FLOWERING TREES 
Fall planting of these beautiful trees is safe and easy. Failures are 
seldom reported. No special fall treatment. Water regularly until 
freeze-up. 
CERCIS canadensis (Red Bud). 20 ft. Zone 
IV. Rosy pink buds cover bare branches in 
~ April.-Humus. Beautiful. Part shade. 
sey IZ Steet acca 25 for $3.00, 100 $9.00 
ay A Onlin erate fees 5 for $7.00, 100 $72.50 
SHUN hyp ee eee $3.00 (5 for $12.50) 
CHIONANTHUS virginica (White Fringe). 25 
ft. Zone IV. Fragrant white tassels in May. 
A slow tree, but worth waiting for. Good 
drainage. 
Ar tO; Dittinteettet cca $5.00, 5 for $20.00 
—retusus. 18 ft. Zone V. Similar, and as 
handsome as the above. Blooms June-July, 
when few trees bloom, and for this reason 
very desirable. Rare. 
3 to 4 ft. ......$5.00 4 to 5 ft. ......$7.50 
Franklinia os _* 
CORNUS florida (Flowering Dogwood). 25 ft. 
Zone IV. Very showy white in May, red 
berries October on. Acid, humus. 
25 WE TO) 1s} IE coos: 25 for $6.00, 100 $18.00 
2 ge On tes, Ni Ree 5 for $7.00, 25 $25.00 
UO) A yfile: cesencense $2.75 each (5 for $10.00) 
TWO (SH oases $4.50 each, 5 for $20.00 
—fl. rubra (Pink Flowering). Pink flowers. 
No real red is known, but the clear pink is 
a beautiful tone. Plant in with white for 
best effect. 
* 12 in. grafts......5 for $12.00, 100 $180.00 
SOA Mie $7.75 each, 5 for $35.00 
—fl. Prosser. The nearly-red Dogwood. 
New. Much darker than rubra. 
12 to 18 in. grafts.......... $4.00, 5 for $17.50 
— kousa Japan Flowering Dogwood). 20 ft. 
Zone V. Like our native C. florida, but in 
June and more tolerant. Bushier. 
LtOiZi The {pt Meese: $2.50, 10 for $20.00 
CRATAEGUS cordata (Washington Thorn). 20 
ft. Zone IV. Round head, bushy. Red fruit 
all winter. 
2-3 ft. X........$2.00, 10 $15.00, 100 $125.00 
— oxycantha splendens. (Paul Scarlet Haw- 
thorne). 20 ft. Zone IV. Showy red flowers. 
Red berries. Prefers sun, lime, and heavy 
soil—even clay. In light soils, manure. 
2) aH he wee 5 for $9.00, 25 $35.00 
ASOLO NLA # sae ae $3.75, 5 for $17.50 
JAPANESE CHERRIES 
Very showy Zone V trees to 20 ft. Flowers 
in May. 
— Kwanzan — Dark rose. Spreading. 
— Amanogawa — Pink, Narrow column. 
SmUOM ONC Cte $5.50 each, 5 for $25.00 
SORBUS aucuparia (European Rowan Tree). 
30. ft. Zone Il. Clusters of orange, in 
August. Showy. 
* 1% to 2 ft. X......5 for $5.50 (100 $60.00) 
OaLOL ONC aeeeeet seeeee $4.00, 10 for $30.00 
SEVEN RARE TREES 
FRANKLINIA ALATAMAHA 
Ben Franklin’s Tree 
35 ft. Zone V. Large white and yellow 
blooms fragrant from August to frost. 
Damp, acid, humus, blooms best in sun. 
An extraordinary native. 
Leaves bright red in autumn—while white 
flowers still open. The only flowering tree 
that blooms in late fall. Unlike most trees, 
small sizes need more “‘nursing’ than 
larger, (Each) (10) 
12 to 18 in. seedlings... cece $10.00 
SIUC MIs, ao tae eleven a eas $7.00 60.00 
DulOLORT lutte «even ee 12.00 110.00 
OLUOR AT pene seer chum ee 15.00 125.00 
LABURNUM vossi (Hybrid Golden Chain). 
35 ft. Zone V. Hardier and freer to bloom. 
A clearer yellow color. Lime. Bright green 
stems in winter. 
AOR at lg eee eee $5.00 each, 5 for $20.00 
Za Ono atte eee eee $3.00 each, 5 for $12.00 
TAXODIUM distichum (Bald Cypress) — 
80 ft. Zone V. Is not evergreen, but looks 
like one. Graceful, feathery pyramid. Very 
fine shade tree. Tolerant. 4 ft. 
ZNO! SANE Mereceerceeh $2.50 each, 5 for $10.00 
MAGNOLIA macrophylla (Big-leaf Magnolia). 
60 ft. Zone V. 18-inch leaves, foot-wide 
flowers May, fragrant. 
iat) U0) WAMTIIS Sixcerieokeaense 2 for $1.90 postpaid 
(5 for $4.00) 
HAMAMELIS japonica (Japan witch-hazel). 
25 ft. Zone V. Showy, large yellow flowers 
in Feb. and March, unhurt by cold. 
</ONONLZ MSc oe 2 for $1.90 postpaid 
(5 for $4.00) 
PSEUDOLARIX (Golden Larch). 100 ft. Zone 
V. Rare, beautiful. Feathery leaves turn 
golden before they fall. Acid. 
78) UO) UB) Ile Ses, 2 for $1.90 postpaid 
(5 for $4.00) 
PTEROSTYRAX hispida (Epaulette Tree). 40 
ft. Zone V. Exceedingly rare and handsome. 
Large hanging panicles of creamy white 
fragrant flowers, June. Tolerant. (Only small 
plants available. Plant in corner of garden 
for a year’s nursing.) 
«6-0 12-10 Seance oe 2 for $1.90 postpaid 
(5 for $4.00) 
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