34 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—HARDY SHRUBS 
Weigelia Candida. Fine pure white; flowers of large size. 35 cts. each. 
— Rosea. Soft rosy-carmine. 35 cts. each. 
— Eva Rathke. The finest Weigelia in cultivation; flowers continuously throughout 
the summer and autumn; of a rich ruby-carmine. 30 cts. each. 
Nore.—Shrubs will be shipped on receipt of orders unless instructed to the con- 
trary, and can only be sent by Freight or Express at purchaser’sexpense. They are 
too heavy and large tobe sent by mail. No charge for boxes, packing or delivery 
to express, freight or steamship lines in Philadelphia. 
Choice Coniferous 
Hardy Evergreen Shrubs 
The Coniferous Evergreens are indispensable in all ornamental plantings. They impart 
a finish to the landscape by their quaint or symmetrical growth, and whether planted as 
single specimens on the lawn or grouped together in masses, the light green, golden or 
silver-blue colors of their foliage are beautiful, winter and summer alike. We offer 
below a select list of the hardiest sorts, 
Abies Brachyphylla. Dark green above, silvery beneath. 
$1.50 each. 
—Nordmanniana (Nordman’s Fir). Dark lustrous green, silvery white beneath. 
Plants, 33 feet high, $3.50 each. 
— Veitchi ( Veztch’s Fir). Foliage glaucous above, white beneath. Plants, 3 feet 
high, $2.00 each. 
Cryptomeria Japonica Lobbi Compacta (Dwarf Japan Cedar). A handsome 
dwarf Japanese Conifera of pyramidal outline. Plants, 25 to 3 feet high, $2.50 each. 
THovoesss STANDISHI 
Plants, 2 feet high, 
Weicerra EvA RaTHKE 
Juniperus Pfitzerianus. A beautiful form, with graceful 
dark green foliage. Plants, 3 feet high, $2.50 each. 
— Virginiana Glauca (Blue Virginia Cedar). Silvery- 
blue foliage. Plants, 24 feet high, $2.00 each. 
— Virginiana Schotti. Dense in growth with rich green 
foliage. Plants, 3 feet high, $2.00 each. 
Picea Omorika. Foliage silvery underneath. Plants, 3 feet 
high, $2.00 each. 
— Orientalis (Oriental Spruce). Foliage rich dark green. 
Plants, 23 feet high, $2.00 each. 
Retinispora Filifera (Thkread-branched Japanese Cy- 
press). Of very graceful outline, with bright green foliage. 
Plants, 3 feet high, $3.00 each. 
— Obtusa Gracilis. Plants, 3 feet high, $2.50 each. 
— Squarrosa Veitchi. Plants, 24 feet high, $2.00 each. 
Sciadopitys Verticillata (Japanese Umbrella Pine). 
Plants, 18 inches high, $1.25 each. 
Taxus Cuspidata Breviiolia (Japanese Yew). Foliage 
very dark green. Plants, 2 feet high, $2.00 each. 
Thuya Occidentalis Lutea (Geo. Peabody's Golden 
Arborvitate). Bright yellow foliage at the terminals of the 
branches. Plants, 3 feet high, $2.00 each. 
Thuyopsis Standishi. A strikingly distinct evergreen. Foli- 
age rich, dark green color. Plants, 3 feet high, $2.00 each. 
SPECIAL NOTE. 
All of the Shrubs offered on pages 30 to 54, inclusive, 
are pot-grown and can be transplanted any time this sum- 
mer with little danger of loss. 
Our prices include boxes, packing and delivery to any 
Express or Freight Line in Philadelphia. 
