Route U.S. 5, South of Wilbur Cross Pky., 
Yalesville, Conn. 
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Hlowertug aud Shade “/rees 
Your trees are as important as an architectural feature in your home setting. Their shade and cooling influence in Summer 
are essential to home comfort. Barnes Bros. thrifty trees will give generous shade within a few years. Choose with assurance 
that you will receive expertly grown, well-rooted specimens. 
‘Improve your home by planting trees. 
Trees will be shipped by railway express 
All items marked * are offered for sale only at our nursery, or within local truck delivery zone 
SILVER MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum). 100 ft. 
Rapid growth quickly matures this tall, broad 
and gracefully branched Maple. Its chief fault 
is its brittleness. 8-10 ft., $4.50 each. 
CRIMSON KING MAPLE (Plant Pat. 735). 
A form of Norway Maple with dark red foliage 
in Spring, Summer and Autumn. 6-7 ft. 
whips, $5.00 each. 
NORWAY MAPLE (Acer platanoides). 80 ft. 
The most popular tree for street planting. A 
rounded. compact head and large leaves give 
dense shade. 6-8 ft., $6.00 each. 
SCHWEDLER MAPLE (Acer  platanoides 
schwedleri). A form of Norway Maple whose 
leaves are red in the Spring and turn dark 
green in the Summer. 6-S ft.. $6.00 each. 
*SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum). 80 ft. 
A favorite shade tree. Oval in form, this 
native maple, with brilliant red, orange and 
yellow Fall color, is one of the finest shade 
trees. About 10 to 12 ft. high. 114-134 in., 
$12.00 each; 134 in., $15.00 each. 
WHITE BIRCH CLUMPS 
(Betula alba) 
Silvery white Birches grown so you 
may have a cluster of these beautiful 
trees; 2 or 3 stems on one root. 5-6 feet 
tall. $3.95 each. 
CUTLEAF WHITE BIRCH 
(Betula alba laciniata)—40 feet 
This white barked, graceful tree is one of the 
most beautiful to plant on a lawn. Leaves are 
light green and finely cut. Plant in early Spring. 
6-8 feet, $5.00 each. 
PAPER BIRCH 
(Betula papyrifera) 
These are the lovely and graceful white Birch 
trees of our northern woods. The characteristic 
white bark is not evident while the trees are 
small. Plant in groups for a naturalistic effect. 
Plant in Spring. 5-6 feet, $4.00 each, $10.80 
for 3: 6-8 feet, $5.00 each, $13.50 for 3; 8-10 feet, 
$7.50 each, $20.00 for 3. 
RED BUD 
(Cercis canadensis)—20 feet 
A small, shrubby tree. In Spring before the 
leaves unfold, it bears masses of rose pink flow- 
ers, Effective among evergreens. 3-4 feet, 
$1.50 each. 
FLOWERING DOGWOOD 
(Cornus florida) 
A favorite small tree with lovely white 
flowers and bright Autumn color. Native, | 
hardy and beautiful. Plant in Spring. 
3-4 feet, $3.50; 4-5 ft., 55.00 each. 
Pinkflowering DOGWOOD 
(Cornus florida rubra) 
A form of above with pink flowers, 
dwarfer and less hardy. 3-4 feet, $8.00 
each; 2-3 feet, 6.00 each. 
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*JAPANESE DOGWOOD (Cornus kousa). 
20 ft. This oriental counterpart of our native 
flowering Dogwood will make a splendid flow- 
ering and small shade tree for the home 
grounds. Flowers come in mid-June. For a 
desirable and different tree, try this. 3—4 ft., 
B&B, $6.00 each. 
WASHINGTON THORN (Crataegus phaeno- 
pyrum). 30 ft. A Hawthorn with year around 
interest and because of its moderate size, 
excellent for a lawn of a small house. There 
is a profusion of white flowers in May. Foli- 
age is good, lustrous and turns orange in the 
Fall. Bright red fruits last into the Winter. 
The tree is thorny, densely branched and 
makes excellent hedges. Hardy. 5-6 ft., 
$5.00 each. 
PAUL’S SCARLET THORN (Crataegus oxya- 
cantha pauli). 25 ft. Tall and slender tree with 
double, rose-red flowers which come in late 
May. 5-6 ft., 45.00 each. 
