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MALUS • Flowering Crab 
Cole’s Ornamental Flowering Crabs are 
noted for tlieir wealth of bloom, attractive 
fru its, and their extreme hardiness. Our long 
list ol v'arieties, each differing in shape, type 
of fruit, and flowering habits, comprises a 
large collection from which to choose. Each 
variety has some notable characteristic which 
suggests its use in any well-balanced planting. 
See color illustration, page 16. 
Arnoldiana. Arnold Crab. 10 ft. New va¬ 
riety with large, single, pale rose flowers. 
Tree is medium spreading, extremely 
hardy, and strong growing. 
4 to 5 ft. . . .$1.50 I 5 to 6 ft.$2.00 
Atrosanguinea. Carmine Crab. 12 ft. A 
most profuse bloomer with carmine flowers 
and fine red branches. Very graceful in 
habit. 
3 to 4 ft_$1.25 I 4 to 5 ft.$1.50 
Coronaria. Wild Sweet Crab. 15 ft. Most 
fragrant pink flowers. Large green fruit. 
Tree spreading in habit. 
3 to 4 ft_$1.25 1 4 to 5 ft.$1.50 
Eleyi. Eley’s Purple Crab. 10 ft. One of the 
most colorful of ornamental trees is this 
new purple Crab that has none of the 
undesirable rustiness of some purple-leaved 
plants. In spring the tree is a mass of rose¬ 
like light red bloom against purple branches. 
The leaves, following the bloom, are a 
bright, rich, light reddish purple. Late in 
the summer the handsome dark red fruit 
puts in its appearance to provide further 
color and enjoyment. See color illustra¬ 
tion, page 16. 
4 to 5 ft_$1.50 I 5to6ft .$2.00 
Floribunda. Japanese Flowering Crab. 10 ft. 
Covered in spring with a profusion of 
exquisite rose-colored flowers, appearing 
with the leaves. Graceful in form. 
3 to 4 ft_$1.00 I 5 to 6 ft.$2.00 
4 to 5 ft. . . . 1.50 1 6 to 8 ft.3.00 
Halliana Parkmani. Parkman Crab. 10 ft. 
Of spreading habit with glossy deep green 
leaves and double pink and red flowers. 
One of the best. 
3 to 4 ft_$1.90 I 4 to 5 ft.$2.40 
lOENSIS PLENA. Bechtel Double-flowering 
Crab. Large, double, pink, rose-like flowers, 
amazing in their beauty and fragrance. 
The tree presents a sturdy appearance, 
with stiff, erect-branching habit, and will 
grow and thrive in almost any location. 
2 to 3 ft_$0.95 I 4 to 5 ft.$2.00 
3 to 4 ft... . 1.40 1 5 to 6 ft.2.75 
Niedzwetzkyana. Redvein Crab. 12 ft. 
Veins and edges of leaves tinged red. 
Single rose-colored flowers. Grows globular 
in form. Branches reddish purple. Fruit 
large, reddish purple. Distinctive. 
4 to 5 ft. . . .$1.50 1 5 to 6 ft.$2.00 
Prunifolia Rinki. Chinese Apple. 15 ft. 
Tall growing in habit with large pinkish 
flowers. Fruit yellow, extra large. 
5 to 6 ft_$2.00 I 6 to 8 ft.$2.75 
Scheideckeri. Scheidecker Crab. 12 ft. A 
luxurious display of semi-double pale pink 
flowers. Fruit medium-sized, light red, in 
clusters. Clean growing and free blooming. 
4 to 5 ft_$1.50 I 5 to 6 ft.$2.00 
Sieboldi. Toringo Crab. 15 ft. Small, pale 
I)ink flowers. Large clusters of small red 
and yellow fruit. Tall and jjyramidal in 
liabit. One of the best varieties for attract¬ 
ing birds. 
5 to 6 ft_$2.00 I 6 to 8 ft.$3.00 
Spectabilis Riversi fl.-pl. Double Chinese 
Crab. 12 ft. Very beautiful round, double 
pale pink flowers. 
5 to 6 ft. . . .$2.00 I 6 to 8 ft.... $3 00 
MALUS, continued 
PRUNUS, continued 
Sublobata. Yellow Autumn Crab. 12 ft. A 
beautiful new tall-growing specimen noted 
for its large yellow fruit appearing in 
autumn. 
