DREER'S CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS 



NOTE — Shrubs wrill be shipped on receipt of orders, or as soon as they can be dug, 

 unless instructed to the contrary, but no orders can be accepted for delivery later than 

 May 1, and they can only be sent by Freight or Express, at purchaser's expense. They 

 are too heavy and large to be sent by mail. No charge for boxes, packing, or delivery to 

 express, freight, or steamship lines in Philadelphia. 



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 foliage plant, while others are 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 uncul- 

 tivated land beyond; as a background to a flower border; for 

 hiding an unsightly building, fence or foundation; or they may 

 be planted in a mixed shrubbery 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. 



Abelia chinensis grandiflora 



A choice small shrub of graceful habit, producing through the 

 summer and fall abundant clusters of bell-shaped white flowers 

 flushed with pink. Plants from 4-inch pots, 50c each. 



Shrubs cannot be sent 

 by Piircel Post 



Hardy Azaleas 



These two sorts are among the hardiest and showiest of the 

 deciduous varieties. Evergreen varieties are offered on page 123. 

 Eaempferi. Brilliant shades of red. Vigorous, tall growing 



plants which bloom profusely and are perfectly hardy, 18 to 



24 inches high. S2.00 each; S20.00 per dozen. 

 Yodogawa. 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; S30.00 per dozen. 



Berberis— Barberry 



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. 30c each; S3. 00 per doz.; S22.S0 per 100. 



New Red -Leaved Japanese Barberry 



Berbcris Thunbergi atropurpurea 



Similar in all respects to the green-leaved Japanese Barberry 

 which is so popular for mi.xing 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, Lronzy 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 ill and 123. 



Each Doz. 100 



Strong plants, 12 to IS inches high $0 35 $3 50 $25 00 



Strong plants, 15 to 18 inches high 50 5 00 40 00 



Strong plants, 18 to 24 inches high 75 7 50 60 00 



Althea, William R. Smith 



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. They are also extensively used as hedge plants. 

 Alba plena. Double 

 white flowers with crim- 

 son center. 

 Anemoneflora. Semi- 

 double blooms of dark rose. 

 Boule de Feu. Double 

 red flowers. 



Duchesse de Brabant. 



Dark double red. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Double 



pure white. 

 Paeoniflora. Double rosy 

 purple flowers borne profuse- 

 ly on the stately tall plants. 

 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. 

 Any of the Altheas: 50c each. Set of 7 varieties, S3. 00. 



New Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 



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We will supply all shrubs priced at 50c each for $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per hundred 



