BRYANT’S NURSERIES, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS II 
MALUS —Flowering Crabs — Descriptive List — Continued 
MALUS hopa — Hopa Crab 20-25 ft. 
A very attractive variety of strong upright growth, probably a variety of Malus ad- 
stringens. It bears a profusion of very large double flowers of an unfading rose-red, 
followed by large edible fruits that are very distinctly red fleshed. 
ioensis palmeri — Palmer Crab 15-18 ft. 
A regional variety of the native Prairie Crab, coming from the Missouri area. A small 
spiny tree of compact growth, an improvement over the native Prairie Crab. Flowers 
large, rosy-pink fading to rosy-white. 
magdeburgensis 14-16 ft. 
A Malus spectabilis hybrid with striking semi-double rose-pink flowers borne in dense 
clusters. Resembles Malus scheideckeri in growth, but is a more robust grower. 
prunefolia rinki — Ringo Crab 15-18 ft. 
A strong growing variety with wide-spreading branches and large flower trusses. Deli¬ 
cate pink in bud, followed by almost white flowers. The very decorative red or yellow 
fruit is produced very abundantly and persists on the tree well into the Winter. 
purpurea aldenhamensis — Aldenham Crab 16-18 ft. 
Another very showy hybrid with bronze-purple foliage. Very similar to the Eley Crab, 
but the bloom is larger, semi-double to double, and a bright vineous-red. 
purpurea Eleyi — Eley Crab 16-18 ft. 
A very showy and handsome hybrid with reddish purple foliage, the best of the purple¬ 
leaved Crabs. The flowers are a brilliant bright red followed by dark purple fruits. 
robusta — Cherry Crab 20-25 ft. 
A handsome tree of strong upright growth. Flowers large, very fragrant, soft pink to 
white. One of the earliest of the Crabs to bloom. 
robusta persicifolia — Peach-leaved Cherry Crab 20-25 ft. 
Similar to the type, but with long peach-like leaves. 
scheideckeri — Scheidecker Crab 12-15 ft. 
A rather small uprightly branched tree with a tendency to grow in bush form when 
not trimmed regularly. Flowers semi-double to double, borne very freely in upright 
clusters, red in bud, opening deep pink. A very decorative variety. 
seiboldi calocarpa (M. zumi calocarpa) — Toringo Crab 15 ft. 
A wide-spreading shrubby Crab with large dark-pink flowers followed by small scarlet 
fruits. A very floriferous and attractive variety. 
theifera — Tea Crab 15-16 ft. 
One of the best and most interesting of the Flowering Crabs. Flowers light pink. 
Very free-flowering, resembling in its flowering habit a Cherry rather than a Crab. 
zumi — Zumi Crab 12-14 ft. 
A shrubby tree with a dense upright habit of growth. Flowers large, pale pink in 
bud, opening white. 
Maple — see Acer. 
Mountain Ash — see Sorbus aucuparia. 
Mulberry — see Morus. 
Oak — see Quercus. 
PLATANUS occidentalis — American Sycamore 80-90 ft. 
A very large native shade tree with light green exfoliating bark. Per 10 Per 100 
iy 4 to 2 inch caliper .-. 13.00 120.00 
2 to 21/2 inch caliper . 16.50 150.00 
2 I /2 to 3 inch caliper .—•— .-.—•————. 20.00 185.00 
Plum — see Prunus. 
Poplar — see Populus. 
POPULUS nigra italica — Lombardy Poplar 
50-60 ft. 
A fine lot of trees in all grades, of heavy cali- 
per and well branched to the ground. 
Per 10 
Per 100 
Per 1000 
5 to 6 feet .— 
.$ 1.75 
$ 13.00 
$ 
6 to 8 feet . 
. 2.25 
18.00 
8 to 10 feet, 1 to V/ 4 inch caliper . 
2.75 
22.50 
200.00 
1 1/ 4 to U/2 inch caliper. 
3.00 
25.00 
225.00 
iy 2 to iy 4 inch caliper . 
3.75 
32.50 
300.00 
iy 4 to 2 inch caliper .— 
4.25 
37.50 
