FLOWERING and 
ORNAMENTAL TREES 
Chosen for beauty of foliage as well as flower and excellence of growth habits. 
A necessity in your garden picture. May be used as lawn specimens or massed 
effects. Most of those listed are suitable for smaller city lots as well as for larger 
estates. 

FLOWERING CRABS 
Bechtel’s Double Flowering Crab (Ioensis plena). 10 ft. Huge, roselike, double pink 
flowers of rare beauty. Symmetrical growth of stiff, pyramidal style. Grows and 
. thrives almost anywhere. 3 to 4 ft., $2.25 each. 
Red Flowering Crab (Hopa). 10 ft. One of the loveliest of all varieties. Makes a 
broadly compact tree, covered in the spring with showy, rose-crimson flowers and 
a sensation in the fall with its gorgeously tinted red fruits. Free from most pests 
Se and really a sensation in the landscape effect. 3 to 4 ft., $1.75 each; 5 to 6 ft., 
Flowering Crab $3.00 each. 
Red Buckeye 


A Rare Tree ori : See 5 
: ; : ac. age 
20 feet. The wealth of tropical appearing foliage Coeer for 
and the intense, blood-red flower color make this Before Cole's 
j ; Buying Bargain 
shrubby tree outstanding in any garden. Compact Basement 
and regular, literally covered in early spring with bleed 
ants 
the showy blossoms. The foliage is an excellent 
deep green throughout the summer with a mag- 
nificent display of gold in the fall. The trees we 
offer will probably bloom the first year, and will 
surely create a grand show the second. 2 to 3 ft., 
$4.79 each; $9.00 for 2. 

THE NEW THUNDERCLOUD PURPLE-FOLIAGED 
PLUM 
Here is the nearest thing you can find in leaf color to the 
much favored Japanese Red Maple, in a little larger, little faster 
growing tree. You will never forget the sight of the mass of 
rosy pink flowers against the background of partially unfolded 
reddish purple leaves in the spring. This tree may be used 
anywhere effectively as a single lawn specimen, in masses, 
as a background for other plants or in the shrub or small tree 
border. It is really a privilege to offer such a universally use- 
ful tree. 4 to 5 ft., $2.90 each; $5.25 for 2. 


Silver Maple 
SHADE TREES 
We offer a group of our finest shade trees. They have all 
been transplanted and are sturdy specimens with a well- 
formed root system. They should make an excellent addition 
to any landscape picture. May be used for street planting, 
garden corners, and backgrounds, or as lawn specimens. All 
protected by Cole’s guarantee listed on the back cover, and 
are of a normal value of from $3.00 to $5.00 each. For larger 
sizes and other varieties, write us for quotations. 
Chinese Elm. Fast growing, symmetrical. 
Golden Weeping Willow. Perfect for the garden nook. This 


—_<«*« DOUBLE RED CULTURAL HINTS variety grows in well-drained spots or wet, low spots. 
FLOWERING PEACH Plantain. sauie. manner as oe par ee our finest shade trees with a showy dis- 
i E time ; : 
9 feet. In spring at peach ae - used for Bes ee dig Sugar Maple. A grand, old, tried and true favorite. 
i i i ie Cc os th . . . 
iis reo) is truly a specimen : Ee the hole “ico large oo Silver Maple. A tree of rapid growth. Quick shade when you 
deep red coloring of the roselike florets more than you think neces- Rant dtl 
nestled along the branches give it an ap- sary. Flowering Cherries and 
pearance that almost defies description. Magnolias will not stand wet : ; Ch i Maaa, 
Where a neat flowering tree of not too spots. Willows and Birches 48 BAR | 
great a size with good foliage and great love them. For best success, 
a ti alities is desired, nothing is 3 b Prices of the above trees in a sturdy, 5- to 6-ft. size: $2.25 each; 
ee ne a ; . fi Elowerng 9 tices muss i any 3 (your selection), for $6.00. One each of the above 5 varieties 
quite like the Double Red Flowering Peach. planted in early spring. for $9.50. 

Sturdy, 3- to 4-ft. trees, $2.00 each. 
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