WAYNESBORO NURSERIES, WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA 
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JAPANESE FLOWERING 
CHERRY 
A gift of a few hundred trees made by Japan 
to the District of Columbia has possibly given 
Japan more publicity and done more to estab¬ 
lish goodwill than any other ambassador ever 
sent this country. These trees are living monu¬ 
ments and become more popular and more 
talked of each year. 
Up until recent years the excessive cost of 
Japanese Cherries has prevented their extensive 
use, but now the price has been reduced to 
within reach of every one. Even the Weeping 
varieties may be had for less than half what 
they once cost. We offer the following most 
popular standard varieties: 
Beni-higan. Single pink. Early light pink 
single flowers borne in great profusion. One 
of the varieties which start the annual pil¬ 
grimage to Washington, D. C., each Cherry 
Blossom Season. 
Fugenzo (Kofugen) (James H. Veitch). 30 ft. 
Double pink. One of the latest to bloom; the 
unusually large, double light pink flowers ex¬ 
pand with the coppery young foliage, a nice 
contrast. Probably one of the most popular 
and reliable sorts. 
Kwanzan. 30 ft. Double pink. Large, very 
double deep pink flowers, almost red in bud, 
and bronze young growth coupled with its 
rapid growth justify the highest rating to 
this good form. Well formed, vigorous. 
Yoshino. Single white. Early. A strong grower. 
The Yoshino has a prominent place in Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., and in the city of Tokyo, 
where 60,000 of this variety are found in the 
parks. When this variety blooms the Japanese 
people celebrate a national holiday. 
Double Weeping Cherry. Deep pink, double 
blossoms, very much like Kwanzan but trees 
are weeping in form instead of being upright 
like Kwanzan. 
Single Weeping Cherry. Early. Single pink. 
Budded on five to six foot stems and often 
weeps to the ground. Makes a beautiful 
specimen tree for formal gardens. See color 
illustration page 24. 
KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE 
(Gymnocladus dioica) 
.Interesting open-headed tree. Luxuriant, 
divided foliage. 
LARCH (Larix) 
Larix europaea (European Larch). Low 
branching, deciduous, evergreen-like tree; 
branches slender, tips pendulous. Very at¬ 
tractive in early Spring, when the bright 
green, needlelike foliage is studded with 
purplish pistillate flowers; rapid growing. 
Weeping Wifllow 
LINDEN (Tilia) 
American Linden (Tilia americana). One 
of our most attractive and fast growing shade 
trees for lawn, park or avenue planting. Of 
fine, straight growth and symmetrical out¬ 
line. Stately tree with round, dense head. 
Large, smooth, glossy, rich green leaves with 
yellow twigs; fragrant, yellow flowers. 
Little Leaf European Linden (Tilia cor- 
data). Most popular of the European varie¬ 
ties, being more compact and a less vigorous 
grower than our native American. 
LOCUST 
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). A 
native tree of large size and rapid growth. 
Flowers in long white racemes, very fragrant. 
Valuable for timber. 
Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos). A 
thorny tree well suited to gravelly soil. 
Fragrant white flowers are borne in profusion 
in May. 
MAGNOLIA 
Magnolia soulangeana purpurea. A small 
shrub-like tree which produces large purplish- 
pink, cup-like flowers before the leaves appear 
in early spring. Useful as a specimen tree or 
in groups with other small trees, such as Dog¬ 
woods, Flowering Crabs, Cherries and Red 
Buds. 
MAIDENHAIR-TREE 
Ginkgo biloba. Picturesque, pyramidal tree 
with clean, straight trunk, and fan-shaped, 
Maidenhair Fern-like leaves; immune from 
insects. 
MAPLE (Acer) 
Ashleaved Maple (Box Elder) (Acer negun- 
do). A rapid growing variety with handsome 
light green foliage and spreading head, very 
hardy. Succeeds in many sections where 
other varieties do not thrive. 
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides). It is true 
that the Norway Maple is not as rapid a 
grower as the Poplars, or even the Silver 
Maple, but it continues to be one of our most 
popular shade trees. For a few years we were 
living too fast for this favorite tree and were 
planting more vigorous growing varieties. 
We could not grow enough Silver Maple and 
Chinese Elm, but again we are having more 
calls than ever for the Norway Maple. 
