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Aesculus glabra-—Ohio Buckeye, 20 ft. 
Smaller in every way than the preceding species, leaf- 
lets in 5s. “Buckeyes” are reputed good luck charms. 
4 to 5 ft. $8.00 
Aesculus carnea brioti— 
Ruby Horsechestnut, 30 ft. 
A very rare clon of A. hippocastanum with bright scar- 
let flowers. Recommended for trial. 
3 to 4 ft. $3.50 
Betula pendula—European White Birch, 60 ft. 
Rounded pyramidal form; a graceful yet vigorous tree 
of year-’round interest. Its fresh, crisp summer green turns 
to purest gold in autumn and its snowy white bark is con- 
spicuous in the winter landscape. B. pendula and its hor- 
ticultural varieties listed below comprise one of our most 
important groups of ornamental trees. 
2 to 2% ins. $8.50. 
Cutleaf Weeping Birch, 50 ft. 
Leaves deeply incised and _laciniated; “weeping” 
branchlets on older trees. No other tree can quite taxe 
the place of this aristocratic beauty. 
perfect 1% to 2 inch specimens (16 to 18 ft. tall) $12.50 
8 to 10 ft. $6.50. 6 to 8 ft. $5.00 
for summer planting we will have husky young 
trees averaging 4 feet or larger growing in larg- 
est size Cloverset pots, enabling you to plant any 
time“ with perfect safety .-.-:..--....-.:..............---—--- $3.75 
White Birch Clumps, 50 ft. 
B. pendula with multiple trunks. 
just one fine 11-ft. specimen, $10.00 
Purpleleaf Birch, 50 ft. 
Very dark blackish-purple early summer color, an in- 
credibly rich, deep-toned color different from any ocher 
color clons. Rare. 
6 to 8 ft. $7.00 
1% to 2 ins. $7.50 
10 to 12 ft. $12.00. 
Youngs Birch, 20 ft. 
Extreme weeping habit even in very small trees, de- 
veloping .n picturesque irregular manner. Leaves entire. 
sk ; 7 to 8 ft. $6.00 
Salix niobe—Weeping Willow 
sold out for 1946 
Sorbus aucuparia—European Mountainash, 50 ft. 
Upright tree of symmetrical habit with dark green 
fern-like foliage. Showy white flowers in early summer are 
followed by large clusters of brilliant orange-red berries 
eagerly sought by birds in late summer. 
seid 1% to 2 ins. $8.00. 8 to 10 ft. $4.50 
Sorbus hybrida—Oakleaf Mountainash, 25 ft. 
In bloom, fruit and general outline the Oakleaf Moun- 
tainash closely resembles S. aucuparia but its leaves are 
entire, deeply lobed like oak leaves. in color a lighter 
bright green on the upper surface and quite downy on the 
underside. A very rare and uncommonly beautiful dwarf 
vree. 
+ just one 2-inch specimen, 9 feet tall, $10.00 
three-yr. twice-transplanted, avg. 6 ft. $3.50 
TREES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES— 
Tall screens, backgrounds, accents. 
Populus alba; Bolleana—Bolleana Poplar, 70 ft. 
Narrowly upright grower; smooth, sage-green bark; 
large, deep green leaves white on the undersides. A very 
rapid grower with many faults and we don’t recommend 
it but on the theory that it may be better than nothing we 
list it here while the much more desirable fastigiate hard- 
woods are growing up. 5 to 6 ft. $1.00 
OTHER TREES ..... . . SEE PAGE 7 
FLOWERING CRAB APPLES— 
While we can’t grow flowering cherries here we do 
have, not a substitute, but in most ways a group of far 
better small flowering trees. No other flowering trees 
equal the Flowering Crab Apples in profusion of bloom in 
the spring; in autumn they are adorned with glittering 
clusters of fruit in shades of green, yellow, orange, scarlet 
and crimson, making them doubly effective. In addition, 
many have colorful foliage all summer. They have a 
wide range of adaptability to soils; wet or dry; rich or 
poor. Of course, they respond with more growth to good 
soil and culture. 
As if all this weren’t more than enough, the fruit of 
several varieties is important economically. One, Dolgo, 
bids fair to replace the majority of strictly fruiting crab 
apples solely on its super:or qualities for pickling and jelly. 
Dolgo—Crab Apple, 14 ft. 
Very shapely and neat in appearance, developing into 
a beautiful small lawn tree. At blooming time it is one 
solid mass of large white flowers which are followed by a 
great crop of fruit so abundant and so brilliant in color 
as to make another wonderful show in autumn. The fruit 
makes up into jelly of the finest flavor and beautiful red 
color. Blooms and bears young, usually the second season 
after planting. 
7 to 8 ft. $4.50. 
6 to 7 ft. $3.50. to 6 ft. $2.50 
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4 to 5 ft. $1.75 
Bechtel—Crab Apple, 15 ft. 
Robust, globe-headed tree, the latest to bloom, with 
pink flowers shaped exactly like little roses. 
7 to 8 ft. $5.00. 
» to 6 it. $3.25. 
Hopa—Crab Apple, 18 ft. 
Commonly called Red Siberian Crab Apple, Hopa is 
exceptionally hardy, blooms when only five feet tall, and de- 
velops into a strong and graceful tree, rather columnar 
while young. Its deep rosy pink flowers, reddish-purple 
leaves and abundance of very dark red fruits make it an 
all-season show specimen. 
8 to 10 ft. $4.50. 
Eley—Crab Apple, 18 ft. 
Spring foliage an unusual orange-red, later in the sum- 
mer greenish-maroon. Wine-red blooms in heavy clusters, 
maroon fruits. 
6 to 7 ft. $4.00 
4 to 5 ft. $2.50 
6 to 8 ft. $3.00 
8 to 10 ft. $4.00. 
Malus floribunda— 
Japanese Flowering Crab Apple, 15 ft. 
Wide spreading, bushy form. Flower buds a brilliant 
pink, opening white; giving a beautiful two-color combina- 
tion. Usually carries good crops of greenish-yellow fruit 
relished by birds. 
6 to 8 ft. $2.75 
6 to 8 ft. $3.00. 5 to 6 ft. $2.25 
M. micromalus—Midget Crab Apple, 12 ft. 
Upright pyramidal habit with a tendency to send up 
some extremely long branches with few sizable side shoots. 
These long, slender branches covered with delicate rose 
pink flowers form regular garlands of bloom. Fruit is light 
vellow blushed russet, hanging on the tree nearly all winter. 
6 to 8 ft. $5.00. 5 to 6 ft. $4.00. 4 to 5 ft. $3.00 
M. gloriosa—Pink Scheidecker Crab Apple, 25 ft. 
Pyramidal habit, bronze foliage, profusion of large 
rosy, wine-red blooms. 
8 to 10 ft. $5.00 
Lemoine—Crab Apple, 18 ft. 
Bronze-red leaves make an excellent background for 
huze masses of bright scarlet-crimson flowers which are 
followed by small red fruits. 
8 to 10 ft. $5.00 
Red Silver—Crab Apple, 18 ft. 
Completely red in flower, leaf, bark and fruit; a rich 
maroon red from top to bottom. The slightly cutleaf foli- 
age is, silver tinseled on the undersides. Blossoms are 
reddest of all the red-flowering Crab Apples, semi-double 
and fragrant. 
8 to 10 ft. $5.00 
