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LOWERING 
CERCIS - Redbud 
CERCIS canadensis (Redbud or Judas Tree). Before the leaves come out 
the branches are covered with masses of tiny rosy-pink flowers. Fine for 
grouping with other early flowering trees. Yellow foliage in Fall. 20 ft. 
CORNUS = Dogwood 
CORNUS florida (White Dogwood). One of the handsomest trees through- 
out the year. Large white spectacular flowers in the early Spring. Highly 
colored foliage in the Fall and attractive branches in the Winter. Red 
berries hang on well into Winter. Blooms when still young. 15 to 20 ft. 
C. florida rubra (Red Flowering Dogwood). Similar to above with brilliant 
pink flowers. Makes a beautiful show when planted with the White 
Dogwood in early Spring. 
CRATAEGUS - Hewthorn 
The Thorns are very hardy, do well in exposed positions and in any 
soil. Showy at all seasons of the year with fine foliage, highly colored in 
the Fall and bearing heavy crops of fruits similar in appearance to tiny 
crabapples. 
CRATAEGUS coccinea (Thickset Hawthorn). Especially good for hedges as 
it is more of a shrub than tree. White flowers in May. Reddish-brown 
Fruit Omnte 
C. cordata (Washington Hawthorn). White flowers in May and June with 
bright red fruits which remain for a long period. 30 ft. 



Red Flowering Dogwood 

Red Bud (Cercis) 
CRATAEGUS—Continued 
C. crus-galli (Cockspur Thorn). Noted for its fine foliage. White flowers 
in May. Brilliant red fruits in Autumn with orange and scarlet foliage. 
2 Otte 
C. oxycantha splendens (Paul’s Double Scarlet Hawthorn). One of the 
choicest ornamental trees with brilliant red double flowers borne in 
MAGNOLIA 
MAGNOLIA soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia). The well-known pink Mag- 
nolia with large cup-shaped flowers of rose and silvery pink before the 
foliage. Slightly fragrant. 
M. soulangeana ni- 
gra (Purple Mag- 
See pe eae nolia). Similar to 
above with deep 
reddish - purple 
flowers bloom- 
ing a little lat- 
er than the 
above variety. 
Big leathery 
leaves of unus- 
ual beauty. 

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