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MALUS • Flowering Crabapple 



GORGEOUS tree is the Flowering Crabapple, with its white, pink and 

 red blossoms; which appear in May. Plant them among your shrubbery, along 

 the edge of a woods, or in the garden as a specimen. They are extremely hardy; 

 some of the double-flowering varieties are fragrant and especially fine for cut- 

 ting. All plants dug with a ball and burlapped (B. & B.) 



Prices on all Flowering Crabapples 

 except where noted 



A to 5 feet . . $3.00 7 to S feet . $7.50 



5 to 6 feet . . 4.00 8 to 10 feet . 10.00 



6 to 7 feet . . 5.0U 10 to 12 feet . 12.50 



Large specimens, prices on application 



MALUS atrosanguinea ( Carmine Crab). 



A Japanese variety which is covered in early 

 spring with a multitude of small reddish- 

 pink flowers. 



M. arnoldiana (Arnold Crab). Semi- 

 double; pink early flowering. Rich foliage; 

 yellow fruit, bushy habit. 



4 to 5 feet $3.00 



M. baccata (Siberian Crab). An upright 

 variety which bears both fragrant, single, 

 white flowers in the spring and edible, 

 brightly-colored fruit in the fall. 



M. baccata mandshurica (Manchurian 

 Crab). A low densely branched tree, with 

 single white flowers, producing large showy 

 fruit. 



5 to 6 feet $7.50 



6 to 7 feet 10.00 



7 to % feet 15.00 



M. coronaria (Wild Sweet Crab). A va- 

 riety which produces large, fragrant flowers 

 of blush-pink. 



M. dawsoniana (Dawson's Crab). A 



white-flowering variety which bears large, 

 edible fruit. The flowers appear after the foli- 

 age is nearly developed. 



M. eleyi (Eley Flowering Crab). A splen- 

 did tree with brilliant red foliage, covered in 

 the spring with clusters of large purple flow- 

 ers. 



M. flexilis. A very fine delicate pink, single- 

 flowering variety. Useful in border or on 

 open lawn. 



M. floribunda (Japanese Flowering 

 Crab). One of the best known of the flower- 

 ing crabs. Bush-like in form and resembling 

 the Carmine Crab in all respects except the 

 color of the flowers, which are a light pink. 



M. floribunda purpurea (Purple Japan- 

 ese Crab). A very showy tree, with purple- 

 green foliage. Single pink flowers, bearing 

 red fruit in the fall. 



M. halliana parkmani (Parkman Crab). 



Slow growing, dwarf tree bearing double pink 

 flowers. Ideal for the small garden. 



4/0 5 feet $4.00 



5 to 6 feet 5.00 



M. ioensis bechteli (Bechtels Crab). A 



fragrant pink double-flowering variety. The 

 blooms are produced after the foliage becomes 

 established and are therefore partially hidden. 



3 to 4 feet $3.00 



4 to 5 feet 4.00 



5 to 6 feet 5.00 



6 to 7 feet 7.50 



7 to % feet 10.00 



8 to 10 feet 12.50 



M. niedzwetzkyana (Redvein Crab). A 



small tree, interesting for its purple fruit, 

 flowers, leaves and bark. The apples are not 

 only ornamental, but are edible as well. 



Malus scheideckeri (Scbeidecker Crab) 

 A shower of lovely double pink flowers 



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