F. W. SCHUMACHER 
Jamaica Plain, Mass 
PRUNUS 02 . \i lb. lb. 
mandshurica —Manchurian Apricot. 15. .30 1.00 
The hardiest of Apricots, succeeding in the Northwest. 
maritima— Beach Plum. .25 .60 2.10 
Hardy native Plum for shore planting and bird reserves. The fruit is being used 
for preserves. 
padus —European Bird Cherry, Clean seed. .20 .40 1.50 
A hardy tree for wind break planting, a food tree for birds. 
Pennsylvania —Pin Cherry. .15 .40 1.25 
A native Cherry with red fruit planted as food tree for birds, 
serotina —Black Cherry. 
A native Cherry very moderate in its requirements and much planted on poor 
ground, recommended for wind breaks and wild life preserves. Next to the 
Black Walnut it is the highest priced native wood. Extensively planted by 
European foresters. 
Clean seed. .. .40 1.50 
Dry berries . . . .25 .75 
spinosa —Blackthorn, Clean seed. .15 .35 1.00 
A spiny shrub from Europe, an excellent nesting plant for small birds. 
tomentosa —Nanking Cherry, Clean seed .. .20 .40 1.50 
Large bush or small tree of outstanding hardiness, valuable for its red fruits. 
virginiana —Common Chokecherry. .15 .35 1.00 
Of shrub-like habit, desirable as food tree in bird reservations. 
PYRUS 
Pear blight resistant strains from Japan are now used as stock for grafting pears. 
Order seed in early fall for spring delivery. 
serotina —Japanese Wild Pear. .25 .60 2.00 
sinensis —Chinese Pear. .30 .75 2.50 
ussuriensis —Manchurian Wild Pear . .25 .60 2.00 
QUERCUS 
alba— White Oak.25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $14.00 
Valuable for its lumber, seed ripens September or October and starts to germi¬ 
nate as soon as off the trees. It is important that seed is planted within two 
weeks from collection as it does not keep. Seed must be ordered in September, 
we collect on order only and make prompt shipment carefully packed, 
bicolor (platanoides) —Swamp White Oak, Meadow Oak 
25 lbs. $4.75; 100 lbs. $17.50 
A very adaptable Oak of the White Oak group, a larger tree than the White 
Oak, can be planted on moist ground and swamps as well as on poor gravelly 
soils. Deserves widest attention for forest planting. Seed keeps well and can 
be planted from Fall to Spring. Order seed early. 
coccinea —Scarlet Oak.25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $14.00 
A fine ornamental, the foliage turning brilliant scarlet in the Fall. Our seed is 
all here collected, hardy Northern stock only, 
falcata (digitata rubra) —Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak, a noble ornamental. 
25 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $20.00 
ilicifolia —Scrub Oak.. 
Shrubby Oak for planting on poor land. Order September or October. 
laurifolia —Laurel Oak, semi-evergreen. 
lyrata —Overcup Oak.25 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $18.50 
Handsome Oak with large leaves. 
macrocarpa —Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak.25 lbs. $4.75; 100 lbs. $17.50 
A massive tree, the largest of the White Oaks, an extremely hardy and fine 
shade tree, more smoke resistant than other Oaks. The large Acorns make an 
excellent food for hogs and all kinds of hoofed game. The seed keeps well but 
should be ordered September or October. 
macrocarpa olivaeformis. 
Resembling the English Oak, Quercus robur, for which it is often mistaken. 
A fine hardy native Oak with straight trunk growing very tall. Seed is rare, 
perishable and must be planted in the Fall. 
marilandica —Blackjack Oak. 
montana, see Prinus 
nigra (aquatica). 
palustris —Pin Oak.25 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $22.00 
Our best native Oak for ornamental planting, a fast growing tree. Our seed is 
New England collected, order early in September if possible, there is never 
enough of it to go around. # 
phellos— Willow Oak.25 lbs. $6.50; 100 lbs. $22.00 
A fine Oak with willow like leaves. 
prinus (montana) —Chestnut Oak. 
Handsome Oak with bright green Chestnut like leaves, 
rubra —Common Red Oak, NEW ENGLAND SEED (see article, page 00). 
Prices for Fall delivery to November 1st. 
25 lbs. $3.25; 100 lbs. $12.00; 1000 lbs. $100.00 
Prices for Winter and Spring delivery, seed keeps well and can be planted late 
in May, keep in cool storage but do not stratify for after-ripening. 
25 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $18.00; 1000 lbs. $160.00 
rubra ambigua (borealis) —Northern Red Oak ..25 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $18.00 
velutina (tinctoria) —Black Oak.25 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $18.00 
Succeeding where Red Oak will not thrive on poor gravelly soil, it is often 
planted as a substitute for it. 
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