Tulip Tree 
Liriodendron tullpfera (Tulip Tree)—A 
columnar or broadly pyramidal tree to 100 
feet high. Leaves broadly oval or saddle 
shaped, tip blunt and deeply notched. 
Flowers showy tulip or lily like 2)4 inches 
broad, white with an orange band at the 
base. A magnificent shade tree or lawn 
specimen. 4 to 5 feet, $1.50. Prepaid. 
Trees wtih Colored Autumn 
Foliage 
Rock Garden Shrubs 
Malus Eleyii 
{See Aboi’e Photo) 
A new and startling hybrid. Branchy 
and fast growing trees. Foliage in early 
spring a brilliant red that gradually turns to 
bronze. Reddest of all crabapples. Single 
dark red blooms; very prolific and produces 
masses of bright red fruits about the size of 
large cherries. Very novel and highly 
ornamental. Large specimen trees. $2.50 
each. 36-inch trees for $1.50 each. 
NOTE—The beauty and colorjulness oj 
this tree over a long season cannot be 
overestimated. It produces masses oJ 
dark velvety red flowers Jollowed by darkest 
red Joliage that it retains until quite late 
in the season. It is covered jor months oj 
fhe Jail by scarlet apples in clusters re¬ 
minding one of bunches oJ ripe cherries. 
Malus Aldenhamensls —A new type 
recently imported from England. Very 
similar to Malus Eleyi except that the flowers 
are more double. 30 to 36 inch trees. $1.75 
each. 36 to 48 inch $2.00 each prepaid. 
Flowering Crab —Betchel’s double pink 
like small double roses. Beautiful. 3 to 4 
feet, branched, $1.25. Prepaid. 
Fast Growing Shade Trees 
Modesto Ash —The West’s newest high 
class shade tree. Great advance in beauty 
and hardiness. Grows like a perfect Arizona 
Ash but has no seeds and develops faster. 
Disease free and extremely drought resistant. 
Foliage hard and glossy on both sides. Fine 
vigorous young trees 4-6 ft., $1.50 each. 
Robinia Decalsiana —Showy flowering 
locust. Producing very long clusters about 
15-18 inches in length. Beautiful rose-pink. 
Splendid shade tree growing very rapidly to 
a height of 40 feet. Grafted sp)ecimens $1.50 
and $2.00 each. These are among the most 
beautiful of spring flowering trees. Drought 
resistant. 
Sliver Maple —Large tree of very rapid 
growth. Foliage bright green and silvery 
on under side. More rapid grower than the 
sycamore. Excellent shade tree for interior 
valleys. Large trees. 8 feet high. $1.25 
each; 6 feet. $1.00 each. 
California Sycamore —A very large tree 
that should be more widely used. More 
resistant to insects and more beautiful 
foliage than its European cousin. 36 inch 
trees 50c each; 5-6 ft. at $1.00 each. 
Butternut (Juglans clnerla) —A beautiful 
tree with enormous foliage. Makes an 
excellent shade tree. Producing quantities 
of nuts with white meats of excellent flavor. 
Strong young trees, 75 cents. Prepaid. 
Euonymous Europeous —(Flame Tree) 
small 15 feet in height. This tree colors so 
vividly in the fall and winter that leaves 
resemble poinsettia petals. In addition, it 
bears such an abundant crop of crimson rose 
pods as to almost cover the tree. Later 
these pods burst, showing orange colored 
seeds. Very hardy (resistant to drought) 
and one of the most spectacular of all trees. 
$1.50 prepaid. 
Llquldamber —(Deciduous) Tree growing 
to 60 feet. Symmetrical habit with maple¬ 
like lustrous leaves assuming a deep crimson 
color in autumn. Free from insects and 
diseases. 4-5 feet. $1.50 each. Smaller 
size $1.00. Prepaid. 
Fagus Americana—American Beech—■ 
Beautiful deciduous tree. 24 to 30 inches. 
50c each. 
Quercus Rubra —Red Oak. Beautiful 
stately tree assuming rich autumn color. 
50c each. Small trees 4-5 feet, $1.75 each. 
Rosa Roulettl —A miniature rock garden 
rose with its growth not exceeding 12 inches. 
It flowers freely from spring until fall. 
Well-formed buds develop into double pink 
flowers. Hardy. The smallest rose in the 
world. Large. 75c; medium .50c. 
Teucrlum chamaedrys —A beautiful ever¬ 
green rock plant. Reaches a height of 12 
inches and is a bouquet of pink bloom all 
summer. Extremely hardy, holding its 
bright glossy green color in coldest weather. 
Foliage fragrant and will add beauty where- 
ever low blossoming plants are desired. 
Without peer as a rockery or border plant. 
Drought resistant. Shear after blossoming. 
6 to 8 inches at 25 cents; 10 to 12 inches at 
.50 cents. Prepaid. 
Kalmlopsls leachlana —Something now 
for gardens. One of the rarest and one of 
the finesi small broad leaf evergreens. One 
of the few hold overs of the glacial period. 
Ijeaves medium small and glossy deep green. 
Grows to 2 feet and is covered with bright 
red and pink blossoms in spring. Price 
2 >2 inch pot 50 cents. Not Prepaid. 
Rose Locust (Robinia Hispida) 
{See Above Photo) 
Small tree growing to 15 feet. Produces a 
l)erfect mass of orchid pink clusters about 
5 inches in length in early spring. These 
resemble Wisteria clusters. It flowers con¬ 
tinually till July. Very striking and quite 
rare. Grafted trees for $2.00. Prepaid. 
Pink Flowering Acacia —One of the most 
graceful of deciduous trees. Hardy as far 
north as Washington, D. C. The long 
finely cut fern-like leaves are often 2-feet in 
length. Blooms most of the summer. 
Flowers lavender pink and form in large 
terminal heads. Trees grow 30 feet. Vig¬ 
orous young trees, 75c each. 
New Spiral Willow 
{See Above Photo) 
An unusual new sport of the weeping 
willow'. It possesses same graceful habit. 
Flach leaf is curled or rolled in a fantastic 
fashion resembling in form a Ramshorn. 
Wonderful to plant near a pool for a specimen 
tree. $1.00 each. 
Evergreen Trees 
Magnolia Grandiflora —A selected form 
of the southern evergreen magnolia flower¬ 
ing while quite young. A splendid evergreen 
tree. 24 to 30 inch trees. 75c each. 
Casuarina Stricta —A very rapid growing 
evergreen used largely as windbreaks or for 
quickly screening unsightly buildings or 
backgrounds. 25c and 7.5c each. Latter 
size not prepaid. 
“California Nutmeg” —A handsome ever¬ 
green tree. Pyramidal in form. Attain 
height of 70 feet. Foliage yew-like. Rare 
in cultivation. $1.00 each. Not prepaid. 
California Holly —Too well-known to need 
description. One of the most beautiful of 
our large native shrubs or small trees. 75c 
each. Not prepaid. 
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