WEEPING MULBERRY 
A Living Canopy oi Green Foliage 
When ordering ten or more of one variety of 
Deciduous Trees or Shrubs, deduct 10% from 
the price. Write for prices on quantities of 50 
or more. 
Silver Maple 
Acer dasycarpum. "Silver Maple." 60 ft. 
This Maple grows readily on the Pacific Coast 
and makes a beautiful, fast growing shade 
tree. Displays every fall leaves of the glorious 
autumn shades. 6-8 ft., $1.25; 4-6 ft., $1.00. 
California Buckeye 
Aesculus californica. "Buckeye." 10-15 ft. 
A beautiful round-headed spreading small tree 
or large shrub native to the California foothills 
and canyons, producing in midsummer great 
panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers with 
salmon colored stamens, the panicles being 
one foot or more in length and borne in the 
greatest profusion. It is easily grown, likes 
dry soil and plenty of sunshine. Gal. con¬ 
tainers, 60c. 
Albizzia 
Albizzia julibrissin. "Silk Tree or Pink Aca¬ 
cia." 30 ft. Acacia-like, fine-cut foliage, cov¬ 
ered in early summer with beautiful, fragrant, 
feathery pink blossoms. 6-8 ft., $1.25; 4-6 ft., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Birch 
Betula alba. "European White Birch." 40 ft. 
Its picturesque white bark makes the slender, 
graceful birch a favorite everywhere. It is 
particularly desirable near streams or pools. 
8-10 ft., $1.50; 6-8 ft., 85c. 
Betula alba laciniata. "Cutleaf Weeping 
Birch." 20 ft. The beautiful weeping Birch 
with a straight, snowy-white trunk from which 
the bark peels, deeply cut leaves, and slender 
pendulous branches. 10-12 ft., $3.00; 8-10 ft., 
$2.50; 5-6 ft., $1.50. 
Catalpa 
Catalpa speciosa. "Western Catalpa." 60 
ft. A hardy shade tree for all regions, includ¬ 
ing the interior deserts. The large heart-shaped 
leaves provide excellent shade. 8-10 ft., $1.25; 
6-8 ft., $1.00; 4-6 ft., 75c. 
Hackberry 
Celtis occidentalism "Hackberry." 80 ft. A 
fine shade tree for the hot, dry southwestern 
country, forming a large, widespreading head 
of light green foliage. Is not affected by any 
insects or fungi, and grows in any soil and 
under all conditions. We recommend it highly 
for Imperial Valley and Arizona. American 
Elms will not grow in the desert, and this is a 
f ood substitute of similar appearance. 6-8 ft., 
1.00; 4-6 ft., 75c. 
Arizona Ash 
Fraxinus velutina. "Arizona Ash." 30 ft. 
One of the finest trees for planting in the arid 
desert sections of the Southwest, although it 
makes a splendid tree near the coast as well. 
It requires little water and thrives in alkaline 
soil, growing with great rapidity. 10-12 ft., 
$1.50; 8-10 ft., $1.25; 6-8 ft., $1.00; 4-6 ft., 75c. 
These trees which lose their leaves in winter will grow easily almost 
anywhere in the Southwest, including the desert regions. Most of them 
grow to their ultimate size with great rapidity. 
Umbrella Tree 
Melia azedarach umbraculiformis. 
"Texas Umbrella." 30 ft. A splen¬ 
did tree for either coastal regions or 
hot interior valleys. A large, dense, 
symmetrically rounded crown, fast¬ 
growing, with large panicles of lav¬ 
ender flowers in the summer. Heav¬ 
ily branched. 8-10 ft., $1.75; 6-8 ft., 
$1.25; 4-6 ft., $1.00. 
Ginkgo 
Ginkgo biloba. "Maidenhair Tree." 
50 ft. A handsome Chinese tree of 
erect, pyramidal habit, with leaves 
like the Giant Maidenhair Fern. The leaves 
all turn brilliant yellow in the fall before they 
drop, making the tree an object of great ad¬ 
miration, particularly in California, where 
autumn color is scarce. 2-3 ft., $2.00. 
Mulberries 
Kingan Fruitless. 30 ft. One of the finest 
shade trees for any region, particularly the 
desert sections, for it gives dense shade in an 
amazingly short time and stands any amount 
of heat, drought, cold and alkali. For street 
and many garden locations fruit on a Mulberry 
is undesirable, and this variety is absolutely 
fruitless. 8-10 ft., $1.25; 6-8 ft., $1.00; 4-6 ft., 75c. 
Morus nigra. "Persian Mulberry." 15 ft. If 
yau are planting a Mulberry primarily for the 
fruit, then this is the variety you want, for it 
has the largest and finest fruit of all, two 
inches long, juicy, and aromatic, splendid for 
juice or preserves. The tree is smaller than 
the other Mulberries. 5-6 ft., $1.50; 4-5 ft., $1.00. 
