FLOWERING TREES 
AESCULUS, Horsechestnut 
Aesculus carnea (Pink Horsechestnut) . tall 
compact tree with bright pink flowers in late 
spring. Tubs, $10.00. 
CHERRY 
FLOWERING VARIETIES 
Kwanzan. Masses of double, deep pink 
flower in April. 
Shirofugen. Pink in’bud; open flowers large 
double white. ; 
Prices for above: Bare root, 4-5 ft. $3.00. 
WEEPING FORMS 
Park Weeping Cherry. Dainty single pink 
flowers in showers on drooping branches. 
Double Pink Weeping Cherry. Drooping 
branches with double pink flowers. Prices for 
both varieties: Bare root, 5 ft. trunks, top- 
grafted heads, $5.00. 
CRATAEGUS, Hawthorn 
Crataegus Crimson Glory. Recently intro- 
duced variety with clean, glossy foliage and 
large crimson-red fruits in fall. White flow- 
ers in spring. Bare root 8-10’ $4.50. 
C. carrieri. Pyramidal tree with white flowers 
in spring, followed by large, bright-scarlet 
berries. 
C. Paul’s Scarlet. Beautiful in spring with 
masses of double, carmine-red flowers. Com- 
panion forms of this variety: 
Price for above: Bare root, 6-7 ft. $3.50. 
CORNUS, Flowering Dogwood 
Cornus florida. Small tree for deep shade 
with attractive white-petaled flowers, satiny 
in texture. 5-gal. containers, 3-4 ft. $3.00. 
C. florida rubra (Pink Dogwood). Similar 
to above except that flowers are showy, deep 
pink. 5-gallon containers, 3-4 ft. $6.00. 
LABURNUM, Golden-Chain Tree 
Laburnum vyossi. Long racemes of golden- 
yellow, pea-shaped blooms in late April, 
early May. Clover-like foliage. Bare root, 
>-Onft. $3.90) 
MAGNOLIAS 
5-gallon containers: $10.00 and up 
Magnolia lennei. Saucer-shaped flowers have 
broad, round petals; outside bright purple, 
inside almost white. 
M. lilliflora. Bushy shrub with numerous, 
slender purple flowers. 
M. rustica rubra. Shape and color of flowers 
similar to Lennei, but blooms much earlier. 
M. soulangeana. Large, tulip-shaped flowers 
are deep rose-pink, fading to light pink with 
white margins. 
M. stellata. Rows of slender white petals ar- 
ranged like water-lily; faintly pink and fra- 
grant when first opened. 
M. stellata rubra. Like preceding except that 
petals are glowing pink. 
M. veitchi. Long tapering pink bloom. Rare. 
MALUS, Flowering Crabapple 
Arnold Crab. Contrasting carmine-red buds 
and pink, fading to white flowers on a low, 
spreading small tree. 
Bechtel Crab. Prized for its heavy clusters 
of bright pink, very double flowers. Upright. 
Eleyi Crab. Everything about this tree is 
purplish-red; foliage, flowers and small fruits. 
Kaido Crab. Semi-double pink flowers; glossy 
foliage. - 
Prices for above: Bare root, 4-5 ft. $2.00. 
PRUNUS, Flowering Peaches 
Listed in order of flowering: 
San Jose Pink. Earliest of all. Bright, double 
pink flowers. 
All varieties on this page 
can be supplied before 
December Ist and after 
February 15th in 5-gal- 
lon containers at slightly 
higher prices. 

Early Double Red. Double flowers 
are really very deep rose-pink, al- 
most red. 
Helen Borchers. Medium pink, dou- 
ble flowers of fine individual form 
appear in abundance in mid-season. 
Double White. Chaste white blooms of this 
tree are a pleasing contrast to the multitude 
of spring garden colors. 
Camellia. 
miniature camellia blooms. 
Prices for above: 6-8 ft. $2.50. 
PRUNUS, Flowering Plums 
Blireiana. Very early double, bright pink flowers 
and purplish-red foliage. 
