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PRUNUS • Flowering Plum 



PRUNUS cerasifera pissardi (Purpleleaf Plum). 



A handsome upright tree. Leaves retain their deep, 

 rich purple throughout the season. Small, pale pink 

 flowers; dark, wine-red fruit. 



P. triloba (Flowering Plum). An unusually beauti- 

 ful, dwarf, round-headed tree. Wealth of double, pure 

 pink flowers on the naked limbs in May. Hardy and 



one of the most colorful of the smaller trees. A 

 profusion of dainty blossoms in veritable cascades 

 every spring. Ideal for small gardens where a large 

 tree would be out of proportion. 



PTELEA trifoliata (Hoptree). Roundheaded, 

 dwarf tree having glossy green foliage and light 

 green fruit pods. 



QUERCUS • Oak 



OAK is the monarch of the woodlands. It has been celebrated in our literature 

 from the earliest times. In fact there has been more written about the Oak than any other 

 tree. Possibly because of the majesty of old giants to be found in this country and in the 

 parks abroad, where their age and strength stand forth so prominently, it is assumed that 

 Oaks grow too slowly for practical ornamental purposes. This is a fallacy, for they are 

 one of the most rapid growing of all the deciduous trees. 



The Greeks and Romans believed that the Oak was the first tree that grew upon the 

 earth and that it was the tree of Zeus or Jupiter, the king of gods. Although during recent 

 years steel has taken its premier place in ship building and construction, Oak timber still 

 remains as the emblem of strength and durability. 



That a tree so closely associated with the American people has not been given its proper 

 position in ornamental planting is not to our credit. They need only a deep, heavy loam 

 to flourish happily. Let us plant them now! 



