F. W. SCHUMACHER 
Jamaica Plain, Mass 
AMELANCHIER oz. M lb. lb. 
canadensis—Shadblow. .25 .60 2.00 
A fine flowering shrub. The berries of this ripening in June are a preferred food 
for birds. 
AMORPHA 
fruticosa—Indigobush. .15 .40 1.20 
Very hardy and drought resistant; makes a fine nesting plant for sanctuaries. 
AMPELOPSIS 
quinquefolia—Virginia Creeper 
A good ground cover plant for bird sanctuaries and erosion control. 
Clean imported seed... .15 .40 1.10 
Domestic berries. .15 .30 .85 
ARALIA 
spinosa-—Devil’s Walkingstick. .. .35 1.25 
On account of its berries a valuable food plant for birds. A fine ornamental 
with large compound leaves. 
ARONIA 
arbutifolia—Red Chokecherry. . . .25 .70 
The berries of the two Aronias supply winter food for pheasants or other birds, 
melanocarpa—Black Chokecherry. . . .25 .70 
ASIMINA 
triloba—Pawpaw. . . .25 .85 
Small tree, native to the South, planted for its fruits which are palatable and 
a good food for farm animals. 
BERBERIS 
thunbergi. A valuable cover and nesting shrub for bird reservations. 
Fresh berries. . . .25 .65 
Dry berries .i. . . .40 1.25 
Clean seed. . . .85 3.00 
BETULA 
alba—European Birch. .. .25 .75 
A graceful tree with hanging branches, similar to the American Gray Birch, 
but growing taller and attaining greater age. 
alba pendula—European Weeping Birch . .20 .45 1.60 
More pendulous in habit than the former. 
lenta—Sweet Birch. .20 .55 1.75 
lutea—Yellow Birch, largest of native Birches. .20 .40 1.50 
nigra—River Birch, this and the two former are valuable hardwood trees. .25 .65 2.00 
papyrifera—Canoe Birch (Paper Birch). .15 .40 1.25 
Most useful of the American Birches; a valuable timber tree; requires good 
ground and favorable conditions in regard to moisture. 
populifolia—Gray Birch. .15 .35 1.00 
Very moderate in its requirements; succeeding on poor land. 
BIGNONIA 
radicans—Trumpet Creeper. .25 .65 2.00 
Native vine with large red trumpet flowers; fine for covering banks, fences, 
and dry hillsides. 
CARAGANA 
arborescens—Siberian Pea Tree. .20 .45 1.50 
Extremely hardy and drought resistant shrub or small tree, very much used 
in the northwestern prairie states for shelter planting and hedges. 
CARPINUS 
betulus—European Hornbeam. .15 .25 .80 
A small tree and fine hedge plant for formal gardens and bird preserves lending 
itself readily to shearing. 
caroliniana—American Hornbeam. Should prove useful as former. .. .30 1.00 
CASTANEA 
The Chestnuts are valuable forest and farm trees for their nut crops and decay 
resisting wood. Order in September or October. 
dentata—American Chestnut. .. .20 .60 
mollissima—Corean Chestnut . . . .25 .75 
Blight resistant with large nuts—a valuable substitute for the blight affected 
American Chestnut. 
pumila—Dwarf Chestnut. . . .25 1.00 
A delightful little Chestnut of shrubby habit bearing profuse crops of small 
nuts; should be planted in every garden. 
sativa (vesca)—Spanish Chestnut. . . .25 .75 
The chestnut of the European South. Hardy strains are found as far north 
as Northern Germany. 
sativa macrocarpa, Large Fruited Spanish Chestnut. . . .30 .85 
tamba—Giant Japanese Chestnut. . . .25 .75 
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