Ornamentals — 
PINK GIANT 
“Flowering Crab 
A CARL A. HANSEN INTRODUCTION 

We have seen many flowering crabs and many hybrids of them 
but this is the first one we have ever grown at which we are 
completely awed. It is one of those unusual beauties of nature 
that makes us fairly gasp at its glory. The flowers are huge, 
brilliantly pink and the showiest things imaginable. 
In our nursery where we have many groups of flowering crabs, 
Pink Giant, with its gaudy blossoms, outshines all the rest and 
you can see it from a great distance, standing out among all the 
others with its brilliant, alluring, vivid pink flowers. In addition 
to their large size, they open wide, in fact they are the shape of 
a saucer, which tends to make them look even bigger and en- 
hances their gorgeous beauty. 
The Pink Giant, in our tests and observations so far, has larger 
flowers of a more vivid pink color and is more showy than any 
of the others. The Hopa Flowering Crab has become one of the 
leading flowering crabs of America in late years, but the Pink 
Giant is even more showy than this lovely ornamental. Lovely Large Open Flowers. 
In addition to its gorgeous flowers, it 
has small brilliantly red fruits which hang ; : 
on well into the winter and make fine if not trimmed up and forms a symmetrical, compact tree. 
feed for the birds. The tree is of strong, The leaves on the tips of the branches are tinted with red, 
upright growth with heavy branches and giving the whole tree an unusually decorative effect, even 
main trunk. It will retain its lower limbs when not in bloom. ; 
Pink Giant is of a very hardy strain. Its parentage and 
tests so far have proved it should thrive and grow to the 
Canadian line and beyond. In the nursery it is a very 
vigorous and an Meu fast growing tree. 
he wonderful blossoms last a long time, the tree is larger 
than other flowering crabs, and the red fruits cling until 
winter, making Pink Giant a three purpose tree. For 
PINK GIANT 
flower, for shade, for ornament. 
EXTRA LARGE TREES This is the third year we have offered the Pink Giant 
Ready to Bloom This Year and we only have a very few trees available this year. 
Order now while the supply lasts. 

$1.75 Each 
Large, 4-5 Ft. $1.25 Each to be one of the most outstanding Flowering Crabs 
We believe this new Pink Giant Flowering Crab 

Medium, 3-4 Ft. 1.00 Each ever offered. 
Small, 2-3 Ft. 65 Each CARL A. HANSEN. | 
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HOPA. .. Rose Flowering Crab 
Attractive. ... Cheery ... . Desirable 
Introduced for the first time in 1920. A remarkable tree 
which is entirely covered with beautiful rose colored blos- 
soms in May. It is a cross of Niedzwetzkyana, a red fleshed, 
red-flowering apple from Turkestan, and the Siberian Crab. 
Hopa is very hardy, blooms when but five feet in height, | 4% 
and is of such striking beauty that it deserves a place on = 
every lawn. The fruit is red inside and out, and is very 
ornamental. 
The tree makes a very strong, well balanced growth. The color Beautiful Rose-Red Flowers 
of the leaves and bark livens up the landscape and gives it a cheer- In Early Spring 
ful aspect throughout the year. The foliage for summer color and 
the reddish colored bark for winter scenery. Size Each Per 2 Per 6 
For the best effect and to bring out its beauty Hopa may be planted Large, 4-5 ft. $1.00 $1.80 $5.00 
in a group with other tall growing shrubbery or trees, or it may be : 4 75 1.40 4.00 
planted as a specimen tree with excellent results, for as such it shows Medium, 3-4 ft. ° : : 
up splendidly. Small, 2-3 ft. 50 .90 2.50 
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