NHalus--- Flowering Crabs 
(State regulations forbid the shipment of Malus and Crataegus 
into the states of Colorado and Utah.) 
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., 
but the even lovelier Crab Apples have never received 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, a wider range of color in their blossoms, and in autumn are 
adorned with glittering clusters of fruit in shades of green, vellow, 
orange, scarlet and crimson. No other flowering trees equal the flow- 
ering Crabs 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. 
Malus } Figetinds 
(Car mriliant lowering (CRA rl ee RE: 
The Most Brilliant Red Flowering Crab to Date! 
This new brilliant 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 27 years 
of breeding and selecting have gone 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 increases in floriferousness. The six-year- 
old specimen illustrated was completely 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. 
Each $7.90 
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