
Blooms and fruit of Malus theifera 
MONG our finest flowering trees are the 
Flowering Crab Apples. They are more 
useful and more ornamental than many 
plants that have been introduced from abroad, 
but because they are native to this country, 
they are often overlooked. The Crabs “have 
everything’: floriferousness over a long season, 
good color range, rich fragrance, and a pro- 
fusion of sparkling fruits. In the early spring 
garden a Flowering Crab can easily dominate 
the scene. 
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The fruits of the Flowering Crabs are a joy to the eye and a delight to the birds. 
These fruits, indeed, are often one of the chief reasons for planting the Crabs, for they 
make even a small yard or garden a mecca for birds for a long time every season. 
Just as the flowers vary in color from white through many shades of pink and red, 
the fruits assume many different sizes and colors. Some of the tiny apples are no larger 
than cherries, but a few are large enough to be used for making jelly. In color they 
range through green, yellow, orange, scarlet, and crimson. No matter what size or 
color they may be, they are a favorite tid-bit for the birds. 


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MALUS ADSTRINGENS, 
HOPA. Hopa Crab. A large- 
flowering purple-leaf Crab 
with purple-red flowers. 
M. ATROSANGUINEA. Car- 
mine Crab. Well-branched 
tree to 15 feet with deep car- 
mine flowers which retain their 
color. They are produced in 
unusual profusion, so that a 
tree in bloom is a_ beautiful 
specimen. 
. CORONARIA. Wild Sweet 
Crab. A nicely formed tree to 
30 feet. Fragrant flowers about 
1 inch across open rose-colered 
and change to white. The fruit 
averages an inch in diameter 
and is yellowish green. 
. FLORIBUNDA. Showy 
Crab. <A profuse-blooming, 
large bush or tree to 25 feet, 
bearing 1 14-inch rose-red flow- 
ers which fade nearly white. 
These are followed by tiny 
yellow fruit about 14 inch in 
diameter. 
M. FLORIBUNDA SCHEI- 
DECKERI. Scheidecker Crab. 
Small pyramidal tree bearing 
a profuse crop of semi-double 
pale pink flowers. This is fol- 
lowed by large yellow fruit 
which is often used for making 
jelly. 
M. HALLIANA PARKMANI. 
Parkman Crab. An informally 
awkward tree when young 
which becomes more respect- 
able with age. It is a free 
bloomer, bearing double, bright 
rose-red flowers followed by 
purplish fruit 14 inch in diam- 
eter. One of the most reliable 
of the flowering Crab Apples. 
M. ILOENSIS PLENA.  Bech- 
tel’s Crab. A sturdy small 
tree with 2-inch double pink 
flowers which look like little 
roses, and are not only beauti- 
ful but emit a delicate violet 
fragrance. This is a native 
which was discovered wild 
near Stanton, IIl., in 1850 and 
was brought into cultivation 
by E. A. Bechtel. 

Hoye Crab 
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