(See page 159 for list of varieties) 
Two groups of flowering trees, the 
Cherries and the Crabs, stand far above 
all others in daintiness and grace. The 
Japanese Cherries are well advertised by 
the spectacular planting in Washington, 
D. C. The even lovelier Crab Apples are 
now receiving justice at the hands of 
American planters. Crabs are extremely 
hardy and will thrive in positions and 
exposures which would be fatal to the 
more delicately constituted Cherries. They 
also exhibit a greater variety in character 
of tree, wider range of color in their blos- 
soms, and in autumn are adorned with 
glittering clusters of fruit in shades of 
green, yellow, orange, scarlet, and crim- 
son. No other flowering trees equal the 
flowering Crab in profusion of bloom, and 
amongst other good qualities, varieties 
may be selected which have a restricted 
growth or dwarf habit so that they will 
never become too large and clumsy. 
The Most Brilliant Red 
Flowering Crab to Date! 
Our 1951 Introduction 
Grinionw Brilliant 
FLOWERING CRAB 
(Plant Pat. No. 939) 
This new brilliant red, semi- 
double Flowering Crab comes 
to us from Des Moines, lowa. 
We are indebted for this beau- 
tiful tree to Mr. A. F. den 
Boer, who is recognized as 
America’s leading expert on 
Flowering Crabs. More than 
27 years of breeding and se- 
lecting have qone into the 
creation 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 in- 
creases in floriferousness. The 
six-year-old specimen _ illus- 
trated was completely covered 
with crimson flowers of oa 
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 com- 
pare with it and it is our 
choicest introduction of new 
Crabs. 
Each $7.00 
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