SEEDS—TREES—ROSES—SHRUBS—BULBS—EVERGREENS. ETC.. SHENANDOAH. IA 
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Earl May’s Shade HP Vi 17174 ! 
and Flowering -V 
W E all like beautiful, shapely trees in our yard. I do, and 
I know you do. Shade trees are not hard to grow, if you 
get trees that have been transplanted. 
These trees I am offering you are specimens, with large, 
thrifty roots and shapely tops, and every one has been trans¬ 
planted at least once. The most rapid growing tree is, of course, 
the new sensational Chinese Elm. Not far behind in the rapidity 
of growth are American Elm, Moline Elm and the Soft or Silver 
Leaved Maple. The Willows are fast growers, too. 
The three outstanding flowering trees we offer are the new 
Hopa Red Flowering Crab, Bechtel’s Double Flowering Crab 
and the beautiful Red Bud. Ornamental trees of great beauty 
that are slower growers are the Cut-Leaved Weeping Birch, 
Catalpa Bungei or Umbrella Catalpa as it is called, American 
Linden, Hard Maple, Schwedler’s Red Leaved Maple, Norway 
Maple, European Mountain Ash, Teas Weeping Mulberry and 
the Russian Olive. 
Another popular tree in dry territories is the Carolina Poplar. 
The Lombardy is an upright grower, while the Bolleana is suit¬ 
able for shade planting. Make your selection of this list of 
vigorous, thrifty, well rooted, specimen trees. If you desire 
larger sizes, write me for special quotations. 
★ The following eight varieties are illustrated in color on op¬ 
posite page. 
NOTE: Transportation, charges aro 
prepaid on orders for Ornamental 
Trees amounting to $10.00 or over. 
Orders under $10.00 by freight or 
express at customer’s expense. 
Chinese Elnt 
The new, sensational, shade tree; sturdy, quick growing and 
beautiful. Grows in spite of drouth, heat or alkali soil and 
grows from 6 to S feet per season. It thrives in poor soil where 
other trees die out. Withstands zero weather, as well as hot, 
dry temperatures. 
The strain of Chinese Elm I offer you is the genuine small¬ 
leaved northern China type, which is the hardiest and most 
desirable of all. Insist on northern Chinese Elm when you pur¬ 
chase. For windbreaks, Chinese- Elm gives biggest and best 
results. Particularly in dry countries like western Nebraska 
and Kansas, the Chinese Elm thrives and grows for you year 
after year. It is not unusual for me to receive reports from 
customers telling that their Chinese Elm trees planted last 
spring grew 6 feet this past season. 
Do not prune Chinese Elms if you want them for a windbreak 
because their natural habit of growth is to make a dense bushy 
growth right from the ground all the way up. 
These trees I offer you are nursery grown, vigorous rooted, 
have been transplanted and I honestly believe that they will 
give you better results than any other Chinese Elm you can buy. 
Prices of Chinese Elm 
4- 5 feet , 
5- 6 feet . 
6- 8 feet 
8-10 feet 
Each 
Per 4 
Per 12 | 
$0.20 
.30 
.55 
.75 
$0.70 
1.10 
2.00 
2.75 
$1.85 
2.85 | 
5.50 
7.50 
$ 3.40 
5.50 
10.00 
14.00 
^ Birch, Cut-Leaf Weeping 
This is the tree with the beautiful white bark. It is a natural 
weeper, the young tree has speckled grayish-red bark which 
turns to white as the tree gets three or four years old. Our 
stock is spring-dug, fresh and you should plant without expos¬ 
ing the roots to sun or wind. It's a good idea to wrap the Cut- 
Leaf Weeping Birch with wet burlap when planting and, of 
course, give it lots of water. 
1 
Each | 
Per 2 
Per 4 
4- 5 
5- 6 
ft. 
ft. 
| $1.00 
1.25 
| $1.85 
2.35 
| $3.50 
4.50 
6-8 
ft. 
| 1.65 
3.20 
1 6.00 
I HOPA RED FLOWERING CRAB. This Hopa is a glorious 
Y mass of deep pink blossoms in the spring. Its foliage is 
pretty in the summer and the reddish color bark brightens 
the winter landscape. This is perfectly hardy and flowers 
every year. 
Prices—Hopa Plowering Crab 
| Each | Per 2 j Per 4 
3-4 ft.. 
postpaid . 
$0.50 
$0.90 
$1.65 
4-5 ft.. 
branched . 
.65 
1.20 
2.25 
l MAPLE, SCHWEDLER’S 
Y RED. Hardy vigoroustree 
with red leaves in spring. 
Grows like Norway maple. 
[ Each | Per 2 | Per 4 
5-6 ft.. 
| $1.50 
$2.75 
$5.00 
6-8 ft.. 
| 1.75 
3.25 
6.00 
.^MOUNTAIN ASH, EUROPEAN. A hardy tree, medium size. 
smooth bark and a regu¬ 
lar, dense head. Usually cov¬ 
ered from July until late 
winter with clusters of large 
bright red berries. Plant this 
tree for quick results. 
