FOR SHADE AND BEAUTY 
POPLAR 
BOLLEANA. Fast growing, height to 40 feet. Of 
compact and slender growth. Suitable for back- 
grounds or specimen planting. Leaves and bark 
light green color. Leaves lighter underneath. 
(4 to 5 ft. size, 85c each). 
(6 to 8 ft. size, $1.85 each). 
CAROLINA (Norway Variety). Slightly erect habit 
of growth but makes good shade iree. Hardy, 
fast grower. 6 to 8 feet. 
(Each $1.25) (3 for $3.15). 
OAK 
RED (Quercus Rubra). A hardy oak with beautiful 
foliage which turns to red in autumn. Unsur- 
passed for park or street planting. Best to water 
well in fall. 6 to 8 feet. Branched. 
(Each $3.90). 
RED BUD 
CERCIS CANADENSIS. Grows 20 to 30 feet. Pro- 
duces a wealth of reddish-pink flowers in early 
spring. Forms a broad head of glossy, heart- 
shaped leaves that turn pale yellow in the fall. 
3 to 4 foot size. 
(Each $1.65) (3 for $4.50). 
Postage each 14c, 3 for 19c. 
RUSSIAN OLIVE 
ELAEAGNUS AUGUSTIFOLIA (AB). A very hardy 
and handsome tree, growing 8 to 12 feet high. 
The leaves are particularly handsome, willow- 
like and a rich silvery white. The flowers are 
small, golden yellow and very fragrant, followed 
by silvery fruits. Also used as shrub. 
18 to 24 inches, hedging size: ($7.95 per 100) 
(50 at 100 rate) (10 for 90c). 
4 to 5 ft. size. (Each $1.55) (3 for $4.35). 
WILLOWS : 
PUSSY WILLOW. A _ small iree with upright 
branches. Catkins very numerous, handsome in 
flower; greatly esteemed by reason of extreme 
earliness. 4 to 5 feet. 
(Each $1.29) (3 for $3.49). 
Postage: (Each 12c) (3 for 22c). 
WEEPING DECIDUOUS 
TREES 
CUT-LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH (B). 
most elegant of all weeping trees. Its tall, slen- 
der, yet vigorous growth, with graceful drooping 
habit, silvery white bark and delicate cut-leaved 
foliage make it one of the most attractive trees. 
It is especially ornamental. 6 to 8 feet. 
4 to 5 feet (Each $2.40). 
WEEPING WILLOW (Niobe) (B). A handsome tree, 
slender leaves, green above, silver beneath. The 
twigs and bark tinged dark red. 6 to 8 feet. 
(Each $1.95). 
FLOWERING TREES 
CRAB (Flowering Malus) 
BECHTEL’S (Double) (T). Makes a well formed 
medium sized tree, perfectly hardy. Beautiful 
double, delicate pink blooms. Fragrant. 4 to 5 
feet. 
(Each $2.20). 
FLORIBUNDA (Japanese Flowering). Foliage, green 
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with lacy effect. Branches grow with horizontal 
habit and bushy. Buds pink. Early flowers of 
rosy white followed by small yellow fruit. Ulti- 
mate height 25 feet. 
4 to 5 feet size: (Each $1.90) (3 for $5.50). 
HOPA. (Red Flowering Crab) (T). Of upright growth 
and very attractive foliage. It grows a little 
taller than the Bechtel’s. Covered with cerise red 
colored flowers during April: Edible -fruit, red 
inside and out and very good for making jellies. 
If not picked fruit will hang on until late autumn. 
Very hardy and free from disease. 
5 to 6 feet size: (Each $1.95) (3 for $5.70). 
HAWTHORN 
PAUL’S SCARLET THORN. (Oxyacantha Pauli) A 
variety of English Hawthorn that is hardy for 
our western climate. Grows 12 to 15 feet tall, 
erect and well foliaged. When established will 
produce a mass of beautiful, round, bright scarlet 
double flowers in June, followed by small seed 
pods. 
3 to 4 feet size. (Each $2.19). 
Postage: (Each 15c). 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
ALMOND FLOWERING (M). A small spring flower- 
ing tree or shrub; blooming very gaily before 
the leaves appear. Their growth is dwarf, bushy 
and compact. Slender branches completely 
hidden by beautiful double flowers when in 
bloom. Pink or white. 3 to 4 feet. 
(Each $1.29) (3 for $3.60). 
Postage: (Each 12c). 
FLOWERING QUINCE (Cydonia Japonica). Very 
ornamental in early spring, as its bright scarlet 
flowers completely cover the branches before the 
leaves are formed. Sometimes used for hedging. 
3 to 4 feet. 
(Each 89c) (3 for $2.19). 
Postage: (Each 12c) (3 for 25c). 
MAGNOLIA (Soulangeana Nigra). Purple lily Mag- 
nolia. Dark buds opening to deep purplish-red 
flowers. Blooms late. Makes compact shrub to 
12 feet. Roots balled in moss. 2 to 3 feet size. 
(Each $4.45) postage i5c. 
PRUNUS (Ornamental Plums) 
CISTENA (M). A small treelike shrub. The young 
branches are a dark purple and the leaves a 
lustrous crimson changing to a dark purple. 
Dwarf habit of growth. 2 to 3 feet. 
PRUNUS NEWPORT. A large shrub, habits of. 
growth like the Cistena, but growing larger. 
Bronze or reddish tipped leaves, well foliaged. 
Does very well in most locations and very hardy. 
Fine specimen shrub or as a hedge. 8 to 4 feet 
size. 
PERSICA (Cameliacflora). Red flowers to 2 inches 
across in advance of foliage. Late blooming. 
4 to 5 feet. 
TRILOBA. A hardy shrub or small tree growing 
8 to 10 feet, that will do well in most any terri- 
tory. Double pink flowers in May before leaves 
appear. Attractive green foliage, turning red in 
fall. 3 to 4 feet. 
Any of above Prunus, your choice: (Each $1.59) 
(3 for $4.45). Postage each 14c, 3 for 19c. 
72 THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
