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PYRAMIDAL Flowering Crab Trees! 
An entirely new type of Flowering Crab tree has 
all of us here at the nursery very excited. It is a 
type that grows in the general shape of a Lom: 
bardy Poplar, hence, we refer to them as “Pyram- 
idal Flowering Crabs.” We first saw specimens of 
this new type in Canada and were enthralled by 
their beauty and unusual outlines. It required little 
imagination to vizualize their tremendous poten- 
tial usefulness as a replacement for the Lombardy 
Poplar as a tree to use for screening off undesir- 
able sights, to plant as a background on the side 
or back of a lot, as corner plantings for the home, 
M. R. 454 
Tke buds of M. R. 454 are a deep blood-red, 
opening late to rosy flowers that mature to a clear 
pink. The tree is literally smothered in bloom. It 
would be excellent even if it were not pyramidal 
in shape. 4-5 ft., $3.65 each; 2 for $6.85. 3-4 ft., 
$2.95 each; 2 for $5.65. We pay the postage. 
or for specimen ornamental trees in a small yard. 
We predict that it will be just a few years before 
they will have replaced the Lombardy Poplar as 
they are superior in many ways. They are smaller, 
although tall enough to be a good screen (10 to 
15 feet); they are longer lived by far and last but 
not least, their beauty places them in a class by 
themselves. A row of these trees, when in full 
bloom from top to bottom, almost defies descrip- 
tion and will make spring your most treasured 
season. Two of our best Pyramidal Flowering 
Crabs are M. R. 454 and Strathmore. 
STRATHMORE 
We like Strathmore for its foliage as well as for 
its habit of growth. The leaves remain reddish all 
summer and turn strikingly red and scarlet in 
autumn. The flowers resemble those of Hopa but 
are somewhat darker. 4-5 ft., $3.65 each; 2 for 
$6.85. 3-4 ft., $2.95 each; 2 for $5.65. We pay 
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Pyramidal Flowering 
Crab Apples 
the postage. 
KLEHM’S IMPROVED BECHTEL’S 
This lovely flowering tree is greatly underrated—but not 
by those who have seen it. The branches are literally hidden 
by a spectacular display of delicate double pink flowers that 
look like miniature Roses. The only double flowering Crab 
tree that we have. Ideal for the smaller yard. An improved 
form of the old favorite Bechtel’s Flowering Crab. 5-6 ft., 
$3.65 each; 2 for $6.95. 4-5 ft., $3.15 each; 2 for $5.95. 
3-4 ft., $2.65 each; 2 for $4.95. We pay the postage. 
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HOPA 
Blood-red buds are followed by a mass of fragrant deep rose- 
colored blossoms. The leaves are first a reddish purple, then 
a bright rich green. Truly a striking tree. 5-6 ft., $3.15 each; 
2 for $5.95. 4-5 ft., $2.55 each; 2 for $4.85. We pay the 
postage. 
“RED SILVER 
This unusual tree gets its name from the color of its leaves. 
They are a deep red or maroon all summer, with somewhat 
of a silvering on the underneath side. The blooms are a 
deep red. A very colorful accent tree. 5-6 ft., $3.15 each; 
2 for $5.95. 4-5 ft., $2.55 each; 2 for $4.85. We pay the 
postage. 
The New Pyramidal Flowering Crabs are a 
New and Excellent Way of Screening 
Hopa Flowering Crab 
Klehm’s Improved Bechtel’s 
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