ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES 
American Elm 
ASH—FRAXIMUS 
AMERICAN WHITE— A handsome broad-headed, quick 
growing - shade tree, often reaching- 120 feet in height. 
Very valuable for park and street planting. 6 to 8 
feet, 81.00. 
EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN (Sorbus Aucuparia) —An orna¬ 
mental deciduous tree with beautiful foliage which 
turns orange red in fall; fruits showy, often remaining 
all winter. 6-8 feet. $1.00. 
WEEPING MOUNTAIN ASH —A very desirable odd 
weeping tree. Beautiful berries as the Mountain Ash 
and has habit of the Weeping Mulberry. Easily grown. 
Exceptional value. Priee, 81.75 each; 2 for .$3.00. 
BIRCH 
CANOE OR PAPER —A large, vigorous upright tree 
with broad, handsome leaves and brilliant white bark. 
6 to 8 ft.. 81.35? 8 to 10 ft., 82.00. 
CUT LEAF WEEPING BIRCH (Alba Pemlula Uaciniata.) 
—Upright, slender tree, with delicate drooping branches 
and small leaves. Bark white, branches black, leaves 
glossy, dark green. 6 to S ft., 82.00. 
MAPLE—ACER 
SILVER —Best known of all Maples. Wide, 
jf NgTTte. slender spreading branches. Thrives almost 
anywhere. 6-8 ft., 85c; 2 for 86e. 8-10 ft., 
«f TlfT .$1.00; 2 for .$1.01. 
NORWAY (Platanoides) —Large, handsome tree with 
a compact rounded head. One of the best and most 
beautiful trees for the street, the park, cemetery, or 
lawn planting. 6-8 ft., $1.00; S-10 ft., $1.50. 
SCHWEDLERII (Purple-leaved Norway Maple) —Early spring the young leaves are bright 
red, changing to purplish green as they grow older. Autumn they are golden yellow. 6-8 
ft., $1.25; 8-10 ft., $1.50. 
WEIR’S CUT LEAF WEEPING MAPLE— This variety of the maple has very pendulous 
branches and the leaves are deeply cleft, giving them almost a fern-like appearance. 
6-8 ft., $1.50 each. 
LINDEN 
Handsome, round-headed tree with large heart-shaped, bright green foliage. Rapid 
growth. Greenish blossoms in June. 6-S ft., $1.00 each. 
ELMS—ULMUS 
Shrubbery tree, about twenty feet tall 
when grown. Hardy in northern states. 
Leaves are heart shaped, deep green above 
and silvery 
beneath 
stalks and 
often red. 
purplish 
yellow 
green 
leaf 
veins 
Turns 
red and 
in fall. 
Likes a deep, rich 
soil. Very good as 
specimen. 4-5 ft., 
55e; 2 for $1.00. 
EUROPEAN 
SYCAMORE 
The well-known 
Oriental Plant 
(Plantanus Ori- 
entalis). Used in 
great numbers to 
create vistas of 
dense green shade 
along new streets 
which require 
quick development 
of shade and ornamentation. A lofty, wide-spreading 
leaves; valuable for its handsome foliage, hardiness, and 
8 to 10 feet, $1.50. 
Silver Maple 
Chinese Elm 
tree with deeply lobed palmat 
free growth. 6 to 8 feet, $1.00 
AMERICAN (Americana) —Very valuable for park planting and as a shade tree 
for lawns. One of the most ma¬ 
jestic and graceful of our shade 
trees. Hardy, a rapid grower, 
resists drought well, long lived. <5-8 ft., 
$1.00; 2 for $1.01. 8-10 ft., $1.50; 2 for $1.51. 
ULMUS PUMILA (Chinese Elm)— A native 
of China. Rapid growing tree. Forming a 
very dense head, with smaller, darker 
leaves than the American Elm. 6-S ft., 
$1.00; 8-10 ft., $1.50. 
KATSURA TREE 
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