Franklinia 
3 YOUNG RARITIES 
MAGNOLIA macrophylla (Big-leaf Magnolia). 
60 ft. Zone V. 18-inch leaves, foot-wide 
flowers May, fragrant. (also 5-6 ft. $5.00) 
PSEUDOLARIX (Golden Larch). 100 ft. Zone 
V. Rare, beautiful. Feathery leaves turn 
golden before they fall. Acid. 
PTEROSTYRAX hispida (Epaulette Tree). 40 
ft. Zone V. Exceedingly rare and handsome. 
Large hanging panicles of creamy white 
fragrant flowers, June. Tolerant. 
* 6 to 12 in. S.... any one kind 2 for 
$1.90 postpaid (5 for $4.00) 
(Only small plants available. Plant in cor- 
ner of garden for a year’s nursing.) 
FLOWERING TREES 
Fall planting of these beautiful trees is safe and easy. Failures are 
seldom reported. No special fall treatment. Water regularly until 
freeze-up. 
CERCIS canadensis (Red Bud). 20 ft. Zone 
IV. Rosy pink buds cover bare branches in 
April. Humus. Beautiful. Part shade. 
wal 2-iN ores 25 for $3.00, 100 $9.00 
Wid-gul ts Kee 5 for $7.00, 100 $72.50 
AiO-8) Time ae ees $5.00 each 
CHIONANTHUS virginica (White Fringe). 25 
ft. Zone IV. Fragrant white tassels in May. 
A slow tree, but worth waiting for. Good 
drainage. 
CNG Cy inh eae $4.50 each, 10 for $35.00 
LW OM ef ghee eon $6.00 each, 10 for $45.00 
—retusus. 18 ft. Zone V. Similar, and as 
handsome as the above. Blooms June-July, 
when few trees bloom, and for this reason 
very desirable. Rare. 
ABOTD  itote ee ee ee $8.50 each 
CRATAEGUS cordata (Washington Thorn). 20 
ft. Zone IV. Round head, bushy. Red fruit 
all winter. 
2-3 ft. X........$2.00, 10 $15.00, 100 $125.00 
4 to 5 ft. X $3.50, 10 $25.00, 100 $200.00 
— oxycantha splendens. (Paul Scarlet Haw- 
thorne). 20 ft. Zone IV. Showy red flowers. 
Red berries. Prefers sun, lime, and heavy 
soil—even clay. In light soils, manure. 
Dw LORG Sits Acneences 5 for $9.00, 25 $40.00 
At Toxo teeter eme eee $3.75, 5 for $17.50 
FOUR RARE TREES 
FRANKLINIA ALATAMAHA 
Ben Franklin’s Tree 
35 ft. Zone V. Large white and yellow 
blooms fragrant from August to frost. 
Damp, acid, humus, blooms best in sun. 
An extraordinary native. 
Leaves bright red in autumn—while white 
flowers still open. The only flowering tree 
that blooms in late fall. Unlike most trees, 
small sizes need more “nursing” than 
larger. (Each) (10) 
AZetO 18 71M, SCOCIINGS .ccssacreoe h secaree $10.00 
LSE IOeZH FINCH yA.ch ements $4.00 35.00 
ALO GMa [arco Rutt wee, $7.00 60.00 
GetOey olUneeciert tee cerca meant, 15.00 125.00 
PAULOWNIA tomentosa (Empress Tree). 
large violet blooms early May, before 
leaves. 40 ft. Zone VI. Often winter 
damaged, but fragrant and beautiful. 
5-6 ft. X.... $5.00, 10 $35.00, 100 $300.00 
14 TREES 
TAXODIUM distichum (Bald Cypress) — 
80 ft. Zone V. Is not evergreen, but looks 
like one. Graceful, feathery pyramid. Very 
fine shade tree. Tolerant. 4 ft. 
* 12 to 18 in. S........5 for $3.00, 25 $10.00 
BLOM ALK tere meet $3.00 each, 5 $12.00 
The Dove-Tree | 
DAVIDIA — invol- 
ucrata. Called 
the most beauti- § 
ful tree in the | 
world by Dr. 
Wilson. Covered 
with large 
flowers “like 
white doves’’ in 
June. Zone VI. 
Loos toe 2 eit: 
$15.00 each 
>Neidzwetzkyana. 
CORNUS florida (Flowering Dogwood). 25 ft. 
Zone IV. Very showy white in May, red 
berries October on. Acid, humus. 
AvL2 10'L8 fia eee 25 for $6.00, 100 $18.00 
tiXce cone 5 for $7. 00, 25 $25.00 
iter. $2.75 each (5 for $10.00) 
ft. ...$4.50 each, 5 for $20.00 
hie) ERY $5.50 each, 5 for $25.00 
—fl. plena (Double Dogwood). Rare form 
with showy double white bloom. Finer 
than the single. 
* 12 to 18 inch 2 yr. $3.00, 5 for $12.50 
fl. rubra (Pink Flowering). Pink flowers. 
No real red is known, but the clear pink is 
a beautiful tone. Plant in with white for 
best effect. 
* 12 in. grafts......5 for $12.00, 100 $180.00 
Zelind tees $5.50 each, 5 for $25.00 
—fl. Prosser. The nearly-red Dogwood. 
New. Much darker than rubra. 
2.40 31t-grattsee ee $6.50 5 for $30.00 
— kousa (Japan Flowering Dogwood). 20 ft. 
Zone V. Like our native C. florida, but in 
June and more tolerant. Bushier. 
KGalOl2: IN See wee eee 25 for $5.00 
12atonlSiinchexee. ok $2.50, 10 ‘ae $20.00 
MALUS-Dhwering (EE bs 
Vigorous, hardy, and breathtaking. These 
small trees in season are masses of 
bloom. 
Zone Ill to V. Easy to grow. Showy in 
May. Any one kind. ° 
As) OC af tte ae 9 for $6.50 (25 for $25.00) 
SelOcd (Lanes $3.50 each (10 for $28.00) 
“Eleyi. 20 ft. Red flower and leaf. 
™Floribunda. 18 ft. Pink, opens white. 
Flor. purpurea, purple leaf form. 
Red flower, leaf, fruit. 
Matthews. 20 ft. Pink bloom, large fruit. 
Micromalus (Midget Crab). 12 ft. Dense 
upright growth. Lark pink blooms. 
