FLOWERING TREES ~ [ 44 | THE GREENING NURSERY COMPANY 

MALUS - Flowering Crab—Continued 
M. niedzwetzkyana (Redvein Crab). Early. A Russian 
Turkestan species, remarkable for the red color of the 
flower, branches, leaves and fruit. 
M. sargenti (Sargent’s Crab). Very dwarf spreading variety. 
Pale straw color flowers with bright yellow anthers; scar- 
let fruit hanging until Spring. 
PRUNUS 
Flowering Plum 
Prunus triloba_flore- 
pleno (Doubleflowering 
Plum). A charming 
small tree 3 to 5 ft. high, 
of spreading, vigorous 
growth. Very early in 
Spring before the leaves 
appear, the whole tree is 
decked in a fleecy cloud 
of very double, light 
pink blossoms. Its ef- 
fect on a still lifeless 
landscape is very bright. 
P. cerasifera Newport 
(Purpleleaf Plum). A 
distinct and handsome 
little tree, rarely over 20 
ft. high, covered with a 
mass of small white sin- 
gle flowers in Spring, 
later with showy pink- 
ish-purple leaves that 
deepen in color to the 
end of the season. Itisa 
unique and_ beautiful 
ornament to the lawn. White Flowering Dogwood 

Flowering Crab Trees (Malus floribunda) (See page 43) 

i : Avi Sa Sere a 
Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn (Crataegus) (See page 43) 

See Page 46 for 
Greening Free Landscaping Service 

Redbud (Cercis) (See page 43) 

The Beauty of a Properly Planted Place Does Not Cease when the Snows Come 
