Nalus 
Flo werlng Gas 
Two groups of flowering trees, the Cher- 
ries and the Crabs, stand far above all 
others in daintiness and grace. The Jap- 
anese Cherries are well advertised by the 
spectacular planting in Washington, D. C., 
but the even lovelier Crab Apples have 
never received justice at the hands of 
American planters. Crabs are extremely 
hardy and will thrive in positions and ex- 
posures which would be fatal to the more 
delicately constituted Cherries. They also 
exhibit a greater variety in character of 
tree, a wider range of color in their blos- 
soms, and in autumn are adorned with 
glittering clusters of fruit in shades oj 
green, yellow, orange, scarlet and crimson. 
No other flowering trees equal the flowering 
Crabs in profusion of bloom, and amongst 
other good qualities varieties may be select- 
ed which have a restricted growth or dwarf 
habit so that they will never become too 
large and clumsy. 
Hopa Crab 
An Unusually 
Fine Pink 
FLOWERING CRAB 
Hopa Each $4.00, Three $11.00, Doz. $49.00 
Beautiful in bloom, beautiful in foliage, beautiful 
in fruit. In the spring it is completely covered 
with fragrant, bright pink flowers. From m’dsum- 
mer till severe freezing, the clusters of small, red 
Crab Apples gleam brightly along the branches. 
This fruit makes very fine jelly. In the spring the 
foliage is a rich maroon. Perfectly hardy, easy to 
grow, thriving in any soil. 
Malus ‘Crimson Brilliant 
The Most Brilliant Red Flowering Crab 
to Date! 
(Plant Pat. No. 939) 
This new brilliant red, semi-double Flowering Crab 
comes to us from Des Moines, lowa. We are indebted 
for this beautiful tree to Mr. A. F. den Boer, who is 
recognized as America’s leading expert on Flowering 
Crabs. More than 27 years of breeding and selecting 
have gone into the creation of this, his choicest speci- 
men. First of all, it is very hardy and can be grown 
anywhere. It is of medium size; when mature it is 
about 15 feet tall so it can be grown in small gardens 
without crowding out other things. It grows quickly 
and will flower a year after planting, but as the tree 
grows older it increases in floriferousness. The fruit is 
purple-red in color and about the size of a Cherry and 
the flesh is also red. The six-year-old specimen illus- 
trated was completely covered with crimson flowers 
of a shade not unlike that of the well known Darwin 
Tulip City of Haarlem. Crimson Brilliant Crab is with- 
out any question the finest of the red Crabs. There 
is nothing that can compare with it and it is our 
choicest introduction of new Crabs. 
Each $7.00 
£115} 
