Magnolia grandiflora (see page 37) 
SHADE TREES 
Nowhere in the country is shade so acceptable or so necessary as in the South. Whether in 
park or city street, country road or lawn, shade trees are valued not as luxuries, but as necessities 
for health and comfort. Nothing adds more to the home grounds, nothing so improves the appear¬ 
ance of town or city as well placed healthy, vigorous shade trees. 
The list of trees which is offered to our customers we can strongly recommend for planting 
throughout the southern states. They are well grown, with straight stems and well developed 
root systems. Grown in nursery rows for a number of years they are vastly superior to the trees 
which may be obtained from the woods. 
CAMPHOR (Cinnamomum Camphor'a). An 
evergreen tree, of handsome, compact 
growth, with bright, clean foliage. A strong 
grower on moist, well-drained lands ; hardy 
throughout Florida and the greater portion 
of the Gulf states. Strongly recommended 
for windbreaks. Now being planted in 
Florida on a commercial scale for the pro¬ 
duction of camphor gum. 
Each Per 10 100 
1 to 2 feet.So 20 $i 50 $12 00 
2 to 3 feet, stocky. 25 2 00 18 00 
3 to 4 feet, stocky. 40 3 00 25 00 
4 to 5 feet, extra fine. 75 6 00 4500 
Special sized trees. 2 00 
CAT ALP A speciosa. A hardy, deciduous tree 
of very rapid growth, with large, dark green 
leaves. The flowers are large, 2V2 inches in 
diameter, white, with yellow and purple 
spots, borne in medium-sized clusters. Val¬ 
uable as an ornamental tree and for its tim¬ 
ber. The wood is exceedingly durable and 
well adapted for cross-ties and fence-posts. 
Each Per 10 
3 to 4 feet.$0 25 $2 00 
4 to 6 feet... 30 2 50 
6 to 8 feet . 50 4 00 
8 to 10 feet. 1 00 7 50 
CHERRY LAUREL {Prunus Caroliniana). A 
small, evergreen tree reaching a height of 
from 20 to 30 feet, with dark, glossy, green 
foliage. The flowers are white, small, borne 
in racemes in spring. They are followed by 
black cherry-like fruits which mature in au¬ 
tumn and hang on the trees throughout the 
winter. Grows well throughout the south¬ 
ern states as far north as Washington. Ex¬ 
cellent for individual specimens or for 
hedges. See page 42. 
Each Per 10 
1 to 2 feet.... $035 $300 
2 to 3 feet. 50 450 
3 to 4 feet. 75 6 c.o 
CORK ELM (Ulmus racemosa). One of the 
Elms best adapted to the South, reaching a 
height of upwards of 100 feet, with oblong 
rounded top. Branches provided with 
corky wings, and clothed with dark green 
leaves. A valuable shade tree. 2 to 3 feet, 
35 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
DOGWOOD, White (Cornus Florida). A small 
tree with spreading bushy top and bright 
green leaves. The flowers with their large, 
white bracts, appearing in spring, before the 
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