Trees 
For Lawn and Street Planting 

QUANTITY PRICES FOR TREES 
If five or more trees of a variety are wanted then 
turn to Page 3 and see where you can save money. 

Maple 
Among the most popular of all trees for Canadian plant- 
{ng are the Maples. You will find them in every part of the 
country and they fill a very definite need in the landscape. 
ACER— 
dasycarpum. (Silver or Soft Maple). 60-75. (x). A fast 
grower and will thrive in most any soil, even damp 
places. The leaves have a silvery undersurface. 6-8 ft. 
$1.25; 5-6 in. caliper $14.00. 
—Wieri (Wier’s Cut Leaf Maple). 60-75’. (x). A Silver Maple 
with lovely dissected foliage and slender drooping 
branches. 6-8 ft. $1.75. 
negundo (Manitoba Maple or Box Elder). 30-50’. (x). A 
rapid grower and a native of the Western Plains. 6-8 
bi EPG 
platanoides. (Norway Maple). 60-75’. 
street planting, 
ft. $2.75; 2-215 
in. cal. $10.00. 
—columnar (Pyramidal Norway Maple). 50-60’. (x) 
Striking, columnar and compact form. 6-8 ft. $4.00. 
pseudo-platanus (Sycamore Maple). 60-75’. (xxx). A 
really fine tree of rapid growth and large, rich green 
foliage. 314-4 in. cal. $10.00. 
Horse Chestnut 
(x). For lawn and 
the most popular of all maples. 6-8 
in. cal. $5.50; 216-3 in. cal. $7.50; 3-314 
AESCULUS— 
carnea (Red Flowering Horse Chestnut). 30-40’. (xxx). A 
jovely tree with large spikes of fragrant scarlet flow- 
ers. 4-6 ft. $2.50. 
hippocastanum (White Flowering Horse Chestnut). 40-50’. 
(xxx). A white flowering form. 3-4 ft. $1.50. 
Tree of Heaven 
AILANTHUS giandulosa. 25-40’. (xxxx). A very fast 
growing tree with bright green, palm-like leaves. 
Thrives anywhere, even in city lots exposed to gas and 
smoke. 8-10 ft. $2.00; 10-12 ft. $2.50; 12-14 ft. $3.25; 
14-16 ft. $4.50. 
Alder 
These are rapid growing trees with bright green foliage 
and they like moist locations. 
ALNUS— 
glutinosa (Black Alder). 40-60’. (x) Can be used for indi- 
vidual screen or mass plantings. 8-10 ft. $1.50; 10-12 
ft. $2.00; 12-14 ft. $3.00; 14-16 ft. $4.50. 
hhirsuta (Manchurian Alder). 40-60’. (x). Rich foliage and 
attractive. 10-12-ft. $2.00; 12-14 ft. $3.00. 
imperialis laciniata (Cut Leaved Alder). 30-40’. (x). Beau- 
tifully and delicately cut foliage. 8-10 ft. $3.00. 


An Avenue of Norway Maple 
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Sturdy Catalpa Growing in the Nursery 
Birch 
The Birch are among the finest and most picturesque 
of all trees and the following varieties are very hardy 
including the Western Provinces. ; 
Alba purpurea (Purple Leaf Birch). 40-50’. (x). Dark, 
bronzy-purple leaves all summer, contrasting beauti- 
fully with the white bark. 6-8 ft. $5.00; 8-10 ft. $6.50; 
10-12 ft. $8.00. tats 
Ienta (Cherry or Sweet Birch). 50-60’. (x). 
tree with reddish-brown bark. 6-8 ft. $1275; 
$2.25; 10-12 ft. $3.00. 
A lovely 
8-10 ft. 
nigra (River or Red Birch). 50-60’. (x). A rather rare 
tree with remarkable shaggy bark. Prefers a moist 
location. 6-8 ft. $1.75; 8-10 ft. $2.25: 10-12 ft. $3.00. 
papyrifera (Canoe or Paper Birch). 60-75. (x). A native 
tree with white bark and contrasts beautifully with 
evergreens at all times. 6-8 ft. $1.75. 
Catalpa 
CATALPA speciosa (Western Catalpa). 25-35’. (xx). A 
tropical appearing tree with immense panicles of 
creamy-white flowers in July and followed by long, 
bean-like pods. A rapid grower, even in poor sandy 
soils. Large, heart-shaped leaves. 6-8 ft. $1.65; 8-10 ft. 
$2.00; 10-12 ft. $2.50; 12-14 ft. $3.50. 
Height Chart 
Cur trees are grown in wide rows, spaced 
well apart in the row, permitting ample 
room for sturdy development of roots, 
trvnk and head. 
As a convenience to our customers, and 
aS a more intelligent guide to quality, we 
specify caliper dimensions in a number of 
the varieties. The caliper of the tree is 
the diameter 6 ins. above the ground 
level. 
The following is the approximate height 
of the various caliper sizes. Please keep in 
mind that these heights will vary accord- 
ing to variety. 


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