12 Better Shade Trees 
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I N this classification we offer not only remarkable variety but plants 
of exceptionally fine quality, growing characteristics, and beauty. 
There is a vast army of beautiful trees which shed their leaves 
in autumn. Among them are trees suitable for planting along streets 
and boundary lines, trees for woodlands and copses, for groves and for 
specimens, or merely to shade a corner of the back yard. Almost all 
of them are gorgeous when their leaves turn color in autumn and 
display an intricate and interesting pattern of bare branches against 
the winter sky. 
APPROVED SPECIMENS 
for LAWNS, GROVES, 
STREETS, PROPERTY 
LINES, Etc. 
All prices listed are for bare- 
root dug, unless otherwise stated. 
B&B means Balled and Burlapped. 
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Abbreviations 
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L, trees that attain a height of 50 feet or 
more; M, trees that attain a height of 25 to 50 
feet; S, trees that attain a height of 10 to 25 
feet; D, dwarf; VD, very dwarf. 
Denoting Rapidity of Growth: r, rapid; m, 
medium; s, slow; v, vigorous; vs, very slow. 
Denoting Varieties Suitable for Seashore 
Planting: (f). 
The figures following the name denote the 
ultimate size of tree at maturity. 
OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
With Special Attractions 
It will repay you to read descriptions carefully—each variety has some especial 
attraction for which it is noted. With some it is the color of the bark, as with the 
White Birch; with others it is the height; still others, the graceful shape; and then 
those with different colored flowers. From these listings it is possible to select trees 
which, in combination with other plantings, especially evergreens, present a scene 
of beauty utterly beyond description. 
Every one listed has been selected, planted, and transplanted to meet our standards 
of quality; every one has a maximum expectancy of beautiful life which means so 
much to your lasting satisfaction. 
These trees should be well watered the first season and firmly staked so that 
they will not sway in the wind. 
ACER - Maple 
The Maples are too familiar to need much introduction. They are all splendid 
trees, some of which are especially adapted to street planting. 
Among its many varieties are found interesting, beautiful, and desirable shapes, 
leaves and fall colorings. 
Acer dasycarpum. Silver Maple. 80 ft. (Lr.) Foliage light green, silvery beneath. 
A most rapid-growing Maple thriving best in rich, moist soil but succeeding 
almost anywhere except on dry ground. Each 10 
10 to 12 ft.$2.00 $18.00 
A. ginnala. Amur Maple. 18 ft. (Sm.) A small tree of bushy habit. Leaves turn 
to a bright pink in fall. Flowers small, white, May. Excellent for large hedges 
and screen plantings. 
Each 10 Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.$1.50 $13.50 8 to 10 ft.$3.00 $27.50 
6 to 8 ft. 2.25 20.00 10 to 12 ft. 4.00 37.50 
BAY STATE FRESHLY DUG TREES 
The two photographs below show a close-up and a sectional view of 
our Shade Trees growing in the nursery at North Abington. 
Note the excellent fibrous root, growth of the freshly dug European 
Linden—such handsome specimens as this are bound to grow into sturdy 
and strong trees, and “take hold” quickly when transplanted in a new 
location. 
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Five or More Plants of One Kind Take the Ten Rate 
