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TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
Plum, Flowering - Prunus 
Double-Flowered (P. triloba) (Rose Tree of China). The 
most beautiful of all Flowering Plums. A gorgeous mass of 
very double, pink blossoms in the spring before leaves appear. 
A fine, small tree for lawn planting. Grows 8 to 10 feet. 
Atropurpurpea. Purple leaf. A handsome, showy little tree, 
15 feet in height, with striking, pinkish purple leaves in the 
spring that deepen in color as the season advances. Small, 
white, single flowers. Rate, 1 to 2 feet per year. 
Othello (Purple-Leaved Plum). A small tree or shrub 8 to 
10 feet in height. The foliage and young shoots are of a 
rich reddish purple, which they retain throughout the season. 
Poplar - Populus 
Bolle’s Silver Poplar (P. alba Bolleana). A very compact, 
upright grower, with glossy green above and silver under¬ 
neath; one of the most desirable of the Poplars. 30 to 40 
feet, ultimate height. 
Lombardy (P. nigra fastigiata). A well known tree of narrow, 
upright growth, with light green, small leaves. Grows rapidly. 
Ultimate height, 40 to 50 feet. Rate per year, 4 to 5 feet. 
Salisburia 
Maidenhair or Ginkgo (S. adiantifolia). Very effective for 
lawns; foliage fernlike, yellow-green marked with delicate 
hairlike lines. The fruit, which matures in the fall, has a 
sweetish, resinous taste. 50 feet at maturity. 
Crataegus - Thorn 
Double White Thorn (C. oxyacantha var. alba plena). A 
small tree, with spreading, spiny branches; very hardy and 
will thrive in any dry soil; has small double white flowers; a 
very ornamental tree. 10 feet. 
Double Pink Thorn (C. oxyacantha var. rosea flore pleno). 
Same as above, but flowers of beautiful pink. 
The Tulip Tree with its spreading branches and 
thick foliage is excellent for shade 
Paul’s Double Scarlet (C. oxyacantha var. splendens). Flow¬ 
ers a bright carmine-red, superior to any of its color. Ulti¬ 
mate height, 15 to 20 feet. Rate per year, 8 to 12 inches. 
Tulip Tree - Liriodendron 
Tulipifera. A magnificent rapid growing tree of pyramidal 
form attaining a height of 150 feet, with light green, glossy, 
fiddle-shaped leaves and greenish yellow tulip-shaped flowers 
—also known as Whitewood. Ultimate height, 80 feet. Rate 
per year, 3 to 4 feet. 
Willow - Salix 
Laurel-Leaved Willow (S. pentandra). Foliage bright shin¬ 
ing green, adherent until late autumn. A valuable tree for 
seashore planting. 
Golden Willow (S. lutea). A strong, upright grower, with 
slim, pendulous branches, light green foliage, and beautiful, 
clean bright golden yellow bark. 
Thurlow (Thurlow’s Weeping Willow). Strong, upright, with 
smaller branches drooping. Puts out early and has good 
foliage throughout the season. Probably the best Willow. 
Wisconsin Willow. The best Weeping Willow. A very grace¬ 
ful, rapid growing tree that will stand more cold than any 
of the others. 
Nut-Bearing Trees 
Filbert, American. Ranks high as an ornamental and bears 
large quantities of sweet-flavored nuts. 
Walnut, English. An exceedingly handsome tree for the 
lawn. It produces large crops of thin-shelled delicious nuts, 
which are always in demand at a good price. Ultimate height, 
50 feet. Rate per year, 1 to 2 feet. 
Wisconsin Weeping Willow 
Pecans (Native) 
These nuts have been much improved in late years and we 
now offer them budded on stong seedling roots. A native of 
Southern states but hardy in the North also. 
