FLOWERING TREES OF RARE BEAUTY 
The Dove Tree 
Davidia involucrata. 
The late Dr. E. H. Wilson wrote of the 
Davidia that it is “the most interesting 
and most beautiful of all trees which 
grow in the north-temperate regions.” 
The white flowers and their long pendu¬ 
lous bracts, when stirred by a light 
breeze, resemble huge butterflies or small 
doves fluttering amongst the bright green 
leaves. Blooms in May and June. 
Each 
18 to 24 inches .$15.00 
2 to 2 y 2 feet. 20.00 
Stewartia Pentagyna 
This extremely choice and rare Amer¬ 
ican native makes a handsome small tree 
with large, showy white flowers in July 
and has bright green leaves changing in 
autumn to orange and scarlet. Very 
choice. Hardy. Humus. 
Each 10 
2 to 2% feet (light)_$2.00 $15.00 
Stewartia 
Pseudocamellia 
Larger white and gold flowers in Aug¬ 
ust. Rare. 
Each 10 
2 to 3 feet 
$2.00 $16.00 
Stewartia 
pentagyna 
(insert): 
pseudocam 
ellia 
Japanese Flowering 
Cherries 
These are among the most beautiful 
introductions to our American gardens. 
All hardy. Choice and rare. 
FUGENZO (James H. Veitch). 
(Kofugen). 
One of the latest to bloom. Unusually 
large double pink flowers. 
KWANZAN. 
Large, very double pink flowers, al¬ 
most red in bud. Well formed; vigorous. 
MOUNT FUJI (Shirotae). 
Undoubtedly the finest double white. 
NADEN (Siebold Cherry). 
Pale pink, semi-double blossoms ar¬ 
ranged in short-stemmed clusters. 
SHIROFUGEN (Double Blush-Pink). 
Pink in bud, the very large, double 
flowers become white, then gradually as¬ 
sume a blush as they mature. Vigorous. 
YOSHINO (Yedoensis; Single Blush- 
Pink). 
First to bloom. Single; pink. This is 
the species famous in Washington, D. C. 
Prices on above 
5 to 6-foot specimens, 
$2.75 each; $26.00 for 10 
4 to 5-foot trees, 
$2.25 each; $20.00 for 10 
Culture of Cherries 
Extremely easy to 
grow. Any soil fairly 
well drained. Sun. Slight¬ 
ly acid (suggest planting 
among rhododendrons). 
Set out about 20 feet 
apart and do not prune 
much. 
AMANOGAWA 
(Upright Cherry). 
A distinct form with a 
Lombardy poplar style of 
growth. Semi-double pink 
flowers gracefully hang 
in dense clusters. 
5 to 6 feet.$3.50 
6 to 8 feet. 4.25 
Amanogawa 
Double Weeping Cherry 
2-year heads.$3.50 
Single Weeping Cherry 
A fine flowering tree with single pink 
blossoms. 
2-year heads.$3.50 
Witch-Hazel Flowers 
Hamamelis (Witch-hazel) 
Japonica (Japanese Witch-hazel). 
25 ft. Spreading, shrubby tree. Woodsy 
conditions, but tolerant. Yellow in Feb¬ 
ruary snows. Showy. 
Each 10 100 
Plants from 4 in. pots $1.10 $10.00 
Mollis (Chinese Witch-hazel). 
20 ft. Better than the Japanese—fra¬ 
grant, more showy, red within. Blooms 
also in February Photo above. 
Plants from 4 in. pots 1.10 10.00 
2 to 3 feet. 2.75 22.50 
Vernalis (Spring Witch-hazel). 
6 ft. Pure yellow in early March. More 
fragrant. Bushy, suckering clumps. Pre¬ 
fer damp soil. 
15 in 18 inches, B&B .$1.00 $7.00$ 65.00 
18 to 24 inches, B&B. 1.50 12.00 100.00 
Vernalis rubra—Blooms red, but not fra¬ 
grant.— (Same prices as the yellow). 
Hardy Hybrid Laburnum 
Laburnum Vossi. 
Chains of golden flowers in June. A 
hybrid, hence blooms young. Very rare. 
Each 
3 to 4 feet.$3.50 
5 to 6 feet. 5.00 
The Long-Lost Franklinia 
The Franklinia (Gordonia alatamaha) is 
the rarest native American flowering tree. 
Found by John Bartram in 1790. A small 
tree to 30 feet 
with white, 
showy flow¬ 
ers 3 inches 
across in 
August and 
through Sep¬ 
tember. Very 
fragrant 
Damp, hum¬ 
us soil. 
18 to 24 in., 
$2.00 each; 
$17.50 for 10. 
2 to 3 feet, 
$2.50 each; 
$20.00 for 10. 
3 to 4 feet, 
$3.00 each. 
4 to 5 feet, 
$4.00 each. 
It is not generally realized that the Franklinia 
bears flowers when very young. An 18 to 24-in. 
tree should flower next year 1 Stewartia pen¬ 
tagyna of same size, on the contrary, will take 
7 or 8 years. 
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