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THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY COMPANY 
FLOWERING AND SHADE TREES 
BARNES BROS. THRIFTY TREES will give generous shade within a few years. Choose with assurance that you will 
receive expertly grown, well-rooted specimens. Improve your home by planting trees. Trees will be shipped by railway express. 
All items marked * are offered for sale only at our nursery, or within local truck delivery zone 
*SILVER MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum). 100 ft. 
Rapid growth quickly matures this tall, broad 
and gracefully branched Maple. Its chief fault 
is its brittleness. 8-10 ft., $4.50 each. 
*RED JAPANESE MAPLE (Acer palmatum 
atropurpureum). 20 ft. Slow growing and 
shrub-like with deep red foliage throughout 
the season. Popular for lawn specimens. 
Grafted plants, 18-24 in., $7.50 each. 
*NORWAY MAPLE (Acer platanoides). 80 ft. 
The most popular tree for street planting. A 
rounded, compact head and large leaves give 
dense shade. 6-8 ft., $6.00; 134 in. to 2 in. 
diameter, 10-12 ft., $12.00 each; 2-21 in., 
12-14 ft., $15.00 each. 
*SCHWEDLER MAPLE (Acer  platanoides 
schwedleri). A form of Norway Maple whose 
leaves are red in the Spring and turn dark 
green in the Summer. 6-8 ft., $6.00 each; 
8-10 ft., $8.00 each. 
WHITE BIRCH CLUMPS 
(Betula alba) 
Silvery white Birches grown so you 
may have a cluster of these beautiful 
trees; 2 or 3 stems on one root. 4-5 feet 
tall, $2.95 each. 
CUTLEAF WHITE BIRCH 
(Betula alba laciniata)—40 feet 
This white barked, graceful tree is one of the 
most beautiful to plant on a lawn. Leaves are 
light green and finely cut. Plant in early Spring. 
5-6 feet, $4.50 each. 
PAPER BIRCH 
(Betula papyrifera) 
These are the lovely and graceful white Birch 
trees of our northern woods. The characteristic 
white bark is not evident while the trees are 
small. Plant in groups for a naturalistic effect. 
Plant in Spring. 5-6 feet, $3.25 each, $9.00 for 3. 
RED BUD 
(Cercis canadensis)—20 feet 
A small, shrubby tree. In Spring before the 
leaves unfold, it bears masses of rose pink flow- 
ers. Effective among evergreens. 3-4 feet, 
$1.50 each. 
FLOWERING DOGWOOD 
(Cornus florida) 
A favorite small tree with lovely white 
flowers and bright Autumn color. Native, 
hardy and beautiful. Plant in Spring. 
3-4 feet, $3.50; 4-5 ft., $5.00 each. 
Pinkflowering DOGWOOD 
(Cornus florida rubra) 
A form of above with pink flowers, 
dwarfer and less hardy. 3-4 feet, $6.00 
each. 
PAUL’S SCARLET THORN (Crataegus oxya- 
cantha paul). 25 ft. Tall and slender tree with 
double, rose-red flowers which come in late 
May. 5-6 ft., $5.00 each. 
MORAINE LOCUST (Plant Patent 836). This 
is a new and splendid, quick growing shade 
tree. Lacy foliage. No thorns or seed pods. 
A clean and hardy lawn tree. Vase shaped 
when young, broadening with maturity. 
6-7 ft.. $8.00 each. 
GOLDEN CHAIN TREE (Laburnum vossi). 
15 ft. Slender tree with long, drooping clus- 
ters of bright yellow flowers in the Spring. A 
protected spot is recommended in Connecticut. 
Not hardy north. 5-6 ft. branched, $6.00 each. 
MAGNOLIA soulangeana. 20 ft. The exotic 
lawn tree with huge, pink and white flowers in 
early May. Big, bold leaves. 3-4 ft., $6.00 
each. 
MAGNOLIA soulangeana nigra. This form 
has dark purple flowers. 2-3 ft., $6.00 each. 
FLOWERING CRABAPPLES 
(Malus)—15 feet 
These neat little trees make handsome 
specimens for small lawns, especially in 
April and May when covered with flowers. 
Small Apples which follow are appreciated 
by the birds. Hardy and easily grown. 
Almey. A beautiful new variety, with 
large, fire-red flowers, starred white at 
each center. Scarlet fruits make excel- 
lent Winter food for birds. Hardy. 
