NURSERY GROWN NATIVE TREES 
Gum, Sour or Black 
This handsome tree with its irregular, pagoda- rk 
shaped crown, rises often to a height of 100 feet V, 
with a trunk 3 to 4 feet in diameter. It naturally 
prefers swamps and rich lowlands but will grow any- 

E tos where in company with Red Maple and most of the 
sn (= trees which like deep, fertile soil. It is difficult to 
‘ transplant unless moved when comparatively young. 
1—2 ft. ° ’ ’ . . $1.00 
Sour or Black Gum 
Gum, Sweet Sour Gum 
This magnificent tree grows to the height of 140 
Ae feet with a trunk 4 to 5 feet in diameter, a hand- 
é ’ some, irregular-shaped crown, and star-shaped leaves 
) 3 which turn rich purple in autumn. It is often refused 
a place on the home grounds because it is rather 
slow to get started and difficult to transplant when 
Mies 3 - it has attained any size. It grows naturally in the 
oy, : lowlands and ranges from southern New York, 
S 5 southward through a large part of Florida, westward 
: id to the central part of Texas and Missouri. 
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Sweet Gum Sait, s 4 $2.50 A 
aay att , : 7 - é $3.50 Sweet Gum 

Hackberry 
The Hackberry, if permitted to grow in the open, 
will develop a handsome, irregular crown, growing 
occasionally to 100 feet in height with a trunk 4 [ 
feet in diameter. It has a wide distribution over a 
large part of the United States from New York 
throughout Florida and extending westward to Texas a 
and thence northward throughout most of Oregon. raps y 
It prefers rich, well-drained soil and in the proper ‘ 
location becomes a beautiful tree but is stunted 
to almost shrub size when planted in an unfavorable 
Hackberry location. 
3—4 ft. : - - : - $1.25 
45 ft. - : - . - $2.00 

Hemlock, Canada 
This glorious tree is the most graceful of all ever- 
greens, growing to a height of 100 feet with a trunk 
sometimes 4 feet in diameter and ranges naturally 
from Canada throughout most of the New England 
States and along the Appalachian Regions into 
Georgia, westward, extending well over Michigan 
and Wisconsin. It transplants readily almost any 
size and is particularly desirable because it will grow 
in locations too shady for most other evergreen trees. 

10—12 ins. . , - . $1.50 
4 I—2 ft. - - - - $2.50 
Canada Hemlock 2—3 ft. , - ’ . ’ $4.00 
