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. 



CHRUBS 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. 



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 ad- 

 mirably 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 pink. 



Jeanne d'Arc. Double pure white. 



Paeoniflora. Rosy purple, double. 



Price. Any of the above. 60 cis. 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 Japonica. An evergreen compact growing 



low shrub, with small dark green foliage and long panicles 



of dull bronzy-red buds which appear during the summer 



and are attractive during the entire winter, opening into 



white flowers in spring. Bushy plants, 15 to 18 inches high, 



$1.50 each. 



Three-year old Specimen Plant 

 New Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 



Aralia Pentaphylla. A very distinct ornamental Shrub 

 with graceful arching branches and bright green foliage. 

 60 cts. each. 

 — Spinosa [Hercules Club, Angelica Tree or Devil's Walking- 

 slick). A singular native tree-like Shrub, growing from 10 

 to 15 feet high, with very prickly stems, pinnate leaves and 

 * immense panicles of white flowers in August, followed by 



• ■ ,' black fruit, an odd tropical-looking plant. Strong plants, 



, SI. 00 each. 



4 Nev^ Red -Leaved Japanese 



Barberry 



(Berberis Thunbergi Atropurpurea ) 



Similar in aU 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 Barberry becomes more brilliant and gorgeous 

 and in the fall its foliage changes to vivid orange, scarlet and red 

 shades. In this coloring it is unequalled by any other shrub and is fol- 

 lowed by the same brilliant scarlet berries common to the type 

 which remain on the plant the entire winter.- 



All that is required to develop its brilliant coloring at all seasons is 

 that it be planted in ftdl exposure to the sun. 

 Strong one-year old plants $0 75 each 

 Heavy two-year old plants 1 00 each 

 Beautiful Specimen plants, three-year 



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Althea, William R. Smith 



7 50 Doz. 



$50 00 per 100 



10 00 Doz. 



75 00 per 100 



25 00 Doz. 



175 00 per 100 



(60) 



We will supply all Shrubs priced at 60 cts. each for $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 p«r 100. Shrubs can not be sent by mail. 