Grows about 20 ft. tall. 4-5 ft., 
$3.50 each. 
Bechtel’s Crab (Malus ioensis plena). 
Large, double pink flowers. 3-4 ft,. 
$2.50 each. 
Carmine Crab (Malus atrosanguinea). 
Brilliant carmine-rose flowers. Makesa 
broad and spreading tree. One of the 
showiest varieties. 
Bolgo Crab. White flowers and large, 
bright red Apples which make superb 
jelly. A double purpose tree. 
Eley Crab (Malus purpurea eleyi). Wine- 
red flowers and fruits; splendid and 
showy; fruits suitable for making jelly. 
Hopa Crab. Large, rose-colored flowers; 
shiny orange and red fruits which make 
good jelly. 
Redbud Crab (Malus zumi calocarpa). 
Red buds, white flowers, brilliant clus- 
ters of small red fruits lasting into 
Winter. 
Heavy, 2-year trees, 4-6 feet tall, 
$2.50 each, 4 for $9.50, except as 
noted above 
FLOWERING CHERRY 
(Prunus, Kwanzan) 
Large, double, deep pink flowers in 
Spring. The tree is upright and vigorous 
in growth. It is one of the most reliable 
of the beautiful flowering Cherries. 
4-5 feet, $3.50 each. 
PURPLELEAF PLUM 
(Prunus, Thundercloud) 
This is a small, upright growing tree 
with dainty pale pink flowers and dark 
red-purple foliage which stays dark 
throughout the Summer. 4-5 feet, 
$2.50 each. 
*SCARLET OAK (Quercus coccinea). 80 ft. A 
handsome, straight tree, forming a broad head. 
Leaves are deeply cut and turn bright red in 
the Fall. 12-14 ft. tall, 2-214 in. diameter, 
$25.00 each. 
*PIN OAK (Quercus palustris). 60 ft. This splen- 
did tree is well adapted to lawn and street 
planting because of its symmetrical habit, 
rapid growth and fine foliage. Sharply pyram- 
idal when young, widening with age. Plant in 
early Spring. 6-8 ft., $6.00 each. 
MOUNTAIN ASH 
(Sorbus aucuparia)—25 feet 
An attractive hardy tree for lawns, especially 
admired for its clusters of orange-scarlet berries 
from July until Winter. Birds like the fruit. 
6-8 feet, $4.50 each. 
WEEPING WILLOW 
(Salix babylonica)—40 feet 
Long, pendulous branches droop gracefully to 
the ground. The trees create exquisite effects 
beside waterways but will thrive also in drier 
locations. 5-6 ft., $2.50 each; 6-8 ft., $3.50 each. 
FRENCH PUSSY WILLOW 
(Salix) 
This tall shrub is planted for its large, 
silvery-pink and furry catkins which 
appear on the first warm days of early 
Spring or late Winter. Stems are long 
and willowy and may be easily forced 
indoors. 2-3 feet, $1.50 each. 
TREE WISTERIA. A beautiful spectacle in 
May when this wide-spreading, low tree is a 
mound of drooping clusters of purple-blue 
flowers. Straight stems, 3 to 4 ft. tall. Grafted 
from flowering wood to bear soon. $3.50 each. 
NUT TREES 
‘\ CHINESE CHESTNUT. Tall (50-60 feet at 
maturity). Sturdy, fast-growing, blight-resist- 
ant trees. Splendid for shade as well as for 
large, sweet nuts. As cross fertilization is re- 
quired for nut production, plant two or more 
trees. Provide a sunny place with rich, deep 
soil. These trees are about as hardy as Peach 
trees Bad are raised from seeds of goodbearing 
trees. 2-yr., 2-3 ft., $1.50 each, 2 for $2.75. 
\ THOMAS BLACK WALNUT. 50 ft. A grafted 
variety of the hardy, native tree that bears 
young, often the second year after planting. 
Grows in most locations but likes rich, moist 
soils. Nuts are large, of excellent flavor, abun- 
dantly produced and readily cracked. A splen- 
did combination shade and crop tree. 3-4 ft., 
$3.00 each. 
- WILLSON WONDER ENGLISH WALNUT. 
30 ft. A fast growing tree for shade as well as 
for large, delicious nuts which are abundantly 
produced. Not hardy in extreme cold. Plant 
in a protected place where temperatures go to 
zero. 3-4 ft., $3.00 each. 
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