DECIDUOUS FLOWERING TREES — continued 
FLOWERING PEACHES 
Prunus Persica (Flowering Peaches). Flower- 
ing peaches are noted for having the most 
intense colors in their flowers, brightest 
pinks and reds they all bear fruit, 
some of exceptional quality. Flowers are 
excellent for cutting. After bloom is over 
prune heavily for next season’s bloom. 
Hardy. Bare Root 5-6’ $2.00, other sizes 
available; 5 Gal. $3.50 up. 
Altair (Pat. 1022). The new fruiting- 
flowering peach—beautiful big double- 
pink flowers in spring plus excellent 
white-fleshed freestone peaches in Au- 
gust. Bare Root $2.50; 5 Gal. $4.00. 
FLORIBUNDA CRAB 
FLOWERING CHERRIES 
Prunus Serrulata (Flowering Cherries). 
Flowering Cherries are known for the ex- 
quisite beauty of their dainty flowers which 
completely cover the trees. They bear no 
fruit. Bare Root 4-5’ $3.00, other sizes 
available; 5 Gal. $4.00 up. 
Daybreak (Stribling’s Pink) (Akebono). 
Called the most beautiful tree in the 
world, this erect growing tree is a cloud 
of pink every spring with no leaf show- 
ing. A magnificent single. 
Ben Higan. A lovely double pink. 
Campanula. A lovely single rose-red va- 
riety. 
Kwanzan. Small, spreading tree produc- 
ing enormous double pink blooms in 
heavy clusters. 
Mt. Fuji. A large, snowy-white double 
flower prdouced in abundance. 
Shirofugen. When first open, the large 
flowers are soft pink soon changing to 
white and later to cerise—a constant 
pink and white effect on the same tree. 
Candystick (Variegated). Double flowers, 
striped red and white. 
Double White. Large snow white double 
flowers. 
Early Pink. Earliest; beautiful rose-pink. 
Early Red. Magnificent ruby-red flowers, 
very bright. 
Helen Borchers. One of the finest double 
pinks. 
Late Double Red. Rich ruby-red late in 
the season. 
Red Candystick. Predominately red with 
white stripes. 
FLOWERING PLUMS 
Prunus Cerasifera (Flowering Plums). Very 
popular small, upright flowering trees with 
purple-red leaves and excellent flowers. 
Can be used close to buildings for localized 
light shade. Bare Root 5-6’ $2.00, other 
sizes available; 5 Gal. $3.50 up. 
Prunus Blireiana. Brilliant red foliage later 
turning greenish. Dainty soft flowers line 
the long slender stems in spring. Hardly 
any fruit. 
Prunus Hollywood. This variety has excellent 
blood-red fruit, white flowers in profusion 
and leaves green above, red beneath. 
Prunus Pissardi. Small tree, d2ep purple leaves 
and small white flowers in spring. Deep red 
branches and twigs are interesting even 
in winter. 
Prunus Thundercloud. Really lives up to its 
name. Masses of early white flowers fol- 
lowed by bronzy-purple foliage holding 
color throughout the summer. 
WEEPING 
CHERRIES 
Exquisite for lawns 
and small grounds, 
the gracefully cas- 
cading, slender 
branches are 
effective. Available 
very 
in pink, single or 
double. 
B&B $10.00 
FLOWERING LOCUSTS 
Robinia Pseudoacacia (Pink 
Flowering Locust. Tall rapid growing va- 
riety of Black Locust with long racemes of 
Decaisneana 
fragrant pink flowers like sweet peas. Bare 
Root 6-8’ $2.50, other sizes available; 
5 Gal. $3.50) up. 
SNOWBALL 
Viburnum Opulus Sterile (Common Snow- 
ball). This well known tall, hardy shrub 
is easy to grow in California. It is often 
trained as a small flowering tree. Abun- 
dant white globular flowers in May and 
June. Sun or part shade. Gal. $1.25, 5 Gal. 
$3) 
FLOWERING TREES NEED 
TRAINING 
All of the trees in this section should 
be carefully pruned when young to 
train the branches where they are 
wanted. Most of them are relatively 
small and should be headed back to 
form a low main crotch. They are con- 
sidered most attractive when only three 
to five main stems are kept trained in- 
formally and when all crowded, super- 
fluous wood is kept thinned out. Old 
flowering wood is cut out just after 
blooming. New wood is left through the 
dormant period and then cut when in 
full bloom for use in arrangements. 
PRUNUS BLIREIANA 
