18 Better Shade Trees 
MALUS FLORIBUNDA 
A Masterpiece in 
Japanese Flowering Crabs 
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20 ft. (Sm.) One of the best early, spring-flowering bushes or 
small trees. The deep pink flowers appearing with the leaves, are 
produced in great abundance, followed by very showy pinkish red, 
pea-sized fruit on long, slender stems, making it very ornamental 
in autumn. 
Each 10 Each 10 
3 to 4 ft., B^B .$2.50 $22.50 5 to 6 ft., Bes’B .$4.50 $42.00 
4 to 5 ft., B&fB . 3.50 32.50 6 to 8 ft. . 5.50 50.00 
M. fl. atrosanguinea. Carmine Crab. 14 ft. (Sm.) Like most Flowering 
Crab Apples, it makes an excellent specimen or lawn tree, for in 
spring it is a mass of single crimson blooms of such richness of 
color that it is easily the brightest of the rose-tinted Crabs. 
Each 10 
3 to 4 ft. BK^B.$2.50 $22.50 
4 to 5 ft. X B&?B. 3.50 32.50 
5 to 6 ft. XX B6?B. 4.50 40.00 
6 to 7 ft. XX B&?B. 6.00 55.00 
M. Hopa. Hopa Crab. 30 ft. Purplish tinged leaves; flowers single, 
large and petals of a beautiful deep pink. 
Each 10 Each 10 
3 to 4 ft., B^B .$2.50 $22.50 5 to 6 ft., B^B .$4.50 $42.00 
4 to 5 ft., B&?B . 3.50 32.50 
M. niedzwetzkyana. Redvein Crab. 25 ft. (Mm.) Reddish purple 
leaves, branches, flowers, and fruit make this variety one of the 
distinctive and valuable Crabs. 
Each 10 
5 to 6 ft. B^B.$ 4.50 $40.00 
6 to 7 ft. X BfePB. 6.00 55.00 
7 to 8 ft. X B^B. 7.50 70.00 
8 to 10 ft. X B6?B. 10.00 95.00 
M. parkmani. Parkman’s Crab. (Sm.) Irregular and awkward when 
young, but a most attractive tree when filled with buds and blos¬ 
soms. The buds are carmine, opening to semi-double, bright pink 
blossoms. Reddish-brown fruit ripens in late fall. 
Each 10 Each 
4 to 5 ft. X B6s?B .. $3.50 $32.50 6 to 7 ft. X BS’B .. $7.00 
5 to 6 ft. X B^B .. 4.50 42.50 7 to 8 ft. X B^B .. 9.00 
Carmine Crab—Mains floribunda atrosanguinea 
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M. prunifolia rinki. Chinese Apple. Showy white flowers followed by 
red, yellow, and green fruits lYi inches in diameter. Cultivated by 
the Chinese as a fruit tree, but it is an extremely decorative orna¬ 
mental subject as well. 
Each 10 
8 to 10 ft. B6s?B, very heavy.$10.00 $90.00 
10 to 12 ft. B6?B, very heavy. 12.00 110.00 
M. purpurea. Purple-Leaf Crab. 16 ft. Leaves rich reddish purple. 
Flowers single, broad petals, brilliant deep pink as leaf unfolds. 
Fruit deep red. 
Each 10 
8 to 10 ft. B6?B.$ 8.00 $75.00 
10 to 12 ft. B6?B. 10.00 90.00 
M. robusta. Cherry Crab. 25 ft. (Sm.) Showy, free-flowering tree 
with abundant pinkish white blooms followed by red and yellow 
fruits, like cherries. 
Each 
6 to 8 ft. X B6?B.$6.00 
M. sargenti. Sargent Crab. 8 ft. high and 12 ft. broad. A dwarf tree, 
much more like a large, twiggy shrub making a billowy drift of 
snowy white when covered with its flowers. In autumn it is again 
made attractive and showy by the abundant red fruit. 
Each 10 Each 10 
4 to 5 ft. BS?B $3.50 $32.50 6 to 7 ft. B^B $ 7.50 $70.00 
5 to 6 ft. B^B 5.50 50.00 7 to 8 ft. BCs’B 10.00 95.00 
M. scheideckeri. Scheidecker Crab. 15 ft. A very showy, early-flower¬ 
ing variety with double pink blooms, yellow fruit the size of a 
cherry. Connoisseurs consider this one of the real treasures of the 
whole lovely Crab family, as it is distinctly upright and slender in 
habit of growth. 
Each 10 Each 10 
4 to 5 ft., Bfe?B .$3.00 $27.00 6 to 7 ft.$5.50 $50.00 
5 to 6 ft., B^B . 4.00 36.00 
M. spectabilis. Chinese Flowering Crab. 25 ft. A slender compact 
grower. The semi-double flowers are very showy rose to pink. 
The fruits are reddish yellow. 
BcLcti 
4 to 5 ft. B6?B.$3.50 6 to 7 ft. B^B.$7.00 
5 to 6 ft. B6?B. 5.00 
M. theifera. Tea Crab. 20 ft. An erect, vase-shaped tree, every branch 
and twig of which is buried in a cloud of rose-pink flowers in the 
spring. 
Each 
4 to 5 ft. Bfe?B .$ 3.00 
5 to 6 ft. B€s?B . 4.50 
M. toringoides. Cut-Leaf Crab. 25 ft. (Sm.) A shrubby tree with 
beautiful, slightly cut foliage and irregular, picturesque habit, 
covered in late May with a cloud of creamy white flowers in dense 
masses along every pendulous branch and twig. In autumn its 
many orange and scarlet, pear-shaped fruits glitter in the sunlight 
like jewels. This is one of the showiest and most decorative of the 
Flowering Crabs. 
Each 10 Each 10 
4 to 5 ft. B^B $3.00 $27.50 6 to 7 ft. B^B $6.00 $55.00 
5 to 6 ft. Be^B 4.50 40.00 
MORUS - Mulberry 
Morus alba tatarica. Russian Mulberry. 30 ft. (Mm.) A low, very 
bushy-topped tree with reddish fruit which birds like; very hardy 
and desirable. 
Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.$2.00 $18.00 
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