Purpleleaf Plum 
MORAINE LOCUST (Plant Pat. 836). Splen- 
did, new, fast growing shade tree. Lacy foliage 
that allows grass to grow beneath it. No 
thorns or seed pods. A clean and hardy lawn 
tree, adapted to cities and other difficult 
places. Vase shaped when young, broadening 
with maturity. 6-7 ft. whips, $6.00 each. 
GOLDEN CHAIN TREE (Laburnum vosst). 
15 ft. Slender tree with long, drooping clus- 
ters of bright yellow flowers in the Spring. A 
protected spot is recommended in Connecticut. 
Not hardy north. 4—5 ft. branched, $5.00 each. 
MAGNOLIA soulangeana. 20 ft. The exotic 
lawn tree with huge, pink and white flowers in 
early May. Big, bold leaves. 3-4 ft., $7.50 each. 
MAGNGLIA soulangeana nigra. This form 
has dark purple flowers. 2-3 ft., 56.00 each. 
MAGNOLIA stellata (Star Magnolia). 20 ft. 
Makes a dandy specimen shrub as it branches 
densely and low. Wonderfully fragrant flow- 
ers appear early, usually in April; they are 
3 in. across with numerous white petals. 
Foliage is dark, narrow and turns bronzy in 
Autumn, 18—24 in., $6.00 each. 
Fiowering Crabapple Trees 
See pages 19 and 20 
*OX YDENDRUM arboreum (Sourwood). 35 
ft. A graceful, pyramidal tree with handsome, 
lustrous foliage which turns brilliant scarlet 
in the Fall. White flowers bloom in July and 
are in short, drooping racemes. The fruits, 
in the same form, are sand color and last well 
into the Winter. Plant in a sunny place. 
4-5 ft., B&B, $4.50 each. 
PLATANUS acerifolia (London Planetree). 
80 ft. This will make a tall, wide shade tree 
with large, maple-like leaves. Resistant to 
disease and insects, fast growing, enduring 
adverse city and shore conditions, it is much 
used for urban planting where very big trees 
will fit. Flaking bark gives a grayish white, 
mottled effect. 8-10 ft., $7.00 each. 
FLOWERING CHERRY 
(Prunus, Kwanzan) 
Large, double, deep pink flowers in 
Spring. The tree is upright and vigorous 
in growth. It is one of the most reliable 
of the beautiful flowering Cherries. 
4—5 ft., $4.50 each; 5-6 ft., $6.50 each. 
Prunus, Shirotae (Mt. Fugi)—25 ft. 
Pure white, double, fragrant flowers in 
large clusters. Considered the best 
double white Oriental Cherry. 4-5 ft., 
$4.50 each. 
PRUNUS—Flowering Peach. See Shrubs. 
PURPLELEAF PLUM 
\ (Prunus, Thundercloud) 
This is a small, upright growing tree 
with dainty pale pink flowers and dark 
red-purple foliage which stays dark 
thrcughout the Summer. 4-5 feet, 
$2.75 each. 
*PIN OAK (Quercus palustris). 6U tt. Vhis splen- 
did tree is well adapted to lawn and stteet 
planting because of its symmetrical habit, 
rapid growth and fine foliage. Sharply pvram- 
idal when young, widening with age. Plant in 
early Spring. 6-8 ft., $8.00 each; 8-10 ft., 
$10.00 each. 
MOUNTAIN ASH 
(Sorbus aucuparia)—25 feet 
An attractive hardy tree for lawns, especially 
admired for its clusters of orange-scarlet berries 
from July until Winter. Birds like the fruit. 
5-6 feet, $4.50 each; 6-8 feet, $6.00 each. 
WEEPING WILLOW 
(Salix babylonica)—40 feet 
Long, pendulous branches droop gracefully to 
the ground. The trees create exquisite effects 
beside waterways but* will thrive also in drier 
locations. 5-6 ft., $2.50 each; 6-8 ft., $3.50 each. 
FRENCH PUSSY WILLOW 
(Salix) 
This tall shrub is planted for its large, 
silvery-pink and furry catkins which 
appear on the first warm days of early 
Spring or late Winter. Stems are long 
and willowy and may be easily forced 
indoors. 2-3 feet, $1.00 each. 
TREE WISTERIA. A beautirul spectacle in 
May when this wide-spreading, low tree is a 
mound of drooping clusters of purple-blue 
flowers. 3 to 4 ft. tall. Grafted from flowering 
wood to bear soon. $8.00 each. 
