TREE WISTERIA—No more lovely sight can be imagined than a 
Tree Wisteria in bloom. The purplish blue flowers are produced by 
the hundreds and completely cover the tree during May, transforming 
it into a thing of sheer beauty. In formal gardens Tree Wisterias 
are indispensable. On the lawn they develop into beautiful speci- 
mens and live for generations, increasing in beauty and dignity 
each successive season. Heavy 2'4 to 3 foot trees, $3.95 each. 
PIN OAK—A noble tree, and one of the most valuable of all Oaks 
for general planting. Develops a handsome, tall, branching pyra- 
mid, with slightly drooping effect as it matures. Beautifully carved 
foliage of deep waxen green assumes gay orange and red colorings 
in the fall. Extremely long-lived and hardy. 50 to 60 feet at matur- 
ity. Transplanted 6 ft. trees, $3.50 each. 
MAY DAY TREE—First tree to leaf out in spring, and first to bloom, 
providing masses of pure white flowers the first day of May. Blooms 
followed by small, edible fruits attractive to song birds. Rapid 
grower. Hardy anywhere. Well branched. 18 to 24 inch trees, $1.00 
each. j 
NORWAY MAPLE—Used on many of our streets, as well liked for 
its pleasing and familiar symmetrical, dome-shaped head and ability 
to grow under city conditions. Its dense leaves are rich green in 
color, held on the tree 
longer in the fall than 
most Maples _ without 
much change in color. 
A good tree for street 
or lawn specimen 
planting where good 
form and shade are 
needed. Reaches a 
height of 60 feet. 
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European White Birch tok fate $2.25 peaks 
ROSE TREE OF CHINA (Prunus Triloba)—The flowers on this 
small-growing tree are like the Flowering Almond—double, rose-like, 
and hugging the naked branchlets so closely and so profusely it is 
impossible to see the branches; and a bright shade of pink. Hardy 
and seldom grows taller than 8 feet. 2-yr., 2 foot tall, $1.00 each. 
NIOBE WEEPING WILLOW—Handsome weeping tree with golden 
yellow bark, and narrow green leaves with silver lacing, giving it 
a pronounced lacy effect. Exceptionally strong, hardy, graceful 
tree. 30 to 40 feet at maturity. 5 to 6 foot trees, 
PURPLE LEAF PLUM (Prunus Cistena)—Shows more red in colored 
leaves, lower growth and more compact than the common variety; 
glossier leaves. The dwarf tree comes out red in the spring, stays 
red all summer, and bronze-red in the fall. Beautiful single, pink 
flowers in May. 2-yr., 24 inch plants, $1.00 each. 
BECHTOL’S FLOW- 
ERING CRAB— 
Large clusters of ex- 
quisite soft pink 
flowers that resemble 
Pinocchio roses. in 
bud and flower. 
Handsome, dwarf, Pin Oak 
compact trees have 
great profusion of blooms year after year. Heavy 3 to 4 foot trees, 
$2.00, each. 
EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH—No tree has more individual and dis- 
tinctive charm than this tall stately White Birch, with its gleaming 
white trunk and its delicate pendulous branches. The tree grows to 
a height of 20 to 30 feet, is thrifty, vigorous and upright. It is one 
of the few shade trees under which grass will make good growth. 
Complete your lawn with one of these outstanding trees. 4 to 5 
ft., $1.75 each; 3 for $4.50. 
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