Useful Ornamental Trees 
See also pages 36 to 10 for edible fruits, uiits, berries, etc., in named varieties 
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jVI OURNING for the vanished American chestnut, stately old 
patriarch tho’ it was, will do no good. There come from 
Asia two blight-resistant species. Plant them ! 
CASTANEA (Chestnut) 
Dentatum (American Chestnut) 
(Almost extinct. Quoted on request.) 
Crenata (Japanese)—35 ft. Zone V. 
Nuts fairly sweet, large. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
*18 to 24 in. X_$ .70 $ 6.00 $ 45.00 
3 to 4 ft. X_ 1.25 10.00 65.00 
4 to 5 ft. X_ 2.00 15.00 110.00 
Mollissima (Chinese Chestnut) 
55 ft. Zone V. Bushy tree, practically 
immune to blight. Good nuts. See also 
page 40. No majestic giant like our 
vanished native, but sweet nuts, not 
very different. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
* 6 to 12 in. S.$ 18.00 
6 to 8 feet.$2.25 20.00 _ 
A fine old Walnut Tree 
DIOSPYROS (Persimmon) 
Virginiana (Native Persimmon) 
50 ft. Zone V. Handsome woods tree, 
edible fruit from October to Decem¬ 
ber. Difficult to transplant except in 
small sizes. 
* 2 to 3 ft. $ 3.50 $ 6.00 
MORUS (Mulberry) 
Alba (Russian Mulberry) (Also p. 39) 
30 ft. Zone IV. Round-topped tree. 
Fruit, white to purple, edible. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
*18 to 24 in.$ 4.00 
* 3 to 4 ft. 1.00 6.00 
hwith FlowWi's and Berries 
THE MAY TREE—(Hawthorns)—CRATAEGUS 
Oxycantha (May Tree: English Haw) 
20 ft. Zone V. Showy white flower in 
M^y, fragrant. Red autumn fruit. An 
excellent hedge. (Each) (lo) (lOO) 
* 9 to 12 in. S.$ 8.00 
*12 to 18 in. S. 10.00 
3 to 4 ft.$1.00 $10.00 75.00 
—splendens (Paul Scarlet)—Form with 
showy red flowers. Perhaps the most 
popular. Prefers sun, lime and heavy 
soil—even clay. In light soils, manure. 
*12-in. 1-yr. grafts.$1.00 $ 7.50 $ 70.00 
3 to 4 ft. 2.25 20.00 180.00 
5 to 6 ft. 3.25 30.00 250.00 
—Double White—Rose-like flowers. 
Same as above. 
—Double Pink—Free-flowering. 
Same as above. 
Coccinea (Thicket Hawthorn) 
10 ft. Zone III. White in May. Berries 
dull red. Relished by birds. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
*12 to 18 in.$ 9.00 
*18 to 24 in. 12.50 
Cordata (Washington Thorn) 
20 ft. Zone V. Round head, bushy. 
Red fruit all winter. Good fall color. 
*12 to 18 in.$ 9.00 
Crusgalli (Cockspur Thorn) 
20 ft. Zone IV. Fine hedge. Red ber¬ 
ries all winter. Very thorny. Drain. 
*12 to 18 in.$ 10.00 
Mollis (Downy Hawthorn) 
20 ft. Zone IV. Large red haws. 
*10 to 15 in.$ 9.00 
SORBUS (Mountain-ash) 
Americana (American Mt. Ash) 
20 ft. Zone II. Smaller. Redder 
berries than the European. Acid. 
* 2 to 3 ft. X.$ 20.00 
6 to 8 ft.$2.50 $23.00 200.00 
8 to 10 ft. 3.00 27.50 250.00 
Aucuparia (European Rowan Tree) 
30 ft. Zone III. Clusters of orange 
berries from July to September. 
Handsome small tree, grows anywhere. 
Very showy in fruit. 
*18 to 24 in. S.$ 10.00 
6 to 8 ft.$2.25 $20.00 
8 to 10 ft. 3.00 25.00 200.00 
Commixta (Japan Mt. Ash) 
25 ft. Zone V. Bright red in October. 
