Special Offer 
ONLY PREMIUM STOCK 
Special No. 11 
ONE EACH 
SHADE TREES 
PICTURED BELOW 
All 3 omy $12.50 
Shipped Express Charges Collect 
CHINESE ELM MORAINE Locust WHITE BIRCH CLUMP 
Musser SHADE TREES 
FINEST QUALITY SIZES LISTED ARE BEST FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSPLANTING 
Sorry, no C.O.D.’s. All stock on this page must be paid in full with order. 
Shipped Express Charges Collect. 
WHITE BIRCH Actual Size Each Per 3 
Individually well-branched specimen trees. .................... 5-6 ft. $5.00 $12.50 
One of the most beautiful novelties in shade trees. When 1 mi ature, bark is white and 
the leaves are a fine light green. Plant several in each location for a rare and picturesque 
clump, winning the admiration of your friends and neighbors. 
“NEW CHINESE CHESTNUT (Blight resistant) ................ 3-4 ft. 3.75 9.75 
Will bear large, sweet, delicious nuts 2 years after planting. Very fast growing. Valu- 
able as ornamental and for shade, as well as for fruit. Plant 2 or more for pollination. 
Grows 30 to 40 feet tall. See photo on preceding page. 
WEEPING WILLOW, Wisconsin.........................0..005. 6-8 ft. 3.75 9.75 
Very rapid-growing tree mite graceful drooping br anches. Will succeed in any location 
but prefers moist soil. Especially effective near pools or river banks, along drives or 
as specimen plants. Frequent cutting back gives a thicker growth of bright green twigs. 
Grows 25 to 30 feet tall. Illustrated at left. 
NORWAYAMAPLES Oe) ee eee ee ee 6-8 ft. 5.50 14.75 
One of the best trees for street planting or for lawn specimens where good form and 
shade are needed. Its dense leaves are rich green and are held on tree about two weeks 
longer than other Maples. Grows 50 to 60 feet tall. See photo at left. 
SILVER MAPLE......... SYS Sa eT Bite a CaO eto are: Dae eee 5-6 ft. 3.75 9.75 
Most rapid grower of all Maples. A large, spreading tree which, at maturity, has a 
height of 60 to 70 feet. A cut leaf with a silvery cast, and also a silvery bark. Sap is good 
for sugar making. 
SUGAR MAPLE (Hard Maple)..............................4.. 6-8 ft. 5.50 15.75 
Brilliant scarlet, orange and yellow foliage in fall. Mature trees are the source of 
delicious maple sugar from sap in spring. Handsome form. Photo page 10. 
CRIMSON: KING MAPLE we er ore hn cic ears 5-6 ft. 6.50 18.50 
= : You will want to be one of the first to own “this new tree. It is a beautiful form of 
NORWAY MAPLE, 6-8 FT. Schwedler Maple, originating in Europe. Like the Schwedler, it develops a rounded, 
compact top of unusual symmetry, but differs in having foliage of deep purple-crimson 
all through the growing months. 
CUT-LEAF WEEPING BIRCH (Silver Birch)................... 4-5 ft. 4.50 12.75 
Graceful white-barked tree with delicate drooping branches. One of the few shade 
trees under which grass will grow. The white bark, which develops a year or two after 
planting, is bea autiful in all seasons. Grows 20 to 30 feet tall. 
LOMBARD Ys POPLAR Bee es ee eS crea Os ore 5-6 ft. 1.50 4.00 
Tall columnar tree, ideal for use as screen or windbreak. Thrives in wide range of soil 10 for $8.00 
and climatic conditions. Grows unusually fast; requires no pruning. Grows 60 to 80 100 for $65.00 
feet. Photograph is shown on the preceding page. 
CHINESE} EL Mitre ee ancien de rei rec oe renee y 6-8 ft. 4.25 11.50 
For quick shade. A very rapid grower with small, dense foliage. Excellent for tall hedge 
or windbreak. Stands intense cold and extreme heat remarkably well. Excellent shade 
in 5 short years. Grows 30 to 40 feet. See photo above. 
MOUNTAIN ASH...... Fen ce ates Poh ac amt ear ar RAE ak AE aI AP 5-6 ft. 5.50 14.75 
One of the most ornamental of all trees. Bears is ge clusters ‘of BRIGHT ORANGE- 
RED BERRIES from midsummer until late fall. Grows 20 to 30 feet tall. Photo at left. 
MORAINE LOCUST (Trade-marked)........................... 5-6 ft. 6.50 18.50 
(Plant Pat. 836.) This is a vigorous, fast-growing, seedless tree, shaped much like 
American Elm, bat not susceptible to disease. A clean tree with no ugly, dangerous 
thorns and no seed pods. The leaves are so fine that, when falling, they practically 
disappear. Thrives in spite of smoke and soot, on all kinds of soil. Hard wooded; bends 
but rarely breaks or splits. 
mS BLACKS WALNU Tatiana ice ie: OMe ae in ee 3-4 ft. 3.75 9.75 
Rich flavorful kernels. Does well in fe rtile, well-drained soil. ‘Vv ery hardy. Grows al- 
most anywhere in the country. Produces annually large crops of nuts with rich, oily 
oe i kernels of fine flavor. Fine for desserts, nut bread and confections. Tree grows 25 to 
MOUNTAIN ASH, 5-6 FT. 40 feet high; fast growing and long lived. Photo page 10. 
Musser Forests, Inc.—11 
