BETTER PLANTS FOR NEW ENGLAND 
SHADE TREES 9 
MAGNOLIA Soulangeana. 
Saucer Magnolia 
One of our showiest and most pic¬ 
turesque trees of moderate size. Large, 
lustrous foliage and in early spring pro¬ 
duces large, slightly fragrant, cup¬ 
shaped, pinkish flowers. A most spec¬ 
tacular specimen. 
M. stellata. Star Magnolia 
Slow-growing, bushy shrub up to 10 
or 12 feet. Large, semi-double, fragrant, 
white flowers are produced in great pro¬ 
fusion in the early spring. Very showy 
Iawm specimen with its star-like flowers. 
MALUS • Flowering Crab 
Flowering Crab is a most unfortunate 
name, as it comprises a beautiful assort¬ 
ment of hardy, picturesque, rugged, small 
trees unsurpassed for their ornamental 
value. In addition to the flowers, which 
are various shades of pink and completely 
Populus nigra italica 
Flowering Crab (Mafus) 
cover the trees in spring, many varieties 
produce bright-colored, miniature apples 
which last well into the winter and insure 
the birds a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner. 
They lend themselves readily to mass and 
screen plantings, groups or single speci¬ 
mens. 
Malus Arnoldiana. Arnold’s Crab 
Flowers pale rose; fruits large, yellow. 
M. floribunda. Japanese Flowering Crab 
Flowers rose; fruits red. 
M. floribunda atrosanguinea. 
Carmine Crab 
Flowers carmine; fruits deep red. 
M. ioensis plena. Bechtel Crab 
Flowers double, delicate pink. No 
fruits. 
M. Niedzwetzkyana. Red-vein Crab 
Flowers deep pink; fruits deep red. 
M. Parkmani. Parkman Crab 
Flowers double, deep rose. No fruits. 
M. Sargenti. Sargent’s Crab 
Dwarf bush, white flowers; red fruits. 
M. Scheideckeri. Scheidecker Crab 
Semi-double, pale pink flowers; fruits 
yellow. 
M. theifera. Tea Crab 
Flowers blush or very light pink; 
fruits yellow. 
MORUS alba pendula. 
Weeping Mulberry 
Forms a perfect, umbrella-shaped 
head with long, slender branches droop¬ 
ing to the ground. The light green foli¬ 
age completely hides the stem. One of 
the best small lawn trees. 
M. alba tatarica. Russian Mulberry \ 
This variety forms a large, spreading 
tree with showy flowers. The fruit is at¬ 
tractive to the birds. 
OXYDENDRUM arboreum. Sourwood 
“Sourwood” because of the acid taste 
of the foliage. Slow-growing, graceful 
little tree producing spiky panicles of 
greenish white flowers late in summer. 
Its chief attraction is the brilliant orange 
and scarlet foliage in the autumn. I lardy 
in any soil or location and endures shade. 
POPULUS Eugenei. 
Carolina Poplar 
Rapid-growing tree of large propor¬ 
tions. Gives shade very quickly, and 
grows well under adverse conditions. 
P. nigra italica. Lombardy Poplar 
W herever it is planted, its familiar 
spire-like shape stands out like a sen¬ 
tinel. Fast-grow ing and of easy cult ure, 
it is used mostly for screen plantings and 
formal effects. 
PRUNUS cerasifera Pissardi. 
Purple-leaf Plum 
A small tree with deep purple foliage 
that will stand the hot summer weather 
without burning or fading. 
P., Newport. Newport Plum 
An improved purple-leaf Plum with 
deeper and better-colored foliage. Pro¬ 
vides a pleasing contrast w’hen planted 
among other trees or shrubs. 
Magnolia Soulangeana 
