18 PETRIE NURSERY 
PRUNUS VEITCHI is a newer form of purple leaved plum. 
4-5 ft. $4.59 
of lovely form. 5-6 ft. $4.50; 6-8 ft. $5.50 
PRUNUS PERSICA PINK—Helen Borchers is a deep pink 
PRUNUS PERSICA RED—Red flowering peach gives a blaze 
of red color in early spring. 
5-6 ft. $4.50; 6-8 ft. $5.50; 8-10 ft. $7.50 
PRUNUS PERSICA ‘ROYAL RED LEAF—Bright red foliage 
early in spring, dulling to deep maroon in fall. Blossoms 
are deep rose. Produces red fruit with white flesh. De- 
licious sweet flavor. 5-6 ft. $4.50 
PRUNUS ARMENICA CHARLES ABRAHAMS—tThis is a 
double deep pink early flowering apricot. 
4-6 ft. $3.00 
PRUNUS ARMENICA BONITA—This is a dwarf growing 
apricot that is almost a red. $3.00 
PRUNUS SERRULATA SHOGETSU—is a lighter pink. 
5-6 ft. $4.00; 6-8 ft. $5.00; 8-10 ft. $7.50 
PRUNUS SERRULATA PENDULA is a double weeping pink 
Japanese cherry. 3 yr. plants $7.50 
PRUNUS PENDULA SUBHIRTILIA is a single pink weeper. 
; 2 yr. $6.00; 3 yr. $7.50 
QUERCUS — THE OAKS 
QUERCUS BICOLOR—The swamp white oak makes a tall 
stately tree with a narrow topped crown. The leaf mar- 
gins are regularly broken by small blunt lobes. They are 
bright yellow green at the time of unfolding; at maturity, 
a dark green above and silvery beneath. Somewhat 
crimson in the fall. Large trees only. 
Prices on application. 
QUESCUS BOREALIS—The northern red oak is a large 
round topped tree. The leaves have shary tipped lobes. In 
color, they are a rosy pink when unfolding, green at 
maturity and orange and brown in the fall. Quite a 
rapid grower with gray bark. 
5-6 ft. $5.00 BB; 6-8 ft. $7.50 BB; 8-10 ft. $10.00 
QUERCUS COCCINEA—Scarlet oak is perhaps the hardest 
of the lot to transplant but when you get a mature tree 
you really have something. It is of open habit with a 
round topped head and lustrous foliage. The fall color 
scarlet. 
4-5 ft. $3.00; 5-6 ft. $5.00; 6-8 ft. $7.50 BB; 8-10 ft. $10.00 
QUERCUS MACOCARPA—Bur oak is fairly rapid in growth 
with a massive spreading broad head. Leaves are deeply 
lobed, silvery white above whenyoung, dark green anr 
shiny when mature with white beneath. Yellow and 
brown in fall. Prices on application. 
ROBINIA — THE LOCUSTS 
ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA HYBRIDA—Idaho locust is a 
hybrid between common black locust and the little clam- 
my locust which is a shrub. It is not apt to get ex- 
tremely large The pinkish lavender wistaria like bloom 
is produced in early spring before the leaves come. The 
smaller crop of bloom follows after the leaves come. 
Sometimes there is a third crop. The wood is rather 
brittle but in spite of this it seems one of the best 
flowering trees for our conditions. 
6-8 ft. $5.50; 8-10 ft. $7.50 
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