after the leaves 

 appear it bears large, fragrant, double pink flowers 

 that resemble small roses and excite the interest and 

 admiration of all beholders. Limbs are rugged and make 

 a spreading, ascending growth to form a neat pyram- 

 idal crown. Deserves the wide praise lavished on it by 

 gardeners everywhere. 



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Maltis ioensis bechteli (Bechtels Crab). 



