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Shade Trees 
THOSE NECESSITIES FOR SHADE AND 
LANDSCAPE EFFECT:—To cast shadows, en¬ 
frame, furnish background, screen, make great 
masses. 
A residential section without street trees is in¬ 
deed a sad aspect. Why not see to it that your 
town has them on all possible streets? 
A building lot or sub-division without trees is 
hard to sell. Invest in trees and sell at a profit. 
We move big trees. Ask us about it. In our 
nursery are larger sizes than those listed below. 
We can furnish trees 35 ft. tall and 10 inches in 
caliper (cal.) which is the diameter of the trunk 
six inches above the ground. Sizes listed below 
will be B & B at double the indicated prices, 
F. O. B. nursery. 
ASH, WHITE (Fraxinus americana) :—Handsome 
tree with good foliage of compound leaves, 
growing rapidly and attaining over 100 ft. 
5-6 ft. $ 1.25 6-7 ft..$ 1.50 
ASH, GREEN (F. lanceolata):—Similar to above, 
growing to 60 ft. 
5-6 ft.$ 1.25 
BIRCH, RIVER (Betula nigra):—A moisture lov¬ 
ing graceful tree with picturesque bark of sil¬ 
very-gray and reddish-brown. 
5- 6 ft.$ 1.50 
CYPRESS, BALD (Taxodium disticum):—A most 
unusual tree with its light brown bark and 
narrow pale green leaves. The foliage appears 
feathery and the tree grows into a narrow py¬ 
ramid, both of which characteristics give it 
a very distinctive appearance. 
3-4 ft. B&B $ 2.50 4-5 ft. B&B .$ 3.50 
ELM, American (Ulmus americana):—Vase¬ 
shaped with its high arched limbs. The tree 
that is typically American. 
8-10 ft. 114-1 y 2 caliper .$ 1.50 
ELM, Chinese (Ulmus pumila):—“Siberian Elm.” 
Called “Greased Lightning” on account of its 
rapid growth, said to be the fastest on earth. 
Rather crooked growth. 
8-10 ft.$ 2.50 
10-12 ft. 4.00 
12-14 ft. 6.00 
GUM, SWEET (Liquidambar styraciflua) :—A 
beautiful pyramidal tree of symmetrical growth. 
Star shaped leaves are a gorg’eous crimson in 
the fall. 
6- 7 ft. $ 1.50 
LOCUST, BLACK (Robinia pseudoacacia):—The 
well known tree used for locust posts. Grace¬ 
ful foliage, very fragrant white blooms in 
spring. Fast grower. 
8-10 ft. $ 1.00 10-12 ft. $ 1.50 
MAGNOLIA:—See Flowering Trees. 
MAPLE, NORWAY (Acer plantanoides) :—This 
popular tree has a round top of very dark green 
leaves dense in growth and shade. Yellow 
