The Exciting New PYRAMIDAL. 
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An entirely new type of Flowering Crab tree has all of us here 
at the nursery very excited. It is a type that grows in the 
general shape of a Lombardy Poplar, hence, we refer to 
em as “Pyramidal Flowering Crabs.” We first saw speci- 
mens of this new type in Canada and were enthralled 
by their beauty and unusual outlines. It required little 
imagination to visualize their tremendous potential 
isefulness as a replacement for the Lombardy Pop- 
lar as a tree to use for screening off undesirable es te! 
sights, to plant as a background on the side or ees 
back of a lot, as corner plantings for the home, 
or for specimen ornamental trees in a small yard. ; 
We predict that it will be just a few years before xt) SRY 
they will have replaced the Lombardy Poplar as WEL wa 
they are superior in many ways. They are smaller, beer eS Ba 
although tall enough to be a good screen (10 to ee eae g CRS 
15 feet); they are longer lived by far and last but ee yee Ry Se ak S 
ot least, their beauty places them in a class by oe SoBe <A 
ee themselves. A row of these trees, when in full paneae ae Se 
bloom from top to bottom, almost defies descrip- DOE: 
tion and will make spring your most treasured Be 
Le season. Two of our best pyramidal Flowering _ eb TOPE 
Crabs are M. R. 454 and Strathmore. Outline of the 
Pyramidal Flowering 
Crab Apples 
M. R. 454 
The buds of M. R. 454 are a deep blood-red, opening late to 
rosy flowers that mature to a clear pink. The tree is literally 
smothered in bloom. It would be excellent even if it were not 
pyramidal in shape. 4-5 ft., $3.65 each; 2 for $6.85. 3-4 its 
$2.95 each; 2 for $5.65. We pay the postage. 
STRATHMORE 
We like Strathmore for its foliage as well as for its habit of 
growth. The leaves remain reddish all summer and turn strik- 
ingly red and scarlet in autumn. The flowers resemble those of 
Hopa but are somewhat darker. 4-5 ft., $3.65 each; 2 for $6.85. 
3-4 ft., $2.95 each; 2 for $5.65. We pay the postage. 
America’s Most Sensational 
Flowering Crab 
bloom the year you plant it, as the shock of trans- 
planting is a lot to overcome and still flower—yet 
many of our customers have written telling us how 
happy they were when their Almey bloomed a few 
weeks after they planted it. 
The spring show is not all. A graceful tree in growth, 
Almey also produces in profusion small scarlet fruits 
_ that are unique in their habit of clinging tenaciously 
| to the branches long after the leaves have dropped, 
| providing another high spot of color long into the 
winter. 
We know you'll like Almey—so don’t be without it 
any longer. Plant some this spring. 
5-6 ft., $4.25 each; 2 for $7.95. 4-5 ft., $3.65 each; 
2 for $6.85. 3-4 ft., $2.95 each; 2 for $5.65. We pay 
the postage. 
The New Pyramidal Flowering Crabs are a 
— J New and Excellent Way of Screening 
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