DECIDUOUS TREES 
BETULA pendula youngi, YOUNG’S WEEPING BIRCH (2). Some dislike the for- 
mality of the Cutleaf Weeping Birch, but are fond of its snow-white bark and weep- 
ing habit. To them this should strongly appeal as it has the same white bark but is very 
different in growth. In the cutleaf variety the primary branches are decidedly erect 
and only the secondary are drooping. In this all the branches droop from the start 
and in a very pleasingly irregular manner. In the nursery it has to be staked to make 
it form an erect trunk. With age it becomes a living fountain. Utterly useless as a 
street tree but a most striking addition to any good garden. 6 to 7 ft., $3.75; 5 to 
6 ft., $3.00. 
CRATAEGUS pubescens var., GOLDEN GIANT THORN (7?). Although in- 
cluded here it is really evergreen but when young can be transplanted as if deciduous. 
This is by no means the common seedling form but a selected variety with enormous 
“berries” or fruits which are golden yellow (exactly, cadmium orange H.C.C. 8/1) 
up to 11/4 inches long and nearly as wide. These are borne in great profusion and cut 
branches are outstanding for decorative purposes. Leaves are large and undivided; 
tree seems to be nearly or maybe entirely thornless. Another fine point 1s its precocity 
as it commences bearing when only a few feet tall. 6 to 8 ft., $4.50; 5 to 6 ft., $3.75. 
DAVIDIA involucrata, DOVE TREE (6). We repeat our previous description ver- 
batim as conditions now are just as they were then and probably will be for many 
years to come. ‘We hardly dare mention this rare and famous tree again because even 
at the high price which it commands we shall probably get more orders than we can 
fill. The famous English nurseryman, Veitch, sent the late Ernest Wilson to China 
solely to get this tree! It covers itself in spring with hanging white bracts up to 6 
inches long which flutter in the breeze like waved handkerchiefs.” Gallon can, 114 
to 2 ft., $15.00; 1 to 11/4, ft., $10.00; 6 to 12 in., $7.00. 
LABURNUM vossi, LONGCLUSTERED GOLDENCHAIN (5). This beautiful small 
tree has not been available for the last few years. It has been described several times 
in earlier volumes of this booklet and well deserves that distinction. We now have a 
good stock again so it will do no harm to repeat that it has green bark and foliage 
like exaggerated clover leaves. Flowers are pure golden yellow and formed exactly 
like those of Japanese Wisteria. The hanging clusters attain as much as 18 to 20 
inches in length and are borne very profusely in late spring. Very beautiful and even 
the smallest size will bloom the first year. Well worth a place in any garden. 5 to 6 
ft., $3.00; 4 to 5 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00. 
MAGNOLIAS 
On account of the extreme scarcity of suitable grafting stocks during and since 
World War II we are not yet back to normal production but hope to be within another 
year or two. As soon as that is accomplished we plan to treat them fully as a special topic 
in some future issue of G. A. 
At present only the following are available: 
M. campbelli (7?). This grand Magnolia from the foothills of the Himalayas has 
been celebrated in horticultural literature for many decades, but owing to difficulty 
of propagation there have been only a few trees in the U. S. A. and none of these had 
been known to flower until the specimen in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, first 
bloomed in the spring of 1940. The flowers are rosy pink and are said to range any- 
where from 8 to 14 inches wide. It probably prefers cool, moist conditions and here 
anyway does not like full sun when young. Ultimately becomes a large tree. Balled 
5 to 6 ft., $20.00; 4 to 5 ft., $16.00; 3 to 4 ft., $12.00; 2 to 3 ft., $8.00; 11, to 
2 ft., $6.00; 1 to 11/, ft., $4.00; Pot grown, $3.00. 
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