Shade and Ornamental Trees 
Are a Sound Investment 
White Birch. 
ELM, AMERICAN. Our noblest shade tree, 
large and spreading, combining strength and 
grace. There is no better street tree and noth' 
ing finer for large lawns. The charm of the 
old New England village is proverbial, but it 
is something always identified with its Elms. 
They grow anywhere and are very long lived. 
We grow our Elms by budding and grafting. 
This insures uniform habit of growth. There 
is just as much difference between our budded 
Elms and the common seedling Elms, which 
are ordinarily sold, as there is between the tame 
Plums and the wild ones. For street planting, 
it is especially desirable to have all the trees 
of uniform size and shape. This can, only be 
obtained by using the budded or grafted Elm. 
We offer the Minneapolis Park Board Elm, se' 
lected by Supt. Theodore Wirth, as being the 
best for form and hardiness. 
ELM CHINESE. (See page 20). 
MAPLE, HARD. One of the most sym- 
metrical and well rounded trees native to 
America. A straight grower, vigorous, stately, 
inclined to form a spreading head when given 
plenty of room. A regal tree for the avenue, a 
life-long friend on the home grounds, and a 
specimen for the parks. Deeply lobed dark 
green foliage, changing to orange and red tints in autumn. 
MOUNTAIN ASH, EUROPEAN. Very beautiful, with straight, smooth 
trunk. Foliage deep green, turning yellow in autumn. Erect growth, 20 to 30 
feet high. White flowers in May, followed by bright orange-red berries which 
cling all winter. Interesting for lawn or park. 
Start this year at these low prices. The varieties listed here are de- 
pendable, they have good tops and good roots. 
BASSWOOD (American Linden). A well known, stately tree with 
large, heart-shaped leaves of a pleasing green color. A vigorous grow¬ 
er, forming a large, round-headed tree. 
BIRCH, WHITE. A beautiful graceful upright tree with white or 
cream-colored bark which makes pleasing contrast with the dark trunks 
and limbs of other trees. Very effec¬ 
tive among evergreens in clumps of 
3 or 5 trees. 
BIRCH, WEEPING CUT-LEAF. 
One of the most beautiful trees for 
the lawn, with delicately cut foliage. 
The bark is silvery white, forming a 
beautiful contrast with the foliage. 
It makes a rapid growth. 
CRAB, DOLGO. A most beautiful 
and useful lawn tree, has a profu¬ 
sion of white flowers in spring and 
loads of fiery red crab apples in fall. 
Unexcelled for jelly. 
CRAB, HOPA. The deep pink 
blossoms are followed by bright red 
fruits that hang to the tree for weeks, 
making a very showy appearance. 
The leaves on tips of twigs have a 
reddish color. 
CRAB, RED SILVER. Is a beautiful orna' 
mental tree. It is red all over the tree, in 
leaf, bark, and wood. The under sides of the 
leaves are of a silvery color, the blending of 
which with the rich maroon-red of the upper 
surface, makes a beautiful combination. The 
leaves hold their rich red color throughout 
the summer to a much better degree than 
any other similar plant. The somewhat cut- 
leaf character of the foliage, the very dark rpd 
blossoms followed by 
the abundant dark red 
fruits, make a most 
strikingly beautiful com¬ 
bination that puts the Red Silver 
Crab in a class by itself. We paid 
$10.00 for a small one-year-old 
tree less than 3 feet high. 
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POPLAR, BOLLEANA. Smooth gray bark; leaves dark green above and 
snowy white beneath. Useful to break the sky line of plantings. 
POPLAR, LOMBARDY. General effect a darker green than Bolleana. It may 
be used as a tall background screen, or in small clumps or singly to break the 
sky line. 
WILLOW, NIOBE GOLDEN WEEPING. Golden bark and graceful habit 
make this a very useful and attractive tree especially for background and screen 
planting. 
Shade Trees 
5 trees of one variety at 10% discount from each price. 
5-6 
6-8 
8-10 
10-12 
Basswood (American Linden) .... 
#0.95 
#1.75 
Select 
1.15 
1.90 
3.25 
Birch, Weeping Cut Leaf. 
2.50 
2.95 
Select 
2.85 
3.60 
Birch, White . 
.60 
.95 
Select 
1.25 
1.85 
Crab, Hopa; Dolgo; Red Silver . .. 
1.50 
2.50 
Select 
2.85 
Elm, American . 
.75 
1.00 
2.50 
Select 
.90 
1.35 
2.75 
Elm, Chinese (See page 20). 
Maple, Hard or Sugar. 
1.25 
2.25 
Select 
1.85 
2.45 
Mountain Ash . 
1.75 
2.50 
Poplar, Bolleana . 
1.40 
1.85 
2.50 
Select 
1.50 
2.00 
2.90 
Poplar, Lombardy . 
.Standard 
.50 
.65 
Select 
.65 
.85 
Niobe Weeping Willow . .. .. 
1.50 
Hard MapI*. 
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