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—Three Stem European White Birch. 25-40 ft. .......... 
—Gray Birch. 20-30 ft. A graceful small tree having 
white bark with dark patches where limbs have been. 
Relatively free from disease or insect damage. 
—River. 30-60 ft. Native to river bottoms. The shaggy 
yellow bark make this a very attractive tree where 
planted in groups. 
BUCKEYE—Asculus glabra. 30-50 ft. Forms an irregu- 
lar broad rounded crown with panicles of greenish- 
yellow flowers. 
CHERRY. Black Prunus Serotina. 60-90 ft. A large 
beautiful tree having dense lustrous peach shaped 
leaves. White flowers in May. Small berries, red in 
August turning black. 
CHINESE CHESTNUTS. See under Nuts. 
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CRABS, ORNAMENTAL. Small trees flowering in May and very desirable for 
landscape purposes. They easily take the place of Japanese cherries, which 
are not dependable here. The blossoms last longer than the flowering plum 
or cherry and afford.a good range of colors. Many have colorful fruit rang- 
ing in size from a pea up, some lasting most of the winter if the birds don’t 
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get them. Several also make excellent jelly or preserves. 
and color of the flowers and fruit are also given. 
—Adstringens. (baccata x niedzwetzkyana) 15 ft. .......... 
134 in. single, bright pink flowers, fruit 34 in. bright 
red, colorful six weeks, leaves somewhat purplish. 
This is an unnamed variety similar to Hopa. 
.\—Almey. A new crab with large deep pink flowers 
coming into bloom first or second year after planting. 
Scarlet fruit held through winter. 
—Arnold. (floribunda x baccata) 15 ft. Red buds, 2 in. 
pink and white single flowers and \% in. red and yel- 
low fruit September through October. One of the last 
in flower. 
—Baccata Columnaris. Columnar Siberian Crab.ns20 Pit: 
1% in. single white flowers and 1% in. red to orange 
fruit late Aug. through Oct. 
—Bob White. Low spreading tree. Pink Dtidssnal ns 
white flowers. The small yellow fruits hang on the 
o tree all winter. 
‘\_Cowichan. A niedzwetzkyana cross 15-18 ft. ................-- 
134 in. single light purplish-red flowers, 1% in. pur- 
plish red fruit and purplish foliage. 
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134 in. single white flowers, 1 to 1% in. brilliant red 
fruit in August. A thrifty somewhat upright growing 
tree with very bright edible fruit. 
—Dorothea. 2 in. pale pink double flowers. 5g in. bright 
yellew fruits. A fine shrub or small tree. 
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