P. pissardi. (Purple Leaf Plum) Very 
ornamental small tree. Leaves deep 
purple in spring, gradually becoming 
greenish. Flowers numerous, white- 
tinted pink, appearing before the leaves. 
Fruit reddish-purple. Doubly beautiful 
and desirable for both blossom and foli¬ 
age. 5-gal. cans, 4 to 6 ft., $1.50; bare 
root, 5 to 6 ft., 90c; 4 to 5 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 
ft., 60c. 
P. triloba. A dwarf tree with double 
flowers of dainty appleblossom-pink. 
Foliage downy and lobed. 5-gal. cans, 3 
to 4 ft., $1.50; bare root, 3 to 4 ft., 75c; 
2 to 3 ft., 60c. 
P. Vesuvius. (Burbank’s Purple Leaf 
Plum) Foliage larger and more reddish 
than Prunus pissardi. Flowers are 
slightly larger and later. A very bril¬ 
liant decorative tree. 5-gal. cans, 4 to 6 
ft., $1.50; bare root, 5 to 6 ft., 90c; 4 to 
5 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., 60c. 
FLOWERING QUINCE 
(See page 21) 
JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRY 
Prunus pseudo-cerasus flore pleno. 
Growth slightly more dwarf than the 
sweet cherries. Leaves bronze color at 
first, later green. Flowers borne before 
leaves are fully developed. Our most 
beautiful, and rapidly becoming our 
most popular flowering tree. 5-gal. cans, 
3 to 4 ft., $1.75; bare root, 5 to 6 ft., 
$1.50; 4 to 5 ft., $1.25; 3 to 4 ft., $1.00. 
Varieties of Flowering Cherries 
Akebono (Daybreak) Very early. Flow¬ 
ers single, pink; borne entirely before 
the leaves and in such profusion as to 
make the tree look like a pink cloud. 
Kanzan (Sekiyama). Double, dark pink, 
with extremely large flowers. 
Naden. One of the loveliest and the 
most double pink flowered variety. 
ARNOLD’S FLOWERING CRAB 
Pyrus arnoldiana 
PARK WEEPING CHERRY 
Ojochin. Very large, pale flesh color; 
single but so ruffled as to appear double. 
Pink Pearl. One of the earliest flower¬ 
ing double varieties; medium pink. 
Shirotae (Mt. Fuji). The best double 
white. Flowers are large and double. 
Foliage light green. 
Shogetsu. Double, pale pink flowers in 
long racemes. Very free flowering. 
open to sharply contrasting blooms of 
palest pink. A grand variety. 3-gal. 
cans, 3 to 4 ft., $1.25; bare root, 4 to 5 
ft., 90c; 3 to 4 ft., 75c. 
P. floribunda. Pink buds, opening to 
pale pink and white, single flowers on 
long slender branches. Very dainty and 
free flowering. Bears quantities of 
small, clear yellow apples. Bare root, 
4 to 5 ft., 90c; 3 to 4 ft., 75c. 
P. ionensis plena. (Bechtel’s Crab) Dou¬ 
ble pink flowers like small clustered 
roses; fragrant; late blooming. 5-gal. 
cans, 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; bare root, 3 to 4 
ft., 90c; 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
P. kaido. Flowers partly double, pale 
pink and carmine; branches slender and 
graceful. Bare root, 4 to 5 ft., 90c; 3 to 
4 ft., 75c. 
P. niedzwetskyana. (Red-vein Crab) An 
early flowering variety with red, single 
flowers; foliage veined with red and 
bark bright reddish-brown. In tubs, 6 to 
8 ft., $3.50; bare root, 4 to 5 ft., 90c; 3 to 
4 ft., 75c. 
P. sargenti. (Sargent Crab) Japanese 
variety with pure white flowers; dwarf; 
fruit bright scarlet and hangs on trees 
until spring. Bare root, 3 to 4 ft., 90c; 
2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
PLANTING SUGGESTIONS 
Plant Tresserve Daffodils, 
Blue Poppy Anemones and 
Yellow English Primroses be¬ 
neath White Flowering Peach. 
Primula malacoides and Queen 
of the Forth Daffodils are love¬ 
ly with Prunus bleriana. Try 
a drift of Rosabella Tulips and 
blue Forget-me-nots orNemesia 
under Pink Pearl Cherry or 
Magnolia soulangeana. 
Victory (Sliirofugen). Flowers very 
large, borne in racemes; blooms open 
pale pink, become white, then turn 
cerise; beautiful bronzy foliage. 
JAPANESE WEEPING FLOWERING 
CHERRY 
Double Pink Weeping. A very rare va¬ 
riety; branches do not droop as much as 
the single weepers. Deep pink, double 
flowers of medium size. Bare root, 5 ft., 
stems, $2.50. 
Park Weeping (Prunus aequinoctialis 
pendula rosea). A strongly drooping 
type of vigorous growth; blossoms are 
pale pink and borne in greatest pro¬ 
fusion. An exquisitely beautiful tree. 
Bare root, 5 ft., stems, $2.50. 
PYRUS . . . Flowering Crab Apple 
Pyrus arnoldiana. A most profuse 
bloomer. The slender branches are 
weighted with carmine-red buds that 
BECHTEL’S FLOWERING CRAB 
Pyrus ionensis plena 
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