M. soulangeana nigra. (Tree Tulip) 
This is the true nigra type with blooms 
dark purple outside and dark lavender 
within. Larger and darker than M. lili- 
flora. Grows slowly into a small tree. A 
rare and very desirable variety. Balled, 
2 to 3 ft., $7.50. 
M. stellata. (Star Magnolia) The rar¬ 
est of the deciduous magnolias. Grows 
to a small, spreading tree. In April it is 
a mass of fragrant white flowers 3 
inches across, each flower made up of 
numerous long narrow petals as though 
cut from waxed crepe paper. Balled 
plants, 18 to 24 inches, extra heavy with 
numerous buds, $7.50. 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
Prunus amygdalus {lore pleno. (Dwarf 
Double - Flowering Almond) Shrubby 
little tree with long, slender branches 
heavily laden in earliest spring with 
very double rosette-like flowers. We 
can supply these in either pink or 
white. Bare root, 3 to 4 ft., 90c; 5-gal. 
cans, 3 to 4 ft., $1.75. 
FLOWERING APRICOT . . . 
Prunus mume. 
Dawn. Earlier than flowering peach. 
Many consider this the most beautiful 
of all flowering trees. Individual flow¬ 
ers are very large and double with a 
delicious odor. Color is a warm shell 
pink. Tree grows rapidly with hand¬ 
some dark green foliage. Bare root, 5 to 
6 ft., $1.25 ; 4 to 5 ft., 90c. 
Praecox. The earliest of all flowering 
trees, always blooms in January. Cream- 
white, fragrant, single blooms. Bare 
root, 3 to 4 ft., $1.25. 
FLOWERING PEACHES 
Prunus persica. (Flowering Peach) 
Bears great masses of double flowers in 
spring before leaves appear. Should be 
heavily pruned each year as soon as 
they have finished blooming. 5-gal. cans, 
3 to 4 ft., $1.50; bare root, 5 to 6 ft., 
$1.00; 4 to 5 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., 60c. 
(Except Aurora.) 
CHAS. ABRAHAM FLOWERING 
APRICOT 
This variety was imported from 
China by the late Chas. Abraham, 
pioneer nurseryman, shortly be¬ 
fore his death and has been 
named in his honor. It is reported 
to have been discovered in the 
garden of an ancient temple. Un¬ 
like the Mumes, this is a true 
Apricot. Flower buds are large 
and brilliant red, opening to very 
double flowers of carmine-pink. 
The tree is a very vigorous 
grower. Offered to the public for 
the first time last year. Bare root, 
5 to 6 ft., $1.75; 4 to 5 ft., $1.50; 
3 to 4 ft., $1.25. 
Varieties of Flowering Peaches 
Aurora. A new color in Flowering 
Peaches, being a clear, light pink; much 
softer shade than other varieties. Bare 
root, 4 to 5 ft., $1.25. 
Burbank. Large double pink flowers, 
late. 
Double Red—Late. Very large, fully 
double flowers. 
Double Red—Early. The most popular 
variety. 
Double White. Large flowers, exquis¬ 
itely lovely. 
San Jose Pink. The earliest variety; 
soft rose-pink, semi-double flowers. 
FLOWERING PLUMS 
Prunus blirieana. Semi-double flowers 
of soft pink borne on long slender 
branches. Foliage plum-like and heavily 
tinged with bronze. Bare root, 4 to 5 ft., 
90c; 3 to 4 ft., 75c. 
P. pissardi. (Purple Leaf Plum) Very 
ornamental small tree. Leaves deep 
purple in spring, gradually becoming 
greenish. Flowers numerous, white- 
tinted pink, appearing before the leaves. 
Fruit reddish-purple. Doubly beautiful 
and desirable for both blossom and foli¬ 
age. 5-gal. cans, 4 to 6 ft., $1.50; bare 
root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.00; 4 to 5 ft., 75c; 3 to 
4 ft., 60c. 
P. triloba. A dwarf tree with double 
flowers of dainty appleblossom-pink. 
Foliage downy and lobed. 5-gal. cans, 3 
to 4 ft., $1.50; bare root, 4 to 5 ft., 
$1.00; 3 to 4 ft., 90c; 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
P. Vesuvius. (Burbank’s Purple Leaf 
Plum) Foliage larger and more reddish 
than Prunus pissardi. Flowers are 
slightly larger and later. A very bril¬ 
liant decorative tree. 5-gal. cans, 4 to 6 
ft., $1.50; bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.00; 
4 to 5 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., 60c. 
White Flowering Almond 
Prunus Blieriana with Silver Star Daffodils 
Above: San Jose Pink Peach 
Bechtel's Flowering Crab 
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