

NHlalus ood Giinew lowering Grab. 
Two groups of flowering trees, the Cherries and the Crabs, stand 
fer above all others in daintiness and grace. The Japanese Cherries 
are well advertised by the spectacular planting in Washington, D. C., 
but the even lovelier Crab Apples have never received justice at the 
hands of American planters. Crabs are extremely hardy and will thrive 
in positions and exposures which would be fatal to the more delicately 
constituted Cherries, They also exhibit a greater variety in character 
of tree, a wider range of color in their blossoms, and in autumn are 
adorned with glittering clusters of fruit in shades of green, yellow, 
orange, scarlet, and crimson. No other flowering trees equal the flow- 
ering Crabs in profusion of bloom, and amongst other good qualities, 
varieties may be selected which have a restricted growth or dwarf 
habit so that they will never become too large and clumsy. 

Arnoldiana Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
Arnold’s Crab was originated in the Arnold Arboretum at Boston, and was 
evidently a seedling from some of the many beautiful varieties which 
are planted there. The semi-double flowers are pink, turning white after 
a few days, and droop gracefully in long-stalked clusters. In the 
autumn the tree is adorned with pendulous clusters of waxy yellow fruits 
about the size of a cherry. Its habit is compact and it is seldom more 
than 10 to 12 feet high. 
Aldenhamensis Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
A beautiful brilliant kind with rich purple-red foliage. The flowers are 
semi-double red with purple glow. When in bloom it is a compellingly 
beautiful plant. Ultimate height 20 feet. 
Floribunda Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
Is “the” favorite. It is of spreading growth and prolific flowering. 
The blossoms are a light pink blending into a white, followed by an 
abundance of yellowish green fruit relished by the birds. The flower 
buds are very beautiful, displaying a brilliant pink before bursting 
into early bloom. It can be grown as a tree, but it is best as a bush— 
a handsome and very attractive variety. As pink is probably the 
favorite color in the garden, Floribunda has always enjoyed great 
popularity. It blooms when about 12 inches high. 
Floribunda atropurpurea Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
In habit it exactly resembles Floribunda, which is illustrated in color, 
but it is much more brilliant than that variety. The flowers are red 
and when this tree is in bloom it will stop every passer-by. The 
bronzy red foliage also contributes mightily to its showiness and 
beauty. In the autumn when the thousands of small apples turn 
red you again behold a lovely sight. 
It is a strong grower and will bloom profusely on small plants. In 
pect, Aue flowers are so profuse they completely hide all twigs and 
ranches. 


Ioensis plena Each $1.75, Three $4.50, Doz. $17.50 
Bechtel’s Crab is a double form of the Wild Crab Apple of the Missis- 
sippi_ Valley. The original plant was discovered near Staunton, Illinois, 
in 1850, and was brought into cultivation about forty years later by 
a man named Bechtel. It is a robust, round-headed tree with double, 
pale pink flowers about 2 inches across, exactly like little roses. They 
have a delicate violet scent. 
Pink Weeper Crab Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
This is an unusually handsome Weeping Flowering Crab. The main 
stem is upright. The branches are weeping and droop onto the ground. 
The effect is like a fountain and when in bloom in spring, a picture not 
easily forgotten. Makes a perfect small specimen tree for the lawn. The 
flowers are crimson-purple when open; the buds blood-red. A beautiful 
flowering, small, weeping tree. Its attractiveness is prolonged by its 
fruit until late in the fall. Ultimate height 12 to 15 feet. We offer 
nicely shaped trees about 4 to 5 feet. 
Purpurea Lemoinei Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
The bronze-red ieaves make an excellent background for huge masses 
of deep crimson flowers which are followed by small red fruits. This 
worthy hybrid is considered the best red flowering Crab. 
Scheideckeri Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
The flowers of Scheidecker’s Crab are double, bright pink, last a long 
time, and the fruit, which is produced in great profusion, is waxy yellow. 
The tree has a regular pyramidal habit, about 15 feet high. Best and 
easiest to flower. 
Theifera Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
One of the favorites of connoisseurs is the Tea Crab, a stiff, erect 
plant 15 feet or more high, and in spring every limb, branch, twig and 
branchlet is buried in a cloud of rose-pink blossoms which slowly change 
to blush-white 
Ht ypericums 
Attractive and charming low growing, summer-flowering shrubs. Their brilliant flowers are beau- 
tifully formed and grow on slender branches from early summer until stopped by frost. Excellent 
subjects for the flower border or in the foreground of taller shrubs, as well as for ground covering. 
Calycinum Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
This is a most valuable variety because it can also be used as a 
ground cover for both sunny and semi-shady places. The under- 
ground runners are produced so freely as to completely cover the 
ground; at the tops the golden yellow flowers shine like jewels. Its 
height is about 12 to 18 inches. We recommend this as one of the 
best and hardiest. 
HYPERICUM PATULUM 
"Sungol B 
(Plant Patent Applied For) 
A hardy, shapely, dwarf, twiggy shrub which grows into 
an almost completely oval globe of 22 to 3 feet in diam- 
eter, and about 18 to 24 inches in height, densely covered 
with foliage that is handsome throughout the summer. It 
bears its cymes of golden flowers at the end of every shoot 
of the summer’s new growth. It flowers more freely and 
much longer than any of the Hypericum Patulum now in 
general use. Its flowers are bigger and produced in im- 
mense quantities, transforming this lovely plant into a small 
mound of gold when in full bloom. 
Of particular interest and value is its exceptional hardi- 
ness. In our nursery tests over five years it has proven its 
ability to withstand cold weather as well as outgrow and 
outbloom any Hypericum we have ever seen. 
The average size of bloom is from 22 to 3 inches in 
diameter. 
Each $2.00. Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
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Moserianum Each $0.60, Three $1.50. Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A most desirable border shrub about 20 inches high, of free and 
graceful habit, producing long, slender stems, drooping, apparently from 
the weight of the flowers and buds, although the flowers face so none 
of their beauty is lost. Color a rich golden yellow, and bloom con- 
tinuously the entire season. 
Hypericum Calycinum 

