Dreer’s Choice Deciduous and Evergreen 
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 
kines in Philadelphia. The sizes given 
are those of the plants when shipped to you. 


Abelia chinensis grandiflora 
Abelia—susn Arbutus (M) 
One of the best flowering shrubs for 
foundation planting in combination with 
Evergreens and other shrubs. They bloom 
profusely throughout the summer and are 
most successful in a sheltered situation or 
where winters are not too severe. 
26-101 Chinensis grandiflora. A 
compact growing evergreen shrub of 
medium size producing in summer and 
fall showy clusters of bell-shaped pinkish 
white flowers. 4-inch pots 50c each. 
Hardy 
Evergreen Azaleas o 
These varieties are the hardiest and 
most desirable for general garden planting. 
Until thoroughly established it is bene- 
ficial to give them a heavy mulch of leaves 
during the winter. They require an acid 
soiland givea glorious display in the spring. 
26-227 Hinamayo. (D) A meritorious 
variety resembling Hinodegiri in general 
habit, except in color which is a delicate 
clear soft shade of rose-pink. Also has 
smaller foliage. Bushy plants 12 to 15 
inches tall, $2.25 each; $22.50 per doz. 
26-228 Hinodegiri. (D) The most 
popular variety with dense clusters of 
bright fiery red flowers borne so abund- 
antly that literally no foliage nor stems 
are visible. 10 to 12 in. diam., $1.75 
each; $17.50 per doz. 
26-229 Ledifolia alba. (M) A robust 
growing sort with heavy mat-green 
foliage and large pure white flowers. 
15 to 18 inches tall, $3.00 each; $30.00 
per doz. 
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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 plant, while others are 
highly attractive on account of their flowers. 
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, 
In the well arranged shrubbery border 
or between the lawn and uncultivated land beyond; asa background to a flower garden; 
for hiding an unsightly fence or foundation. 
we give the approximate height as follows: 
As height varies according to condition 
D=Dwarf (less than 4 feet tall); M= 
Medium (4 to 8 feet tall); T=Tall (8 feet an1 taller). 











































Be 
Buddleia Charming, 
Dubonnet, Orchid Beauty 
Buddleia 
Butterfly Shrub, Summer Lilac 

26-111 Charming 
A glorious shrub bearing throughout the 
late summer and autumn elegant long 
sprays covered with lovely lavender-pink 
blooms which compared with other 
Buddleias are distinctly pink. Awarded 
Silver Medal by Penna. Horticultural 
Society. 3-inch pots, 50c each; $5.00 per 
doz. 
26-112 Dubonnet 
A glorious color—a counterpart of the 
popular French wine Dubonnet. It re- 
sembles the popular Ile de France in color 
but the plant is of stronger habit and the 
trusses are much larger. Firm, cylindrical 
spikes closely set with lovely blooms. Of 
erect growth, strong stemmed, with large 
leathery foliage, and a good late summer 
cut flower. 3-inch pots, 50c each; $5.00 
per doz. 
26-114 Orchid Beauty 
A splendid new variety of soft cattleya- 
lilac with a brilliant orange eye. Somewhat 
similar in color to the well-known variety 
Fortune but differing from it by having 
long tapering spikes similar in form and 
size to the popular Charming. A real 
addition to the Buddleia list. 3-inch pots, 
75c each; $7.50 per dozen. 
26-230 Set of 3 Buddleias for $1.50 


























Callica rpa—Beauty Berry 
26-115 Purpurea. (M) Most graceful 
recurving branches, covered in August 
with tiny pink-tinted flowers. Followed 
in late September by masses of violet- 
purple berries which last until mid- 
winter. Strong plants, size 2-3 ft., 
60c each. 
Cercis 
Judas Tree, Red Bud (T) 
26-119 Japonica. A showy tall shrub or 
small tree. The branches and twigs are 
covered with a mass of small rosy pink 
flowers early in the spring before the 
leaves appear. Size 2 to 3 ft. 75c each. 
. 
Chionanthus 
White Fringe, Fringe Tree @ (T) 
26-117 Virginica. Tall native June- 
flowering shrub. Flowers like graceful 
bunches of white silken fringe. Strong 
plants, size 3-4 ft. $1.00 each. 
Clethra 
White Alder, Sweet Pepper Bush 
26-118 Alnifolia. (M) @ A fine native 
shrub with spikes of fragrant pure white 
blooms. Flowers profusely during July 
and August when few other shrubs are 
in bloom. Size 2 ft. 60c each. 
Cornus—Dogwood (T) @ 
26-121 Florida (White-Flowering Dog- 
wood). A handsome spreading native 
bush or small tree bearing large flowers 
in spring. Foliage turns brilliant crimson 
in early autumn. Rich red fruits. Strong 
plants, size 3-4 ft., $2.00 each. 
26-122 — rubra (Red or Pink-Flowering 
Dogwood). A splendid rich rosy red form 
of Florida. When planted near the pre- 
ceding the two varieties make a pleasing 
color contrast. Bright red _ berries. 
Strong plants, size 3-4 ft., $3.00 each. 
Cotoneaster 
Rockspray, Quinceberry 
26-125 Horizontalis. (D) A  Orna- 
mental shrubs with decorative foliage 
and practically horizontal branches. 
Has shiny green leaves and quantities of 
orange-red fruits. Pot-grown plants, 
75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



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