Scarlet Maple (Acer rubrum). A well loved 
native so noticeable in Spring, when the fiery 
red blossoms cover the branches, and again 
in Autumn, when the vivid scarlet dress is a 
high spot. Ordinarily found in low places but 
succeeds well in high land, too. 
Schwedler’s Maple (Acer platanoides 
schwedleri). Leaves bright reddish purple 
in Spring toning into a deep, purplish green 
later in the season. A splendid lawn variety, 
has all the good qualities of the Norway and 
in addition the beautiful red foliage in early 
Spring and late Fall. 
Silver Maple (Acer dasycarpum). The most 
rapid grower and most generally planted of 
the Maples. Suitable for parks, lawns, street 
and high plantings. Adapted to most all kinds 
of soil. 
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum). This is a 
universal favorite for lawn and street plant¬ 
ing. It makes a very beautiful and compact 
growth, hence a good shade. 
MIMOSA 
M imosa (Albizzia). A rapid grower, spreading 
branches, low, flat-topped head, feathery 
leafage, pink flowers in large heads borne at 
branch tips. Begins blooming the middle of 
May and continues for several weeks. Truly a 
Southern tree; not hardy north of Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. 
OAK (Quercus) 
The Oaks are especially useful in parks where 
assortments of large trees are used in groups. 
Although Oaks have long been considered hand¬ 
some, symmetrical trees, many people have 
fought shy of them because of their seemingly 
slow development. In reality, the Oaks grow 
almost as rapidly as other deciduous trees. 
Plant Oaks for permanent trees. 
Oak, Chestnut (Quercus montana). Not as 
popular as the Pin Oak for street planting 
due to being a straggly grower, but is desir¬ 
able for scattering about through the campus 
and in groups with other Oaks. 
Norway Maple 
Oak, Pin (Quercus palustris). The Pink Oak 
is a compact, symmetrical tree, and is a 
fast grower. 
Oak, Red (Quercus rubra). Long-lived. 
Rather slow grower, being used chiefly in parks 
and on large estates. Desirable on account of 
Fall coloring of foliage. 
Oak, Scarlet (Quercus coccinea). A useful 
shade tree, as well as it is noted for its striking 
autumn colors. 
Oak, White (Quercus alba). Most valuable 
for its timber. Also valuable as a shade and 
ornamental tree when given space and time 
for development. Grows to a tremendous size 
and lives to be several hundred years old. 
PLANETREE (Platanus) 
Plane, American (Sycamore) (Platanus 
occidental is). Is useful as a shade tree be¬ 
cause of its hardiness, growing in almost any 
kind of soil and under most unfavorable 
conditions. Easily transplanted and a rapid 
grower. 
Oriental Planetree (Platanus orientalis). 
A large, massive tree with very wide, round 
topped head. Native of Europe and India. 
Bark whitened, exfoliating, lending a pic¬ 
turesque aspect, especially in Winter. 
POPLAR (Populus) 
Carolina Poplar (Populus carolinensis). 
Useful where a quick growing, temporary 
shade tree is required. We recommend using 
as fillers for quick shade with slower growing, 
more permanent varieties. 
Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra). Tall, 
slim, formal—the most striking tree on the 
landscape. It makes a perfect background 
tree, and its symmetrical, columnar shape 
brings out the rounded beauty of other trees 
and shrubs. One of the most popular for 
screens; use them singly to accent shrubbery 
groups or in connection with architectural 
features. See page 30. 
Simon Poplar (Populus simoni). A very 
rapid growing tree but does not attain very 
large size. The attractive foliage is large and 
dark green. Tree pyramidal in shape. Longer- 
lived than Lombardy. 
SOURWOOD 
(Oxydendrum arboreum) 
Throughout the year a handsome tree with 
thick shiny leaves that turn vivid scarlet in Fall 
and remain colored until Winter. The long 
bunches of white summer flowers are not to be 
overlooked and even the gray fruits are con¬ 
spicuous. 
TULIP POPLAR (Liriodendron) 
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). A 
large and stately rapid growing tree with a 
narrow pyramidal crown. Flowers are cup¬ 
shaped, resembling a Tulip, greenish yellow 
blotched with orange. 
WILLOW (Salix) 
Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica). Most 
familiar and beautiful of all Willows, and 
one of the finest of the drooping trees. 
