Dreer's Choice Hardy Shrubs 



NOTE — Shrubs will be shipped on receipt of orders, or as soon as they can be dug, unless instructed to the contrary, but no 

 orders can be accepted for delivery later than May 1, and they can only be sent by Freight or Express, at purchaser*s Expense. 

 They are too heavy and large to be sent by mail. No charge for boxes, packing or delivery to express, freight or steamship lines 

 in Philadelphia. 



Shrubs are as much a part of the well balanced garden as the lawn or flower borders. !Many of them 

 are as decorative as any ornamental foliage plant, while others are highl3' useful as cut flowers, and 

 a well-arranged planting presents an attractive appearance throughout the entire year. 

 Shrubs have many uses; such as a di\-iding line between the flower and the vegetable 

 garden, or between the lawn and uncultivated land bej'ond; as a background to a 

 flower border; for hiding an unsightly building, fence or foundation, or they may be 

 planted in a mixed shrubberj' border, in which case those of shorty dense growth should 

 be planted along the front of the border, graduating to the tall-growing kinds at the 

 back. 



Leaflet on the culture and care of Shrubs sent free on request. 

 Abelia Chinensis Grandiflora. A choice small Shrub of graceful habit, pro- 

 ducing through the entire summer and fall white tinted lilac heather-like flowers 

 in such abundance as to completely cover the plant. Plants from 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 

 Althea {Rose of Sharon). The Altheas are among the most valuable of our tall, hardy 

 Shrubs on account of their late season of blooming, which is from August to October, 

 a period when but few Shrubs are in flower. 

 We offer the following choice sorts: 



— Alba plena. Double white, crimson centre. 



— Duchesse de Brabant. Double dark red. 



— Foliis Variegatis. Leaves variegated green and white, 



— Jeanne d'Arc. Double pure white. 



— Lady Stanley. Double blush white, crimson centre. 



— Rubis. Single deep crimson. 



— Totus Albus. Single pure white. 



60 cts. each. Set of 7 varieties, $3.50. 



— William R. Smith. A splendid giant-flowering variety, natur- 

 allj' forming sjanmetrical bushj' specimens, while the glistening pure 

 white flowers are of giant size, fully 4 inches in diameter, open out 

 flat or salver-shaped quite different from the older tj-pes which only partially 

 expand; these are produced in great profusion from early in July until late in 



September. SI. 00 each. 



Althe.\ Willl^i R. Smith 



Abeli.-v Chixentsis Gran"diflor.\ 



Andromeda Japonica. An evergreen compact growing low shrub, -ndth small dark green 



foliage and long panicles of dull bronzy-red buds which appear during the summer and are 



attractive during the entire winter, opening into white flowers in spring. Bushy plants, 15 



to 18 inches high, SI. 50 each. 

 Aralia Pentaphylla. A very distinct ornamental Shrub 

 with graceful arching branches and bright green foliage. 

 60 cts. each. 

 — Spinosa (Hercules Club, Angelica Tree, or Deinl's Walking- 

 stick). A singular native tree-like Shrub, growing from 

 10 to 15 feet high, A\-ith ver\' prickly stems, pinnate leaves 

 and immense panicles of white flowers in August, followed 

 by attractive black fruit, an odd tropical looking plant. 

 SI. 00 each. 

 Azalea Hinodegiri. A Japanese variety, growing about 

 2j feet high and producing great masses of ver>' bright, 

 fiery-red, single flowers. Very desirable on account of its 

 brilliant color. Strong, bushy plants, 8 to 10 inches high, 

 SI. 00 each: S12.00 per doz.; §90.00 per 100. 

 Berberis Thunbergi {Japanese Barberry). A beautiful 

 variety with small foliage, assuming the most varied tints 

 of coloring in the autumn, and attractive scarlet berries, 

 which remain on the plant the greater part of the winter; 

 verj' desirable for grouping, particularly around the base of a 

 porch or veranda to hide the foundation; succeeds in sun or 

 shade, and is the best hedge plant we know. 50 cts, each; S5.00 

 per doz. Plants for hedges offered on page 206, 

 Buddleia Variabilis Veitchiana {Butterfly Shrub or Summer 

 Lilac). One of the most desirable summer flowering shrubs, begin- 

 ning to bloom in July, it continues until cut by severe frost. The 

 flowers are of a pleasing shade of violet mauve, and are borne in 

 dense cylindrical spikes from 12 to 15 inches in length by 3 inches 

 in diameter; it succeeds everywhere and flowers freely the first 

 season planted. Llustrated on page 199, Good plants from 

 3-inch pots. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



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