DREER'S CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS 



NOTE — We usually begin digging Shrubs about the middle of October, and planting may be continued successfully from 

 then until the ground is frozen. Shrubs 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 orna- 

 mental foliage plant, while others are highly useful as cut flowers, and a well-arranged planting presents an attractive appearance 

 throughout the entire year. 



The late autumn is the ideal time to plant Shrubs. The plants can usually be dug any time after the middle of October, 

 and set out from then until the ground is frozen, which rarely happens before December in this latitude. When planted in fall they get 

 the benefit of the early spring months in which to make roots and become established before hot weather sets in. 



Aralia 



(Hercule's Club or Devil's Walking Stick) 



Spinosa. A singular native tree-like Shrub, growing from 

 10 to 15 feet high, with ver>' prickly stems, pinnate leaves 

 and immense panicles of white flowers in August, followed 

 by black fruit, an odd tropical-looking plant. Strong 

 plants, Sl.OO each. 



Aronia Arbutifolia (Retl Chokeberry) 



A pretty upright Shrub with an abundance of white 

 flowers in April and May, its bright red fruits in fall carrying 

 well into winter. 75 cts. each. 



New Red -Leaved Japanese 

 Barberry 



(Berberis Thunbergi Atropurpurea) 



Similar in all respects to the green-leaved Japanese Bar- 

 berry 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 ad- 

 vances, this new Barberrj' becomes more brilliant and 

 gorgeous and in the fall its foliage changes to vivid orange 

 scarlet and red shades. 



All that is required to develop its brilliant coloring at all 

 seasons is that it be planted in fuU exposure to the sun. 



Each Doz. 100 

 Strong plants 9 to 12 inches high. . .§0 50 §5 00 $35 00 

 Strong plants 12 to 15 inches high. . . 75 7 50 60 00 

 Strong plants 15 to 18 inches high.. . 1 00 10 00 75 00 



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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, for 

 which they are admirably adapted. We offer the following 

 choice sorts: 



Alba Plena. Double white, crimson centre. 

 Anemoneflora. Dark double rose. 

 Boule de Feu. Double red. 

 Duchess de Brabant. Double rosy red. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Double piure white. 

 Paeoniflora. Rosy purple, double. 



Price. Any of the above, 60 cts. each. Set of 6 for $3.00. 

 William R. Smith. A splendid giant-flowering variety, 

 naturally forming symmetrical bushy specimens, while the 

 glistening pure white flowers are of giant size, fully 4 inches 

 in diameter under ordinary cultivation, 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, and are very conspicuous at a 

 period when comparatively few Shrubs are in bloom. 75 cts. 

 each. 



Andromeda (Pieris) 



Japonica. An evergreen compact growing low Shrub, with 

 small dark green foliage and long panicles of duU bronzy-red 

 buds which appear during the summer and are attractive during 

 the entire winter, opening into white flowers in spring. Bushy 

 plants, IS to 18 inches high, SI. 50 each. 



Althea, William R. Smith 



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We will supply all Shrubs priced at 60 cts. each for $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. Shrubs cannot be sent by mall. 



