F. W. SCHUMACHER 
Jamaica Plain, Mass 
ELEAGNUS 
angustifolia, Russian Olive. 
Hardy shrubs with edible berries, used for shelter plantings in game and bird 
preserves. 
argentea —Silver Cherry, seed from the extreme North. 
One of our hardiest native shrubs, hardy in Northern Canada. 
FAG US 
americana —American Beech, a noble native hardwood tree. 
sylvatica —European Beech.. 
sylvatica purpurea —Purple Beech. 
FRAXINUS 
americana —White Ash. 
A valuable forest tree, most useful of all Ashes, 
excelsior —European Ash, similar to the preceding 
lanceolata (viridis) —Green Ash. 
pennsylvanica —Red Ash. 
Similar to White Ash, but not as tall, 
velutina —Arizona Ash. 
GLEDITSIA 
japonica (horrida) —Japanese Honey Locust. 
triacanthos —Common Honey Locust. 
Very moderate in its requirements, it may be planted on dry exposed sites. For 
tree crops on farms it does well on dry pasture land, providing gentle shade and 
as a legume stimulating the growth of grass. It is an excellent tree for game 
and bird refuges. The pods dropping late in Fall are highly nourishing food for 
cattle, sheep, hogs and all kinds of wild life. 
triacanthos inermis —Thornless Honey Locust. 
Often preferred to the Common Honey Locust. 
GYMNOCLADUS 
dioica —Kentucky Coffee Tree. 
HALESIA 
tetraptera —Great Silver-bell . 
oz. 
Hlb. 
lb. 
.15 
.25 
.70 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.25 
.75 
15 
.25 
.85 
20 
.45 
1.60 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
.15 
.25 
.80 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
15 
.25 
.80 
20 
.45 
1.50 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.15 
.25 
.75 
.15 
.45 
1.35 
.15 
.30 
.95 
.15 
.25 
.75 
HICKORIA (Carya) 
Hickory, Hickories and Pecans should deserve widest attention by farmers and 
foresters for their nut crops and excellent hardwood. Seed of these should be 
ordered in September or October. 
alba (tomentosa)—Mockernut.10 lbs. $1.80—100 lbs. $12.00 
cordiformis (amara, minima)—Bitternut.10 lbs. 1.80-100 lbs. 12.00 
glabra (porcina)—Pignut.10 lbs. 1.80-100 lbs. 12.00 
laciniosa (sulcata)—Shellbark Hickory.10 lbs. 1.60-100 lbs. 12.00 
ovata—-Shagbark Hickory.10 lbs. 2.25-100 lbs. 14.00 
This next to the Pecan is the best Hickory for nut crops, 
pecan (olivaeformis)—Pecan. 
Largest of all Hickories, much planted in the South for its excellent nuts. 
Southern seed.... 
Hardy Northern strain, seed scarce. 
JUGLANS—Walnut. 
As hardwood trees of superior quality, Walnuts deserve widest attention as tree 
crops, for timoer and nuts on farms and for forest planting. Seed should be 
ordered in September or October for the foreign varieties. 
cinera—Butternut....100 lbs. $8.00 
Less requiring as to soil condition, it does well where the Black Walnut will 
not succeed. The nuts are good eating. 
mandshurica—Manchurian Walnut, fast growing and very hardy. 
nigra—Black Walnut.100 lbs. $8.00 
For its excellent wood and large edible nuts makes a profitable tree crop on 
farms. It does best in rich bottomland or on fertile hillsides. Stimulating the 
growth of grass it is recommended for planting on pasture land, 
regia—English (Persian) Walnut. 
Planted extensively for nut crops in California. The w r ood is much sought 
after and highly priced. 
Domestic seed. 
Seed from northern Europe. 
regia sinensis—Chinese Walnut. 
sieboldiana—Japanese Walnut. 
sieboldiana cordiformis—Flat Walnut. 
.25 
.25 
.25 
.20 
.25 
.50 
.75 
.09 
1.25 
.09 
.50 
1.00 
1.25 
.50 
.50 
LIGUSTRUM 
ibota —Ibota Privet, a good cover plant for reservations. . . .20 .50 
LIQUIDAMBER 
styraciflua —Sweet Gum. .20 .45 1.50 
A fine ornamental and shade tree, excellent as specimen on lawns, a good hard¬ 
wood tree for forest planting. 
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