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WHITE: BIRCH ee eae 5-6 ft. 
One of the most beautiful novelties in shade trees. When mature, bark is white 
and the leaves are a fine light green. Plant several in each location for a rare 
and picturesque clump, winning the admiration of friends and neighbors. 
NEW CHINESE CHESTNUT (Blight resistant) 0... 3-4 ft. 
Will bear large, sweet, delicious nuts 2 years after planting. Very fast growing. 
Valuable for ornamental and shade, as well as for fruit. Plant 2 or more for pol- 
lination. Grows 30 to 40 feet tall. See photo above and on next page. 
WEEPING WILLOW (Wisconsin) 222.2... eee 6-8 ft. 
Very rapid growing tree with graceful drooping branches. Will succeed in any 
location, but prefers moist soil. Especially effective near pools or river banks, 
along drives or as specimen plants. Frequent cutting back gives a thicker growth 
of bright green twigs. Grows 25 to 30 feet tall. Illustrated at left. 
NORWAYs MAPLE «22.2 ed. eee 6-8 ft. 
One of the best trees for street planting or for lawn specimens where good form 
and shade are needed. Its dense leayes are rich green and are held on tree about 
two weeks longer than other maples. Grows 50 to 60 feet tall. See photo at left. 
SILVER MAPLE. 35.25045055 S05 os eM eee eee 5-6 ft. 
Most rapid grower of all maples. A large, spreading tree which, at maturity, 
has a height of 60 to 70 feet. A cut leaf with a silvery cast, and also a silvery 
bark. Sap is good for sugar making. 
SUGAR MAPLE (Hard Maple) 2........c:cc:ccccccccssssceseeeeeeceeeecseeesnteeeees O- Omni: 
Brilliant scarlet, orange and yellow foliage in fall. Mature trees are the source 
of delicious maple sugar from sap in spring. Handsome form. 
RED LEAF SCHWEDLER MAPLE |. 6-8 ft. 
This is a beautiful tree in all seasons. In the spring, the foliage is a reddish 
purple, followed by a bronzy green color in the summer. It is very attractive 
in the frll when its foliage is a golden yellow. It is recommended for specimen 
planting in lawns. Symmetrical in growth. Not a fast growing tree. 
CRIMSON KING MAPLE occ 4-5 ft. 
You will want to be one of the first to own this new tree. It is a beautiful form 
of Schwedler Maple, originating in Europe. Like the Schwedler, it develops a 
rounded, compact top of unusual symmetry, but differs in haying foliage of 
deep, purple-crimson all through the growing months. 
RED LEAF DWARF MAPLE .....0 1-1% ft. 
Grows 8 to 10 feet. Leayes are a startling crimson all summer. Develops best 
color in sun, but will tolerate some shade. 
CUT-LEAF WEEPING BIRCH (Silver Birch) 2.000.000.0000... 5-6 ft. 
Graceful white-barked tree with delicate drooping branches. One of the few 
shade trees under which grass will grow. The white bark, which develops a 
year or two after planting, is beautiful in all seasons. Grows 20 to 30 feet tall. 
TULIP POPLAR (Liriodendron Tulipfera) 0. 6-8 ft. 
One of the largest deciduous shade trees. Large, glossy, fiddle-shaped leaves. 
Large greenish-yellow and orange flowers develop cone-like fruits. Photo, left. 
LOMBARDY POPLAR .........5.0:.20..00, 00a. 5-6 ft. 
Tall columnar tree, ideal for use as screen or windbreak. Thriyes in wide range 
of soil and climatic conditions. Grows unusually fast, requires no pruning. 
Grows 60 to 80 feet. Photograph is shown on the next page. 
New Blight Resistant Chinese Chestnut Bears Generously 
CHINESE ELM 2 a ee ee Pee Ged Ae 6-8 ft. 
For quick shade. A yery rapid grower with small, dense foliage. Excellent for 
tall hedge or windbreak. Stands intense cold and extreme heat remarkably well. 
Excellent shade in 5 short years. Grows to 30 to 40 feet. Photo on next page. 
MOUNTAIN ASH 3.00 53 soos eh ee 5-6 ft. 
One of the most ornamental of all trees. Bears large clusters of bright orange- 
red berries from mid-summer until late fall. Grows 20 to 30 feet tall. 
PIN OAK 20 282 err ee a ee ee 6-8 ft. 
Most wanted shade tree for street and lawn planting. Fastest growing of the 
oaks. Pyramidal form makes pruning unnecessary, and permits grass to grow. 
Adapts to all locations. Disease resistant. Grows 30-40 ft. Photo on next page. 
MORAINE LOCUST 
(Plant Pat. 836.) This is a vigorous, fast-growing, seedless tree, shaped much 
like American Elm, but not susceptible to disease. A clean tree with no ugly 
dangerous thorns, and no seed pods. The leaves are so fine that, when falling, 
they practically disappear. Thrives in spite of smoke and soot, on all kinds of 
soil. Hard wooded; bends but rarely breaks or splits. 
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