ACCENT TLANTS • SPECIAL-FEATURE TREES 
Miscellaneous Special - Feature Trees 
CATALPA, Umbrella (Catalpa bignonioides nana). 
S. A bunch of heart-shaped leaves 6 inches long, 
light green, on a bare trunk about 6 feet high. 
Use sparingly for formal effects. Never plant 
a pair of them on either side of the front walk. 
Hideous when improperly used. Each 10 
*5-yr. head.$5 00 $45 00 
4-yr. head. 4 00 36 00 
3-yr. head. 3 00 27 00 
2-yr. head. 2 00 18 00 
DEVIL’S-WALKING-STICK (Aralia spinosa). 10 
ft. S. Two or three clubby vertical stalks with 
short thorns. Large compound leaves. Has a 
tropical aspect totally out of place in most New 
England landscapes. Not too hardy. Each 
6 to 8 ft.$1 20 
5 to 6 ft. 90 
4 to 5 ft. 75 
ELM, Camperdown (Ulmus glabra camperdowni). 
S. Broad spreading, flat-topped, somewhat 
weeping head on bare trunk, about 6 feet high. 
Typical Elm leaf. Each 
*6 to 7 ft.$7 50 
*5 to 6 ft. 6 00 
FRINGE, White (Chionanthus virginica). 16 ft. 
VS. Rounding, bush form. Leaves 6 inches, 
elliptical, very smooth, dark. Flowers small, 
white, in showy panicles. Fruit a dark blue drupe. 
Each 10 
6 to 7 ft.$3 00 $28 80 
5 to 6 ft. 2 40 21 60 
4 to 5 ft. 1 80 16 20 
3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 
2 to 3 ft. 75 6 00 
GOLDENRAIN TREE (Koelreuteria paniculata). 
20 to 25 ft. S. Irregular habit. Huge panicles, 
up to 15 inches, of yellow, hollow-pyramid flowers 
containing snail-like seeds. Very fine. 
Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.$2 50 $24 00 
4 to 5 ft. 2 00 19 50 
LILAC (TREE), Japanese (Syringa japonica). 25 ft. 
M to R. Narrow headed. Leaves oval. Creamy 
yellow flower panicles, 1 foot long, June, July. 
Each 10 
8 to 10 ft.$3 50 $32 00 
6 to 8 ft. 2 25 21 00 
5 to 6 ft. 1 65 15 00 
4 to 5 ft. 1 35 12 00 
MAACKIA, Buerger (Maackia amurensis buer- 
geri). 30 ft. S. Large compound leaves; leaflets 
3 inches, narrow, glossy, very dark. Dense racemes 
of small fragrant white pea-flowers, July. Prefers 
sun. Each 
*16 to 18 ft.$8 00 
14 to 16 ft. 6 00 
12 to 14 ft. 4 00 
10 to 12 ft. 3 00 
MULBERRY, Weeping (Morus alba pendula). S. 
Gracefully weeping head on bare 6-foot stem. 
Use sparingly. Each 
2-yr. head.$2 00 
REDBUD, American (Cercis canadensis). 25 ft. S. 
Irregular spreading. Branches coarse; branchlets 
slender. Leaves dark, round-pointed heart shape. 
Flowers small, bright red, close to branches, 
April. Prefers less acid soils than usual in New 
England—lime will help. Dug B&B. 
PRICES OF AMERICAN REDBUD: Each 10 
7 to 8 ft.$4 00 $36 00 
6 to 7 ft. 2 70 25 00 
5 to 6 ft. 2 00 18 00 
4 to 5 ft. 1 20 10 50 
SAND PEAR, Chinese (Pyrus calleryana). 40 ft. 
S to M. Erect, irregular spreading head. Leaves 
elliptical, 2J^ inches, have some of the very finest 
fall colorings—yellow, orange, scarlet, vermilion, 
red, crimson, purple, mahogany. Small white 
flowers in May. Small brown berries in fall. 
Each 10 
12 to 14 ft.$5 00 $45 00 
10 to 12 ft. 4 00 36 00 
8 to 10 ft. 3 00 27 00 
SILVERS ELL, Great (Halesia tetraptera). 25 ft. 
S to M. Erect narrow tree, somewhat spreading 
when mature. Flowers white, bell-shaped, in 
clusters of 2 to 4, about 1 inch long, May. 
Each 
10 
8 
to 
10 
ft. 
.$2 
50 
6 
to 
8 
ft. 
. 1 
80 
$16 50 
5 
to 
6 
ft. 
. 1 
20 
10 80 
4 
to 
5 
ft. 
. 1 
00 
9 60 
3 
to 
4 
ft. 
75 
7 20 
SOURWOOD (Oxydendron arboreum). 25 ft. S. 
Narrow, loose, irregular head. Leaves light 
green, shiny, narrow, 5 inches. Flowers white, 
like Lily-of-the-Valley, in drooping clusters, 
June. Very fine as an overplanting among 
Rhododendrons. Elach 10 
5 to 6 ft.$5 00 $45 00 
4 to 5 ft,. 3 50 33 00 
♦Packing for rail shipment, extra, at cost. 
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