Qreeti r Rjver Home TSiursery, T^obaids, Kentucky 
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Shade and Ornamental Trees 
Their Stately Beauty Will Add Dignity and Comfort to Your 
Home Grounds 
We grow other stock than listed. Write us on any item you are interested in. 
bark. Excellent for screen or for specimens 
on the lawn. 
European White Birch (Betula Alba). A 
beautiful, graceful, upright growing tree 
famed for its attractive white bark. A fa¬ 
vorite for lawn tree planting. Effective 
when planted singly or in groups. If planted 
three or four in one clump one will get the 
natural effect of native growing trees. 
Cut Leaf Weeping Birch (Betula Pendula 
Gracilis). One of the most graceful and 
most admired of all lawn trees. Its tail, slen¬ 
der, graceful drooping habit,—its silvery 
white bark and finely cut foliage are 
equalled in beauty by. few, if any, trees. 
One of the most popular lawn trees. 
Catalpa Bungei (Umbrella Catalpa). 
Grafted on stems six to eight feet high, it 
makes an umbrella-shaped top without prun¬ 
ing. Perfectly hardy and flourishes in al¬ 
most all soils and climates. Leaves large, 
glossy, heart-shaped, deep green; lie like 
shingles on the roof; always make a symmet 
rical head. One of the most unique trees; 
a valuable acquisition, desirable for lawn, 
park and cemetery planting. 
Maiden Hair Tree (Ginko Biloba). A very 
peculiar tree both in its habits and foliage. 
Leaves resemble those of the Maiden hair 
Fern. 
There is an untiring loveliness in trees as 
they continually change with the season. At 
the first breath of spring, the swelling buds 
open into dainty flowers, but none the less 
beautiful. Then follows the delicate tints of 
expanding leaves that deepen into the rich¬ 
ness of mid-summer green. The chill of 
autumn brings new beauty in the myriad 
gorgeous hues that comes almost overnight, 
that would make the scarlet of kings, and 
the purple of dignitaries blush. Even in the 
bleak cold days of winter there is beauty in 
bark and twig and form. The home with 
beautiful trees is always the most charming 
and most valuable possession. It takes time 
to grow a tree and that is why your home 
deserves the best trees. There is more dif¬ 
ference in the value of trees than there is 
in the price. Our stock is not spindling 
trees that with all your care may peter out 
and die, that you get at ‘ ‘ bargain prices, ’ ’ 
but sturdy, hardy and well rooted trees that 
will make a fight for their lives and appre¬ 
ciating your help will soon repay your care 
with their majesty and beauty. 
American White Ash (Fraxinis). A tall 
growing native tree. Very straight, with 
broad, round head and dense foliage. Almost 
insect proof. A fine shade or avenue tree. 
American Beech (Fagus Americana). 
Handsome symmetrical tree; smooth gray 
Catalpa Bungei 
