Our 1951 Introduction 
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| Brilliant 
FLOWERING 
CRAB 
This new brilwant red, semi-double 
Flowering Crab comes to us from Des 
Moines. lowa. We are indebted for this 
beautiful tree to Mr. A. F. den Boer, 
who is recognized as America’s leading 
expert on Flowering Crabs. More than 
twenty-five years of breeding and 
selecting have gone into the crea- 
tion of this, his choicest specimen. First 
of all, it is very hardy and can be grown 
anywhere. It is of medium size; 
when mature it is about 15 feet tall 
so it can be grown in small gardens 
without crowding out other things. It 
grows quickly and will flower a year 
after planting, but as the tree grows 
older it increases in floriferousness. The 
six-year-old specimen illustrated was 
comletely covered with crimson flowers 
of a shade not unlike that of the well 
known Darwin Tulip, City of Haarlem. 
Crimson Brilliant Crab is without any 
question the finest of the red Crabs. 
There is nothing that can compare with 
it and it is our choicest introduction of 
new plants for 1951. 
Each $8.00 
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