
SHADE and ORNAMENTAL 
TREES 
ASH, American White. A tall growing 
native tree, comparatively free from 
insect pests and tough wooded enough 
to resist wind damage. 
CRAB, Dolgo. A highly ornamental tree. 
Not only serves as a handsome lawn 
specimen, but produces bright red 
fruit of fine quality. The flowers are 
white flushed with pink. Very hardy. 
CRAB, Hopa. The red new foliage and 
beautiful single red blossoms which 
completely cover the tree in the early 
spring make it the most attractive of 
spring-flowering ornamental trees. 
The fruit is small, red inside and out, 
remaining on tree until autumn. See 
picture. 
ELM, American. This majestic tree is 
noted for its graceful beauty. It is 
Linden perfectly hardy and of comparatively 
rapid growth. It is one of the most 
gel used trees for street planting and as a shade tree for lawns and 
parks. 

ELM, Chinese. A fast growing, graceful, small-leaved tree with a ‘bushy 
head. Very hardy, thriving under dry conditions in sandy or poor soil 
where most other trees fail. For a windbreak on the prairie or where a 
dense screen is desired, this tree has no equal. 
ELM, Moline. A new pyramidal, vigorous growing variety, with large, hand- 
some green foliage. Fine tree for street planting. 
HACKBERRY. This tree resembles the American Elim in foliage and twig 
characteristics. The bark is ridged in an interesting manner. The Hack- 
berry is ideally suited to boulevard and yard planting and is comparatively 
free from insect pests. It will grow in exposed situations and on poorer 
soil than many other trees. 
LINDEN, American. A fine native tree, very suitable for lawn or street 
planting. The large leaves are heart-shaped. Fragrant, cream-white 
flowers are borne in May and June. 
LOCUST, Thornless Honey. Handsome, rapid growing tree of open habit. 
Delicate fernlike foliage of bright green. Excellent for lawn or street 
planting. Hardy, long-lived, succeeding in almost any kind of soil. 
MAGNOLIA, Soulangeana. This is the most decorative and popular of the 
Hardy Magnolias, producing a wealth of very large, rose colored blooms 
just before the leaves come in the spring. The blooms measure from 4 
to 5 inches across. See picture. 
MAPLE, Schwedler’s. Brilliant purplish red leaves in the spring make a rich 
contrast with the vivid greens of surrounding nature. Gradually the 
highly colored foliage softens to:bronze, then a little later to deep waxen 
green. 
MAPLE, Soft. The fastest growing and largest of the Maples. 
MAPLE, Sugar. Tall, stately treés of great beauty. Foliage turns to bril- 
liant shades of yellow and orange in the fall. j 
MOUNTAIN .ASH, European. A. fine, hardy tree. The head is dense and 
regular, covered with’a mass of white flowers in June, followed by yellow 
berries which turn: bright scarlet. 
OAK, Pin. ‘Tall, pyramidal eles Foliage glossy green, be- 
coming brilliantly colored in the fall. 
OAK, Red. Handsome Oak of open growth and rounding head. 
Large, glossy dark green leaves turn to vivid scarlet hues 
in the fall. Wonderful tree for lawn and street planting. 
PLUM, Purple ‘Leaf. Rich, purple-red foliage all summer. 
POPLAR, Lombardy. Our biggest selling shade tree. Tall, 
slim pyramid, branching from the ground—the most strik- 
ing formal tree for the landscape. Most effective in groups 
of 3 and 5 or in rows 2 to 5 feet apart. 
REDBUD. See picture. 
WALNUT, Black. Well known and valuable timber tree. De- 
velops a stately, spreading head, grows rapidly and pro- 
duces large crops of nuts. 

Lombardy WILLOW, Golden Weeping. Light green leaves, golden yellow 
Poplar bark. 
