FLOWERING TREES 33 


ELEYI’S FLOWERING CRAB 
Purple Leafed Crab. Malus BPleyi. 25 ft. 
Attractive reddish foliage in spring changing 
to pink. Single pink flowers, showy red fruit. 
3-4 ft. trees. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.50 
PUSSY WILLOW 
Salix Caprea. Small rounded trees suitable 
for either wet or dry locations. ‘Valuable for 
their silky catkins that appear before the 
foliage in the spring. Grows 12-15 ft. high. 
2-3 ft. plants. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00 
YEDDO EUONYMUS 
Euonymus Yeddoensis— A small flowering 
tree with handsome cut foliage turning crim- 
son in the fall, followed by masses of pink 
and orange fruit. 2 ft. trees. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00 
THOMAS—BLACK WALNUT 
A grafted variety of black walnut that pro- 
duces large nuts with giant kernels. Bears 
very young and is a heavy cropper. 2 ft. 
trees. 
$2.50 each; 3 for $7.00 
The Rare 
FRANKLINIA 
Franklinia Altamaha 
A rare and beautiful flow- 
ering tree blooming in the 
fall with large, showy, fra- 
grant white flowers. Small 
trees, 3 to 4 ft. high, fre- 
quently have quite a display 
of blooms. This tree natur- 
ally develops several stems 
but can be grown singly. The 
Franklinia normally grows to 
a height of 18 to 20 ft. Plant 
the young plants in a ball 
of peat moss in an open, sun- 
ny location. Does well up to 
latitude of New York City. 
2 ft. Trees: $3.00 each 
2 for $5.00 
4-5 ft. Trees, Flowering 
Age: $6.00 each _ 
BECHTEL’S FLOWERING CRAB 
The Rose Tree 
Very showy fragrant pink flowers the size 
and shape of a hybrid tea rose appear by the 
hundreds on this tree in June. Rather slow 
growing, but very permanent. Trees 2 ft. 
high. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.50 
PURPLE LEAVED PLUM 
Newport Variety 
Hardy tree up to 20 ft. high with showy, red- 
dish purple leaves all thru the growing sea- 
son. Flowers small purplish white. 3 ft. 
trees. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $4.00 
ROSE ACACIA 
Pink Locust 
A novel, low growing tree 10 ft. high with 
its branches covered with attractive rosy pink 
flowers in April and May. Has proven quite 
hardy in the north. Grafted 2 to 3 ft plants. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.50 
Robinia Hispida. 

Rose Acacia Is Worth a Select Spot 
