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. 



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 condition 

 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 taUer). 



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: 60c 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) (g) 



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. $3.00 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 I3-2 ft., SOc each; S4.00 per 

 doz.; $30.00 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 

 sim. 



Each 



Strong plants, size 15-18 in $0 35 



Strong plants, size 18-24 in 50 



Strong plants, size 24-30 in 75 



For other Barberries see pages 143 and 148. 



Buddleia — Butterfly Shrub, Summer Lilac 



lie de France (New). (D) A splendid vigorous variety carrying 

 in summer fragrant masses of brilliant rosy violet-purDle flower 

 spikes. Pot plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Doz. 



100 



$3 50 



$25 00 



5 00 



40 00 



7 50 



60 00 



New Pink Buddleia 

 Charming (M) 



Probably the most outstanding new plant offered this 

 season, this magnificent Buddleia was awarded a Silver 

 Medal by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. It is a 

 glorious shrub bearing throughout the late summer and 

 autumn elegant long sprays covered with lovely lavender- 

 pink blooms, which compared with other Buddleias intro- 

 duced up to date, are distinctly pink. For September and 

 October flowers we suggest pinching oS the first flower spikes 

 in July to aid in development of the side branches which will 

 bring a greater abundance of flowers during the autumn 

 months. Strong flowering plants 7Sc each; $7.50 per doz. 



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— 5^66* Shrub ® 



Floridus. (M) An old favorite with most unusual chocolate- 

 colored flowers in May. Size 2-3 ft., 75c each. 



Cercis— Judas Tree, Red Bud 9 

 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 e.rtends 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 



Kof ugen. 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 2J in. across. 

 Delicate pink changing to white. Late. 



A ny of the above: Strong plants, size 4-5 ft., $2.50 each. 



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. 



Chionantlixis— White Fringe ® 



Virginica. (T) Tall native June-flowering shrub. Flowers like 

 graceful bunches of white silken fringe. Strong plants, size 

 3-4 ft., $1.25 each. 



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