SHADE and ORNAMENTAL TREES 
Favorites for LAWN and STREET PLANTING. SHELTER BELT 
AMERICAN ELM. 
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THEELMS) 
AMERICAN ELM—60 to 100 ft. This native 
tree is dependable anywhere in the north as 
windbreak tree, boulevard, or lawn tree. 
CHINESE ELM (Ulmus pumila) Grows 40- 
50 feet. Our Siberian strain is of the best 
for this climate. The fastest growing for 
windbreak, woodlot, hedge, or shade tree. 
Does well trimmed as hedge or ornament. 
HARBIN SIBERIAN ELM. This is an extremely hardy selection 
of the Siberian Elm, grown from seed which came from far 
It has proven to be 
absolutely hardy under all conditions and to possess all the 
other good qualities of the common Chinese or Siberian Elm. 
north in Asia and selected in Manitoba. 
The Birches 
BIRCH American White—30 to 40 feet high. 
A beautiful shapely white barked tree. 
BIRCH Cut Leaf Weeping—Grows 30-40 ft. 
high. Graceful white barked tree with finely 
cut leaves and branches drooping to the 
ground. 
BASSWOOD (American Linden) 60-90 feet. 
ne round glossy leaves, smooth straight 
crunk. 
BLACK WALNUT (juglans nigra) 80-100 
ft. Makes a stately tree. Edible nuts and 
valuable wood. 
Thomas Black. (1 year grafted) 
SA grafted variety of Black Walnut that 
produces very large nuts with larger 
kernels, better flavor 
NORTHERN COTTONWOOD—Grows to an 
enormous size quickly. Called the sudden 
SAWLOG. 
GREEN ASH — Grows 50-60 feet. Drought 
resistant, hardy vigorous grower. Fine shade 
tree. 
HACKBERRY—50 to 75 ft. A hardy depend- 
able lawn or windbreak tree. Similar to the 
elm. Straight handsome trunk, beautiful 
round head. 
HONEY LOCUST Thornless—50-60 feet. At- 
tractive exotic foliage (pinnate leaves) ; fra- 
HORSE CHESTNUT (Ohio Buckeye) 380-40. 
ft. Rather round head. White flower clusters 
in June and attractive nuts. 5 leaves in a 
whorl. 
LARCH, European — Grows in conical shape 
like spruce; 40-50 feet high. Needles drop 
in fall. Very graceful habit. 
MOUNTAIN ASH European—20-40 ft. White 
flower heads followed by orange-red berries 
for fall and winter ornament. Handsome 
lawn tree. 
The Maples 
Crimson King Pat. 
A brilliant new tree 1s the Crimson King 
Maple, originated in Europe. It 1s brilliant 
coloring all through the season. 
MAPLE SCHWEDLERI — 30-60 ft. Similar 
to hard maple but leaves come out blood red 
in spring. Dark rich green during the sum- 
mer. 
MAPLE RubrumVery popular because of its 
pleasing and familiar dome-shaped head denselv 
covered with beautiful dark green foliage. 
Lovely autumn foliage of rich Scarlet 
hangs on the tree 2 weeks 
HARD OR SUGAR MAPLE — 50-75 feet., 
Makes a symmetrical thick head, Bright 
autumn leaves. 
MAPLE GINNALI 
see shrubs. 
SOFT MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum) 60-80 ft. 
Silver maple. Grey smooth bark; leaves 
green above, silver beneath. Fast growing 
windbreak and lawn tree. One of most 
beautiful shade trees. 
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MAPLE, Box Elder, Negundo. 40-50 ft 
Hardy, rapid growing tree with bright 
green foliage 
TREE PRICES; see page 8. 
TREE PRICES 
See mimeograph 
Sheet page. 8. 
COTTONWOOD TREES 
Omitted on page 8 
2 Ft. Trees 
25 for ....$1.00 
100 for .... 3.00 
1000 for....25.00 
BABY SIZE TREES-To Start. 
BIRCH,American White Bark. | 
13-2ft Prepaid 9 for$3.00 
MOUNTAIN ASH,Buropean Red | 
14-2ft Prepaid 8 for$3.00 
2 -3ft.Prepaid 4 for 3.00. 
The Poplars | 
POPLAR, SILVER-LEAVED. Smooth 
fizht bark, leaves dark green on top, 
silvery white beneath. Hardy and a 
Tapid grower. 
POPLAR Bolleana—50-60 ft. Rapid growing 
columnar tree ; silvery foliage underneath 
and shiny green above, Grey-green bark. 
POPLAR LOMBARDY—60-80 feet. A very § 
Fond growing columnar tree with green & 
eaves. : 
NORWAY FPOPLARS — 75-100 ft. One of | | 
fastest growing hardy trees for windbreak or }%, 
lake cottage planting. Cuttings, é 
WILLOWS Golden and Laurel Leaf — 30-40 
ft. Fast growing snow-catch and windbreak. 
Yellow bark on golden and green bark on 
L. Leaf. 
WILLOW NIOBE GOLDEN WEEPING— 
Grows 30-40 ft. high. A fast growing grace- 
ful weeping tree. Long shiny leaves, golden 
bark. 
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Lombardy Poplor 
Niobe Weeping Willow 
Anchorage, A'aska 
Gentlemen: 
Some of my neighbors in this town 
have Roses blooming in their gar- 
dens which have lived outdoors sev- 
eral winters, and which they bought 
from your nurseries. | would like 
them myself — please send catalog. 
Signed J.A.B. 
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