Renton, Washington 
SHADE TREES 
FLOWERING PLUMS 
{+ Prunus Blireiana. Beautiful small tree 15 to 20 feet high. En- 
tirely covered with double, delicate pink flowers early in spring 
before the purple leaves appear. One of the best. Flowers 
SN showy and fragrant. 5 to 6 ft. $5.00; 6 to 8 ft. 
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{+ Prunus Pissardi. The best known of the purple-leaved plums. A 
much larger tree, about 25 feet high, with smaller pinkish- 
white single flowers early in March. Fine for cutting. 5 to 6 
iis SLOP GS iio) 2) itr, Shr/s ie). 
+ Prunus Thundercloud. A much improved purple-leaf plum. Fast 
growing. Leaves a darker reddish purple, retaining their color 
throughout the season. New leaves very brilliant. 5 to 6 ft. 
$5.00; 6 to 7 ft. S750: 
GINKGO—Maindenhair Tree 
+ Ginkgo Biloba. (Maidenhair Tree) —Very unlike any other tree 
grown—unique and interesting tree with fan-shaped leaves, 
like those of maidenhair fern. Foliage turns bright yellow in 
fall. 3 to 4 ft. $3.50. 
HAWTHORN 
{~ Crataegus Lavallei. Semi-evergreen tree 15 to 20 feet high. One 
of the best ornamental hawthorns for the large orange fruits, 
which are often more than a half-inch across. 5 to 6 ft. $5.00; 
Hi@ Wi ims S5e/ SO), 
{~ Crataegus Paul’s Scarlet. Very popular flowering tree. 15 to 20 
feet high and a mass of vivid color in June when literally cov- 
ered with bright scarlet flowers. 5 to 6 ft. $5.00; 6 to 8 ft. 
$7.50. 
LOCUSTS 
{ Pink Flowering Locust. Racemes of beautiful pink wisteria-like 
flowers in late spring. Blooming size, 6 to 8 ft. $9.00. 
{ Robinia Pseudoacacia. (Black Locust) —4 to 6 ft. $3.50. 
MAPLES 
+ Acer Dasycarpum. (Silver Maple)—Very rapid growing shade 
tree. The under side of the leaves are a silvery white. Turns a 
rich golden yellow in fall. 4 to 6 ft. $3.50; 6 to 8 ft. $5.00. 
+ Acer Dissectum. (Japanese Lace Leaf Maple) —Dwarf growing 
tree to 6 feet high. The drooping branches make this an ideal 
specimen plant for rock garden pools. Foliage red or green, 
finely cut or dissected into fern-like texture. 15 to 18 in. $7.50. 
+ Acer Negundo Variegta. (Variegated Box Elder) —An attractive 
tree for specimen planting. Leaves different from ordinary 
maples—with attractive irregular borders of white, center 
portions green. 4 to 6 ft. $5.00; 6 to 7 ft. $7.50. 
+ Acer Palmatum Atropurpureum. (Red Leaf Dwarf Maple). Vivid 
red from spring to fall, the small leaves are of fine texture and 
closely set. 2 to 3 ft. $7.50. 
+ Acer Platanoides. (Norway Maple)—Fairly fast growing tree to 
20 to 30 feet. Excellent for street planting where symmetrical 
uniform trees are desired. 4 to 6 ft. $3.50; 6 to 7 ft. $5.00. 
+ Acer Platanoides Schwedleri. Similar to Norway maple with 
maroon color on the under side of leaf. New foliage in spring 
is bright red. 5 to 6 ft. $3.50; 6 to 7 ft. $5.00. 
+ Acer Rubrum. (Eastern Red Maple) — Smaller growing 
maple to about 25 feet, having bright red foliage in 
spring and fall. Excellent shade tree for small yards. 
Small leaves. 5 to 6 ft. $3.50; 6 to 8 ft. $5.00. 
HORSECHESTNUTS 
+ Aesculus Hippocastanum. Beautiful stately trees 40 to 50 feet 
high with attractive foliage and showy spikes of waxy white 
flowers, like candelabras, in spring. 4 to 5 ft. $3.50; 5 to 
6 ft. $5.00. 
Red Flowering Horsechestnut. A dwarf type making a beautiful 
small tree about 20 feet high. Profuse with dark red flowers 
which are very attractive. 6 to 7 ft. $9.00; 7 to 8 ft. $12.50. 
LABURNUMS 
+ Laburnum Vossi. (Golden Chain Tree)——A great improvement 
over Laburnum vulgare is this 15 to 20 foot flowering tree. 
Flower clusters are often 20 to 24 inches long and are sus- 
pended like golden garlands. 5 to 6 ft. $5.00; 6 to 7 ft. $7.50. 
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MOUNTAIN ASH 
Sorbus Aucuparia. (Mountain Ash) —Small tree with attractive 
foliage. Small white flowers in spring develop into large clus- 
ters of bright red berries in fall. 3 to 4 ft. $1.50; 4 to 6 ft. 
2950 sOstOMls ftapS25 0. 
OAKS 
¥ Quercus Palustris. (Pin Oak)—Leaves deeply cut and very highly 
colored in autumn. 3 to 4 ft. $3.50. 
+ Quercus Rubra. (Red Oak)—tLovely shade or street tree with 
leaves turning red in fall. 6 to 7 ft. $6.00. 
POPLARS 
+ Populus Nigra Italica. (Lombardy Poplar) —Tall spire-like tree, 
to 60 or 70 feet. Very fast growing tree and excellent as a 
street tree or for a windbreak. 6 to 8 ft. $2.50; 8 to 10 ft. 
$5.00. 
+ Populus Simonsi. A broader type of Lombardy Poplar. Fast grow- 
ing. 15 to 18 ft. $9.00. 
SYCAMORE 
+ Platanus Orientalis. Most desirable as a shade tree. 4 to 5 ft. 
S10} 5) WO ine, SOO): 
REDBUD 
+ Cercis canadensis. (Judas Tree, American Redbud) —Lovely small 
\ tree with small heart-shaped leaves. Makes a showy sight in 
early spring when the bare branches become covered with 
myriads of purplish-rose pea-shaped flowers. Can be trained 
as a large bush or small tree. 4 to 5 ft. $3.50; 5 to 6 ft. $5.00. 
SWEET GUM 
+ Liquidamber Styraciflua. A slow-growing tree, with small 
maple-like leaves, making a riot of color in fall when 
the foliage turns all shades of red from bright to dark. 
4 to 5 ft. $6.00. 
TULIP TREE 
Liriodendron Tulipifera. (Tulip Tree) —Shade tree growing 60 
to 80 ft. high. Foliage like a maple with cut-off ends, smooth 
and rich green, with yellowish-green tulip-like flowers. 4 to 5 
He, Sel. Shite @ ite SSO). 
WEEPING WILLOW 
+ Salix Vitellina. (Golden Weeping Willow) —Rapid growing tree 
to 40 to 50 feet, with long pendulous branches often reaching 
the ground. Bark a very colorful golden yellow. The best of 
all weeping willows. 6 to 8 ft. $5.00; 8 to 10 ft. $7.50. 
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