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MALUS - Flowering Crabs - Special Varieties 
In addition to the varieties of Flowering Crabs which we are propagating in 
quanity, we also offer very limited quantities of a number of additional varieties, 
many of which are of considerable interest. The rate per 10 will be allowed on any 
assortment of ten plants or more from this list. 


MALUS — SPECIAL VARIETIES — LIST NO. 1 
Each Per 10 Per 100 © 
PumermIeeetalises. tO.4 feet. PS Sr Ga 6 
Rempernefaps, 4.1075 feet 2. 2 90 8.00 
Merete tabs > tO) O foct=. = 1.10 10.00 
Malus “Frau Louise Dittmann” (3-4 ft.) — A very handsome Crab with large 
semi-double flowers of soft pink. 
Malus “Oekonomierat Echtermeyer” (4-5 ft. and 5-6 ft.) — Drooping, almost 
pendulous branches; carmine-pink flowers and dark brownish-ted fruit. 
Malus pendula “Elise Rathke” (3-4 ft. and 4-5 ft.) — A picturesque tree with 
broad-spreading horizontal branches which ascend at the tips. Light pink 
flowers and large yellowish-green fruit striped red. 
Malus “Veitch’s Scarlet” (4-5 ft. and 5-6 ft.) — One of the showiest of the 
Flowering Crabs with large white flowers and attractive scarlet fruits. 
MALUS SPECIAL VARIETIES — LIST NO. 2 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
Peeereene eet aps Sto, 4 fect .60 5.00 
brerr@meteenbsy 40to. > feet AS ay AOU 
Bememeeemreet tans. Soto 6 feet) 2 90 7.50 
Malus “Dartmouth Crab” (3-4 ft., 4-5 ft., 5-6 ft.) — Large white flowers and 
deep reddish-purple plum-like fruit. 
Malus dawsoniana (M. fusca x M. pumila) (3-4 ft. and 4-5 ft.) — A slender 
stemed variety with white flowers and distinctive yellow pear-shaped fruit. 
Malus ‘“‘Lady Northcliffe’ (5-6) — A very attractive Crab with pinkish white 
flowers and small yellow fruit. 
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 size and shape of the very decorative 
fruits, which are of medium size, waxy, five-sided, and a translucent yellow. 
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baccata pruneformis 18-20¢fts SE aaee tens ‘ 
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. 
coronaria aurea — Golden-leaved Sweet Crab 
A type of the Wild Sweet Crab with golden foliage. 
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Prices quoted are for wholesale quantities. Orders calling for less than five of a variety and 
size are not wholesale, but will be filled at an advance over printed rates as outlined on page 2. 
