OON'S    ORNAMENTAL  TREES 
The  Wm.  H.  Moon  Company 
3C  Glen  wood  Nurseries 
Morrisville,  Pennsylvania 
Double  White  Japanese  Cherry.  Cerasus 
:5iEBOLDi,  VAR.  ALBA  PLENA.  (M)  Bears  a  wealth 
of  large  white  cherry  blossoms.  Each  10 
•  to  8  ft   $1  25    $10  00 
Double  Pink- Flowering  Japanese  Cherry, 
.'AR.  ROSEA  PLENA.  (M)  Similar  to  the  above, 
with  pink  ffowers.  Each  10 
4  to  5  ft   SI  25    ^10  00 
CORNUS. 
See  Shrubs 
White  Dogwood.  Cornus  Florida.  (D)  Of 
inestimable  value  in  landscaping.  The  white- 
petaled  flowers  cover  the  trees  in  early  Spring. 
The  deep  crimson  Autumn  leaves  rival  in  brilliancy 
the  Scarlet  Oak.  For  planting  in  quantity  with 
shrubs,  for  screens  or  under  and  among  larger  trees, 
nothing  is  finer.  A  hardy  tree  and  good  grower  in 
almost  any  soil.  Each         10  100 
6  to  8  ft.  (      Extra  fine       I  $2  00     $17  50     $150  00 
ft.  )  stock.  \ 
8  to  9 
2  50      20  00      175  00 
Cladrastis 
Yellow  Wood.  Cladrastis  tinctoria;  syn. 
ViRGiLiA  LUTEA.  (S)  A  pretty  little  tree,  with 
smooth,  light  bark  and  graceful  branches,  that  bear 
drooping  racemes  of  sweet-scented,  white  Wistaria- 
like flowers  in  June.  Each  10 
6  to  8  ft                                           $1  50    $12  50 
DOGWOOD 
also,  page  41 
Weeping  Dogwood,  var.  pendula.  (D)  A 
weeping  form  of  the  preceding,  with  similar  flowers. 
3  to  4  ft  :  $1  75  each 
6  to  8  ft.  specimens.   $5  00  to  $8  00  each 
Red  or  Pink- Flowering  Dogwood,  var.  rubra. 
(D)  Possesses  the  many  good  qualities  of  Cornus 
Florida,  and  resembles  it  in  all  but  the  flowers, 
which  are  a  beautiful  shade  of  pink.    Each  10 
2  to  3  ft   $1  50    $12  50 
3  to  4  ft   1  75      15  00 
FAGUS.    THE  BEECHES 
THESE  are  among  the  most  attractive  ornamental  trees  for  lawn  or  park  plantings.    They  are  also 
useful  for  high  screens  or  as  specimens.    Hardy,  and  rarely  subjected  to  insect  ravages.  The 
deep  dark  red  leaves  of  the  purple  variety,  the  delicately  cut  foliage  of  the  fern-leaved  and  the 
grotesqueness  of  the  Weeping  Beech  are  characteristics  meriting  their  more  general  use. 
American  Beech.     Fagus  ferruginea.     (L)        Weeping  Beech,  var.  pendula.    (M)  Beau- 
Our  native  forest  tree.  Each         10  tiful  weeping  habit. 
5  to  6  ft.  .  .  $2  50    $20  00  Each 
6  to  8  ft   3  50     30  00  4  to  5  ft   $3  00 
European  Beech.    Fagus  sylvatica.    (L)    A  5  to  6  ft   3  50 
compact,  long-lived  tree.    The  foliage  is  dense  and        t»      .  ^  ^  ■, 
darker  green  than  the  American  Beech.    The  dead        Purple,  or  Copper  Beech,  var.  purpure.^. 
leaves  hang  all  Winter,  and  make  this  one  of  the  A  strong,  vigorous  tree  with  beautiful  purple 
very  best  trees  for  screens  and  hedges  to  shut  off  leaves  in  the  Spring  that  fade  through  the  Summer 
unsightly  objects.    It  is  also  appropriate  for  in-  until  they  become  almost  green. 
dividual  planting.  Each         10  4  to  5  ft   $1^50    $12  50 
sSioft.::  (  "^00  '^5  00  '^^''^  
10  to  12  ft...  7  50     60  00     ,      ,    $4  OoTo$6  00 
I  (  Each 
12  to  16  ft...  '  \  $10  00  to  $20  00        Rivers'    Purple    Beech,  var.  Riversii  (L) 
Fern-Leaf    Beech,  var.  heterophylla.     (S)  This  variety  holds  its  purple  color  a  little  longer 
Deep,    delicately   cut   foliage.    A   splendid    lawn  in  the  Summer. 
specimen.  Each  10  Each 
3  to  4  ft   $2  00    $17  50     5  to  7  ft   $3  00  to  $5  00 
FRAXINUS.    ASH  TREES 
Quick-growing,  inexpensive  shade  trees  that  natur 
ally  make  handsome,  symmetrical  specimens  that 
are  suitable  for  almost  all  landscape  work,  espe- 
cially lawn  and  avenue  planting.  In  the  Fall  the 
foliage  turns  a  brilliant  yellow 
American  White  Ash.  Fraxinus  .\lba.  (L) 
This  grand  old  native  is  quick  in  growth,  with 
massive  trunk  and  broad,  spreading  limbs.  It  is 
valued  for  timber,  shade  or  street  planting. 
Each  10  100 
8  to  10  ft.,  1  to  \  %  in.cal.^,  $1  25    $10  00    $75  00 
European  Ash.  Fraxinus  excelsior.  (L) 
Taller  and  more  rounded  than  the  American,  with 
larger,  darker  leaves,  which  remain  on  the  tree  late 
in  the  Fall.    It  thrives  in  moist  ground. 
Each  10  100 
6  to  8  ft   $1  00     $7  50    $50  00 
Weeping  Ash,    var.  pendula.    An  odd  tree, 
with  low  head  of  long,  horizontal  and  drooping 
branches.    Makes    a    unique    appearance  when 
planted  individually  about  the  lawn.  Each  10 
8  to  10  ft.,  large  heads   $3  50    $32  50 
Black  Ash.  Fraxinus  Xigra;  syn.  s.\mbuci- 
FOLi.\.  (L)  Good  foliage  and  broad,  open  heads 
make  this  a  desirable  shade  tree.      Each  10 
8  to  10  ft.,  1 X  to  1  K  in.  cal   $1  25    $10  00 
10  to  12  ft.,  IK  to  2  in.  cal   1  50      12  50 
European  Flowering  Ash.  Fraxinus  Ornus. 
(S)  A  small  ornamental  tree,  that  bears  great  masses 
of  fringe-like  flowers  in  June,  filling  the  air  with  a 
sweet  fragrance.  Each  10 
7  to  8  ft   $125      $10  00 
Ginkgo 
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