Pissardi. Always interesting with its early single- 
white flowers, dark red fruits and purplish-red 
foliage. 
Thundercloud. Literally clouds of snowy-white 
flowers in spring. Rich purple foliage persists all 
season. 
Prices for above varieties: Bare root, 6-8 ft. $2.50. 
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2uick-Growing SHADE TREES 
ACER, Maples 
Acer dasycarpum (Silver Maple). Fast-grow- 
ing and stately. Silver reverse foliage becomes 
brilliant gold. Bare root, 8-10 ft. $3.75. 
A. Schwedleri (Schwedler Maple). Variety 
of Norway maple with brilliant orange buds, 
coppery new foliage and mature leaves stained 
purple. Bare root, 6-8 ft., $3.50. 
A. Schwedleri Nigra (Crimson King). Plant 
Pat. No. 735. Holds brilliant crimson color 
through spring, summer and fall. Bare root, 
6-7 ft. $5.00. 
BETULA, Birch 
Betula alba (European White Birch). Noted 
for its white bark, and its light green leaves. 
Bare root, 8-10 ft. $3.75, 6-8 ft. $2.75. 
B. alba laciniata (Cutleaf Weeping Birch). 
Bark like preceding, but foliage laciniated on 
gracefully drooping stems. Bare root, 8-10 
ft. $6.00, 6-8 ft. $4.50. 
FRAXINUS, Ash 
Fraxinus velutina glabra (Modesto Ash). Be- 
coming one of our most popular shade trees 
because of its quick growth and wide spread- 
ing branches carrying dark, glossy foliage. 
5-gallon containers $3.50 and up. 
GINKGO, Maiden-hair Tree 
Ginkgo biloba. Derives its name from foliage 
resembling maidenhair fern. Moderately 
rapid in growth; beautiful in fall with golden 
yellow foliage. 5-gallon containers $5.00. 
LIQUIDAMBAR, Sweetgum 
Liquidambar  styraciflua. Growth slow and 
straight; maple-leaf-like foliage beautiful in 
fall, when it turns a translucent amber-red. 
5-gallon containers $3.75; 1-gal. cans $1.00 
LIRIODENDRON, Tuliptree 
Liriodendron tulipifera. Large leaves on a 
symmetrical tree of moderately rapid growth. 
5-gallon containers, 6-8 ft. $3.50. 
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PLATANUS, Sycamore 
Platanus orientalis (European Sycamore). 
Dense, light green, large foliage on a quick- 
growing tree of symmetrical habit makes this 
a favorite for street planting. Bare root, |0- 
12 ft. $4.50; 6-8 ft. $3.00. 
POPULUS, Poplar 
Populus canadensis eugenei (Carolina Pop- 
lar). An extremely fast grower when pro- 
vided plenty of soil moisture. 
P. nigra italica (Lombardy Poplar). The fa- 
vorite tree for accent planting along drives 
and roads because of its slender habit. 
Prices for above varieties: Bare root, 8-10 ft. 
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ROBINIA, Locust 
Robinia monument. Slender, upright tree 
with typical Locust foliage and individually 
large rose-pink flowers in spring. 5-gallon 
containers 6-8 ft. $5.00. 
R. pseudacacia decaisneana (Pink-flowering 
Locust). Rapid growing and large; thrives in 
adverse conditions. Pink flower-clusters in 
profusion in spring. Tubs, $5.00 and up. 
SALIX, Weeping Willow 
Salix babylonica. Graceful weeping type 
with branches drooping to the ground. Fo- 
liage slender, pale green. Bare root, 6-8 ft. 
$3.00. Golden form at same price. 
ULMUS, Elm 
Ulumus pumila (Chinese Elm). The most 
satisfactory shade tree where rapid growth 
under indifferent conditions is required. 
Given attention and plenty of space, it makes 
a beautiful, wide-spreading tree. 5-gallon 
containers $3.75 up. 
Nete: Larger, specimen trees of the varieties 
listed on this page are available. Quotations 
will be supplied on request. 
