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Trees for Shade and Ornamental Purposes 
THEY BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME GROUNDS 
HAT is more pleasing than a proper planting of Shrubbery, Evergreens and Shade Trees around a home? 
They beautify and make it more attractive. An investment of a few dollars will bring about the desired 
results, 
Bechtel’s Flowering Crab. Lawn tree. Medium grower. 
Double rose-shaped, pink blossoms. 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 
each. 
Carolina Poplar. Hardy, fast growing tree with large 
leaves. 6 to 8 ft., 75c each; 8 to 10 ft., $1.00 each. 
Catalpa Bungei (Umbrella Tree). Large, heart-shaped 
leaves making symmetrical, umbrella-shaped top. 2- 
year heads. 6 to 8 ft., $2.00 each. 
Chinese Elm. A very rapid grower with small dense 
foliage. Resembles Norway Maple in shape. 8 to 10 
ft., $2.50 each; 6 to 8 ft., $1.50 each. 
Cut-Leaved Weeping Birch. Tall, slender, weeping tree. 
Silvery white bark. 6 to 8 ft., $2.00 each; 8 to 10 ft., 
$3.00 each. 
Lombardy Poplar. Tall, fast growing, spirelike tree. Fine 
for marking lanes or boundaries. 8 to 10 ft., $1.00 
each; $8.50 per 10. 6 to 8 ft., 75c each; $6.00 per 10. 
Mountain Ash. Handsome small tree with clusters of 
bright red berries. 6 to 8 ft., $2.00 each. 
Silver-Leaved Maple. Large, spreading tree. Foliage 
silvery underneath. 8 to 10 ft., $1.50 each; 10 to 12 
ft., $2.00 each. 
Schwedler’s Maple. Reddish purple foliage in early 
spring, changing to deep bronze in fall. 6 to 8 ft., 
$3.00 each. 
EVERGREENS - 
Wier’s Cut-Leaved Maple. One of the most remarkable 
and beautiful trees, with cut or dissected foliage. Its 
growth is rapid, shoots slender and drooping, as 
graceful as cut-leaved birch. 8 to 10 ft., $2.50 each. 
Downing Mulberry. This tree is not alone valuable 
for the large, refreshing berries it bears, but is very 
handsome as a lawn or street tree. This should be 
in every yard 
or garden. 5 
to 7 ft., $1.25 
each, 
Double Pink 
Thorn. Douw- 
ble pink or 
rose flowers 
with white 
tips. 4to 5 ft., 
$2.00 each. 
Paul’s Double 
Scarlet Thorn. 
Flowers deep 
crimson with 
scarlet shade; 
very double. 
4 to 5 ft,. 
$2.00 each. 

Chinese Elm 
The Aristocrats of the Lawn 
All evergreens offered in this catalog have been twice or three times transplanted and are guaranteed to be 
taken up balled and burlapped and shipped in such a careful manner as to insure their safe arrival anywhere in 
the United States. 
The Popular ARBOR-VITAES 
AMERICAN ARBOR-VITAE (White Cedar). Soft bright green 
foliage. Erect, broadly pyramidal habit—a rapid grower. Can be 
trimmed and kept to any form or height. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00 each. 
GLOBE ARBOR-VITAE. A dense, low, natural globe-shaped ever- 
green, excellent for foundation planting or planting along walks 
or driveways. 12 to 15 in., $1.25 each. 
PYRAMIDAL ARBOR-VITAE. A densely compact pyramidal 
type with deep green foliage. The most popular columnar type 
for home beautification. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50 each. 
MUGHO PINE 
A genuine dwarf pine. Very dense. Assumes a general globular 
form. Leaves short, stiff, and rich green color. Fine for punctuating 
walls and driveways, and for foundation planting. 15 to 18 in. 
spread, $2.50 each. 
YEW (Taxus) 
CUSPIDATA CAPITATA. The beautiful upright Japanese yew 
of moderate bushy growth, the upright, spreading branches dense- 
ly pe with short leaves of dull green. 114 to 2 ft., $2.50 
each. 
CUSPIDATA BREYVIFOLIA. Dwarf and compact, with short, 
richly dark green leaves, dense, bushy habit. Hardy, close set, 
slow growing; one of the best dwarf evergreens. 
$2.50 each. 
The Feathery JUNIPERS 
PFITZER’S JUNIPER. A striking, low-growing, spreading ever- 
green, with fine dark green foliage. Fine for foundation and 
general purpose planting. 18 to 24 in., $2.50 each. 
SAVIN JUNIPER. Low growing, very dwarf. Dark green foliage, 
very desirable. Can be kept trimmed to any desired height. 18 to 
24 in., $2.50 each. 
12 to 15 in., 


The Stately SPRUCES 
BLACK HILLS SPRUCE. Hardy, compact and bushy. Foliage 
eicen to bluish green. 18 to 24 in., $2.00 each; 2 to 3 ft., $3.50 
each. 
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE. One of the showiest and most im- 
pressive evergreens. A broad pyramidal shaped tree with beauti- 
ful foliage of bright silvery blue color. 214% to 3 ft., $4.00 each. 
NORWAY SPRUCE. The evergreen most com- j 
monly used for Christmas trees. Tall, open, 
pyramidal shaped tree with dark green foliage. 
Can be kept trimmed to any size or shape. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00 each. 



Pyramidal 
Black Hills Spruce Arbor-Vitae 

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