4 to 5 ft. . . .$1.50 I 5 to 6 ft.$2.00 
Toringoides. Cut-leaJ Crab. 14 ft. Bright, 
translucent, red and yellow fruit and finely 
divided leaves, along with strong, upright 
growth, make this i^lant aristocrat one of 
the most handsome and best of the orna¬ 
mental Crabs. 
4 to 5 ft. . . .$2.00 I 6 to 8 ft.$3.25 
5 to 6 ft... . 2.75 I 
Zumi. Zumi Crab. 20 ft. Large, twiggy, 
globular in shape. Flowers large, single, 
pale pink. Profuse bloomer. Round, red, 
medium-sized fruit. 
4 to 5 ft. . . .$2.00 I 5 to 6 ft.$2.50 
Success with Flowering Crabs, as well 
as other specimen trees listed in this 
section, can be advanced 1 to 2 years by 
securing them dug and burlapped. 
Furnished in this manner, prices are 
usually doubled. 
OXYDENDRUM • Sourwood 
Arboreum. For all-season beauty there is 
no finer ornamental than the Sorrel Tree. 
The long racemes of creamy white flowers 
provide spring beauty; the bright, shining 
green leaves furnish summer enjoyment, 
then turn a rich red in the fall to add a 
brilliant mass of fall coloring to the autumn 
1 O D /H COfl 
2 to 3 ft.'. . .$1.25 I 3 to 4 ft.$1.75 
PRUNUS • Plum/ Cherry 
Americana, Newport. Newport Purple 
Plum. 15 ft. This new and exceptional 
variety of Purple-leaf Plum is an offspring 
of the fragrant-flowered native American 
Plum. The foliage is a pleasing brilliant 
reddish purple. Fruit ranges in color from 
yellow to bright scarlet and is edible. New¬ 
port Plum thrives in any soil, providing 
excellent all-season coloring in the foliage 
and an attractive bit of early autumn 
coloring in the fruit. 
2 to 3 ft_$0.65 5 to 6 ft.$1.50 
3 to 4 ft.85 6 to 8 ft.2.00 
4 to 5 ft... . 1.10 
Cerasifera Pissardi nigra. Royal Purple 
Plum. 10 ft. riie richest, darkest jjurple 
foliage and branches of all purple-leaved 
plants. A very beautiful, useftd and worth¬ 
while tree for lending a distinctive touch 
to the border, or for specimen planting. 
to 3 ft. 
to 4 ft. 
. .$0.80 
. . 1.00 
4 to 5 ft. 
.$1.50 
CISTENA. Hansen's Purple-leaJ Plum. 6 ft. 
Handsome dark purple leaves with pretty 
wine-red fruits. It retains its rich color well 
into the autumn. A very lovely small tree 
and the most brilliant-colored variety. 
2 to 3 ft.65c 4 to 5 ft.$1.10 
3 to 4 ft.85c 5 to 6 ft. 1.50 
Triloba plena. Double-flowering Plum. 
Dazzling, double i^carly pink flowers pre¬ 
sent a floral display completely enveloping 
this fine ornamental tree. The long, 
graceful branches provide excellent ma¬ 
terial for making large bouquets. Some¬ 
times called the “Rose Tree.” We offer a 
limited quantity grafted on sturdy trunks 
4 to 5 feet high, making one of the finest 
small ornamental trees for lawn planting. 
1H to 2 ft... .65c I 2 to 3 ft.$0.80 
5-ft. tree-shape specimen. 1.75 
JAPANESE WEEPING CHERRIES 
Subhirtella pendula (Shidare-Higan) . A 
top-grafted tree, usually grafted at a height 
of 5 to 7 feet, with pendulous branches, 
covered with small cherry-like leaves, 
which when mature nearly reach the 
ground. Before the leaves appear, these 
branches are covered with small light pink 
blossoms which, swaying in the breeze, 
assure you that spring is here in all its 
glory. 
5 to 6 ft., strong.$2.90 
6 to 7 ft., specimen. 4.75 
Double Pink Weeping. A beautiful sight 
to behold when in bloom. Branches are a 
solid, glowing mass of dazzling, double pink 
flowers thrilling one in the sheer loveliness 
of their breath-taking beauty. 
5 to 6 ft., strong.$3.75 
6 to 7 ft., specimen. 4.75 
Cole’s sell only well developed plants, years 
ahead of the usual mail-order stock. 
Japanese Weeping Cherry 
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