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NORWAY, SILVER AND ASH-LEAF MAPLES 



The importance of these trees to our customers is 

 very great. We offer them in a department of their 

 TJntisullv ^^^'^ ^^ order that their merits may re- 



— i ceive the attention deserved in our 



Good Maples Catalogue. Both our Norway Maple 

 — ^-^— "^— — — and our Silver Maple trees are so 

 unusually good that those who are about to plant some 

 would certainly be convinced that these are the trees 

 to buy if they could see them growing here. When the 

 effort and study it took to get the best are fully under- 

 stood, the excellence of the trees will be appreciated. 



A little history is necessary for an understanding 

 of how good they really are. When we became con- 

 vinced of the great merit of both Norway and Silver 

 Maples, and saw how much better they were, for many 

 purposes, than any other shade trees, we wanted to 

 grow a large quantity. But it was quickly found that 

 the best Norway Maples in United States were always 

 imported from Europe. American-propagated Maples 

 did not seem to have the beauty and the vitality we 

 saw in those from Europe. 



So our Mr. Orlando Harrison went to Holland, 

 England and Belgium, where the very best shade trees 

 Tt-opc from ^^ ^^^ world are grown. His trip was not 



— H— one of pleasure with business as a side 



Europe issue. He went for the express purpose 



— — — of buying trees. Every nursery of any 



importance was visited, and thousands of the 

 straightest, most thrifty and cleanest trees he could 

 buy were selected. These were shipped to Berlin, Mary- 

 land, and planted in our nursery. We paid a high 

 import duty on them, also very heavy freight charges, 

 and have given them particular care in cultivation and 

 shaping since they arrived. But we do not count any- 

 thing as too expensive if it will give us the quality of 

 trees we want. 



The prices we quote are for these very trees. They 

 are the best trees in America, and also the best kinds 

 of trees for shade and beauty. All that has been said 

 about the desirability of shade trees in general applies 

 with double force to them. Here are brief descriptions. 



Norway Maples. Typical Maple leaves, large and 

 bright green, lading to gold in the fall. Trunk and 

 branches are sturdy and strong, lending an effect of 

 ruggedness. Growth is fast. Branches and foliage are 

 thick and compact-growing, and the head, which is 

 round-topped, is carried not far above the ground. 



$0 30 $2 so $22 00 S200 00 



40 3 00 27 00 250 00 



4 00 32 00 



7 00 60 00 



9 00 80 00 



300 00 

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The tree is large — towering a hundred feet high when 

 fully grown. Splendid trees, most beautiful and desir- 

 able. For lining the sides of lanes and roads, for a 

 lawn, to protect the house from sun and weather, for 

 shade, for beauty and satisfaction, and for real per- 

 manent worth in all landscape planting, there are no 

 other trees in their class. Norway Maples are at home 

 in the mountains, but will thrive at any elevation, and 

 in nearly any soil to be found in this country. 



Each 10 100 1,000 



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5 to 6 ft., Ys in.. 



6 to 7 ft., % in.. 



7 to 8 ft., I in.. . 



8 to 9 ft., I J< in 



9 to 10 ft., 1 3^ in 

 10 to 12 ft., 2 in.. . 

 12 to 14 ft., 3 in 3 00 



Silver Maples. The name is from the color of its 

 leaves. Underneath these are the same shade as new, 

 bright silver, on top they are light green. Many of 

 them are carried on their edges, and when wind comes 

 the trees are alive with silver and green. In the fall 

 they fade to pale yellow. Growth is faster than that 

 of any other Maple, probably faster than that of any 

 other shade tree for that matter. Branches are slim 

 and dainty, rather than heavy, and the habit or form 

 of growth is spreading. Gets very large eventually, 

 as high as a hundred and twenty feet sometimes — and 

 does well over nearly all of United States. Makes 

 splendid quick screens or quick shade. On streets and 

 in parks is very widely planted, and is very fine. 



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 9 to 10 ft., iH in. 



10 to 12 ft., 2 in. . . 



12 to 14 ft., 3 in. . . 



Ash-Leaf Maple or Box Elder. 



spreading tree which gets quite large. Stands drought 



and cold, and thrives under unfavorable conditions. 



Each 10 100 1,000 



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Evergreens as a tall screen, properly selected and placed, have great beauty of their own, and add immensely to the attractive- 

 ness of a house. The sky line can be broken picturesquely, privacy of inside grounds maintained, and cold winter winds checked. 