Each 
Per 2 
Per 4 
4-5 ft... 
$0.65 
$1.20 
$2.25 
5-6 ft.. . 
.80 
1.50 
2.85 
6-8 ft.. . 
1.00 
1.85 
3.50 
★ RED BUD. Grows about 15 to 20 feet. Is a blaze of beautiful 
4 fl ATTrAVci i 1\/TO U ■ ■ ----— - ■ . 
bright red flowers in May. 
One of these in a yard is a 
sight to behold. Hardy, vig¬ 
orous; grown in symmetrical 
shape and sure to please. 
★ POPLAR, LOMBARDY. Gro 
leaves. Branches close to 
ground and for this reason is 
tine for screen purposes. In land¬ 
scape work, breaks the monot¬ 
ony of lower, round-top trees. 
I Each | Per 2 | Per 4 
2-3 ft... 
$0.40 
$0.75 
$1.35 
3-4 ft... 
.60 
1.10 
2.00 
| Each 
Per 4 
Per 12 
5-6 ft. | $0.25 
$0.90 
$2.50 
6-8 ft. | .35 
1.25 
3.50 
8-10 ft.| .50 
1.75 
5.00 
652,000 CHINESE ELM FREE 
100 Nursery-grown Chinese Elm FREE on your 
$10.00 nursery order. 
This great gift (value $3.50) 100 little Chinese 
Elm Trees FREE. Select $10.00 worth of nursery 
stock and get this fine gift free. (No other pre¬ 
miums given if you select this gift.) 
Many other valuable gifts for your selection on 
orders of nursery stock for Spring, 1934 planting. 
MY GUARANTEE 
OW NURSERY STOCK 
I guarantee all nursery stock you 
get from me by mail order to reach 
you alive and in first class growing 
condition. It is healthy and vigorous. 
I will replace any plants that do 
not grow for you, providing you 
notify me by July 1st, 1934. After 
that date I will furnish new plants 
at half price if notified by October 
1st, 1934. 
L. WEEPING WILLOW, NIOBE, 
Y GOLDEN. I like Niobe because 
of its graceful drooping form and 
lovely golden bark. Rapid grower 
with silvery under foliage, vigor¬ 
ous and hardy. 
Each 
Per 4 
Per 12 
4-5 ft. 
$0.50 
$1.75 
$5.00 
5-6 ft. 
.65 
2.25 
6.50 
6-8 ft. 
.90 
3.35 
9.00 
Catalpa Bungei 
CATALPA BUNGEI. Also known as 
Umbrella Tree. The beautiful dome 
shaped head and large heart shaped 
leaves remain green and beautiful 
all summer long. It is fine for 
lawns, parks and cemeteries. I can 
match as many of these as you 
want for planting at one time. 
Strong 2 yr. heads. 
Each | 
Per 2 | 
Per 4 
3 ft. Stems .... 
$0.50 
$0.95 
$1.7J> 
4 ft. Stems .... 
.65 
1.20 
2.25 
5 ft. Stems .... 
.85 
1.60 
3.00 
6 ft. Stems . . . . 
1.00 
1.85 
3.40 
BECHTEL’S PLOWERING CRAB. 
This is a true double flowering 
Crab with delicate pink flowers. 
The trees are hardy, dwarf grow¬ 
ing and bloom early in the spring. 
The tree when in full bloom looks 
as if it were covered with roses. 
Bechtel’s Crab 
Each 
Per 2 
Per 4 
18-24 in. postpaid 
$0.30 
$0.55 
$1.00 
2-3 ft. postpaid 
.45 
.85 
1.50 
3-4 ft. 
.60 
1.10 
2.00 
AMERICAN ELM. This is the native 
American Elm that is grown over 
a wide territory. For roadside plant¬ 
ings, streets, avenues, boulevards 
and for shade, nothing compares 
with the wide branched spreading- 
habits of the American Elm. Out¬ 
side of Chinese Elm, this is prob¬ 
ably our most rapid growing tree. 
I believe it gives more shade than 
any other tree. 
My stock is transplanted, well 
developed, symmetrical and will 
make lots of shade for you in just 
a few years. 
Each 
Per 4 
Per 12 
4-5 
feet . 
$0.15 
$0.55 
$1.50 
5-6 
feet . 
.25 
.90 
2.50 
6-8 
feet . 
.35 
1.25 
3.50 
8-10 
feet . 
.50 
1.75 
5.00 
Moline Elm 
All Prepaid 
On Orders of 
$10 or over 
MOLINE ELM. Very rapid, erect 
growing type of budded Elm. Leaves 
often six inches across. Hardy and 
desirable, especially good where we 
have average rainfall. 
] Each | Per 4 ] Per 12 
5- 6 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
$0.35 | $1.25 
.50 | 1.75 
$3.50 
5.00 
My trees have shapely tops—ample thrifty roots—see page 3, and are guaranteed to grow. 
