FLOWERING TREES 
O N this and the next two pages are photographed the best of the rare 
and beautiful flowering trees. Add a few not pictured—Tree Lilac 
(under Syringa) and Tree Azalea (Azalea arborescens) for instance, 
and you have almost a complete list of the choicest kinds. Planted in masses, 
no more gorgeous effect for a tall border could be imagined. 
Red-flowering Dogwood in full bloom 
Magnolia soulangeana lennei 
(Right) 
Sorbus 
aucuparia 
(Ml. Ash) 
(Lower 
Right) 
Crataegus 
(Paul 
Scarlet) 
CORNUS (Dogwood) 
Alba (Siberica) (Tatarian Dogwood) 
8 ft. Zone I. Flower and berry slight in effect. 
Vivid red bark. Tolerant. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 6.50 
3 to 4 feet.$ .75 $ 6.50 50.00 
A mom am (Silky Dogwood) 
8 ft. Zone V. Damp soil. Good blue berries in 
autumn. Purplish bark. 
*18 to 24 inches X.$13.00 
3 to 4 feet.$ .75 $ 6.00 . 
Florida (Flowering Dogwood) 
25 ft. Zone IV. Very showy white in May, large 
red berries October on. Acid, humus. Photo front 
cover. 
*6 to 12 inches.$ 4.50 
*12 to 15 inches. 7.50 
2 to 3 feet. $ 6.00 45.00 
3 to 4 feet.$1.50 10.00 55.00 
5 to 6 feet. 3.50 20.00 125.00 
—rubra (Pink Flowering) 
Bright pink flowers. Photo above. 
* 1-year graft, 6 inches.$ 5.50 $ 45.00 
18 to24inches, B.&B. $1.10 9.50 80.00 
2 to Zy 2 feet, B. & B. 1.50 14.00 110.00 
to 3 feet, B. & B. 1.80 17.50 160.00 
3 to 4 feet, B. & B. .. 2.75 26.50 250.00 
Kousa (Japan Flowering Dogwood) 
20 ft. Zone V. Quite like our native, but in 
June and more tolerant. 
* 1-year S.$ 6.50 
2 to 3 feet.$1.00 $ 9.00 70.00 
3 to 4 feet. 1.50 13.50 100.00 
Mas (Cornelian Cherry) 
20 ft. Zone V. A yellow cloud in April. Scarlet 
cherries August. Tolerant. 
3 to 4 feet. /.$1.50 $12.50 $115.00 
Sanguinea (Bloodtwig Dogwood) 
10 ft. Zone IV. Sun, damp. Flower and fruit 
poor. Deep red hark in winter. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 6.00 
Stolonifera (Red Osier) 
8 ft. Zone I. Sun, damp, spreading. Again, 
valued for bright red winter bark. 
*18 to 24 inches. $ 2.00 $ 13.00 
Stolonifera lutea (Goldtwig) 
Smaller and a really bright yellow bark. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 9.00 
3 to 4 feet.$ .75 $ 2.00 60.00 
CORYLUS (Filbert) 
Americana (American Hazelnut) 
9 ft. Zone IV. Broad, bushy. The nuts attract 
squirrels. Sun, damp. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 6.00 
COTONEASTER (Rockspray) 
Culture: Sun, well-drained. 
Adpressa (Creeping Cotoneaster) 
12 inches. Zone V. Red berries. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
* 3-inch pots.$ .75 $ 6.00 $ 37.00 
Apiculata (Cranberry Cotoneaster) 
5 ft. Zone V. Pink bloom, June. Large red fruit 
October. 
* 3-inch pots.$ .75 $ 6.00 $ 37.00 
Dammeri (Humifusa) 
12 inches. Long trailer. Evergreen. Zone V. 
Bright red berries. 
* 2-inch pots.$ .60 $ 4.00 $ 30.00 
Divaricata (Spreading Cotoneaster) 
6 ft. Zone V. Strong open growth. Scarlet fruit. 
* 3-inch pots.$ .75 $ 6.00 $ 37.00 
Franchetti (Franchet Cotoneaster) 
6 ft. Zone V. Spreading. Orange fruit remains 
nearly all winter. 
* 2*4-inch pots.$ .60 $ 4.00 $ 30.00 
* 3-inch pots.75 6.00 37.00 
Henryana (Henry Cotoneaster) 
5 ft. Zone VI. Half-evergreen. Large leaves. Red 
berries last late. 
12 to 15 inches, B. & B$ .75 $ 6.00 . 
