Ornamental Trees 
B. F. BARR NURSERIES, LANCASTER, PA 
Tlie Washington Thorn is especially attractive covered 
in the Spring with corymbs of snowy flowers, and in the 
Fall for its bright red berries. 
Crataegus —THORN 
Excellent small trees with beautiful, glossy-green 
foliage; showy and fragrant in their Spring bloom, 
and colorful in Fall by reason of the brilliance of the 
foliage. Ornamental red fruit, long persisting. 
C. coccinea— THICKET THORN. Showy with 
large scarlet fruit; smooth, sharply cut-toothed, 
large leaves; white flowers. 12-15 ft. 
5- 6 ft.$2.50 
8-10 ft., 2-3 in. cal. specimens, B. & B. 6.00 
C. cordala— WASHINGTON THORN. Brilliant 
Autumn foliage; white flowers, bright red fruit 
in fall and winter. 10 ft. Not B.&B. B.&B. 
4-5 ft.$2.00 
7-8 ft. 3.50 
8-10 ft., 2}^-3 in. cal. specimens, 
B. & B.$6.00-8.00 
C. crusgalli— COCKSPUR THORN. Attractive, 
white flowers; bright red fruit; useful for hedges. 
10-12 ft. 
6- 8 ft., bushy plants, B.&B .$3.50 
C. oxycantha —ENGLISH HAWTHORN. Covered 
in Spring with fragrant, white flowers and in Fall 
with bright red fruit; bushy. 10-12 ft. 
5-6 ft.$2.50 
C. oxycantha pauli —PAUL SCARLET THORN. 
Showy; numerous large, scarlet-crimson 
flowers 12-15 ft. 
3- 4 ft.$2.00 
4- 5 ft. 2.50 
5- 6 ft., B. & B. 3.50 
6- 8 ft., B. & B. 5.50 
Diospyros —PERSIMMON 
D. virginiana —PERSIMMON. Symmetrical tree; 
very beautiful, clean foliage and exceptionally 
attractive bark. Fruit edible after frost. 20-40 ft. 
8-10 ft.$2.50 
10-12 ft. 3.00 
Fagus —BEECH 
Dignified tree of handsome appearance for lawn 
or park planting. Branches sweep the ground. 
Symmetrical tree, with beautiful bark. Trans¬ 
plants best in Spring and requires severe pruning 
when transplanted. 
F. americana —AMERICAN BEECH. Beautiful 
tree with dense round head; close and smooth, 
light gray bark. Branching close to ground, 
making handsome specimen tree. 40-50 ft. 
4- 5 ft., B. & B., low branched.$3.50 
5- 6 ft., B. & B., low branched. 4.50 
6- 7 ft., B. & B., low branched. 6.50 
7- 8 ft., B. & B., low branched. 8.00 
8- 10 ft., 3-4 in. cal., B. & B., low 
branched.$12.50-15.00 
F.sylvalica —EUROPEAN BEECH. More compact 
in habit than F. americana and smaller leaves, 
particularly beautiful in their Spring coloring; 
branches close to ground. 40-50 ft. 
4- 5 ft., B. & B.$4.50 
5- 6 ft., B. & B. 6.00 
6- 7 ft., B. & B. 7.50 
F. syl. riversi —RIVERS BEECH. Rare, intensely 
colored tree; large, dark, crimson-purple leaves 
holding color throughout season. 35-40 ft. 
4- 5 ft.$6.00 
5- 6 ft.10.00 
Fraxinus — WHITE ASH 
F. americana —WHITE ASH. Handsome, rapid¬ 
growing, open, broad-headed tree; straight, clean 
trunk; smooth gray bark. Good for street plant¬ 
ing, parks or large lawns. 60-70 ft. 
Ea. Per 10 
14-16 ft., 2 -2H in- cal.$2.00 $18.00 
14-16 ft., 23^-3 in. cal. 3.00 25.00 
14-16 ft., 3 -4 in. cal. 4.00 30.00 
Ginkgo —GINKGO TREE 
G. biloba —MAIDENHAIR TREE. Picturesque, 
pyramidal tree with clean, straight trunk, and 
fan-shaped, Maidenhair Fern-like leaves; im¬ 
mune from insects; widely used street and park 
tree on account of fine upright habit. 50 ft. 
5- 6 ft.$2.50 
6- 8 ft. 3.00 
8-10 ft., H-l in. cal. 3.75 
Gymnocladus —COFFEE TREE 
G. dioica —KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE. Open 
headed tree; free from diseases or insects. Immense 
blue-green leaves. White flowers in open racemes, 
followed by interesting fruit-pods, persisting 
through the winter; useful for bold plantings by 
reason of its picturesque outline. 40 ft. 
8-10 ft., 1 -m in. cal.$3.50 
10-12 ft., 13^-2 in. cal. 4.00 
Balled and Burlapped (B . & B.) Trees are offered for Planting after Leaves appear. 
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