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Bechtel’s Double Flowering Crab (Malus ioensis fl. pl.) 
Tree of medium size, blooming in spring 
with beautiful, delicate pink flowers 
resembling small roses. Most admirable for 
its beautiful double flowers. 
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Carmine Crab (Malus hopa) 
A beautiful tree of upright habit covered 
with carmine-rose flowers in early spring. 
Very hardy. Fruits, bright red, making a 
most attractive specimen for the border. 
The bronzy foliage, and the single carmine- 
rose flowers in early spring are irresistible. 
Eley’s Crab (Malus eleyi) 
Large purplish-red flowers 1%4 inches in 
diameter. Dark red fruit. Purplish-red 
leaves in spring, changing to green. One of 
the showiest early blooming varieties. Sy Flowering Crab 
Glorious Crab (Malus gloriosa) 
A very choice new variety. Produces a profusion of large, rosy wine-red blos— 
soms. Very attractive bronzy foliage. 
Hansen’s Red Crab (Malus Dolga) 
Here is a very hardy crab that blooms beautifully in spring with a profusion 
of white flowers. In fall it is equally beautiful on account of the abundance of 
fiery red fruits. The fruits are edible and unsurpassed for jelly. A medium 
sized tree, that makes an ideal specimen for the lawn. 

Japanese Flowering Crab (Malus floribunda) 
Broad, round-topped tree, with wide, spreading branches. Flowers bright pink, 
changing to white. Small yellowish fruit. 
Lemoine’s Crab (Malus sylvestris Lemoini) 
One of the very fine Lemoine originations, producing bright carmine-red flowers 
followed by small yellow fruit. Most attractive bronzy-red foliage in spring 
that adds to the beauty of this tree. The flowers produce a delightful color 
effect in the landscape when in bloom and the fruit is also decorative. A most 
outstanding and worthwhile variety. 
Major Crab (Malus adstringens) 
Flowers are deep rose-colored in bud, opening to a lighter shade of rose pink. 
Very early bloomer. Fruits various shades of red and yellow as they ripen. 
Oekonomienrat Echtermeyer (Malus O. Echtermeyer) 
A weeping type of tree bearing a profusion of single, purplish-red flowers 1% 
inches across. Fruit purplish-red about 1” in diameter. Bronze-green, or 
purplish foliage. 
Redvein Crab (Malus Niedzwetzkyana) 
A very showy variety with remarkable single red flowers, followed by red fruits 
about 1 inch in diameter. It also has very attractive foliage which is dark green 
with a tinge of wine red. Height 10 to 15 feet. 
Scheidecker Crab (Malus Scheideckeri) 
A rather small early flowering variety that blooms profusely with semi-double 
pink flowers about 1 inch across. Fruits yellow and orange. 
Prices for Flowering Crabs on page 10 
