FLOWERING TREES 
Park Weeping Cherry 
Magnolia Stellata 
Flowers with late Hyacinths and early Tulips 
• In the long succession of colorful pictures that are presented in Cali¬ 
fornia gardens, the most impressive are those provided in February, 
March and April by Flowering Trees. Blooming before the appearance of 
foliage, as most of them do, their clear tones of color afford boundless 
opportunities for the creation of lovely garden scenes. Their graceful 
branches are exquisitely beautiful either spread against backgrounds of 
sober evergreens or matching their brilliant colors with beds of gay 
tulips, daffodils and other early flowers. 
CERCIS . . . Redbud 
Cercis canadensis. (American Red¬ 
bud) Small tree, every twig of which 
is covered with little pink, pea-shaped 
blossoms in early spring. Bare root, 4 
to 5 ft., $1.25; 3 to 4 ft, $1.00. 
C. siliquastrum alba. (White Judas 
Tree) A small tree producing in April 
an abundance of white, pea-shaped flow¬ 
ers. Gal. cans, 75c. 
CRATAEGUS . . . Hawthorn 
Crataegus carrieri. (Carrier’s Thorn) 
Small, pyramidal tree with single white 
flowers. Its greatest beauty lies in the 
large, waxy berries of brilliant scarlet. 
Individual berries are the size of cher¬ 
ries. Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.75. 
C. cordata. (Washington Thorn) A 
handsome small tree. Leaves triangular, 
lobed, deep, glossy green; flowers white, 
followed by intensely red berries. Bare 
root, 4 to 5 ft., $1.75. 
C. double pink. Small tree covered in 
early spring with small, double flowers 
that open pale pink and become rosy- 
pink with maturity. Bare root, 5 to 6 
ft., $1.75. 
Magnolia Soulangeana 
The fragrant blooms are like Giant Tulips 
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C. double white. Creamy-white, fully 
double flowers that sometimes become 
tinged with pink at maturity. Bare root, 
5 to 6 ft., $1.75. 
C. oxycantha splendens. (Paul’s Double 
Scarlet Thorn) Small tree of erect 
habit and quick growth. Flowers double 
and carmine in color; berries dull red. 
Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.75. 
LABURNUM . . . Golden Chain 
Laburnum vossi. (Long Clustered 
Golden Chain) A great improvement 
over the old Laburnum vulgare. It is a 
small tree with green bark and foliage 
like exaggerated clover leaves. Flowers 
are pure golden yellow and formed like 
those of the Wisteria. The hanging 
clusters attain as much as 18 to 20 
inches length and are borne very pro¬ 
fusely in late April after most flowering 
trees are through blooming. Very beau¬ 
tiful and still very rare. Bare root, 5 to 
6 ft., $2.50. 
MAGNOLIA 
Magnolia lennei. (Lenne Magnolia) 
Magnificent saucer-shaped blooms eight 
inches across ; petals broad and rounded, 
outside bright purple-rose, inside nearly 
white; very fragrant. Blooms about 10 
days later than M. soulangeana. Leaves 
large, often 12 inches long and 8 inches 
wide. Eventually becomes a tree 20 feet 
or more. Blooms most freely in full sun 
but will grow in partial shade. Balled, 
3 to 4 ft., $7.50. 
M. liliflora. (M. obovata) (Lily Mag¬ 
nolia) A lovely variety of Deciduous 
Magnolia. Flowers are 4 to 5 inches 
long, purple outside and lavender with¬ 
in. Blooms remain cupped and do not 
open flat. Main blooming season in 
March and April before leaves appear 
but a few flowers appear in summer. 
Foliage light green, 6 to 8 inches long. 
Growth rather rapid; becomes large 
shrub or small tree. Balled, 3 to 4 ft., 
$5.00; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00. 
M. soulangeana. (Saucer Magnolia) 
Large flowers 5 to 7 inches long with 
pointed petals ; purplish-pink and laven¬ 
der outside, pale lavender or white in¬ 
side. Blooms in March before leaves 
appear; very fragrant. Crows into hand¬ 
some tree, pyramidal in form. Balled, 
3 to 4 ft., $6.00. 
