Malus - - - 
Chinese lowering Crabs 
Two groups of flowering trees, the Cherries and the Crabs, stand 
far 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 $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 
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 yel- 
low fruits about the size of a cherry. Its habit is compact and it is CORNUS - Dogwood 

Cornus Florida Rubra—Pink Dogwood 


seldom more than 10 to 12 feet high. Florida rubra (Pink Dogwood) Each $4.50, Three $12.75, Doz. $45.00 
E ere are no trees or shrubs which possess a larger meas of attrac- 
Aldenhamensis Each $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 tiveness throughout the whole aera The rare B (Se Degmsce is emilee 
A beautiful brilliant kind with rich purple-red foliage. The flowers are in all respects to the common variety except that the flowers are a 
semi-double red with purple glow. When in bloom it is a compellingly beautiful shade of pink. A good specimen in full bloom is a magnificent 
beautiful plant. Ultimate height 20 feet. aM aay Does well in shade. We offer plants full of buds, about 
° eet tall. 
Floribunda Each $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 
Is “the’’ favorite. It is of spreading growth and prolific flowering. DEUTZIA 
The blossoms are a light pink blending into a white, followed by an All Deutzias are showy flowering shrubs of very bushy habit. They 
abundance of yellowish green fruit relished by the birds. The flower have many stems rising directly from the root, arching upward and outward, 
buds are very beautiful, displaying a brilliant pink before bursting thickly covered with foliage which almost completely disappears in’ May 
into early bloom. It can be grown as a tree, but it is best as a bush under a superabundance of panicles of small, frilled, bell-like flowers. They 
eo ome Bid very attractive variety. As pink is probably the |, are hardy throughout most of the country. 
avorite color in the garden, Floribunda has always enjoyed great rp 3 rote 
popularity. It blooms when about 12 inches high. Gracilis Each $1.00, Three $2.75, Doz. $8.50 
Seon erore Aon f or ce high. ie : one of the prettiest and 
a most graceful of a e Deutzias. e plant makes a fountain-like 
Floribunda atropurpurea Each $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 bush attractive at all times of the year. In May it is covered with 
In habit it exactly resembles Floribunda, but it is much more bril- an astonishing profusion of delicate snowy white flowers. It d 7 
liant than that variety. The flowers are red and when this tree is in light shade and is well adapt vy : ies aS 
Ly : 5 ; | ‘ pted for low edging to walks or paths 
it bloom it will stop every passer-by. The bronzy red foliage also excellent in clumps in the foreground in the border z 
contributes mightily to its showiness and beauty. In the autumn : ; 
pron Bee eeanes ef small Be aa ies you tet behold Lemoine ie Each $1.00, Three $2.75, Doz. $8.50 
ovely sight. It is a strong grower and wi oom protusely on sma Lemoine’s Deutzia is a hybrid variety and not unlike Deutzia Gracilis. 
ae pete the flowers are so profuse they completely hide all It is ee floriferous. Uae Howe are packed into short, chubby 
| ! Tay 5 sprays. e color is creamy white and quite distinct. 
Purpurea Lemoinei Each $2.25, Three $6.25, Doz. $22.50 
\ The bronze-red leaves make an excellent background for huge masses DEUTZIA CRENATA ERECTA 
| of deep crimson flowers which are followed by small red fruits. This N S Whi inrioheG : 5 
worthy hybrid is considered the best red flowering Crab. It received ew onow- ite Upright Growing Deutzia 
an Award of Merit at the Royal Horticultural Society of London. __ Each $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 
: This beautiful, strong, upright growing hybrid came to us from France 
Toensis plena Each $1.85, Three $5.25, Doz. $18.00 a few years oe It produces large, single, milk-white flowers in hand- 
Bechtel’s Crab is a double form of the Wild Crab Apple of the Missis- ea ive Sere ere tal Hemia eto ie eoelied 
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sippi Valley. The original plant was discovered near Staunton, Illinois, Growthwand modest height, 3 to 4. feet, make it an excelent ap yl oe 
in 1850, and was brought into cultivation about forty years later by 
@ 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 $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 Deutzia Gracilis 
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 a 
easily forgotten. Makes a perfect small specimen tree for the lawn. 
The flowers are crimson-purple when open; the buds blood-red. A beau- 
tiful 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. 
Scheideckeri Each $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 
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 $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 
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. 
foreground planting. Last, but not least, is the enormous amount of 
flowers which completely cover the bush at flowering time. 

The Oriental Fruit Moth quarantine prohibits the sending of all fruit 
trees and their flowering horticultural forms such as: 
Apricot Peach Flowering Peach 
Cherries Apple Flowering Cherries 
Crataegus Plum Malus 
Cydonia Raspberries All Espalier Fruit Trees 
Into Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, 
and Washington. 

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