10 Better Shade Trees 
3Ray State Nurseries 
IN cor.por.ated 
MALUS FLORIBUNDA 
A Masterpiece in 
Japanese Flowering Crabs 
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20 ft. (5m.) One of the best early, spring-flowering bushes or 
small trees. The deep pink flowers appearing with the leaves, are 
produced in great abundance, followed by very showy pinkish red, 
pea-sized fruit on long, slender stems, making it very ornamental 
in autumn. 
3 to 4 ft. X 
B&B . . 
Each 
. . .$2.50 
6 to 7 ft. XX B&B . 
Each 
. . .$6.00 
4 to 5 ft. X 
B6?B . , 
. .. 3.50 
7 to 8 ft. XX B6?B . 
. .. 7.50 
5 to 6 ft. XX B6?B . 
. .. 4.50 
M. fl. atrosanguinea. Carmine Crab. 14 ft. (Sm.) Like most Flowering 
Crab Apples, it makes an excellent specimen or lawn tree, for in 
spring it is a mass of single crimson blooms of such richness of 
color that it is easily the brightest of the rose-tinted Crabs. 
Each 
10 
4 to 
5 ft. X B6?B. 
.$3.50 
$32.50 
5 to 
6 ft. XX B&?B. 
. 4.50 
40.00 
6 to 
7 ft. XX B&B. 
. 6.00 
55.00 
7 to 
8 ft. XX B6=?B. 
. 7.50 
70.00 
8 to 
10 ft. XX B£s?B. 
.10.00 
M. micromalus. Midget Crab. 12 ft. Of compact, vase-shaped habit 
with long slender branches covered with single pink flowers. 
£cicli Ecicli 
7 to 8 ft. B&?B.$4.50 8 to 10 ft. B6?B.$6.00 
M. niedzwetzkyana. Redvein Crab. 25 ft. (Mm.) Reddish purple 
leaves, branches, flowers, and fruit make this variety one of the 
distinctive and valuable Crabs. 
5 to 6 ft. B6s?B 
6 to 7 ft. X B6?B 
7 to 8 ft. X B8?B 
8 to 10 ft. X B8?B 
Each 
10 
$ 4.50 
$40.00 
6.00 
55.00 
7.50 
70.00 
10.00 
95.00 
M. parkmani. Parkmans Crab. (Sm.) Irregular and awkward when 
young, but a most attractive tree when filled with buds and blos¬ 
soms. The buds are carmine, opening to semi-double, bright pink 
blossoms. Reddish-brown fruit ripens in late fall. 
Each 10 Each 
4 to 5 ft. X B6?B . .$3.50 $32.50 6 to 7 ft. X B6?B . .$7.00 
5 to 6 ft. X B&B . . 4.50 42.50 7 to 8 ft. X B6?B .. 9.00 
Malus theifera—Tea Crab 
M. prunifolia rinki. Chinese Apple. Showy white flowers followed by 
red, yellow, and green fruits 1 /i inches in diameter. Cultivated by 
the Chinese as a fruit tree, but it is an extremely decorative orna¬ 
mental subject as well. Each 10 
8 to 10 ft. B&B.$ 7.50 $70.00 
10 to 12 ft. B6?B. 10.00 95.00 
M. purpurea. Purple-Leaf Crab. 16 ft. Leaves rich reddish purple. 
Flowers single, broad petals, brilliant deep pink as leaf unfolds. 
Fruit deep red. Each 10 
5 to 6 ft. B6?B.$ 4.50 $40.00 
6 to 8 ft. B&B. 6.00 55.00 
8 to 10 ft. B6?B. 8.00 75.00 
10 to 12 ft. B&B. 10.00 90.00 
M. robusta. Cherry Crab. 25 ft. (Sm.) Showy, free-flowering tree 
with abundant pinkish white blooms followed by red and yellow 
fruits, like cherries. 
Each 
6 to 8 ft. X Bfe?B.$6.00 10 to 12 ft. X B^B ... $12.00 
8 to 10 ft. X B6r?B. 9.00 
M. sargenti. Sargent Crab. 8 ft. high and 12 ft. broad. A dwarf tree, 
much more like a large, twiggy shrub making a billowy drift of 
snowy white when covered witb its flowers. In autumn it is again 
made attractive and showy by the abundant red fruit. 
Each 10 Each 10 
4 to 5 ft. B&B $3.50 $32.50 6 to 7 ft. B6?B $ 7.50 $70.00 
5 to 6 ft. B6?B 5.50 50.00 7 to 8 ft. B6?B 10.00 95.00 
M. scheideckeri. Scheidecker Crab. 15 ft. A very showy, early-flower¬ 
ing variety with double pink blooms, yellow fruit the size of a 
cherry. Connoisseurs consider this one of the real treasures of the 
whole lovely Crab family, as it is distinctly upright and slender in 
habit of growth. Each Each 
4 to 5 ft. B6?B.$3.00 7 to 8 ft. X Bfe?B. $7.50 
5 to 6 ft. X B6?B. 4.50 8 to 10 ft. X B6?B. 10.00 
6 to 7 ft. X B6?B. 6.00 
M. theifera. Tea Crab. 20 ft. An erect, vase-shaped tree, every branch 
and twig of which is buried in a cloud of rose-pink flowers in the 
spring. 
4 to 5 ft. Bare roots.$ 3.00 
5 to 6 ft. B&?B 4.50 
6 to 7 ft. B6?B 6.00 
7 to 8 ft. B&B 7.50 
8 to 10 ft. X B6?B . 10.00 
10 to 12 ft. XX B6?B . 20.00 
M. toringoides. Cut-Leaf Crab. 25 ft. (Sm.) A shrubby tree with 
beautiful, slightly cut foliage and irregular, picturesque habit, 
covered in late May with a cloud of creamy white flowers in dense 
masses along every pendulous branch and twig. In autumn its 
many orange and scarlet, pear-shaped fruits glitter in the sunlight 
like jewels. This is one of the showiest and most decorative of the 
Flowering Crabs. 
Each 10 Each 10 
4 to 5 ft. B6?B $3.00 $27.50 6 to 7 ft. B&?B $6.00 $55.00 
5 to 6 ft. B6?B 4.50 40.00 7 to 8 ft. B6?B 7.00 65.00 
MATURE FLOWERING CRABS READY FOR 
IMMEDIATE EFFECTS 
In most of the named varieties of Flowering Crab Apples we 
have a considerable stock of very heavy specimens in nearly all the 
heights listed—also taller heights. These trees are well matured 
specimens which give immediate finished effects of breath-taking 
beauty to any landscape in which they are planted. Let us quote 
on your specific requirements. 
MORUS - Mulberry 
Morus alba pendula. Weeping Mulberry. 8 ft. (Dv.) One of the best 
small weeping lawn trees, forming a perfect umbrella-shaped head 
of light green, deeply lobed foliage. Fruit reddish purple, edible. 
Thrifty and hardy. 
Each Each 
3-yr. heads.$3.00 5-yr. heads.$4.50 
M. alba tatarica. Russian Mulberry. 30 ft. (Mm.) A low, very bushy- 
topped tree with reddish fruit which birds like; very hardy and de¬ 
sirable. Each Each 
4 to 5 ft.$1.50 5 to 6 ft.$2.00 
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