CARL A. HANSEN NURSERY, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA 
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CISTENA PURPLE LEAF SHRUB For Beauty of Color 
Vigorous Growing— 
Fascinating 
Shrubs with colored foliage are 
needed for contrast and variety on 
the lawn. Since the Common Purple 
Leaf Barberry was barred, it has 
been a matter of real concern as to 
what we should use for red-leafed 
shrubs. Because Cistena so aptly 
fills this want, explains the reason 
for its sudden popularity. The leaf 
color is a very rich, dark red purple 
or wine color. 
Cistena was produced by crossing the Purple-Leaf Plum from Persia, which is so pop¬ 
ular on the lawns of the East, with the South Dakota Sand Cherry. The Persian Purple- 
Leaf Plum is said to trace back to the garden of the Shah of Persia but this tree of 
unique beauty winter kills on the prairie. Cistena combines the good points of both in 
hardiness and beauty, a real addition to our prairie lawns. 
Cistena Adds Color and Beauty to the Lawn 
Attractive All Year 
When not trimmed, Cistena makes a low, bushy, round topped growth. The illustration 
shows how well Cistena may be used in a foundation planting around the house. Its 
beautifully colored foliage adds much color to the other plantings and brightens up the 
lawn in summer. In winter the reddish colored bark enriches the landscape. 
Large Size, Per Shrub, $1.50; 3 Shrubs, $4.00; 6 Shrubs, $7.50. 
Small Size, Per Shrub, $1.00; 3 Shrubs, $2.50; 6 Shrubs, $4.00. 
RED SILVER CRAB 
A Real Worthwhile Ornamental 
The First Carl A. Hansen Plant Introduction 
A glorious new Flowering Crab that is 
completely RED in flower, leaf, bark, and 
fruit. It is a rich maroon red from top to 
bottom, and the somewhat cut-leaf foliage 
has in addition a silvery touch underneath, 
making a remarkable combination through¬ 
out. The wonderfully fragrant flowers are 
huge, partially double, and altogether love¬ 
ly. One of the greatest hardy flowering 
crabs ever introduced. Supply very limited, 
so please order as early as possible. 
Trees: $1.25 Each; 3 for $3.50. 
PRUNUS TRILOBA 
DOUBLE FLOWERING PLUM 
A handsome, hardy, vigorous, large shrub 
or small tree with double pink flowers in 
April and May. 
Large Size, 75c each; 3 for $2.00. 
Small Size, 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 
NIOBE WEEPING WILLOW 
The superb, graceful beauty of the Niobe 
Weeping Willow is near to the utmost in 
distinctive specimen ornamental planting. 
Its beauty is a continual joy. In winter and 
summer its graceful branches sway in the 
slightest breeze and wave their beauty to 
all. Prof. N. E. Hansen introduced Niobe 
Weeping Willow from the colder parts of 
Europe and so it is perfectly hardy far north 
in Canada. 
3-4 ft. trees, 50c each; 5-6 ft. trees, $1.00 
each; 4-5 ft. trees, 75c each; 6-8 ft. trees, 
$1.50 each; 8-10 ft. trees, $2.00 each. 
Weeping Willow 
HOPA GRAB 
RED FLOWERING 
Introduced by Prof. N. E. Hansen. 
A beautiful pyramidal growing tree with 
attractive red-tipped foliage. Entirely cov¬ 
ered with rose-colored flowers in April. 
Fruit red inside and out, hanging on late. 
Very hardy and free from disease. 
Each, 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
