DECIDUOUS FLOWERING TREES 
Ideal for Shade and Beautiful Spring Calor 
FLOWERING CHERRIES 
Flowering Cherries are known for the exqui- 
site character of their prolific bloom, but 
their bright green foliage is prized as well. 
Bare Root $3.75 up. Higher in Containers. 
Daybreak (Akebono). Called the most beau- 
tiful tree in the world, this erect growing tree 
is a cloud of pink every spring with no leaf 
showing. A magnificent single. 
Kwanzan. Small, spreading tree producing 
enormous double pink blooms in heavy clus- 
ters. 
Mt. Fuji. Large, snowy white double flowers 
produced in abundance. 
Naden. One of the most handsome of flower- 
ing cherries. The semi-double flowers are of 
enchanting lavender-pink. 
Shirofugen. When first open, the large flow- 
ers are soft pink soon changing to white and 
later to cerise—a constant pink and white 
effect on the same tree. 
Stribling’s Pink. Single apple blossom pink of 
great charm and abundant bloom. 
WEEPING CHERRIES 
Exquisite for lawns and small grounds, the 
gracefully cascading, slender branches are 
very effective. Available in pink, single or 
double. $7.50 up. 
DOGWOOD 
Cornus florida, White Flowering Dogwood. 
Small tree, most effective in shaded locations 
for the attractive white flowers. Petals, like 
the Poinsettia, are bracts encircling the tiny 
flowers in the center. Early spring. $4.50 up. 
Cornus florida rubra, Pink Flowering Dog- 
wood. The most spectacular with light red or 
pink flowers. Use peat or leaf mold in the 
soil to insure an acid reaction. Partial shade. 
Grafted. $6.50 up. 
FLOWERING LOCUSTS 
Bare Root, $3.00 up 
Robinia decaisneana, Pink Locust. Tall rapid 
growing variety of Black Locust with long 
racemes of fragrant pink flowers. 
Prunus Blireiana (Flowering Plum) 
FLOWERING 
CRABAPPLE 
Bare Root, $3.00 up. 
Higher in Containers. 
Malus scheideckeri. Double pink; 
yellow fruit. 
Malus eleyi purpurea. Purple-red 
blossoms, leaves reddish when 
young. Fruit dark wine-purple. 
Malus ioensis plena, Bechtel Crab. 
Small tree to 15 feet. Crowded in 
spring with large, fragrant, double 
pale pink flowers. The bright green 
leaves which follow are neat all year. 
Malus floribunda. Tall, slender tree 
with graceful branches. Flowers 
large, single, typical apple blossom 
pink. 
Malus hopi. Red buds, flowers and 
fruit. 
Pink Flowering Dogwood 
HAWTHORN 
All Hawthorns Bare Root $3.50 up. Higher 
in Containers. 
Crataegus Autumn Glory. Small to medium 
sized tree with shiny attractive foliage. White 
flowers in spring, large crimson fruits in fall. 
Crataegus, Paul’s Scarlet. Masses of double 
carmine-red flowers in spring. Red berries in 
fall. 
Crataegus Carrierei. White flowing pyramidal 
tree. Large red berries in fall. 
Crataegus Cordata (Washington). White 
flowers, grows up to 20 feet high. Clusters of 
small red berries in fall. 
PURPLE-LEAVED PLUMS 
Priced $3.00 up. Higher in Containers. 
Prunus Blireiana. Brilliant red foliage later 
turning greenish. Dainty soft pink flowers 
line the long slender stems in spring. 
Prunus pissardi, Purple Leaf Plum. Small tree, 
deep purple leaves and small pale pink flow- 
ers in spring. Deep red branches and twigs 
are interesting even in winter. 
Prunus Thundercloud. Really lives up to its 
name. Masses of early white flowers fol- 
lowed by bronzy-purple foliage holding color 
throughout the summer. 
BEAUTIFUL SPRING COLOR AND PLEASING SHADE 
Bechtel’s Crab 
FLOWERING PEACH TREES 
Bare Root, $2.50 up. Higher in Containers. 
Beautiful low growing trees wonderful for 
spring bloom before the leaves. Large double 
flowers in great masses, clothe every stem. 
Excellent for cutting. After bloom is over 
prune heavily for next season’s bloom. Hardy. 
Early Red. Magnificent ruby-red flowers. 
Late Red. Same rub-red as early variety. 
Early Pink. Earliest; beautiful rose-pink. 
Late Pink. Same rose-pink as early variety. 
Candystick (Variegated). Striped red and 
white. 
Helen Borchers. One of the finest double 
pink varieties. 
White. Large snow-white flowered variety. 
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Paul’s Double Flowering Thorn 
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