Malus Eleyii (Photo Above) 
A new and startling hybrid. Branchy and 
fast growing trees. Foliage in early spring a 
brilliant red that gradually turns to bronze. 
Reddest of all crabapples. Single dark red blooms; 
very prolific and produces masses of bright red 
fruits about the size of large cherries, Very novel 
and highly ornamental. Large specimen trees 6-7 ft. 
in height. $2.50 each. 36-inch trees for $1.50 each. 
NOTE—The beauty and colorfulness of this 
tree over a long season cannot be overestimated. It 
produces masses of dark velvety red floivers fol- 
loivcd by darkest red foliage that it retains until 
quite late in the season. It is covered for months 
of the fall by scarlet apples in clusters reminding 
one of bunches of ripe cherries. 
California Evergreen Lilac 
Hybrid form. A beautiful tree or large shrub 
that is covered throughout early spring with 
enormous clusters of sky-blue flowers. Clusters 
at times measure 14 inches in diameter, and 18 
inches long. Well established in gallon cans, 
$1.00 each. Very rapid grower. Not prepaid. 
New Dwarf Red Lantana 
Bright red in color. A selected form. The 
brightest red of them all. Young plants from 
pots for spring delivery only. 2 5c each; $2.5 0 
per 12. Prepaid. Does not exceed 28 inches in 
height. 
Rosa Bicolor 
A shrub growing 4-5 ft. high. Blooms from 
early spring to summer. Flowers are single 2 x /i~ 
3 inches across and are the richest coppery scar¬ 
let I have ever seen in any flower. A cluster of 
golden stamens enhances the beauty. Reverse of 
petals are gold. Strong plants $1.00 each. Prepaid. 
Althea (Hardy Shrub Hibiscus) 
Deciduous plant growing to a height of 8 ft. 
and blooming from spring to mid-fall. Flowers 
are about 5 inches across and shaped like hibiscus. 
Perfectly hardy anywhere. I offer two new 
colors; rosy-purple and a new red with very large 
flowers. Large plants 30 to 36 inches high and 
well branched, $1.00 each. 
New Crepe Myrtle “True Red” 
After testing many hundreds of hybrids over 
a period of many years, I offer the finest I have 
found. Produces clusters measuring 9 inches 
broad by 10 inches long of a rich rose red. A 
very spectacular small flowering tree. $1.00 each. 
TREES 
Burbank’s Prunus “Thundercloud” 
Leaves are dark maroon in color, measure 6 
in. long, and are held throughout the entire 
season. In color it is not equalled by any other 
tree. Bright autumn coloring from March until 
November. Grows about same size as an aver¬ 
age plum tree. Very striking. 3 6-inch trees. 
$1.00 each. 
Yellow Wisteria Tree 
A tree for partial shade. Flowers bright yel¬ 
low and hang in long pendulous clusters resemb¬ 
ling wisteria. Very beautiful and rare. 3 6-inch 
trees, $1.00 each. 
Red Bud (Japanese) 
Handsome small tree or shrub from Japan. 
Grown for its showy reddish pink blossoms pro¬ 
duced in earliest spring before the leaves appear. 
Very striking plant growing with little care after 
established. Young trees, 75c each; larger trees, 
4-5 ft. $1,00 each. Flowers much larger and 
more showy than our native species. 
Pink Flowering Acacia 
One of the most graceful of deciduous trees. 
Hardy as far north as Wash., D. C. The long 
finely cut fern-like leaves are often 2 ft. in 
length. Blooms most of the summer. Flowers 
lavender pink and form in large terminal heads. 
Trees grow 30 ft. Large trees, $1.50 each. 
Malus Ming Shing (Star of Heaven) 
Weeping red flowering crabapple. Small tree 
or shrub. Color of flowers is velvet red creating 
a scarlet sheen when sun shines on the tree. Very 
Oriental in its splendor. Trees 4-5 ft. in height, 
$2.00. Rare. Prepaid. 
Betula Alba--White Birch 
A graceful deciduous tree with light colored 
bark. Specimen trees 8-12 ft. high @ $1.50 each. 
Not prepaid. 
Rose Locust (Robinia Hispida) 
(Photo Above) 
Small tree growing to 15 ft. Produces a per¬ 
fect mass of orchid pink clusters about 5 inches 
in length in early spring. These resemble Wisteria 
clusters. It flowers continually till July. Very 
striking and quite rare. Grafted trees 5-6 ft., 
$2.00. Smaller trees, $1.50 each. 3-4 ft. Prepaid. 
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