An Unusually 
Gine Pink 
FLOWERING CRAB 
Hopa 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00, Doz. $40.00 
Beautiful in bloom, beautiful in foli- 
age, beautiful in fruit. In the spring 
it is completely covered with the fra- 
grant, bright pink flowers. From 
midsummer till severe freezing, the 
clusters of small, red Crab Apples 
gleam brightly along the branches. 
This fruit makes very fine jelly. In 
the spring the foliage is a rich ma- 
roon. Perfectly hardy, easy to grow, 
thriving in any soil. 
The Most Brilliant Red Flowering 
Crab to Date! 
Crimson Brilliant 
FLOWERING CRAB 
(Plant Pat. No. 939) 
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 chcicest specimen. 
First of all, it is very hardy and can be 
grown anywhere. It is cf 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 florifer- 
ousness. The fruit is purple-red in color 
and about the size of a cherry and the 
flesh is also red. 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 
Crabs. 
Each 
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