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 



aser's expense. 



orders can be accepted for delivery later than May 1, and they can only be sent by Freight or Express "aTpurch 

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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 foliaRe plant, while others arc 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 mi.xed 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 thoroughly 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 high, SI. 25 each; S12.00 per doz. 

 Large specimen plants, 18 to 24 inches high, S5.00 each. 

 Hinodegiri. Bright fiery red flowers. Bushy plants 10 to 12 inches 



hiK'h, SI. 50 each; $15.00 per doz. 

 Hinomayo. A wonderfully pleasing shade of delicate rose pink. 



Bushy pLants 10 to 12 inches high, S1.25 each; $12.00 per doz. 

 Ledifolia Alba. Large pure white flowers. Bushy specimens, 18 



inches high, S5.00 each. 

 Macrantha. Very late flowering large salmon-red. Bushy plants, 



10 to 12 inches high, S1.50each; $15.00 per doz. 

 Mazwelli. Large single carmine red of dwarf spreading habit. 



Bushy plants, 8 to 10 inches high, SI. 25 each; S12.00 per doz. 

 Yodogawa. Large semi-double lavender pink flowers; the earliest 

 to bloom. Bushy specimen plants, 24 inches high, S5.00 each. 



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Abelia Chinensis Grandiflora. .\ 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. Dmiblc 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. 



— Totus Albus. Single pure white. 



60 cts. each. Set of 6 varieties, S3. 00. 



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

 forming symmetrical bushy 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 types which only partially 

 e.xpand; these are produced in great profusion from early in Julj' until 

 late in September. 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, 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 Devil's Walkingslick). A singular 

 native tree-like Shrub, growing from 10 to 15 feet 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. SI 00 each. 



Abelia Chinensis Grandiflora 



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