Dreer’s Choice 
Hardy Shrubs 
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 sizes given 
are those of the plants when shipped to you. 
Althea —Rose of Sharon (T) 
Tall, hardy, late-flowering shrubs valuable because they flower 
when but few shrubs are in bloom. Good for hedges. August- 
October. 
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. Giant single pure white flowers fully 4 
inches across. They open flat and are profusely produced 
from early July until late September. Size 3 to 4 ft., 75c each. 
Azalea mollis—Chinese Azalea (D) © 
A deciduous variety of extreme hardiness blooming before the 
leaves unfold. Mixed colors only, principally yellow and orange 
shades. Splendid bushy plants 18 to 24 inches high well set with 
buds. $2.50 each. 
Berberis —Barberry (M) © 
Thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety with 
small foliage assuming most brilliant autumn tints. The 
scarlet berries remain on the branches most of the winter. 
Desirable for grouping around a porch base or to hide the 
foundation. Succeeds in sun or shade and is the best hedge 
plant we know. Bushy plants, size 13-2 ft., 35c each; $3.50 per 
doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 
Berberis Thunbergi atropurpurea (M) 
Similar to the popular green-leaved Japanese Barberry but 
the foliage of this newer variety is a rich, lustrous, bronzy red, 
similar to the red-leaved Japanese Maple. As the summer 
advances the coloring becomes more brilliant, changing 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. 
Strong plants, size 15-18 in 
Strong plants, size 18-24 in 
Strong plants, size 24-30 in 
For other Barberries see pages 147 and 148. 
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 
highly attractive on account of their flowers. 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; 
for hiding an unsightly fence or foundation. As height varies according to conditions 
we give the approximate height as follows: D=Dwarf (less than 4 feet high); M= 
Medium Tall (4 to 8 feet high); T=Tall (8 feet and taller). 
Buddleia — Butterfly Shrub, Summer Lilac 
Tle de France (New). (D) A splendid vigorous new variety 
carrying in summer fragrant masses of brilliant rosy violet- 
purple flower spikes. Pot plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; 
$40.00 per 100. 
Callicarpa 
Beauty Berry 
Purpurea. (M) Most 
graceful recurving 
branches, covered in 
August with tiny 
pink-tinted flowers. 
Followed in late Sep- 
tember by masses of 
violet-purple berries 
which last until mid- 
winter. Strong 
plants, size 2-3 ft., 
60c each. 
All Shrubs will be 
shipped at proper 
planting season for 
the locality from 
where ordered, unless 
otherwise Specified. 
Callicarpa purpurea 
Calycanthus—Sweet Shrub © 
Floridus. (M) An old favorite with most unusual chocolate- 
colored flowers in May. Size 2-3 ft., 60c each. 
Cercis—Judas Tree, Red Bud@ 
Japonica. (T) A showy tall shrub or small tree. All the branches 
and twigs are covered with a mass of small rosy pink flowers 
early in the spring before the leaves appear. Size 2-3 ft., 
75c each. 
Japanese Flowering Cherries (T) 
The display of Japanese Flowering Cherries at our national 
capital, Washington, D. C., annually attracts thousands of visi- 
tors. These Cherries are among the earliest flowering trees, 
blooming in early April. The variety range extends the flower- 
ing season fully 4 weeks, the single-flowering varieties blooming 
first, followed by the doubles. Perfectly hardy and will succeed 
in almost any location. 
Erect Growing Cherries 
Kofugen. Fine double deep pink; one of the best. 
Mt. Fuji. Large double pure white flowers. 
Naden (Snowslide). One of the prettiest double pinks. 
Victory or Shirofugen. Very double, up to 2} in. across. 
Delicate pink changing to white. Late. 
Any of the above: Strong plants, size 4-5 ft., $2.50 each. 
The collection of 4 varieties, value $10.00, for $9.00. 
Weeping Cherries 
Double Pink Weeping. Deep pink, strong grower. 
Rosea pendula. Single light pink. Earliest blooming Weep- 
ing. 
Either variety: Strong 2-year crowns on good stems $5.00 each. 
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We shall supply all shrubs priced at 60c each for $6.00 per doz.; $45.00 per hundred 
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