M(UMe4. Q^uM 
We consider this Crab the horticultural wonder of our time. 
The fruit is round to conical in shape, and about threeTourths of 
an inch in diameter. It is of a bright orange^red in color on a 
yellowish green ground. The fruit is borne in such quantities 
as to almost hide the limbs. And most remarkable of all, if not 
picked from the tree it will hang on all winter. The picture of 
the fruit shown on this page was taken on the 12th day of Octo- 
ber, 1939. When in bloom the tree is just one great bouquet 
of large white flowers tinted pink, placed so thick as to absolutely 
hide the tree. 
Above we pic- 
ture the Des 
Moines Flowering 
Crab in natural col¬ 
or in full fruit. Pic¬ 
ture was taken of 
the tree about the 
first of November. 
To the right, the 
picture is of the 
H Des Moines in full 
\flower. 
Lost year we 
illustrated the Ho¬ 
pe in color. This 
fall it will be an¬ 
other colored pic¬ 
ture of some other 
of our Flowering 
Crabs, possibly the 
Dolgo or the Flame. 
All these Crabs 
H ore hordy in the far 
\North. 
Des Moines Crab in full bloom. The color is the true apple blossom-pink. 
Des Moines Crab is not sold separately but only in the Collections on this page. 
Collection No. I 
One each of the 7 varieties listed on page 28, in a 
nice, 2- to 3-ft. grade. 
A Total Volue of $5.25, 
prepaid for 
1 on poge /.o, in u 
^ 4.25 
Collection No. 3 
One each of the 7 varieties listed on page 28, in a 
4- to 5-ft. grade. 
A Total Value of $8.75, 
not prepaid, for 
j on page z.o, in a 
^ 6.50 
Collection No. 2 
One each of the 7 varieties listed on page 28, in a 
strong 3- to 4-ft. grade. 
A Total Value of $7.00, 
prepaid for 
on puyo in u 
^ 5.25 
Collection No. 4 
One each of the 7 varieties listed on page 28, in a 
5- to 6-ft. blooming size. 
A Total Value of $10.50, 
not prepaid, for 
on page z.o, in a 
^ 8.75 
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