SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES 
B. F. Barr Nurseries 
HAWTHORNS 
The Hawthorns make a brilliant floral display in 
May, and in Autumn are especially attractive in 
their colored foliage. Highly ornamental when in 
fruit, too. For specimen or border planting. 
CRATAEGUS coccinea, 12-15 ft. 
Thicket Thorn 
Showy with large scarlet fruit; smooth, cut-toothed, 
large leaves; white flowers. 
4- 5 ft., B. & B. _$ 3.00 
5- 6 ft., B. & B._ 4.00 
C. cordata, 12-16 ft. Washington Thorn 
White flowers, bright red fruit in Fall displayed 
in clusters against orange or scarlet foliage. Best 
for showy fruit. 
2- 3 ft., B. & B._$ 1.25 
4- 5 ft., B. & B._ 3.00 
12-14 ft., 3-4 in. cal., B. & B._18.00 
C. crusgalli, 10-12 ft. Cockspur Thorn 
Attractive, white flowers, shiny green foliage; use¬ 
ful for hedges or planted as specimens. 
5-6 ft., B. & B_$ 4.00 
C. oxycantha, 10-12 ft. English Hawthorn 
Covered in Spring with fragrant, white flowers 
and in Fall with bright red fruit; bushy. 
3-4 ft._$ 1.50 4-5 ft._$ 2.00 
5-6 ft. _$ 3.00 
C. o. pauli, 12-15 ft. Paul Scarlet Thorn 
Showy, numerous large, scarlet-crimson flowers. 
4-5 ft._I 2.25 5-6 ft._$ 3.00 
6-8 ft., 1-1% in. cal._ 4.00 
WASHINGTON THORN 
RIVERS PURPLE BEECH 
BEECH 
The Beech develop into one of the most magnifi¬ 
cent of trees—tall, broad and stately. Make excel¬ 
lent lawn specimens. Use leaf-mold when planting. 
FAGUS americana, 40-50 ft. 
American Beech 
Close and smooth, light gray hark. Its dark green 
leaves turn rich golden-brown in autumn. An 
interesting tree of incomparable beauty, the 
branches “facing down” to the ground. Excellent 
tree for specimen planting on the open lawn. 
8-10 ft., 2 -2M* in. cal., B. & B._$12.00 
10-12 ft., 2V.-3 in. cal., B. & B._15.00 
12-14 ft., 3 -4 in. cal., B. & B._18.00 
F. sylvatica, 40-50 ft. European Beech 
More compact than americana and smaller leaves, 
particularly heaiitifnl in their Spring coloring. 
.Standard or low branched. 
3- 4 ft. _$ 2.25 
12-14 ft., 4-5 in. cal._26.00 
F. s. heteropbylla (asplenifolia), 30-40 ft. 
Fernleaf Beech 
Graceful, dense, low shrubby tree with narrow, 
deeply tootlied and lobed foliage. 
3- 4 ft., B. & B. _$ 5.00 
F. s. pendula, 25-35 ft. Weeping Beech 
Broad, downward branches, bending to the ground. 
An tmusual tree that will make a very picturesque 
specimen on lire lawn. 
5- 6 ft., B. & B. _$10.00 6-8 ft., B. & B. _$12.00 
8-10 ft., iyo-2 in. cal., B. & B._16.00 
F. s. riversi, 35-40 ft. Rivers Purple Beech 
Intensely colored tree; large, dark, crimson-purple 
leaves holding color all season. 
4- 5 ft., B. & B. __$ 7..50 7-8 ft., B. & B. __$16.00 
8-9 ft., m.2 in. cal. __20.00 
Barr’s “Will Grow” Trees Are Freshly Dug On Receipt of Order — Not Cold Storage Stock 
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