ilbe national finrscrvinan. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERYSTOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated 
Vol. XXVII. 
HATBORO, PENNA. FEBRUARY. 1919 
No. 2 
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Flowering Crabs 
Pyr((s pule]tenima, Scliekleckeri 
A n old apple orchard in full bloom ranks high as 
an object of beauty, yet the ajtple tree or any of 
the fruit trees are rarely considered from the 
artistic point of view when planting around the home, 
especially on the smaller places. 
On the large estates, with a master landscape man in 
charge, an old orchard receives full consideration from 
the artistic standpoiiit, and is usually highly valued for 
the beauty it adds to the general scheme. 
In spite of the pruning and the artificial way in which 
the crab and apple trees are raised, they invariably have 
an artistic outline, rarely straight, yet always pleasing, 
