Dreer’s Choice 
Hardy Shrubs 
Shrubs are as much a part of the well balanced garden as a lawn or flower border. 
Many of them are as decorative as any ornamental foliage plants, while others are 
In the well arranged shrubbery border 
there always will be something of interest no matter what the season of the year. 
They have many uses such as a dividing line between the flower and vegetable garden, 
or between the lawn and uncultivated land beyond; as a background to a flower garden; 
As height varies according to conditions 
D=Dwarf (less than 4 feet high); M= 
highly attractive on account of their flowers. 
for hiding an unsightly fence or foundation. 
we give the approximate height as follows: 
Medium Tall (4 to 8 feet high); T=Tall (8 feet and taller). 
All Shrubs will be shipped at 
proper planting season for the 
locality from where ordered 
unless otherwise specified. 
Althea, William R. Smith 
Althea — Rose of Sharon (7) 
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. They are also extensively used as hedge plants. 
Duchesse de Brabant. Beautiful double dark red flowers. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Elegant double pure white blooms. 
Lady Stanley. Semi-double deep rose blooms. 
Rubis. A lovely single red variety. 
Any of the above: 50c each. 
William R. Smith. The glistening pure white single flowers 
are of giant size, fully 4 inches in diameter. They open out flat 
or salver-shaped quite different from the older types which only 
partially expand. These are produced in great profusion from 
early in July until late in September. 3 to 4 feet high. 
75c each. 
Hardy Azaleas © 
These two sorts are among the hardiest and showiest of the 
deciduous varieties. Evergreen varieties are offered on page 124. 
Mollis (Chinese Azalea). (D) A deciduous variety of extreme hard- 
iness blooming before the leaves unfold. Splendid bushy 
plants in mixture of yellow and orange shades. 12 to 15 
inches high, $1.50 each. 
Yodogawa (D). A gem, one of the first to bloom in early spring. 
Large semi-double lavender flowers of a shade entirely distinct 
from all other varieties. Strong plants, 18 to 24 inches high, 
$3.00 each; $30.00 per dozen. 
Our shrubs are too heavy to be sent by 
mail and they are shipped by Express or 
Freight at purchasers’ expense. No 
charge is made for packing or delivery 
to the Express, Freight, or Steamship 
lines in Philadelphia. The heights given 
are those of the plants when shipped to you. 
Berberis —Borberry © (Mm) 
Thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety with small 
foliage, assuming the most varied tints of coloring in the autumn. 
Has attractive scarlet berries which remain on the plant the 
greater part of the winter. Very desirable for grouping, par- 
ticularly 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. Bushy plants, 18 to 24 inches, 35c each; 
$3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
3 Se EF”, 
Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 
New Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 
Berberis Thunbergi atropurpurea (M) 
Similar in all respects to the green-leaved Japanese Barberry 
which is so popular for mixing in the shrubbery border, as single 
specimens, or for planting in clumps on the lawn, as well as for 
foundation plantings and for hedges, but the foliage of this new 
variety is of a rich, lustrous, bronzy red similar to the richest red- 
leaved Japanese Maples. As the season advances this new 
Barberry becomes more brilliant and gorgeous and in the fall 
its foliage changes to shades of vivid orange, scarlet, and red. 
All that is required to develop its brilliant coloring at all seasons 
is that it be planted in full exposure to the sun, 
For other Barberries see pages 123 and 124. 
Each Doz. 100 
Strong plants, 15 to 18 inches high....... $0 35 $3 50 $25 00 
Strong plants, 18 to 24 inches high....... 50 500 £40 00 
Strong plants, 24 to 30 inches high....... (oot SO) + 60)00 
Buddleia—Butterfly Shrub or Summer Lilac 
Ile de France ( New). (D) This splendid new Buddleia is pictured 
in color and fully described on page 117. Grows into a well- 
shaped bush 3 to 4 feet tall and carries a mass of brilliant rosy 
violet-purple, fragrant flower-spikes. Pot plants, 50c each; 
$5.00 per doz.: $40.00 per 100. 
We will supply all shrubs priced at 60c each for $6.00 per doz.; $45.00 per hundred 
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