
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 $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
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 
seldom more than 10 to 12 feet high. 
Aldenhamensis Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
A beautiful brilliant kind with rich purple-red foliage. The flowers are 
semi-double red with purple glow. When in bloom it is a compellingly 
beautiful plant. Ultimate height 20 feet. 
Floribunda Each $3.00, Three $8.50, Doz. $30.00 
Is “the” favorite. It is of spreading growth and prolific flowering. 
The blossoms are a light pink blending into a white, followed by an 
abundance of yellowish green fruit relished by the birds. The flower 
buds are very beautiful, displaying a brilliant pink before bursting 
into early bloom. It can be grown as a tree, but it is best as a bush 
—a handsome and very attractive variety. As pink is probably the 
favorite color in the garden, Floribunda has always enjoyed great 
popularity. It blooms when about 12 inches high. 
Each $3.00, Three $8.50, Doz. $30.00 
Floribunda atropurpurea ( 
In habit it exactly resembles Floribunda, but it is much more bril- 
liant than that variety. The flowers are red and when this tree is 
it bloom it will stop every passer-by. The bronzy red foliage also 
contributes mightily to its showiness and beauty. In the autumn 
when the thousands of small apples turn red you again behold a 
lovely sight. It is a strong grower and will bloom profusely on small 
plants. In fact, the flowers are so profuse they completely hide all 
twigs and branches. 

Purpurea Lemoinei Each $3.00, Three $8.50, Doz. $30.00 
The bronze-red leaves make an excellent background for huge masses 
of deep crimson flowers which are followed by small red fruits. This 
worthy hybrid is considered the best red flowering Crab. It received 
an Award of Merit at the Royal Horticultural Society of London. 
Ioensis plena Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
Bechtel’s Crab is a double form of the Wild Crab Apple of the Missis- 
sippi Valley. The original plant was discovered near Staunton, Illinois, 
in 1850, and was brought into cultivation about forty years later by 
aman 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 $3.00, Three $8.50, Doz. $30.00 
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 
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 $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
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 $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
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. 

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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Cornus Florida Rubra—Pink Dogwood 
CORNUS - Dogwood 
Florida (White Dogwood) Each $3.00, Three $8.50, Doz. $30.00 
Nothing we can say will add to the charm, beauty and popularity of 
the white Dogwood. It is THE finest native American small tree. We 
offer well rooted, ready-to-bloom, 4- to 5-foot trees. 
Florida rubra (Pink Dogwood) Each $4.50, Three $12.75, Doz. $45.00 
There cre not trees or shrubs which possess a larger measure of attrac- 
tiveness throughout the whole year. The rare pink Dogwood is similar 
in all respects to the common variety except that the flowers are a 
beautiful shade of pink. A good specimen in full bloom is a magnificent 
sight in spring. Does well in shade. We offer plants full of buds, about 
4 to 5 feet tall. 
DESMODIUM 
Shrublike plants producing long, willow-like canes which give the plants 
a lovely effect. Its thousands of purple blossoms are a magnificent sight 
late in the fall. 
Culture. Any good garden soil will do. Plant in full sun in the hardy 
border together with purple and bronze Chrysanthemums or at the base of 
shrubs. Remove all growth in spring, cutting the plant back to the ground. 
Penduliflorum Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
A lovely shrublike plant for the hardy border or shrub border. Arched, 
slender branches are covered with hundreds of drooping racemes of 
liquid purple flowers which make a gorgeous display late in the autumn. 
ewels or Glass? 
The commonest plant of an inferior strain takes just as much space 
in your garden and requires just as much attention to grow, as does 
a really fine variety. Where space is limited, this fact is worth special 
consideration. 
Don‘t let some ordinary plant monopolize valuable space in your 
garden merely because it increases fast and you “hate to throw it 
away.’’ Present it to a beginner and put in one of the newer beauties. 
This injection of new blood will keep alive and intensify your own 
interest and pleasure as well as that of your friends. 







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