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Shenandoah—a pioneer in trees and shrubs 
Trees 
All Shade Trees Shipped by Express. 
The groves were God’s first temples. Long be' 
fore cathedrals were fashioned by human hands, 
man worshipped his Creator under the protecting 
canopy of stalwart and majestic trees. Trees give 
to man inspirations that help to mould the lives of 
those who live among them. 
The lands of the Bible, once considered the finest 
in the East, flowing with milk and honey, now are 
mostly a barren wilderness, with the trees cut off. 
However, the Jews are now planting thousands of 
trees, the mountains and the hills are being terraced 
and vines adorn their sides. This planting has in' 
creased the average rainfall of Palestine fifty per 
cent. Take China, for instance this year, where thou- 
sands are dying for lack of food. Their ancestors 
generations ago, cut off all of the trees and the 
people are suffering for it. 
10 New Chinese Elm, 4 ft., #1.00. 
Cut-Leaved Weeping Birch. 
Trees, with their hundreds and thousands 
of moist green leaves to help the rainfall, and 
especially the ash, which makes wonderful 
firewood in case of strikes or traffic holdups, 
would come in mighty handy. By planting 
trees, we make our homes beautiful, monu' 
ments for ourselves and help to save our 
country from drought for our children. As a 
country grows older, it turns more and more 
to trees and fruits. Why not improve that 
seemingly waste stretch of ground? Who 
knows its possibilities? 
ASH. A tall, rapid grower, smooth gray bark, 
glossy leaves. Stands more tramping and 
freer of insects than any other tree in ex' 
istence. 5 to 6 ft., 30c each; 6 to 8 ft., 50c 
BECHTEL’S DOUBLE FLOWERING 
CRAB. Probably the best of the many va' 
rieties of Flowering Crabs. Very hardy, 
thriving in most any soil; covered in spring 
with large, beautiful, double, fragrant flow' 
ers of delicate pink color. The tree then 
looks as if crowned with small, very fra' 
grant Roses. The only sweet'seented Dou' 
ble Flowering Crab. 3 to 4 ft., 75c each. 
BIRCH, CUT-LEAVED WEEPING. Not 
only the most popular of the weeping trees, 
but is indeed a picture of delicacy and 
grace. Its tall, slender yet vigorous growth, 
graceful branches, silvery white bark and 
delicately cut foliage present a combination 
of attractive characteristics rarely met with 
in a single tree. Excellent for lawn and 
cemetery planting. 5 to 6 ft., $1.25 each. 
