SHADE TREES 
Shade trees are important in your garden—important through' 
out the year. In winter, bare twigs and branches silhouette 
against leaden skies. Spring brings the fresh green of unfolding 
buds; fall the brilliance of turning leaves. In deep summer, leafy 
tops cast cool shadows on the 1 a w n-—restful, inviting shadows 
broken here and there by patches of dancing light. At all sea' 
sons, tall trees serve to frame the house, to give it a settled air. 
Worthwhile shade trees, however,—those that are long'lived 
and hardy—are relatively slow growing. It takes time to achieve 
an effect—time before shadows cool the summer lawn. Accord' 
ingly, these trees should be planted early, even before the house 
is under roof. 
AMERICAN WHITE ASH (Fraxinus Americana) 
A giant that towers to a hundred feet. Leaves turn to gold in 
early autumn. 
H^/2” stem.ea. $1.50 2%/3” stem.ea. $2.50 
2/2%” stem.ea. 2.00 3/3%” stem.ea. 3.00 
BIRCH (Betula) 
Graceful trees that rank high in popularity. White'barked types 
have long been associated with evergreens. 
BETULA PENDULA (European White Birch) 
A tree of medium growth, white bark and pendulous branches, 
6/8 ft. high .ea. $1.00 1/1% in. stem .ea. $2.00 
8/10 ft. high .ea. 1.50 l%/2 in. stem .ea. 2.50 
2/2% in. stem .ea. 3.00 
BETULA PENDULA GRACILIS (Cutleaf Weeping Binch) 
White bark, finely cut foliage and drooping branches make this 
unsurpassed as a lawn specimen. 
6/8 ft. high .ea. $1.50 l%/2 in. stem ea. $4.00 
8/10 ft. high .ea. 2.00 2/2% in, stem ea. 5.00 
1/1% in. stem .ea. 3.00 %2/3 in, stem ea. 7.00 
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