FLOWERING AND 
Only the most desirable of the smaller varieties possessing rare 
flowering beauty and ornamental value are featured here. There 
is a graceful friendliness about them, bringing beauteous charm and 
loveliness to the home grounds. A few well-placed specimens will 
add much to your garden picture. 
FLOWERING CHERRIES 
Many people feel that there is nothing which can quite equal the breath-taking 
display of their early spring bloom. Surely this feeling is amply reflected by the 
uncountable thousands who journey to Washington, D. C., in the spring to witness 
the lavish display of unsurpassable beauty of Cherry Trees in bloom. In part such 
loveliness can be brought to your own dooryard by planting one or more of the fol- 
lowing. 
Fugenzo (Kofugen; James H. Veitch). 25 ft. Large, double, exquisitely shaded pink 
flowers. 
Sekiyama (Kwanzan Cherry). 25 ft. Double, dark pink flowers of great richness. 
Sieboldi (Siebold Cherry). 25 ft. Gorgeous blooms of delicate shell-pink shading. 
3 to 4 ft., $2.00 each; 4 to 5 {t., $3.00 each; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00 each. 
FLOWERING CRAB 
(Malus) 
lowering Crab Eleyi (Eley’s Purple Crab). 10 ft. 
This new purple crab is one of 
the most colorful of ornamental trees. In the spring the tree is a mass of roselike, light red 
bloom against purplish branches. The leaves which follow the flowering period. are bright, 
rich, light reddish purple. Late in the summer the handsome dark red fruit is borne, adding 
further color and beauty. 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 4 to 5 ft, $2.00; 5 to 6 ft., $2.75. 
Floribunda (Rose Flowering Crab). 10 ft. A profusion of exquisite rose-colored flowers literally 
cover the tree in the spring, coming with the foliage. Exceedingly graceful and colorful. 3 to 
4 ft., $1.50; 4 to 5 ft., $2.00; 5 to 6 ft., $2.75. 
Ioensis plena (Bechtel’s Double-Flowering Crab). 12 ft. Large, double, pink, roselike flowers of 
rare beauty and fragrance. Very stiff, erect-branching habit. Will grow and thrive in almost 
any location. 2 to 3 ft., $1.25; 3 to 4 ft., $1.75; 4 to 5 ft., $2.50. 
DOGWOOD (Cornus) 
Florida (Flowering Dogwood). 20 ft. A low-growing tree of unusual beauty and graceful charm. 
The flowers are white, followed in late summer and early fall by a wealth of bright red 
berries, providing a striking color note and food for the birds. Does well in either shade or 
sun but needs well-drained soil. 2 to 3 ft., $1.25; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00; 4 to 5 ft., B&B, $3.90; 5 to 
6 ft., B&B, $5.50. 
Florida rubra (Red-Flowering Dogwood). 16 ft. Great quantities of large, single light red flowers 
of striking beauty. Sturdy grower and has great decorative value. 12 to 18 in., $1.50; 2 to 
3 ft., B&B, $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., B&B, $4.00; 4 to 5 ft., B&B, $6.75; 5 to 6 ft., B&B, $9.00. 
GORDONIA 
Alatamaha. 20 ft. The finest of all fall-flowering trees with glossy green foliage from spring 
until fall when they change through all the intervening shades to a bronzy crimson. While 
valuable for their fall coloring, the peak of their glory is reached in September when the large, 
waxy white flowers 
with hearts of gold- 
en stamens appear 
along the branches. 
Planted in compara- 
tively light soil and 
in a protected loca- 
tion, Gordonia will 
bloom when quite 
small. 12-to 18-inch 
plants, $1.50 each; 
2 for $2.50. 
¢ CHERRY, 


Bechtel’s 

WEEPING 
New Double Pink. 
25 ft. Arching 
and pendent 
branches are a 
solid glowing 
mass of daz- 
zling, double 
pink flowers. A 
beautiful sight 
to behold. 5 to 
6 ft., $4.75 each. 
[22] The Cole Nursery Co. 


