SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES 
Trees are the most important kind of plants for landscaping. Beautiful in themselves, they furnish shade 
from the hot summer sun, frame the view of the house from the street as well as vistas from the windows, 
impart a sense of permanency, screen undesirable views and serve innumerable other functions. 
Red Maple (Acer rubrum). 75 ft. Bright red blooms 
early in spring followed by clean green foliage all 
summer, turning brilliant orange and scarlet in fall. 
Excellent shade and street tree. Grows best in rich, 
moist soil. 6 to 8-ft. trees, $4.25 each; 3 for $12.00: 
8 to 10-ft. trees, $5.75 each; 3 for $16.20. 
Sugar Maple (A. saccharum). 75 ft. Aristocrat of 
shade trees. Deep green foliage all summer, supply- 
ing cool, comfortable shade, turns yellow and orange 
and sometimes red in fall. The source of maple 
syrup and sugar. Grows about anywhere. 6 to 8-ft. 
trees, $4.25 each: 3 for $12.00; 8 to 10-ft. trees, 
$5.75 each; 3 for $16.20. 
Cutleaf Weeping Birch (Betula alba laciniata). White 
bark and deeply cut, graceful foliage on pendulous 
branches. Casts light shade. A desirable specimen 
on lawns. 6 to 8-ft. trees, $5.50 each; 3 for $15.45, 
Canoe Birch (B. papyrifera). The glistening white 
bark of the Canoe or Paper Birch against dark green 
hemlocks makes a lovely picture. Ideal background 
for your wild garden or shady glen. Small Canoe 
Birches have brown bark which turns white when the 
diameter of each stem reaches about one inch. Birches 
should be transplanted only in early spring. 4 to 5ft. 
trees, $2.00 each; 3 or more at $1.80, 
FLOWERING CRABAPPLES (Malus). 
Hardy, picturesque, rugged small trees unsurpassed 
for ornamental planting as specimens and for variation 
in height of shrub borders. All varieties are covered 
with flowers in spring and most have colorful little 
apples in fall, some large enough for culinary use. 
, Called ‘‘Crabs”’ for short. 
~ Eley Crab. 25 ft. Rosy carmine flowers with big, 
broad petals. Leaves reddish in spring and purplish 
during summer. Showy red fruits. 3 to 4-ft. trees, 
$2.50 each; 3 for $6.90, 
Bechtel Double-flowering Crab. 15 ft. Often called 
a‘‘rose tree” because its delicate pink, double flowers 
not only look like small hybrid tea roses but they 
also have the tea rose fragrance. 3 to 4-ft. trees, 
J $3.00 each; 3 for $8.25, 
Dolgo Crab. 25 ft. Single white flowers. Juicy red 
fruits make delicious, ruby-red jelly. 3 to 4-ft. trees, 
\ $2.00 each; 3 for $5.75, 
~\Hopa Crab. 25 ft. Covered with crimson buds open- 
ing into rose-pink flowers in April. Fruit has red- 
skin and red flesh; makes nice jelly. 3 to 4-ft. trees, 
$2.25 each; 3 for $6.15, 
Sargent Crab. 6 to 8 ft. Low, shrubby variety. Pure 
white flowers with yellow anthers. Scarlet fruits 
hang on until spring. 3 to 4-ft. trees, $2.50 each; 
3 for $6.90. 
Redbud or Judas-tree (Cercis canadensis). Bright 
purplish pink, pea-like flowers cover the branches in 
early spring before the heart-shaped leaves appear. 
Try daffodils around the base of this tree for a gay 
picture in early spring. Grows about 20 feet high and 
is hardy anywhere south of here. 3 to 4 ft. trees, 
$1.75 each; 3 for $4.80. 
Sugar Mapi 
White-flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida). Showy 
white, propeller-shaped flowers 3 to 314 inches across 
before the leaves in spring; red berries in fall. Leaves 
dark green all summer, turning red in fall. Makes an 
interesting silhouette in winter. About 25 feet high. 
3 to 4-ft. trees, $4.50 each; 3 for $12.60, 
Pink-flowering Dogwood (C. florida rubra). Similar 
to above but with handsome pink flowers. 2 to 3-ft. 
trees, $4.55 each; 3 for $12.75, 
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris). 70 ft. Neat, symmetrical, 
rapid-growing lawn tree. Deeply cut leaves let 
enough light through so that grass grows well be- 
neath the tree. Foliage turns red in autumn and often 
hangs on well into January. 6 to 8-ft. trees, $5.50 
each; 3 for $15.45. 
European Mountain-ash (Sorbus aucuparia). 30 ft. 
Lacy white flowers in spring and clusters of bright 
red berries in late summer and fall. Symmetrical 
tree with dark green, pinnate leaves. 4 to 5 ft. trees, 
$3.50 each; 3 for $9.75. 
Siberian Elm (U/mus pumila). 60 ft. Best of all very 
fast-growing trees. Specimens have been known to 
gain 40 feet in height and 20 in spread in five years. 
Dense, dark green leaves are the first to appear in 
spring and the last to fall in autumn. Hardy in all 
but the very coldest sections and thrives in any but 
very wet soils. 3 to 4-ft. trees, $1.75 each; 3 to 9 
at $1.60; 10 or more at $1.45. 
Wisconsin Weeping Willow (Salix blanda). 40 to 
50 ft. Fast growing, with pendulous branches. Very 
graceful. Try to avoid planting it in dry locations. 
3 to 4-ft. trees, $1.75 each; 3 for $4.80, 
6 to 8-ft. trees, $2.75 each; 3 for $7.65. 
PUTNEY, VERMONT 
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