Prunus Subhirtella Pendula 
Weeping Cherry 
MALUS—Continued 
Robusta. Very fragrant white 
flowers. Fast 
growth. 
Sargenti (Sargent Crab). 
Dwarf variety usually less 
thany 6 ft. tall. The. 1-in. 
flowers are clear white, and 
the fruit, 4 in. in diameter, 
is dark red. It lasts the 
greater part of the Winter. 
OXYDENDRUM arborea 
(Sourwood). Creamy-white 
racemes of flowers in Mid- 
Upright. 
summer. Brilliant scarlet 
foliage in Fall. Attractive 
tree. 
PRUNUS PERSICA - Flowering Peach ~ 
Persica alba floreplemo (Double Whiteflowering ~ 
Peach). Small tree with beautiful little rosettes of 
white flowers. 
Persica rosea florepleno (Double Pinkflowering Peach) 
A variety with pink flowers even prettier than the 
preceding. 
Persica rubra florepleno (Double Redflowering Peach). 
Selected type with darker flowers than Rosea. 
PRUNUS - Flowering Cherry 
Serrulata Amanogawa. Semidouble, pink flowers. 
Narrow, columnlike growth. Outstanding. 
Serrulata, Kwansan. Full, double, deep pink blooms, 
fading very little. Late flowering. Tree upright. 
Serrulata, Mt. Fugii. Semidouble flowers opening to 
pure white from pinkish buds. Flowers early before 
leaves appear. The showiest of all the Flowering 
Cherries. Tree of upright, spreading growth. 
PRUNUS SUBHIRTELLA 
Subhirtella autumnalis. A Fall-blooming Flowering 
Cherry. The flowers are light pink, semidouble, 
and quite cover the bushlike tree. 
Subhirteila pendula (Weeping Japanese Cherry). 
Large, umbrella-like heads on 6-ft. standards, making 
a fountain-like appearance each Spring when covered 
with their spectacular flowers. 
Subhirtella pendula rosea florepleno (Double Pink 
Weeping Cherry). A double type with deep pink 
flowers. 
 Pissardi. 
Magnolia Steliata 
Star Magnolia 
PRUNUS 
Z Flowering Plum 
Blush-pink flowers in Spring followed by 
purple fruit. Purple foliage. Vigorous growth. 
Newport. A lighter, more reddish foliage than above, 
with deep pink flowers. 
“Thundercloud. Dark red- purple foliage throughout 
the Summer. Upright growth and light pink blos- 
soms. A very handsome flowering tree. 
RHUS - Sumac 
These native shrubs are too often omitted from plant- 
ings in favor of other flowering trees, in more general 
use. No other genus of plants has the striking Fall 
colors to compare with the Sumacs. 
Canadense (aromatica) (Fragrant Sumac). A shrub 
to 8ft. with aromatic leaves and yellowish flowers in 
clustered spikes before the foliage. The fruit is red 
and very hairy. 
Copallina (Shining Sumac). Shrub to 20 ft. with 
greenish flowers in July and August followed by 
hairy red fruit. 
Cotinus (Smoketree). Bushy tree coveréd with feath- 
ery, smoke-like blossoms in June. 
Glabra (Smooth Sumac). Attractive in Autumn be- 
cause of its narrow scarlet foliage and spikes of crim- 
son, hairy seeds. 
ROBINIA hispida (Rose-acacia). Rose colored flowers 
in pendulant clusters. Good for a difficult location 
where other plants will not grow. 
SOPHORA JAPONICA 
(PAGODA TREE) 
A small tree, possibly. to 35 feet tall having abundant 
white flowers borne in panicles in August. The foliage 
is attractive, being light to medium green and dense. 
The form of growth is neat and upright. We believe 
this will become a very popular tree when better known. 
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