Small leaves. Fine. 
6 to 8 ft.$2.00 $17.00 $130.00 
PRUNES (Plum; Cherry) 
Americana (Native Plum) 
40 ft. Zone IV. White flowers. Birds. 
*18 to 24 in.$ 7.00 
Padus (Bird Cherry) 
50 ft. Zone III. Long white clu.sters 
in May. Black fruit for birds. 
* 9 to 12 in.$ 10.00 
4 to 6 ft.$1.50 $12.00 _ 
Pennsylvania (Wild Red Cherry) 
30 ft. Zone 11. White, May; red fruit 
July. Excellent bird attraction. 
*18 to 24 in.$ 10.00 
SYMPLOCUS (TnrqniseBerry) 
Paniculata (Sweet-leaf) 
20 ft. Zone V. Like Hawthorns, and 
blooms in May; but bright blue berries. 
Sept. 
*12 to 18 in.$ 2.75 $ 20.00 
2 to 3 ft.$1.25 10.00 90.00 
JUGLANS (Walnut) 
Nigra (Black Walnut) (See also p. 40) 
120 ft. Zone IV. Rich, moist. Majestic, 
with good timber, handsome leaf and 
delicious nuts. The following are seed- 
( 10 ) ( 100 ) 
.$ 5.00 
. 1.50 10.00 
. 2.00 15.00 
lings:— 
*12 to 18 in. 
* 2 to 3 ft. 
* 3 to 4 ft. 
Cinera (Butternut) 
75 ft. Zone III. Less handsome. 
*12 to 18 in.$ 5.00 
* 3 to 4 ft. 2.00 15.00 
HICORIA (Carya) (Hickory) 
Laciniosa (Shellbark Hickory) 
100 ft. Zone V. Wet, rich soil. Large, 
stately shade tree. 
* 6 to 12 in.$ 8.00 
*12 to 18 in. 2.00 10.00 
Ovata (Shagbark Hickory) 
80 ft. Zone IV. Light, drained soil. 
* 6 to 12 in.$ 8.00 
*12 to 18 in. 2.00 10.00 
FLOWERING TREES 
X = flower: o = fruit 
Early 
May 
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a 
a 
p 
X 
•Autumn 
Aesculus liippocastanuiii. 
X 
Aesculus rubicunda. 
X 
Aesculus octandra. 
X 
Anielaiichier canadensis. 
X 
Azalea arborescens. 
X 
Catalpa speciosa. 
X 
Cercis (Red Bud). 
X 
Cornus florida. 
X 
o 
Cornus rubra. 
X 
o 
Cornus kousa. 
X 
Cornus mas. 
X 
o 
Crataegus (Hawthorn). 
X 
o 
Davidia involucrata. 
X 
X 
Franklinia (gordonia). 
X 
X 
Halesia tetraptera. 
X 
Hamanielis japonica. 
X 
Hamamelis mollis. 
X 
Hamamelis virginiana. 
X 
Koelreuteria. 
X 
Laburnum vulgare. 
X 
Laburnum vossi. 
X 
Liriodendron tulipifera. 
X 
Magnolia acuminata. 
X 
o 
Magnolia conspicua. 
X 
Magnolia soulangeana. 
X 
Magnolia lennei. 
X 
Magnolia nigra. 
X 
Magnolia stellata. 
X 
Magnolia tripetala. 
X 
Malus (flowering crabs). 
X 
X 
Oxydendron arboreum. 
X 
X 
Prunus pennsylvanica. 
X 
o 
Prunus serotina. 
Prunus serrulata (Jap. Cherry) . . . 
X 
Prunus virginiana. 
() 
Robinia pseudacacia. 
X 
Sophora japonica. 
X 
Sorbus (Mountain Ashj. 
o 
Stewartia pseudocamelia. 
X 
Styrax japonica. 
X 
Symplocus paniculata. 
X 
o 
Svringa japonica. 
X 
Tilia (Linden). 
X 
* = small lining-out grade; S = seedlings; X = transplanted. 
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