MAPLE BEND NURSERIES 
MOLINE. A comparatively new type of tree of compact but fast 
growing habit, with very large leaves of distinct dark blue-green 
shade. 8 to 10 ft. $2.50; 10 to 12 ft. $3.50 
FLOWERING THORNS (Paul’s Double Scarlet). Flowers large 
crimson, with scarlet shade. 5 to 6 ft. $5.00 
GINKGO TREE. A rare elegant tree from Japan with singular, 
almost fern-like foliage unlike that of any other tree; of free 
growth, with angular, independent branches each quite distinct. 
6 to 8 ft. $4.00 
HACKBERRY. Its light green leaves are glossy, pointed; the 
branches, spread horizontally, forming a wide, elm-shaped head 
of medium size. Vigorous, hardy and healthy, thriving in all 
soils. 6 to 8 ft. $3.00; 8 to 10 ft. $4.00 
HORSE CHESTNUT (White Flowering). A beautiful well known 
tree with dark green foliage, with an abundance of showy white 
flowers in the early spring. ¢ 45 g #4. $3.00: 8 to 10 ft. $4.00 
OHIO BUCKEYE. Thirty to seventy feet. Native in Mississippi 
valley. No where abundant. More delicate than Horsechestnut. 
(Same price as Horsechestnut.) . 
JUDAS TREE, REDBUD (Cercis Canadensis). A small growing 
tree of irregular form, with heart-shaped leaves. Delicate reddish 
pink blossoms plentifully early in spring before the leaves appear 
3 to 4 ft. $1.00; 4 to 5 ft. $1.50 
LINDEN, AMERICAN (Basswood). A rapid growing tree of large 
size. Particularly valuable for its beautiful white wood. Large 
shining leaves and white flowers. 
6 to 8 ft. $3.00; 8 to 10 ft. $4.00 
EUROPEAN. A fine pyramidal tree; leaves exceedingly broad, 
flowers appear in the month of June. 6 to 8 ft. $3.00 
LIQUIDAMBER (Sweet Gum). A stately tree with narrowly ovate 
head, star-shaped lustrous leaves, a dark green and cork bark. 
Its form is broad and pyramidal, and adapted for streets and 
avenues; its leaves in the spring emit a refreshing fragrance, and 
assume a rich crimson-scarlet in the fall. It gets its name from 
its fragrant sap and leaves. = 4, § £4, $4.00: 6 to 8 ft. $5.00 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA (Saucer). One of the hardiest and 
finest. Its blossoms are from 3 to 5 inches across, cup-shaped, 
white and rosy violet, opening before its leaves which are massive 
and glossy. i 2 to 3 ft. $4.00; 3 to 4 ft. $5.00 
