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Malus Floribunda Atropurpurea Malus Arnoldiana 

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Pink Weeper Crab Malus Ioensis Plena—Bechtel’s Crab 
Flowering 
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 spectac- 
ular planting in Washington, D. C., 
but the even lovelier Crab Apples 
i | 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 deli- 
cately constituted Cherries. They 
also exhibit a greater variety in 
character of tree, 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 crim- 
| son. No other flowering trees 
| equal the flowering Crabs in pro- 
| fusion 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. 
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Hopa Crab 

