SHADE TREES 
Height listed after name of variety indicates size at maturity. 
Listed in order of ultimate height. 
UMBRELLA TREE (Catalpa Bungei). 12-15 ft. Makes an umbrella- 
shaped top without pruning. 
EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN ASH (Sorbus eucparion: 20-40 ft. One 
of the most ornamental of all trees. Clusters of flashy orange 
colored fruits from midsummer until late fall. 
FLOWERING CATALPA (Catalpa speciosa). 30-40 ft. Rapid grow- 
ing tree with large heart- shaped leaves and panicles of white 
flowers in June. 
WHITE BIRCH (Betula alba). 30-40 ft. The gleaming white bark 
is beautiful summer and winter. 
CUT-LEAF WEEPING BIRCH (Betula alba laciniata). 30-40 ft. A 
graceful, white barked tree with drooping limbs and cut- 
leaved foliage. 
RED-LEAF SCHWEDLER MAPLE (Acer Schwedleri), 40-50 ft. In 
’ the spring the foliage is reddish-purple, in mid-sumumer it is 
bronzy-green, and in the fall golden-yellow. 
CHINESE ELM (Ulmus pumila). 40-50 ft. A rapid grower, with 
small attractive leaves. Extremely hardy in severe sections. 
EUROPEAN LINDEN (Tilia cordata). 50-60 ft. A beautiful shade 
tree. Sweet-scented cream-colored blossoms cover the tree in 
midsummer. 
SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum). 50-60 ft. A native American 
tree, most colorful in fall when its leaves are bright yellow, 
orange and scarlet. The tree thrives in sun as well as in shade 
and furnishes sap from which maple sugar is made. 
NORWAY MAPLE (Acer platanoides). 50-60 ft. The rich green 
foliage turns to a light yellow in the fall. 
PIN OAK (Quercus palustris). 50-60 ft. A majestic tree, the fastest 
growing of the oaks. Tree grows in symmetrical, broadly pyra- 
midal form and the foliage colors to a beautiful coppery- -red in 
the fall. 
MAIDEN HAIR TREE (Cintas biloba). 60-80 ft. A most pictur- 
esque tree with strange, fan-shaped leaves hanging from hori- 
zontal branches. 
ORIENTAL PLANE (Platanus orientalis). 60-80 ft. Known also as 
Sycamore tree. An excellent shade tree, distinctive by its 
habit of flaking off large pieces of bark, leaving blotches of 
whitish green color. Thrives under unfavorable city condi- 
tions where other kinds of trees fail. 
SILVER MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum). 60-80 ft. The fastest grow- 
ing of the maples. Foliage silvery on the underside and beau- 
tifully colored in the fall. Provides good shade very quickly. 
LOMBARDY POPLAR (Populus nigra italica). 60-80 ft. Narrow- 
growing tree, likewise effective for specimen planting as for 
boundary lines and entrances. 
Actual 
Size 
o- 6 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
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Bete 
6- 8 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
- Each 
$2.00 
3.00 
2.00 
3.00 
3.90 
4.00 
250% 
3.50 
3.00 
3.90 
4,00 
4.00 
4.00 
3.00 
1.25 

FOR SHADE AND BEAUTY (Group No. 93) 
15 Shade Trees (1 of each listed) for only $35.00. 

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