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BRYANT’S NURSERIES, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS 
MALUS - Flowering Crabs - Special Varieties 
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In addition to the varieties of Flowering Crabs which we are propating in 
quantity, we also offer very limited quantities of a number of additional varieties, 
many of which are of considerable interest. Descriptions of these varieties will be 
sent to interested parties on request. The rate per 10 will be allowed on any assort¬ 
ment of ten plants or more from this list. 
MALUS — SPECIAL VARIETIES — LIST NO. 1 
Each Per 10 
Flowering Crabs, 3 to 4 feet . $ .75 $ 6.50 
Flowering Crabs, 4 to 5 feet .90 8.00 
Flowering Crabs, 5 to 6 feet . 1.10 10.00 
Flowering Crabs, 6 to 8 feet .1.35 12.50 
Per 100 
$ 
Malus "Cheale’s Golden Gem” — 3/4 ft. 
Malus "Frau Louise Dittmann” — 3/4 ft. 
Malus "Oekonomierat Echtermeyer” (weeping) — 4/5 ft., 5/6 ft., 6/8 ft. 
Malus pendula "Elsie Rathke” (weeping) — 3/4 ft., 4/5 ft. 
Malus "Veitch’s Scarlet” — 4/5 ft., 5/6 ft. 
MALUS SPECIAL VARIETIES — LIST No. 2 
Flowering Crabs, 3 to 4 feet .60 5.00 
Flowering Crabs, 4 to 5 feet . 75 6.50 
Flowering Crabs, 5 to 6 feet .90 7.50 
Flowering Crabs, 6 to 8 feet .. 1.25 11.00 
Malus baccata "Orange” — 3/4 ft., 4/5 ft. 
Malus baccata "The Fairy” — 3/4 ft., 4/5 ft., 5/6 ft. 
Malus coronaria aurea — 3/4 ft., 4/5 ft., 5/6 ft. 
Malus "Dartmouth Crab” •— 3/4 ft., 4/5 ft., 5/6 ft. 
Malus dawsoniana — 3/4 ft., 4/5 ft. 
Malus "Lady Northcliffe” — 5/6 ft., 6/8 ft. 
Malus micromalus — 3/4 ft., 4/5 ft. 
Malus "Nipissing” — 4/5 ft., 5/6 ft. 
Malus purpurea — 5/6 ft. 
MALUS - Flowering Crabs — Descriptive List 
MALUS adstringens 25-30 ft. 
An upright tree of strong growth and shapely habit; very floriferous and very showy 
in bloom. The flowers are very large, very dark red in bud, opening to a deep rose-pink. 
arnoldiana — Arnold Crab 16-18 ft. 
A fine hybrid closely resembling Malus floribunda, but with larger flowers of soft 
pink. Very floriferous and one of the most handsome and shapely of the Flowering Crabs. 
atrosanguina — Carmine Crab 12-16 ft. 
A spreading shrubby tree resembling Malus floribunda in general appearance, but with 
flowers of a deep rose-carmine that does not fade to white. A very heavy bloomer and 
a tree of striking appearance. 
baccata — Siberian Crab 18-20 ft. 
A small round-headed tree, earliest of the Crabs to bloom. The flowers are very large 
and handsome, pinkish white fading to pure white, and are followed in the Fall by 
cherry-like red or orange fruits. 
baccata — Gibbs Golden Gage 18-20 ft. 
A type of Malus baccata differing chiefly in the si 2 e and shape of the very decorative 
fruits, which are of medium size, waxy, five-sided, and a translucent yellow. 
baccata pruneformis 18-20 ft. 
Another Malus baccata type with typical flowers and attractive five-sided red or yellow 
fruits. 
brevipes 12-16 ft. 
Closely related to Malus floribunda, but a lower denser grower. Very free flowering 
and attractive with large nearly white flowers. 
coronaria — Wild Sweet Crab-15-20 ft. 
Very showy blush-pink flowers, the most showy of the native Flowering Crabs. 
floribunda — Japanese Flowering Crab 15-18 ft. 
Probably the best known of the Oriental Flowering Crabs, a handsome variety and 
a very free bloomer. The bloom buds are rose or rose-red, opening into a mass of rose- 
pink blooms that gradually fade to white. 
All orders are booked subject to our regular Terms and Conditions of Sale as printed on 
pages 2 and 3. These should be carefully noted as we cannot vary from them. 
