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Sargenti. This is a very dwarf variety, reaching an ultimate height 
of only 5 to 6 feet, and unlike most of the Crabs, it has white 
flowers instead of some red shade. 
The Floivering Crabs, with their beautiful flowers and bright 
colorful fruits, are favorites everywhere. 
Flowering Crabs - Malus 
This is one of the finest groups of ornamental trees we have 
today. The selection of color, flower, fruit, foliage and habit 
cannot be compared to any other class of trees. Delicate flowers 
in the spring, followed by attractive foliage, and in the fall, the 
red, yellow or purple fruit. The fruits are attractive to birds. 
Excellent for mass planting, or may be used as specimen 
trees for a lawn, and also give a note of distinction to the 
shrubbery. Ultimate heights vary from 8 to 30 feet, accord¬ 
ing to variety. Rates per year, 1 to 2 feet. 
Atrosanguinea. This is one of the most beautiful varieties, 
bearing deep red buds opening into bright pink flowers 
in May. 
Bechtel’s. Bechtel’s Flowering Crab is one of the finest 
of all varieties. The flowers are a beautiful shade of 
pink, are large, very double and fragrant, resembling 
little Roses. It blooms somewhat later than most varie¬ 
ties. Ultimate height, 10 to 20 feet. Rate per year, 
1 to 2 feet. 
Eleyi. Handsome red foliage in spring. Dark pink single flowers 
and showy fruits. 
Floribunda. A delicately colored, profusely blooming variety, with 
pink flowers and yellow fruit in autumn. 
Halliana Darkmani. Double pink flowers on drooping red stems, 
very beautiful. 
Dogwood - Cornus 
White Flowering (Cornus florida). It has beautiful 
white flowers, 3 to 3% inches in diameter in spring, 
about the middle of May, varying with the locality, 
before the leaves appear. Foliage dark green, changing 
to gorgeous reds in autumn. Fruits following the blos¬ 
soms are a brilliant red in the fall and hang well into 
winter. Ultimate height, 15 to 25 feet. Rate per year, 
8 to 12 inches. 
Red Flowering (Cornus florida rubra). Similar to the 
White Flowering but more regular in form and averag¬ 
ing not quite so large. Blossoms are rose-pink suffused 
with bright red appearing before the leaves in May. 
Ultimate height. 15 to 20 feet. Rate per year, 8 to 12 
inches. 
Bechtel’s Crab—one of the finest flowering trees. 
Elm - Ulmus 
American. Grows to a height of 60 to 100 feet. It is tall, 
graceful, wide spreading, with outward curving and 
pendulous branches. The huge trunk divides at slight 
angles into 2 or 3 arching limbs and these again into 
smaller branches. Requires plenty of water. Rate per 
year. 3 to 4 feet. 
Chinese. A new variety quite similar to the American 
Elm in appearance but much more rapid in growth, 
probably growing faster than any other shade tree. 
It attains great height and possesses a marvelous adapt¬ 
ability to soils and conditions, which would be fatal to 
other varieties. Well suited to arid sections and extreme 
temperatures. Ultimate height, 70 feet. Rate, 5 to 6 
feet per year. 
Be sure toe 
find out from 
the city park 
department 
just what 
their require¬ 
ments are re¬ 
garding cer¬ 
tain varieties 
of shade trees 
for street 
planting. 
Maples used for street planting. 
