When Spring Comes: Gardens Burst Into Glory 
with the Bleoms of 
ROEDING’S QUALITY 
FLOWERING TREES 
Flowering trees are a part of the glory of spring. There is no 
waiting for a show of flowers—the youngest trees reward their 
owners with gay blossoms right from the beginning. The quick- 
growing varieties (peaches and plums) require a severe pruning 
after the flowering season. Moderately fast growers (cherries, 
apricots and crabapples) need only occasional light pruning 
to control unruly branches. Flowering peaches should be 
sprayed with a solution containing copper just as the flower 

CERCIS ... Redbud 
Cercis canadensis (American Redbud). Small 
every twig of which is covered with little pink, pea- 
tree, 
shaped blossoms in early spring. Bare root, 4-5 ft. 
$1.50. 
CRATAEGUS ... Hawthorn 
Crataegus carrieri (Carrier's Thorn). Small pyramidal 
tree with single white flowers. Its greatest beauty 
lies in the large, waxy berries of brilliant scarlet. 
Individual berries are the size of cherries. Bare root, 
9-6 ft. $1.75. 
C. cordata (Washington Thorn). 
tree. 
A handsome small 
Leaves triangular, lobed, deep, glossy green; 
flowers white, followed by intensely red berries. 
Bare root, 5-6 ft. $1.75. 
C. Double Pink. Small tree covered in early spring 
with small, double flowers that open pale pink and 
buds swell to prevent curly leaf. 
C. Double White. 
ers that sometimes become tinged with pink at ma- 
turity. Bare root, 5-6 ft. $1.75. 
Creamy-white, fully double flow- 
C. oxycantha splendens (Paul’s Double Scarlet Thorn). 
Small tree of erect habit and quick growth. Flowers 
double and carmine in color; berries dull red. Bare 
root, 5-6 ft. $1.75. 
LABURNUM .. . Golden Chain 
Laburnum vossi (Long Clustered Golden Chain). A 
great improvement over the old Laburnum vulgare. 
It is a small tree with green bark and foliage like 
Flowers are pure golden 
The 
hanging clusters attain as much as 18 to 20 inches 
length and are borne very profusely in late April 
after 
exaggerated clover leaves. 
yellow and formed like those of the Wisteria. 
most flowering trees are through blooming. 
Very beautiful and still very rare. Bare root, 5-6 ft. 
$2.00. 

MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA 
MAGNOLIA 
(DECIDUOUS VARIETIES) 
These are the Magnolias producing the lovely tulip- 
shaped blooms in spring, before foliage appears. — 
They are commonly called ‘'Chinese Magnolias” or 
"Tulip Trees”. 
Magnolia lennei (Lenne Magnolia). Magnificent : 
saucer-shaped blooms eight inches across; petals — 
broad and rounded, outside bright purple rose, in- — 
side nearly white; very fragrant. BB 18-24" $5.00. — 
M. soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia). Large flowers i 
5 to 7 inches long with pointed petals; purplish-pink © 
and lavender outside, pale lavender or white inside. — 
Very fragrant; blooms in March. BB 18-24" $5.00. 
M. soulangeana alexandrina. White form of M. ; 
soulangeana. BB 18-24" $5.00. 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
Dwarf Double Flowering Almond. Shrubby little tree — 
become rosy pink with maturity. Bare root, 5-6 ft. 
with long, slender branches heavily laden in earliest — 
$1.75. 
spring with very double rosette-like flowers. We con 
supply these in either pink or white. Bare root, 3-4 
ft. $1.25, 2-3 ft. $1.00. j 
L. adami (New). Small erect tree with foliage like 
Laburnum, flowers may be yellow, purple or a bright- 
hued blend of the two, all on the same tree. 
root, 5-6 ft. $2.50. 
FLOWERING PEACH Bare 
ICEBERG 
FLOWERING APRICOT 
These cheerful trees bloom much earlier than flowering peaches and lighten } 
the home and garden on dull winter days. You will enjoy their spicy perfume. eS 
All varieties: Bare root, 5-6 ft. $1.50, 4-5 ft. $1.25, 3-4 ft. 90c, 2-3 ft. 75c. 
Bonita. Double deep red. Very early. 
Dawn. 
fragrant. 
Early Double Red. Lighter red than Bonita and not quite so early. 
Peggy Clarke. 
Mid-season variety with large ruffled double pink flowers. Intensely 
Distinctive double deep rose, flowers are medium sized, pro- 
fuse. New. 
Praecox. Earliest of all flowering trees. Creamy white blooms are single, — 
fragrant. 
Rosemary Clarke. Pure white flowers are large and double, exquisitely fra- 
grant. New. 
WEEPING APRICOT 
Double Pink. Fountains of loveliness in very early spring. 
Bare root, 5 ft. — 
stems, $3.50. : 
FLOWERING FEACHES 
Flowering peach time was spring motoring time in seasons past. Don't fail to a 
enjoy their glory in your own garden. Blooms appear the first season planted. 
All varieties: Bare root, 5-6 ft. $1.50, 4-5 ft. $1.25, 3-4 ft. 90c, 2-3 ft. 75c. 
Burbank. Large double pink flowers, late. 
Early Double Red. The most popular variety. 
Helen Borchers, 
New and very , ; 
beautiful. 
Huge, clear shell pink flowers in profusion. 
Mid season. 
Iceberg. A greatly improved double white of rare beauty. Mid season. 
Late Double Red. Very large, fully double flowers. 
Peppermint Stick. Variegated red and white flowers are unique and spectac 
ular. Mid season. } 

San Jese Pink. The earliest variety; soft rose-pink, semi-double flowers. 
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