MOUNT HOPE- NURSERIES 
PYRUS. Flowering Crab 
We invite special attention to the double and single flow¬ 
ering Crabs; they possess wonderful beauty. 
P. coronaria odorata. Fragrant Garland-flow¬ 
ered Crab. C. Single blush flowers, with the 
fragrance of sweet violets; blossoms appear 
about a week after those of the Double Rose- 
flowered; very desirable. May. 3 to 4 ft., 
$1.00 each. 
P. floribunda. C. Single flowers in wonderful 
profusion; beautiful carmine in bud; white when 
open. May. Fruit very ornamental in autumn. 
3 to 4 ft., $1.00 each; 10 for $7.50. 
P. floribunda atrosanguinea. C. Flowers crim¬ 
son, produced in great profusion. A charming 
variety. May. 3 to 4 ft., $1.00 each; 10 for 
$7.50. 
P. Halleana syn. Parkmanni. C. Habit dwarf; 
a compact grower. Foliage dark green, remain¬ 
ing late on the tree. Flowers very double, dark 
rose, drooping, and retain their color until they 
drop from the tree. A beautiful variety. 3 to 
4 ft., $1.00 each; 10 for $9.00. 
P. loensis var. Bechtel’s. Bechtel’s Double-flow¬ 
ered American Crab. C. One of the most 
beautiful of the many fine varieties of flowering 
Crabs. Tree of medium size, covered in early 
spring with large, beautiful, double fragrant 
flowers of a delicate pink color. From a dis¬ 
tance the flowers have the appearance of small 
roses. Blooms when quite young and late in 
the season, after the others. 3 to 4 ft., $1.00 
each; 10 for $7.50. 
P. Kaido. C. Flowers single, white and pink; 
produced in great profusion; followed with 
small fruit in clusters; ornamental and fine. 
May. 3 to 4 ft., $1.00 each. 
P. Scheideckeri. C. A fine variety from Ger¬ 
many. Flowers quite double, red in bud, chang¬ 
ing to pink or rose color. Yellow fruit. 3 to 4 
ft., $1.00 each; 10 for $9.00. 
P. spectabilis var. flore albo pleno. Chinese 
Double White-flowered Crab. G. Double 
white fragrant flowers in clusters. May. 3 to 4 
ft., $1.00 each. 
P. s. var. flore roseo pleno. Chinese Double 
Rose-flowered Crab. C. Has beautiful double, 
rose-colored, fragrant flowers nearly two inches 
in diameter in May. One of the best. 3 to 4 
ft., $1.00 each. 
PYRUS SORBUS. Mountain Ash 
P. Americana. American Mountain Ash. C. 
A tree of coarser growth and foliage than the 
European, and producing larger and lighter 
colored berries. 4 to 5 ft., $1.00 each. 
# P. Aucuparia. European Mountain Ash. Rowan 
Tree. B. A fine hardy tree, head dense and 
regular; covered from July till winter with 
great clusters of bright scarlet berries. 6 to 8 
ft., 50c each; 10 for $4.00. 
var. pendula. Weeping European Mountain 
Ash. C. A beautiful variety of rapid growth 
and decidedly pendulous and trailing habit. 
One of the most desirable lawn trees. 6 ft., 
$1.00 each. 
P. quercifolia or pinnatifida. Oak-leaved Moun¬ 
tain Ash. B. A hardy tree of fine pyramidal 
habit. Height and breadth from 20 to 30 feet. 
Foliage simple and deeply lobed, bright green 
above and downy beneath. One of the finest 
lawn trees. 5 to 6 ft., 50c each; 10 for $4.00. 
QUERCUS. Oak 
The Oaks, when they attain size, are our most picturesque 
trees. The species and varieties are numerous, and the 
majority are adapted to ornament large grounds where they 
can have an abundance of room. 
Q. alba. American White Oak. A. One of the 
finest American trees, of large size and spread¬ 
ing branches; leaves lobed, pale green above 
and glaucous beneath. 3 to 4 ft., $1.00 each; 
10 for $9.00. 4 to 5 ft., $1.50 each; 10 for 
$12.50. 5 to 6 ft., $2.00 each; 10 for $18.00. 
PIN OAK 
Q. bicolor. Swamp White Oak. B. A native species, 
with handsome, large sinuate toothed leaves, 
which turn to a bright scarlet in autumn. 5 to 6 
ft., $1.00 each. 
Q. cerris. Turkey Oak. B. Of rapid, symmet¬ 
rical growth; foliage finely lobed and deeply 
cut. 3 ft., $1.00 each. 
*Q. coccinea. Scarlet Oak. B. A native of rapid 
growth, pyramidal outline, and especially re¬ 
markable in autumn, when the foliage changes 
to a bright scarlet. 5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each; 10 
for $9.00; 100 for $85.00. 6 to 8 ft., $1.50 each; 
10 for $12.50. 
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