DREER'S CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS 



NOTE — Shrubs will be shipped on receipt of orders, or as soon zis 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 highly useful as cut flowers, 

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



Shrubs have many uses; such as a dividing line between the flower 

 and the vegetable garden, or between the lawn and uncultivated land 

 beyond; as a background to a flower border; for hiding an unsightly 

 building, fence or foundation, or they may be planted in a mixed shrub- 

 bery border, in which case those of short, 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. 



Hardy Azaleas 



The varieties here offered are the hardiest and most desirable 

 for general garden planting; until thorougUy established it is 

 beneficial to give them a heavy mulch of leaves during the win- 

 ter, and a loose covering of evergreen branches to protect them 

 from the sun and drying winds during freezing weather. 



Amoena. Bright rosy purple flowers in great masses. Bushy 

 plants 10 to 12 inches in diameter, $1.25 each; $12.00 per 

 doz. 



Hinodegiri. Bright fiery red flowers in following sizes: 

 8 to 10 inches in diameter, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 

 10 to 12 inches in diameter, 2.00 each; 20.00 per doz. 

 12 to 15 inches in diameter, 3.00 each; 30.00 per doz. 



Hinomayo. A wonderfully pleasing shade of delicate rose pink. 

 Bushy plants 12 inches high, $1.25 each; $12.00 per doz. 



Ledifolia Alba. Large pure white flowers. Bushy plants 12 to 15 

 inches high, $1.25 each; $12.00 per doz. 



Althea William R. Smith 



Abelia Chinensis Grandiflora. A choice small Shrub of 

 graceful habit, producing 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 valu- 

 able 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. 



— Jeanne d'Arc. Double pure white. 



— Lady Stanley. Double blush white, crimson centre. 



60 cts. each. Set of 4 varieties, $2.00. 



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

 naturally forming symmetrical bushy specimens, while the 

 glistening pure white single flowers are of giant size, fully 4 

 inches in diameter, open out flat or salver-shaped quite different 

 from the older types which only partially expand; these are pro- 

 duced in great profusion from early in July until late in Septem- 

 ber. Strong plants 75 cts. each. 



Andromeda Japonica. An evergreen compact growing low 

 shrub, with 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, $1.50 each. 



Aralia Pentaphylla. A very distinct ornamental Shrub with 

 graceful arching branches and bright green foliage. 60 cts. each. 



— Spinosa (Hercules Chib, Angelica Tree, or Devil's Walking- 

 stick). A singular native tree-like Shrub, growing from 10 to 15 

 feot high, with very prickly stems, pinnate leaves and immense 

 panicles of white flowers in August, followed by attractive black 

 fruit, an odd tropical looking plant; $1.00 each. 



Ledifolia Magnifica. Pure white, beautifully variegated with 

 rosy-pink. Bushy plants, 12 to 15 inches high, $1.25 each; 

 $12.00 per doz. 



Azalea 



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