LITTLE SILVER. NEW JERSEY Hardy Flowering and Shade Trees 31 
Hardy Flowerihq and 
Shade Trees (Deciduous) 
What a part the tree has played in our American life ! Every State, and nearly every town has its 
historic tree, to which the casual visitor is immediately and proudly directed. Charter Oak, the Elms of 
Connecticut, all of the lovely trees in history have their potential duplicates in our nursery, ready to be 
transplanted to your lawn, where they may grow to the size of their forefathers. We can recommend espe¬ 
cially our flowering trees this season, which combine the comforts of shade with their blooming periods of 
astounding beauty. 
ASH • Fraxinus 
White Ash (F. americana). 80 to 100 ft. Lovely 
shade tree with attractive leaves which turn 
purplish before they take on their golden Fall hue. 
Best in moist soil. Each: 6 to 8 ft. $1.25, 8 to 
10 ft. $1.75. 
BEECH • Fagus 
Graceful trees with particularly desirable ‘ oliage. 
Fernleaf Beech (F sylvatica asplenijolia). 40 to 
50 ft. A graceful, slow growing tree with long, 
fernlike foliage. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $3.00, 3 to 4 ft. 
$4.00, 4 to 5 ft. $6.00. 
Rivers Purple Beech (F. sylvatica purpurea river si). 
70 to 80 ft. Truly a glorious tree, with indescriba¬ 
bly beautiful purple foliage through the whole 
season. Handsome and dignified in contour, this 
is the tree of all trees for a perfect lawn specimen. 
Each: 2 to 3 ft. $3.00, 3 to 4 ft. $4.50, 4 to 5 ft. 
$6.50, 5 to 6 ft. $8.50. 
Weeping Beech (F. sylvatica pendula). 50 to 60 ft. 
Best of all “weeping” trees, with branches curving 
broadly to the ground. Excellent in rolling coun¬ 
try. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $5.00, 4 to 5 ft. $7.00, 5 to 
6 ft. $9.00. 
Rivers Purple Beech 
BIRCH • Betula 
European White Birch {B. alba). 40 to 50 ft. 
Creamy white bark. A popular lawn tree. Each: 
5 to 6 ft. $1.00, 
Cutleaf Weeping Birch {B. alba laciniata). 30 to 
40 ft. Silvery white bark and branches that are 
gracefully drooping; finely cut foliage. Each: 
6 to 8 ft. $2.50. 
CAT ALP A • Catalpa 
Umbrella Catalpa (C. bungei). 10 to 15 ft. The 
straight stems and round heads are familiar yet 
indispensable in a formal lawn planting. Extra 
choice specimens. Each $2.50. 
CHERRY AND PLUM, JAPANESE 
FLOWERING • Prunus 
Most gorgeous of all the oriental flowering trees. 
Doubleflowering Plum (P. triloba plena). 7 to 8 ft. 
Big, shapely double pink flowers like Roses, in late 
Spring. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 75c., 3 to 4 ft. $1.00, 
4 to 5 ft. $1.25. 
Doubleflowered Weeping Cherry (P. subhirtella 
pendula fioreplena). 12 to 15 ft. The perfect lawn 
tree, with a waterfall of double pink blossoms cov¬ 
ering its gracefully pendulous branches in early 
Spring. Truly a floral fountain that will draw all 
eyes to your lawn. Selected trees with 2 yr. heads, 
each $4.50, 
Purpleleaf Plum (P. cerasifera pissardi). 12 to 15 
ft. An exotic tree for the lawn, with purple, peach¬ 
like foliage, unusual and beautiful. Each: 4 to 
5 ft. $1.00, 5 to 6 ft. $1.25. 
CHERRY, JAPANESE FLOWERING 
Named Sorts 
Amanogawa. 20 to 25 ft. Lovely tree with dense 
clusters of semi-double pink flowers, delightfully 
fragrant, on upright branches all the way up its 
trunk in the Spring. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 
Kofugen. 30 ft. Late blooming, with big, double 
pink flowers which expand with the attractively 
contrasting coppery young foliage in late Spring. 
Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50, 5 to 6 ft. $2.25. 
Kwanzan. 30 ft. Best known of the flowering 
Cherries. This handsome sort is simply covered 
with its attractive double flowers of a deep pink in 
May. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50, 5 to 6 ft. $2.25, 
6 to 8 ft. $3.50. 
Mt. Fuji. 30 ft. Best whiteflowering Cherry, with 
drooping clusters of big, pure white flowers by the 
thousands in the Spring, like snow on the shapely 
tree. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 
Naden. 30 to 40 ft. Very showy, with countless 
pale pink flowers. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 
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