TREES FROM SEED 
In the planting of trees, one is the benefactor 
of time to come. 
Cornus Florida—White Dogwood. The most showy 
tree of spring, with billowy masses of snow 
white “flowers.” Hardy. Pkt. 20c; special 
pkg. 50c. 
Cercis Canadensis—Judas Tree or Red-Bud. Be¬ 
fore the leaves, the branches are hidden with 
rosy, pink flowers. A small graceful tree, or¬ 
namental always. Pkt. 10c; special pkg. 25c; 
x /4 oz. 50c. 
Laburnum Alpinum—Golden Chain. Handsome 
small tree, covered in late spring with the 
long golden racemes of bloom that give its 
name. Pkt. 15c; X A oz. 50c. 
Japanese Flowering Cherry—Prunus Serrulata. 
The showiest and most widely variable of the 
Japanese Cherries, the parent of innumerable 
named sorts. Blush white, through true pink, 
to deep rose. Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 50c. 
Koelreuteria Paniculata—-A splendid small hardy 
tree-shrub for dry places. Panicles of blight 
yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c; *4 oz. 50c. 
Davidia Involucrata—The Dove Tree. Unique 
and rare tree with showy double flower-bracts 
of cream white, resembling doves at rest. 
Hardy to Boston. Very fine. Large nut-like 
seeds. 35c per seed, 3 seeds for $1.00. 
China Berry Tree—or Pride of India—Densely 
foliaged trees in graceful form. Lilac flowers 
in April, and later an abundance of trans¬ 
lucent yellow berries. Pkt. 10c; spec. pkg. 25c. 
Albizzia Julibrissin—A beautiful thornless Aca¬ 
cia. Feathery pinnate foliage and handsome 
tasseled flowers of soft pink. Reasonably 
hardy. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c; x /4 oz. 60c. 
Halesia Caroliniana—Silver Bell. Small pictur¬ 
esque trees, the branches lined in spring with 
exquisite pendant white bells. Pkt. 15c; spe¬ 
cial pkg. 35c; 14 oz. 60c. 
Magnolia Grandiflora—Tall trees, evergreen, cov¬ 
ered in spring with great waxen-white flower 
bowls, eight inches across. Spectacular. Pkt. 
25c; special pkg. 60c. 
Magnolia Glauca—Small tree, hardy to Massa¬ 
chusetts, with glossy foliage and sweet-scented 
creamy white flowers. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
Offer 73A4—One pkt. each of the above for $1.75. 
HOLLY AND MISTLETOE (d) 
Ilex Opaca—The true Christmas Holly, an ever 
green tree with oval leathery spine-toothed 
leaves and scarlet berries. Makes splendid 
specimens, growing to 50 feet. Hardy. Pkt. 
15c; !4 oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
Mistletoe—Grows into great clusters of dense 
evergreen leaves and forked twigs, living on 
the involuntary bounty of Oak trees, or some¬ 
times Birch or Apple, among whose branches 
it grows. White berries. To start it, simply 
smear the sticky seeds on the bark of the 
host plant, which is sometimes lightly scored. 
Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c; !4 oz. 90c. 
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