16 Hardy Ornamental Trees 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO.,, 
FLOWERING CHERRIES 
[Cerasus] 
Ama-no-gawa (Milky Way). A unique 
" ■ tree form, with upright 
branches hugging the main trunk; cov¬ 
ered full length with also upright short 
stems crowned by lovely semi-double pink 
flowers of delightful fragrance. Takes up 
little room, and is consequently valuable 
as an accent shrub. 4 to 5 feet, $1.85 ; 
5 to 6 feet, $2.35; 6 to 8 feet, $3.00. 
Beni-Higfan. Deep pink in the buds, ex¬ 
panding to a flushed white, 2-yr,, grafted 
on 5-ft. stems, $2.50. 
Japan Weeping Adapted to small 
— lawns, where its 
swaying wands, so thickly studded with 
light pink bloom, are an outstanding in¬ 
cident of spring. Grafted on 5- to 6-ft. 
stems. Tops pruned ready for planting. 
1-year heads, $2.50; 2-year heads, $3.26. 
FOLLOWING 8 VARIETIES: Each 
3 to 4 feet.$1.25 
4 to 5 feet. 1.60 
5 to 6 feet. 2.00 
6 to 8 feet. 2.50 
Mt. Fuji 
Cherry 
FLOWERING DOGWOOD [c ornus] 
Comus Florida (WTiite Flowering Dogwood). Flowers white, 
3 to 3M> inches in diameter, in spring before leaves appear. Used 
in tall shrub background and corner groups, sparkling white 
bloom in spring, and crimson autumn foliage. 
2 to 3 feet, $1.00; 3 to 4 feet, $1.40; 4 to 5 feet, $2,00. 
Cornus Florida Rubra (Red-Flowering Dogwood). Slower grow¬ 
ing and more formally shaped, with handsome rose-red flowers. 
An attractive lawn specimen or group subject. 
2 to 3 feet, $2.00 ; 3 to 4 feet, $2.75 ; 4 to 5 feet, $3.75. 
Welches Varieg ated I ieaved . leaves are beautifully blotched, 
tinted and bordered creamy white in early spring, changing to 
carmine center and crimson margin in mid-summer and fall; the 
tree holding magnificent coloring the entire season. 
2 to 3 feet, $2.00 ; 3 to 4 feet, $2.75. 
FLOWERING CRABS [Malus] 
No tree could be more lovely than are these in their first stage of 
deep colored, round, shiny buds ; then their second stage of part buds 
and part opened flowers ; followed by a smothering expanse of full¬ 
blown flowers. Then comes their final gesture, later, when the trees 
are sparkling with brilliant fruits,—varying in size and color, ac¬ 
cording to the variety. 
BechteFs. ^^en in bloom ap¬ 
pears to be covered with deli¬ 
cate pink, perfectly double 
small roses of delicious frag¬ 
rance. 1% to 2 ft., 95c ; 2 to 3 
ft., $1.26. 3 to 4 ft., $1.60. 
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Bechtel’s Flowering Crab 
Arnoldiana. A popular va¬ 
riety ; early flowering semi¬ 
double, pink, with splendid 
foliage and yellow fruit. 
Atrosangfuinea. Buds deep purple- 
red ; entire flower tinged purplish; 
small yellow fruit. 
Coronaria (Wild Crab Apple). A 
round-headed tree, with spiny 
branches, and heart-shaped serrated 
leaves. Clustered rose-pink flowers; 
yellowish fruit with red cheek. 
Eleyi. Brilliant purplish red foliage, 
vinous-red flowers; the dark red 
fruits spectacular. 
Ploribunda. A ^ larger small tree, 
often thorny, with rose-red flowers; 
very small yellow fruit. 
Ploribunda Purpurea. Darker red flowers; 
purplish leaves and dark red fruits. 
Hopa. Beautiful in spring with a wealth of 
rose-crimson flowers; vivid in autumn with 
crimson fruits. 
Niedzwetzkyana. Purplish foliage and bark; 
large deep pink flowers; edible red fruit. 
Pujizan (Mt. Fuji). (C. incisa). A stocky, sturdy type; 
snow-white blossoms with yellow anthers, equally beautiful 
after the petals have fallen when the conspicuous calyx 
shows red and finally crimson, 
James H. Veitch (C. fugenzo). One of the best varieties; 
large, double, pink flowers with reddish green calyx. 
Kofugfeu (Pink Saint). Vigorously upright and symmetrical. 
Crimson buds, expanding into double flowers that are red, 
fading to old rose. 
Kwanzan (Sekiyama, Sekizan) (Sacred Gate). Usually in 
bush form but of good height; the flowers being very full 
and double, deep pink or old rose, varying in tone accoi’ding 
to weather conditions. Used in Japan as gateway guardians. 
Paul Wohlert. A beautiful variety inclined to be short and 
spreading. Semi-double; very early, red to deep pink. 
Sh.irofug'eii. Similar to Kwanzan in character, but unique in 
that its buds are pale; and the opened flowers show but the 
merest tint of pink. 
Sieboldi. (Double Pink). Semi-double, white tinged with red. 
YosMim. One of the loveliest of all, most popular in Japan, 
and the kind that giv^ that magnificent sweep of pink color 
a^long the Tidal Basin at Washington at “Cherry Time.’’ 
Fast growing and wide-spread, the early flowers very dense 
on the branches , buds red, the single flowers blush-pink ma¬ 
turing to white with a purplish pink center. 
Red Dogwood—Cornus Florida Rubra 