Ilorizontalis (Rock Cotoneaster) 
3 ft. Zone (V). Flat arching, densely twigged 
branches, half-evergreen. Pink flowers, scarlet 
berries. Photo p. 17. 
* 2-inch pots. $ 3.75 $ 26.00 
* 3-inch pots.$ .75 5.25 37.00 
15 inches, B. & B. 6.50 55.00 
—perpusilla (Dwarf) 
Neater and hardy to Zone V. A better shrub. 
* 4-inch pots. $ 4.00 $ 37.00 
Hupehensis (Hupeh Cotoneaster) 
5 ft. Zone V. Showy white bloom, June. Heavy 
with October red fruit. 
* 2-inch pots.$ .60 $ 3.75 $ 27.00 
* 3-inch pots.75 5.50 37.00 
Microphylla (Rockspray Cotoneaster) 
3 ft. Zone V. Evergreen. Tiny leaves, dense 
growth. Scarlet fruit. 
* 2-inch pots.$ .60 $ 3.75 $ 27.00 
* 3-inch pots.75 5.50 37.00 
15 inches, B. & B. 1.25 7.50 65.00 
Salicifolia floccosa (Willow-leaf) 
8 ft. Zone (V). Evergreen, bushy. Showy in 
mass. Red fruit. Photo p. 17. 
* 4 to 6 inches X. $ 3.50 $ 22 00 
3 to 4 feet.$1.25 10.00 . 
Zabelli miniata 
4 ft. Zone V. Most profuse in fruit of any. 
Slender branches. Vivid red fruit. 
* 2 }4-inch pots.$1.10 $ 8.50 . 
CRATAEGUS (Hawthorn) 
Coccinea (Thicket Hawthorn) 
10 ft. Zone III. White in May. Berries dull red. 
Relished by birds. (Each) (10) (100) 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 7.00 
2 to 3 feet.$ .90 $ 8.00 . 
Cordata (Washington Thorn) 
20 ft. Zone V. Round head, bushy. Red fruit 
all winter. Good fall color. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 8.00 
Crusgalli (Cockspur Thorn) 
20 ft. Zone IV. Fine hedge. Red berries all 
winter. Very thorny. Drain. 
* 6 to 12 inches.$ 6.00 
2 to 3 feet.$ .90 $ 8.00 _ 
5 to 6 feet. 1.75 14.00 . 
Mollis (Downy Hawthorn) 
20 ft. Zone IV. Fairly showy white bloom in 
May. Large red haws. 
*10 to 15 inches.$ 8.00 
Oxycantha (May Tree: English Haw) 
20 ft. Zone V. Showy white flower in May, 
fragrant. Red autumn fruit. An excellent hedge 
plant. 
* 4 to 8 inches S.$ 7.00 
*10 to 15 inches S. 9.00 
2 to 3 feet.$ . .80 $ 7.00 45.00 
3 to 4 feet. 1.00 8.00 55.00 
—splendens (Paul Scarlet) 
Form with showy red flowers. Photo above. 
*12-inch 1-year grafts... $ .75 $ 7.00 . 
4 to 5 feet. 2.00 17.50 $140.00 
5 to 6 feet. 2.25 20.00 180.00 
—Double White—Rose-like flowers. 
4 to 5 feet.$2.00 $19.50 . 
—Double Pink—Free-flowering. 
4 to 5 feet.$2.25 . 
CRYPTOMERIA Evergreen 
Japonica (Common Cryptomeria) 
80 ft. Zone (VI). Strange juniper-like leaves. 
Tall, narrow pyramid. 
* 3 to 6 inches S.$ 5.00 
—Lobbi (Lobb’s) 
Hardier, denser, somewhat dwarfer. Better. 
Photo p. 6. 
*12-inch 2-year grafts...$1.10 $10.00 $ 90.00 
18 to 24 inches, B. & B 1.60 15.00 120.00 
2 to 3 feet, B. & B.. 2.50 20.00 . 
5 to 6 feet, B. & B.. 4.00 37.50 350.00 
CYDONIA (Flowering Quince) 
Japonica (Japanese Quince) 
4 ft.. Zone V. Sun. Bushy dwarf. Scarlet flow¬ 
ers, April. Photo p. 11. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 5.50 
18 to 24 inches.$ .50 $ 3.50 30.00 
3 to 4 feet.75 5.50 50.00 
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CYDONIA 
* = Lining-out size (X=one transplanting) 
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