
Blawering Crabs 
ALL ORNAMENTAL—SOME COMMERCIAL FRUIT BEARING 
Much has been written about the Japanese Flowering Cherries planted 
about the basin in Washington, D. C. The beauty of this fine planting 
has not been exaggerated. I have seen it many times when the trees 
were covered with their delicate bloom. 
But these Japanese Cherries are not hardy in Minnesota and through- 
out the Northwest. However, a fine line of Flowering Crabs has now 
been introduced and in comparing a planting of Flowering Crabs when 
in full bloom and one of Flowering Cherries, I should say that they 
are equal in beauty. But in hardiness, the Flowering Crabs are superior. 
We have sent them all over the United States and have had excellent 
reports from as far west as the State of Washington, as far south as 
3 for $3.50; 
Prices of all Crabs: 4 to 5 ft., $1.25; 
3 for 4.25; 
5 to 6 ft., $1.50; 
Georgia, as far north as Winnipeg, Canada, and east to the New Eng- 
land States. 
The Flowering Crabs are not only beautiful when in bloom, but 
many varieties produce fruit. The fruit from some varieties is excellent 
for jelly, jam, and pickling. The fruit from other varieties makes fine 
food for the birds late in the fall. It is also very ornamental, for the 
bright little apples hang on the limbs as thick as gooseberries on their 
branches. 
Flowering Crabs when grown in a rich soil attain a height of about 
20 feet and with the exception of the Beauty, a spread of about 18 to 
20 feet. 
6 for $6.75; 12 for $12.00 
6 for 8.25; 12 for 15.00 : 
We have beautiful specimen 6- to 7-ft. trees in all varieties: $2.00 each; any 2 for $3.75; any 6 for $10.00 
BEAUTY 
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Many people are looking for just such a Crab as Beauty Crab. The 
tree is the most upright growing Apple or Crab tree we know. We have 
a specimen in our private garden that stands about 18 feet high with a 
limb spread of not more than 7 feet. In growth it resembles the Lom- 
bardy or Bolleana poplar and will fit into a planting where either of 
these trees would. It is a tree one would like to plant against the corner 
of a house or as a sentinel or accent tree along the back line of the yard. 
Besides being a pretty tree, it bears great quantities of brilliant deep 
red Crabs an inch in diameter, which are beautiful on the tree and also 
make wonderful sauce. 
ELEYI 
Many of the European and Asiatic Flowering Crabs are not desirable, 
but this one has done so well with us even in our cold climate that we 
are keeping it in our list. The flowers are single and reddish pink in 
color. The fruit which follows is a very bright red. The foliage in the 
spring is a peculiar orange-red, very brilliant and extremely noticeable 
and continues so during the entire summer. When the spring growing 
season is over, the foliage takes on a very rich maroon greenish tinge. 
NOTE: The Eleyi, described above, and the Bechtel, Hopa, and 
Red Silver, described on the color pages, are beautiful ornamental 
trees, but the fruit is too small for practical use. 

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SPECIAL FLOWERING CRAB OFFER 
One each of Beauty, Dolgo, Eleyi, Flame, 
Hopa and Red Silver 
4 to 5 ft. for $6.75 
5 to 6 ft. for 
Express 
8.25 | Collect 

FLAME 
This is the sensational new flowering Crab recently named and sent 
out by the Minnesota State Fruit Farm. It is a beautiful slender-limbed, 
very graceful, upright-growing tree. This small tree is especially attrac- 
tive in the fall when every branch is literally covered with great ropes 
of its small brilliantly colored red fruit. Those who named it say the 
name is appropriate as the ripening fruit resembles one great flame of 
fire. It is also good for jelly and canning. We wish to emphasize the 
tremendous number of little fiery red Crabs which this tree carries when 
in fruit, making it not only of the greatest value as an ornamental tree 
but extremely valuable for the fruit itself. Blossoms Crabapple-pink. 
DUAL PURPOSE CRABS 
Beauty, Dolgo, and Red River 
We wish to call especial attention to these three crabs, Beauty, 
Dolgo, and Red River. We call these 3 varieties dual purpose crabs. 
They are not only beautiful in the spring when they are all covered 
with pinkish white bloom, but in the fall as their fruits ripen, they 
are again beautiful ornamental trees for some three or four weeks, 
being literally covered with their great loads of brilliant red fruit. 
The fruit of all three varieties makes up into fine jam, jelly, pre- 
serves, and pickles. 

RED RIVER 
A wonderful new Crab that comes out of the Experimental Station of 
North Dakota at Fargo. This speaks well for its being hardy. Red 
River Crab is very noticeable and beautiful as a tree as it is heavily 
limbed, spreading, and covered with immense heavy light green leaves. 
Looks like an immense snowball bush when covered with its white 
bloom. In the fall the large Crabs which are fine to eat and make fine 
sauce hang long on the tree. The latest of the Crabs. 
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