FLOWERING TREES 
Rieweet: Trees growing either singly or in combination with evergreens, introduce striking 
color and beauty to a lawn or garden. Several varieties we list are three-season trees— 
flowers in Spring, beautiful foliage in Summer, bright berries in Autumn. 
CERIS Canadensis — Judas Tree (Red Bud) 
A shrub-like tree with large, irregular head and 
perfect heart-shaped leaves. Derives its name 
MAGNOLIA Soulangeana — Saucer Magnolia 
A very popular, hardy Chinese variety of vigorous 
growth, forming many branches. White flowers, 
Redbud from the profusion of delicate reddish 
pink blossoms with which it is covered in early 
spring before the folliage appears. One of the 
tinted with violet or rose, appear in abundance 
even when the tree is quite small, contrasting 
strikingly with its glossy foliage. 
finest ornamental trees. Extreme height 15 feet. 
MALUS Atrosanguinea — Carmine Crab 
CORNUS Florida — White Flowering Dogwood Single carmine flowers, red fruit. 
One of the best flowering trees. Small (15 to 20 
feet) but picturesque in its spreading, umbrella 
habit. Especially beautiful in Spring when cov- 
ered with mammoth white blossoms, yet equally 
so in fall when both foliage and berries are bright 
red, 
MALUS lonis Plena — Bechtel’s Crab 
A very hard, shapely tree with spreading branches. 
Leaves dark green, turning yellow in autumn. 
Double pink flowers, greatly resembling roses, and 
quite fragrant. Becoming more popular. 
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MALUS Eleyi — Eley Flowering Crab 
Single pink bloom, reddish leaves. 
CORNUS Florida Rubra — Red Flowering Dogwood 
This is very similar to Cornus Florida, the only 
difference being that the flowers are bright red. : 
MALUS Hopa — Hopa Flowering Crab 
Single rose: pink flowers, bronze green foliage, 
CRATAEGUS Oxacantha Splendens — Paul’s 
red fruit, 
Scarlet Hawthorne 
Pronounced the best of all. A small spreading tree 
with flaming carmine red double flowers. Entirely 
hardy, thriving well in dry, unfavorable situations. 
Makes a very fine lawn tree or specimen planting. 
PRUNUS Cistena — Purple Leaf Plum 
Foliage purple. A small tree that will stand hot 
summer weather without burning or fading. 
Malus — Flowering Crab Tree 
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