Ornamental Trees 
B. F. BARR NURSERIES, LANCASTER, PA. 
The Washington Thorn is especially attractive covered 
in the Spring with corymbs of snowy flowers, and in the 
Fall for its bright red berries. 
Crataegus —THORN 
Excellent small trees with beautiful, glossy-green 
foliage; showy and fragrant in their Spring bloom, 
and colorful in Fall by reason of the brilliance of the 
foliage. Ornamental red fruit, long persisting. 
C. coccinea —THICKET THORN. Showy with 
large scarlet fruit; smooth, sharply cut-toothed, 
large leaves; white flowers. 12-15 ft. 
8-10 ft., 2-3 in. cal. specimens, B.& B. $6.00 
C. cordala —WASHINGTON THORN. Brilliant 
Autumn foliage; white flowers, bright red fruit 
in fall and winter. 10 ft. NotB.&B. B.&B. 
4-5 ft.$2.00 
7-8 ft. 3.50 
8-10 ft., 23^-3 in. cal. specimens, 
B. & B.$6.00-8.00 
C. crusgalli —COCKSPUR THORN. Attractive, 
white flowers, shiny green foliage; useful for 
hedges or for planting as specimens. 10-12 ft. 
6-8 ft., bushy plants, B. & B.. . . $5.00 
C. oxycantha —ENGLISH HAWTHORN. Covered 
in Spring with fragrant, white flowers and in Fall 
with bright red fruit; bushy. 10-12 ft. 
4- 5 ft.$1.50 
5- 6 ft. 2.00 
C. oxycantha pauli —PAUL SCARLET THORN. 
Showy; numerous large, scarlet-crimson 
flowers. 12-15 ft. 
4- 5 ft.$2.25 
5- 6 ft., B. & B. 3.50 
6- 8 ft., B. & B. 5.00 
Diospyros — PERSIMMON 
D. virginiana —PERSIMMON. Symmetrical tree; 
very beautiful, clean foliage and exceptionally 
attractive bark. Fruit edible after frost. 20-40 ft. 
8-10 ft.$2.50 
10-12 ft. 3.00 
Fagus— BEECH 
Dignified tree of handsome appearance for lawn 
or park planting. Branches sweep the ground. 
Symmetrical tree, with beautiful bark. Trans¬ 
plants best in Spring and requires severe pruning 
when transplanted. 
F. americana —AMERICAN BEECH. Beautiful 
tree with dense round head; close and smooth, 
light gray bark. Branching close to ground, 
making handsome specimen tree. 40-50 ft. 
4- 5 ft., B. & B., low branched.. $3.50 
5- 6 ft., B. & B., low branched... 4.50 
6- 7 ft., B. & B., low branched... 6.50 
7- 8 ft., B. & B., low branched... 8.00 
8- 10 ft., 3-4 in. cal., B. & B., low 
branched.$20.00-30.00 
F. sylvaiica —EUROPEAN BEECH. More compact 
in habit than F. americana and smaller leaves, 
particularly beautiful in their Spring coloring: 
branches close to ground. 40-50 ft. 
4- 5 ft., B.&B .$3.25 
5- 6 ft., B. & B. 4.25 
6- 7 ft., B. & B. 7.00 
7- 8 ft., B. & B. 9.00 
F. syl. heterophylla (asplenifolia) —FERNLEAF 
BEECH. Graceful, dense, low shrubby tree with 
narrow 7 , deeply toothed and lobed foliage, but 
otherwise resembling European Beech. 20-30 ft. 
2- 3 ft., B. & B..$3.50 
F. syl. pendula —WEEPING BEECH. Fine orna¬ 
mental specimen that should be set alone where 
it can be admired. Broad, downward sweeping 
branches, bending to the ground. 25-35 ft. 
4-5 ft,, B. & B.$7.00 
F. syl. river si —RIVERS PURPLE BEECH. In¬ 
tensely colored tree; large, dark, crimson-purple 
leaves holding color throughout season. 35-40 ft. 
3- 4 ft. B.&B .$6.00 
4- 5 ft, B.&B . 7.50 
5- 6 ft. B.&B .10.00 
Fraxinus —WHITE ASH 
F. americana —WHITE ASH. Handsome, rapid¬ 
growing, open, broad-headed tree; straight, clean 
trunk; smooth gray bark. Good for street plant¬ 
ing, parks or large lawns. 60-70 ft. 
6- 8 ft.$1.35 
14-16 ft., 23^-3 in. cal. 4.00 
14-16 ft., 3 -4 in. cal. 6.00 
16-18 ft,, 4 -43^ in. cal.12.00 
Ginkgo —GINKGO TREE 
G. biloba —MAIDENHAIR TREE. Picturesque, 
pyramidal tree with clean, straight trunk, and 
fan-shaped, Maidenhair Fern-like leaves; im¬ 
mune from insects; widely used street and park 
tree on account of fine upright habit. 50 ft. 
5- 6 ft.$2.50 
6- 8 ft. 3.00 
8-10 ft., in. cal. 3.75 
10-12 ft,, V/±-\y 2 in. cal. 5.00 
Only Balled and Burlapped ( B . & B.) Trees Can Be Planted after Leaves Appear. 
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