HOPA 
Crab »- 
From a purely orna- 
mental standpoint the 
Hopa is without doubt 
the most beautiful pink 
Flowering Crab that 
can be grown in the 
North. It is perfectly 
hardy anywhere in our 
state. It develops into a 
beautiful, graceful, me- 
dium sized tree that is 
an ornament anywhere 
it maybe placed. The 
bark is a rich dark 
blackish red. The buds 
and foliage are a no- 
ticeable reddish purple, 
and the tree, when in 
bloom, is covered with 
large single, deep rose- 
colored blossoms which 
continue long on the 
tree, to be followed by 
quantities of small red- 
dish fleshed, attractive 
fruit which makes a 
good jelly. 
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5 to 6 ft. 
6 to 7 ft. 
Strong 4 
trees, $1.50; 
trees, $2.00; 
trees, $2.50. 

ABSOLUTELY NEW CRAB 
No. 
19-115 from the Morden 
ay 
Experimental Station in Manitoba 


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PS ~—=s«-Fruit of the DES MOINES CRAB 
We consider this Crab the horticultural wonder of our time. The fruit 
is round to conical in shape, and about three-fourths of an inch in diameter. 
It is of a bright orange-red in color on a yellowish green ground. The 
fruit is borne in such quantities as to almost hide the limbs. And most 
remarkable of all, if not picked from the tree it will hang on all winter. 
The picture of the fruit shown here was taken on the 12th day of October, 
: 1939. When in bloom the tree is just one great bouquet of large white 
a flowers tinted pink, placed so thick as to absolutely hide the tree. For the 
Py, past few years we were unable to offer the Des Moines, but we have about 
3 to 4 ft., $1.25; 4 to 5 ft, $1.50 

100 trees for our customers this spring. 

wiser ae 
of a Crab grown in tree form. 
develop bush form. If trimmed 
Above the Hopa is shown grown in bush form. Below is an illustration 
Our trees are all branched low and if no further trimming is done, they will 
slightly, they will develop tree form. : 
Bechtel’s Double Flowering Crab 
A double form of the native wild Crab of Missouri, Iowa, 
Minnesota, etc. Grows to a height of from 8 to 14 feet, 
depending on where grown. Covered during the blooming 
season with masses of large, double, light pink flowers 
which look like double pink Roses, with the most delight- 
ful perfume of any known tree. This perfume sweetens 
the atr of the entire yard. The foliage is somewhat subject 
to rust and this variety does best where the humidity is not 
great. Purely ornamental. 
Fine, 2 to 3 ft. trees, $1.25 each; or $2.25 a pair 
Morden’s New Crab No. 19-115 
One of the many beautiful new Flowering Crabs coming 
to us from Canada that will soon be on the market. We 
have some 10 to 12 varieties of these beautiful new Crabs, 
all differing one from the other,’ that we will have ready 
to offer next year. We expected to have all of these ready 
this season, but because of unfavorable growing weather, 
they did not make sufficient growth. 
There was one exception, No, 19-115, which made a 
fine growth and we now offer it for the first time. A beau- 
tiful soft pink and a beautiful tree. 
Nice 3 to 4 ft. trees, $1.50; 4 to 5 ft., $1.75 
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Bechtel’s Crab 

