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ILLINOIS 
SHADE TREES 
ELM AM. WHITE —This is a splendid tree for street or lawn. It-is fast growing and will 
give a lot of shade. 
10 to 12 ft. Trees, $2 00 each; 8 to 10 ft. Trees, $1.50 each 
6 to 8 ft. Trees, $1.00 each 
GREEN ASH —Grows 30 to 40 feet. A valuable street or shade tree, thrives over a wide 
territory. Valuable on the Farm. 
8 to 10 ft. Trees, $1.50 each 
POPLAR LOMBARDI —This is the tree much used in land¬ 
scape work as background, grows tall and slim. 
12 to 1G ft. Trees, $1.25 each 
10 to 12 ft. Trees, $1.00 each 
8 to 10 ft. Trees, 75c each 
5 to 6 ft. Trees, 50c each 
JUDAS TREE (Red Bud) —A small growing tree of irregu¬ 
lar form, with heart-shaped leaves. It is covered with 
bright pink blossoms early in spring before the leaves 
appear; and is largely used in groups of shrubs and small 
trees to give color for this early season. 
3 to 4 ft. Trees. 50c each 
WISCONSIN AVEEPING WILLOW —A Willow with slender 
leaves and very hardy. This is the most generally plant¬ 
ed variety, and makes broad-topped specimens. A fine 
tree for around pools or rock gardens. 
5 to 6 ft. Trees, 75c each 
3 to 4 ft. Trees, 40c each 
We are offering the following three ornamental trees, 
which are very suitable for shubbery planting. 
They are very showy and make a small tree from 
8 to 12 feet tall. 
CHERRY OLIVE (Elaeagnus longipes) —Silver leaves, 
fragrant yellow flowers in May, large red berries 
ripe in July. 2 to 3 ft. trees, 75c each. 
FLOWERING CRAB (Bechtel’s) The only genuine 
double flowered crab. Makes a medium sized tree; 
perfectly hardy, succeeds well in most soils. When 
in bloom appears to be covered with delicate pink, 
perfectly double small roses of delicious fragrance. 
3 to 4 ft., $1.00 each. 
PURPLE LEAFED PLUMS —The Purple Plums are 
becoming very much in demand, as they are very 
showy with their purple foliage throughout the 
summer. The trees are small, compact in growth, 
and are suitable for the lawn or shubbery border. 
A few of these trees placed about your home will 
add greatly to your planting. 
3 to 4 ft. Trees, 80c each. 
BIRCH (American White) —A rapid growing Birch. Its pa¬ 
per bark becomes very white as the tree attains its age. 
8 to 10 ft. Trees, $1.50 each. 
Lombardi Poplar 
CARE OF TREES 
In planting trees they 
should be set several 
inches deeper than they 
grow in the nursery. Dig 
the hole large enough so 
the roots will not be 
crowded, set the tree 
then fill the hole half 
full of good soil (no 
manure), then put on 2 
or 3 buckets of water. 
When settled fill up the 
hole with soil. 
INSECTS. Borers are 
the worst pest of shade 
trees. To prevent this 
wash the tree in early 
spring, mid-summer and 
early fall with a suds 
from soft soap or fish oil 
soap from the ground to 
the branches. Do this 
and save your shade 
trees. About 35 per cent 
of the trees that die are 
caused from borers. 
