— New Flowering Crabs and 
No Finer Collection Offered Anywhere—All Ornamental 
Some Dual-Purpose 
PLANT THIS SPRING 
We Cannot Dig and Grade These Trees for Fall Planting 
HISTORY OF THESE NEW CRABS 
The Hopa Flowering Crab was introduced by Dr. N. E. Han- 
sen of the South Dakota Horticultural Station of Brookings 
in 1920, 
This was the first Flowering Crab with colored bloom hardy 
enough to withstand the trying winter climate of the Middle 
orthwest. 
The fame ot the Hopa soon spread across the nation and it 
was not long before it was growing in gardens clear across the 
northern border of our country and far up into Western 
Canada. 
We have two of the finest Hopas sent out by Dr. Hansen 
growing on our home grounds, These trees have a trunk diam- 
eter of 10 inches, are about 25 feet tall, and have a limb spread 
of 28 feet. The Hopa is a tremendous bloomer and when these 
two trees are in flower they are one solid mass of bloom. 
We have seen all the flowering trees of Florida and California, the 
Cherries of Washington, the flowering shrubs along our Eastern and 
Western coasts, but we have never seen anything more beautiful than 
these large Hopa Crabs on our home place. 
Now the female parent of the Hopa is the pink blossomed Crab, 
Niedzwetzkyana, which grows wild in the high mountains between 
Almey Crab Turkestan and China. a 
Prof. Hansen's success with the Hopa pointed out the way. Miss Isa- 
bella Preston of the Canadian Experimental Farms at Ottawa, made 
many crosses using Niedzwetzkyana as the mother parent. Her success 
has been wonderful. Over 1700 of her seedlings have been tested out at 
Morden, Manitoba, for hardiness, good color, and general desirability. 
The authorities in charge at Brookings, 8. D., at Morden, Manitoba, and ~ 
Ottawa have been very kind to us in keeping us informed about these 
MORDEN 457. (Miss Preston.) We are very much pleased with this new varieties and have from time to time sent us propagating stock of 
new Crab. It bloomed on two-year trees giving flowers fully the size what they considered the choicest ones. 
of a silver dollar in a lovely shade of medium dark pink. Again this From these we have built up a stock of most desirable Crabs which we 
year on little yearling trees not over 18 inches in height it gave the think will do well all over the country. This spring we are offering 
same large beautiful bloom. We have just fifty of these little trees to _ the finest collection of Flowering Crabs we have ever been able to offer. 
pellithie spring: ait hey varkamostly \witpa avout mato 4.54, “ea $5.00 ALMATA,. (Dr. Hansen, Brookings, §. D.) Here is a new fruit and 
a new flower that is a revelation.’ It is a beautiful rich dark barked 
p aie tree that has a pink bloom and that bears fruit often 3 inches in 
MORDEN 8A 13. (Miss Preston.) The beauty of this variety lies in diameter. A brilliant deep red with a red flesh that runs from skin 
the appearance of the tree itself. It is one of the most beautiful to core. The flavor of the fruit is mildly sweet and it makes a splendid 
ornamental trees we have ever seen. The tree is upright in growth, eating Crab and a rich red sauce. 
with a graceful sweep of the limbs. The bark is a dark rich maroon. 3-4 ft., $2.25; 2 for $4.00. 4 to 5 ft., $2.75; 2 for $5.00 
The leaves are medium in size. With the first touch of frost in the : s 
fall the leaves take on beautiful red and orange shades. The flowers ALMEY. (Miss Preston.) A strong growing tree producing large blos- 
are a deep pink. A lovely small tree for the lawn. oo ‘i penne a, es poe mae Mina ee me base 
Z ee Se i 00: 5- ‘ h of eac petal, giving the efiect of a five-pointed star. en this tree 
3-4 ft. trees, $1.50; 4-5 ft. trees, $3.00; 5-6 ft., $5.00 eac is i eee ae it : a mass of flaming red flowers. This tree will bloom 
, well the second year. 
MORDEN 27. (Miss Preston.) This variety is one out of eight of the 3-4 ft., $2.25; 2 for $4.00. 4-5 ft., each $2.75; 2 for $5.00 
1700 Crab seedlings re-selected to go into the final test field for final THE CHESTNUT CRAB. (MM; f ECF 
trial before naming. With us it forms a broad spreading tree, not as U - (Minnesota Station.) The fruit is large for 
ees 5 an ‘ pies) : . . 5 
straight a grower as the other varieties, but it makes up for this in a ae are | ee 2 inches in diameter. The color is a mix- 
the wonderful beauty of the bloom which is a glowing rich rose ede 2 Pie i Seeat over _a yellow ground, producing an 
almost entirely free from any magenta shade. For sheer beauty of attractive reddish bronze effect. The flesh is yellow, crisp, juicy, 
Wigarmmnthitasuthomene: medium fine grained with a most pleasant sub-acid, nutlike flavor. 
The quality is very good for eating from the hand. It also makes fine 
3-4 ft., $2.25; 2 for $4.00. 4-5 ft., $2.75; 2 for $5.00 sauce, is good for pies and pickles. The Chestnut Crab makes a 
beautiful ornamental tree and at the same time produces a great crop 
of wonderful large tasty Crab Apples. 
3-4 ft. trees, $1.00; 4-5 ft., $1.25 
ERIE. This is a tall growing shapely tree, a large tree for a flowering GENEVA. (Miss Preston.) A really beautiful Flowering Crab that pro- 
Crab. A heavy bloomer. Yes, a very heavy bloomer. duces great quantities of beautiful 21-inch Crab Apples of a deep 
rich red with red flesh clear to the core. Makes a wonderful jelly. 
MORDEN G 85. A medium sized tree, upright, with slender branches. Blossoms are large and of a deep pinkish color. The eating quality 
Flowers of good color and size. Wery desirable. is good and it makes a fine deep red jelly. 
5-6 ft., $2.00 each; 2 for $3.75 
MORDEN 19-114. The maroon buds open a lively deep rose. The : 
; : : : We are recommending to our customers POPULAR GARDEN- 
flowers are abundant, of medium size, and very showy. The tree is ING, the new ‘ell garden aiagazine, (published (hor mieneee aaa 
February, 1950, and enclose an order blank for customers to take 
graceful, with fine willowy branches with dark maroon bark. 
Prices on the above 3 varieties: 4-5 ft., $1.75; 5-6 ft., $2.00 advantage of a special introductory offer which POPULAR 
GARDENING is making to new subscribers. POPULAR GAR- 
We do not describe the above 3 varieties more fully as they are DENING tells you how to have a better garden and keeps you 
much alike except that they vary a few days in time of blooming abreast of the latest developments in gardening. 
and they all differ one from the other in their differing shades of pink. 
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