
Their Better Roots 
Perfect Shapes 
for Better Results 

European Mountain Ash 
. Fraxinus -Ameri- 
Ash, American cana. A good hard- 
wood tree for most any location; straight 
stem with nice, well shaped crown; excep- 
tionally hardy and drought resistant. 
Choice, 5 to 6 ft. trees, $1.45 each; 2 for 
$2.50. 
(Sor- 
Ash, European Mountain }77° 
Aucuparia). Does extra well in the North 
and in high altitudes. A nice straight 
grower, forming a pretty crown which, 
through late summer and fall, is covered 
with the showy clusters of red _ berries. 
Selected No. 1 trees, 5 to 6 ft. high, $3.00 
each; pair, $5.50. 
Basswood See Linden, page 26. 
Betula 
Birch, European White 454 "42 
upright growing, graceful tree with white 
bark. Hardy, even in the extreme North. 
It is not a very fast grower, but being a 
hardwood tree, resists wind and ice very 
well. 5 to 6 ft. trees, well rooted, well 
shaped, $2.50 each; pair, $4.40. 
All trees over 4 ft. tall must be shipped 
by express. We pay freight on all ship- 
ments of trees or shrubs amounting to 
$15.00 or more. 
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Birch, Cutleaf Weeping {%%,. 
showiest of the pendulous or so-called 
weeping trees. This tree grows tall and 
slender, yet with vigorous growth, with 
spreading limbs forming graceful arches 
with drooping branches. Stem white. The 
entire tree presents a soft, pleasing effect. 
Hardy anywhere. Extra nice 5 to 6 ft. 
trees, each, $3.65; pal $6.90. 
Siberian Pea Tree. A 
Caragana small tree, extremely 
hardy, with an attractive light green foli- 
age and golden-yellow flowers in the 
spring. 12 to 18-inch plants, 10 for 95c; 
25 for $2.00; Sela slr a eres 
atalpa Speciosa. ardy 
Catalpa gicubh ike Sia west. 2 
rapid, straight grower, occasionally used 
for a tall shade tree. Planted in large lots 
for posts, the wood being very durable. 
A rapid growing hardwood. 12 to 18-inch 
plants, 25 for $3.00, prepaid. 4 
Chestnut, Chinese Sweet *,<: 
beautiful little tree or large shrub, due to 
its pretty foliage, and the fruit is of high 
quality. Strong 2-ft. healthy trees, $2.50 
each; pair, $4.50; prepaid. 
Gymnocladus 
Coffee Bean Tree Gyrpociaaus 
slender tree, grows up to 4 ft. tall, with 
open crown and stout short twigs. Nice 
feathery foliage. Forms beans like coffee 
beans; of hardwood nature. Hardy as far 
north as Nebraska. A rather rare tree. 
Good strong 4 to 5-ft. trees, $3.60 each; 
2 for $6.80. = a R a 
opulus Sargenti. 
Cottonwood grand old native of the 
Mid-West. Survived drought, severe win- 
ters, icé storms. 18 to 24-inch young trees, 
25 ok 90c; 100 for $3.00; 300 for $7.00; pre- 
paid. 
Cottonwood - Seedless [2o8*?s5. 
good, clean growing habits of the common 
Cottonwood, growing to mammoth size, in 
record time, but will never form the cot- 
ton, which is so objectionable in residen- 
tial districts. Nice, straight, 5 to 6-ft. 
trees, $1.40 each; pair, $2.60. 
Finest flowering types, 
Crab Apples see page 31. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Shade trees are planted in the same 
manner as fruit trees. Holes deep and 
wide enough to allow plenty of room for 
roots. Digging the tree holes a few inches 
deeper than really necessary permits fill- 
ing in of loose soil in the bottom, in which 
the new rooting will take place quicker 
and surer. Soil to be used anywhere near 
the roots must not contain fresh fertilizer. 
Ordinary top-soil is best. Always cut the 
ends of the roots just before planting, 
making a slanting cut with a sharp knife. 
New roots develop most rapidly from these 
fresh cut surfaces. 



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