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PETRIE LANDSCAPE NURSERIES 
arborvitae we have seen but is a little 
open in habit of growth. 
24 to 30 inches.$2.00 
3 to 4 feet. 3.00 
TAXUS—The Yews 
Taxus cuspidata nana — Dwarf Japanese 
yew is a very dark green foliaged 
spreading evergreen with bright red soft 
berries. 
12 to 18 inches.$3.50 
T. media hicksii —Hicks yew is a hybrid 
we have tried for a number of years. 
It is a lovely narrow column of dark 
green and unlike other yews does not 
sunburn. 
12 to 15 inches.$2,00 
15 to 18 inches. 3.00 
18 to 21 inches. 4.00 
T. candensis — Canadian yew is a dark 
green spreading yew of good form. It 
must be used in the shade, however, as it 
will burn up in our intense heat. 
12 to 18 inches.$1.50 
Deciduous Trees 
Acer campestre —The English Field Ma¬ 
ple is a rough barked, more or less ir¬ 
regular gi’owing tree with a darker and 
smaller leaf than other maples. 
6 to 8 feet...$1-50 
12 to 14 feet. 2.50 
is the well known rapid grower with 
deeply cut leaves. 
6 to 8 feet.$ 
8 to 10 feet... 1.00 
10 to 12 feet. 1.25 
12 to 14 feet. 1.75 
14 to 16 feet. 2.25 
16 to 18 feet. 3.00 
18 to 20 feet. 4.00 
A. platanoides — Norway Maples grow 
much more rapidly than they are given 
credit for doing. They are round head¬ 
ed and give very dense shade. 
12 to 14 feet.$3.75 
14 to 16 feet. 4.50 
16 to 18 feet. 6.00 
18 to 20 feet. 7.50 
A. rubrum —The scarlet or swamp maple 
is a very striking tree with scarlet blos¬ 
soms and fruits and brilliant red foliage 
in fall. Needs plenty of water. 
6 to 8 feet.$ .75 
8 to 10 feet. 1.00 
10 to 12 feet. 1.25 
Aesculus hipposcastanum — Horse chest¬ 
nuts are very slow growing but make 
magnificent trees with their large 
leaves and striking white spikes of 
bloom. 
2 to 4 feet. $1.00 
4 to 6 feet.. 2.00 
6 to 8 feet. 2.75 
8 to 10 feet. 3.50 
10 to 12 feet. 4.50 
Betida alba —European White Birch is an 
upright growing form from which the 
other sorts have sprung. A white barked 
tree of great beauty particularly when 
grouped with pines and spruces. 
8 to 10 feet.$1.75 
10 to 12 feet . 2.25 
B. alba laciniata pendida — Cut Leaf 
Weeping Birch is well enough known for 
its grace and beauty, so that a descrip¬ 
tion is unnecessary. 
5 to 6 feet.$1.50 
B. alba purpurea —A purple leafed form 
of white birch that is vei’y striking and 
not too contrasty. 
8 to 10 feet..$5.00 
B. alba Youngii —Young’s weeping Birch 
is an exaggerated weeper. It must be 
staked up to get it up to the required 
height. 
14-inch calipre.$1.50 
1- inch calipre . 2.00 
2- inch calipre. 4.00 
3- inch calipre. : . 6.00 
Carpinus betulus —European Hoi'nbeam is 
a very hardwooded small tree with 
beech-like foliage hanging on all win¬ 
ter. 
4 to 6 feet.$1,75 
6 to 8 feet. 2.25 
8 to 10 feet. 3.50 
14 to 16 feet.,. 6.00 
Catalpa bungei — This is the round- 
headed type tree with typical large ca¬ 
talpa foliage. 
2- year heads.$2.00 
3- year heads. 2.50 
Cercis canadensis —The red bud or Judas 
tree can be used either as a small tree or 
large shrub. It is very showy with its 
masses of pea like magenta bloom. 
4 to 6 feet.$1.00 
6 to 8 feet. 1.50 
8 to 10 feet. 2.00 
Cladrastis tinctoria —The Yellow wood. A 
wide spreading tree with somewhat pen¬ 
dulous branches. It has compound leaves 
turning yellow in autumn. The blossom 
is white, rare and good. 
2 to 3 feet.$ .75 
3 to 4 feet. 1.00 
4 to 6 feet. 1.50 