Morus pendula. "Tea's Weeping Mulberry." 
8 ft. From a height of eight feet the branches 
of this beautiful little weeping tree curve 
gracefully clear to the ground, forming a dense 
umbrella-shaped head which may be left to 
grow naturally as a beautiful lawn specimen 
or may be trained out horizontally over a 
frame-work to make a wide roof of living 
green. Easily and quickly grown anywhere. 
2-yr., 1 to lV 2 -in. caliper, $1.75; %-in. caliper, 
$1.25. 
M. rubra. "Hicks Mulberry." 40 ft. 
A strong, upright, fast-growing tree 
with dense foliage, thriving anywhere 
and furnishing excellent shade. Bears 
good sized delicious black berries. A 
tree for the bird-lover, whether it be 
robins or only White Leghorns. Splen¬ 
did for chicken runs. 8-10 ft., $1.75; 
6-8 ft., $1.25. 
Sweet Gum 
Liquidambar styraciflua. "Sweet 
Gum." 30 ft. Most of the trees which 
provide the rich autumnal colors in 
the East either do not thrive in Cali¬ 
fornia or the foliage does not color. 
Liquidambar is one tree which pro¬ 
vides just as much color in the fall in 
California as it does in the East, and 
in November and December it is a 
solid pyramid of rich shades of gorge¬ 
ous red. A splendid small parkway 
tree. Thrives anywhere from the 
ocean front to desert valleys. 4-6 ft., 
$1.25; 3-4 ft., $1.00. 
Tulip Tree 
Liriodendron tulipifera. "Tulip Tree." 
75 ft. A hardy, beautiful, pyramidal 
tree, with handsome, clean foliage 
and tulip-like flowers of yellowish- 
orange in the spring. The leaves be¬ 
come a solid mass of shimmering yel¬ 
low before they drop in the fall, it 
being one of the finest trees for au¬ 
tumn color in California. 6-8 ft., $1.25; 
4-6 ft., $1.00. 
Sycamores 
Platanus orientalis. "European Sycamore. 
"Oriental Plane." 60 ft. One of the finest de¬ 
ciduous shade and street trees in existence. 
Grows rapidly, has large maple-like, bright 
green leaves, is symmetrical and uniform in 
shape and grows almost anywhere. Does well 
with plenty of water, but will thrive with very 
little. Makes a dense shade and may be heav¬ 
ily pruned if desired. An all-purpose tree for 
summer shade. 12-14 ft., $3.00; 10-12 ft., $2.50; 
8-10 ft., $1.50; 6-8 ft., $1.00; 4-6 ft., 75c. 
P. racemosa. "California Sycamore." 60 ft. 
Probably the most beautiful native deciduous 
tree with its soft downy green foliage and mot¬ 
tled white trunk. Often planted in groups of 
two or three for lawn or garden use. 16-18 ft., 
$5 00; 14-16 ft., $4.00; 12-14 ft., $3.00; 10-12 ft., 
$2.50; 8-10 ft., $1.75; 6-8 ft., $1.25; 4-6 ft., 85c. 
Poplars 
Populus candicans. "Balm of Giliad. 50 ft 
Has the darkest and richest foliage of any of 
the Poplars, and its broad, spreading top 
makes it one of the best trees for summer 
shade, while the resinous fragrance of its 
large buds in the springtime is another attrac¬ 
tive characteristic. 16-18 ft., 2.50; 14-16 ft., $2.00; 
12-14 ft., $1.50; 10-12 ft., $1.00; 6-8 ft., 75c. 
P. monilifera. "Carolina Poplar." 60 ft. Ex¬ 
ceedingly fast growing tree which attains 
large size quickly. Of tall, broadly pyramidal 
form with dense foliage. Easy to grow on the 
desert or near the coast. Can be planted to 
aive a quick shade while slower growing trees 
are attaining their size. 16-18 ft., $2.50; 14-16 
ft., $2.00; 12-14 ft., $1.50; 6-8 ft., 75c. 
P. nigra Italica. "Lombardy Poplar. 75 ft. 
The tall, slender, narrow Poplar so valuable 
for lining driveways, tall border planting, or 
for accentuating certain types of architecture. 
Attains great height very rapidly 14-16 ft., 
$2.00; 12-14 ft., $1.50; 10-12 ft., $1.25; 8-10 ft., 
$1.00; 6-8 ft., 75c. 
Thornber Cottonwood. 75 ft. A splendid fast 
growing large shade tree for Arizona and the 
inland arid sections. It has very large hand¬ 
some foliage, with the typical clean white bark 
of the Cottonwood, and its outstanding char¬ 
acteristic is the lack of the bothersome cotton 
so objectionable on many of the Cottonwoods 
6-8 ft., $1.25; 4-6 ft., $1.00. 
EUROPEAN SYCAMORES 
One of the Finest Summer Shade Trees 
for All Soils and Climates 
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