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- 

 ornamental 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 Pentaphylla. A very distinct ornamental Shrub with 

 graceful arching branches and bright green foliage. 60 cts. each. 



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. 



— Duchesse de Brabant. Double dark red. 



— Foliis Variegatis. Leaves variegated green and white. 



— Jeanne d'Arc. Double, pure white. 



— Lady Stanley. Double blush white, with crimson centre. 



— Totus Albus. Single pure white. 



60 cts. each. Set of 6 varieties, $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 par- 

 tially expand; these are produced in great profusion from 

 early in July until late in September, and are very conspicu- 

 ous at a period when comparatively few Shrubs are in bloom. 

 75 cts. each. 



Callicarpa Purpurea 



— Spinosa (Hercules Club, Angelica Tree or Devil's W alkingslick) . 

 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, 

 which make it attractive until late in fall, an odd tropical- 

 looking plant. Strong plants, $1.00 each. 



Berberis Thunbergi {Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety 

 with small foliage, assuming the most varied tints of coloring 

 in the autumn, and attractive scarlet berries wliich remain on 

 the plant the greater part of the winter; very desirable for 

 grouping, particularly 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. 40 cts. each; 13.50 per doz. Plants 

 for hedges offered on page 60. 



Buddleia Variabilis Veitchiana {Butterfly Shrub or Summer 

 Lilac). One of the most desirable summer flowering Shrubs, 

 beginning to bloom in July, it continues until cut by severe 

 frost. The flowers are of a pleasing shade of violet mauve, and 

 are borne in dense cylindrical spikes, which, under liberal cul- 

 tivation, are from 12 to 15 inches in length by 3 inches in 

 diameter; it succeeds everywhere and flowers freely the first 

 season planted, and is always admired. 30 cts. each. 



Callicarpa Purpurea. A splendid berried Shrub for the border 

 or planted in clumps on the lawn; it grows about 3 feet high, its 

 branches gracefully recurving; these are covered in August with 

 tiny pink-tinted flowers, followed in late September by great 

 masses of violet-purple berries,' borne in clusters from the axil of 

 every leaf, these remain on the plant until mid-winter. All fall 

 berried plants are useful and attractive, and this is one of the 

 most desirable. Strong plants, 60 cts. each. 



Calycanthus Floridus {Sweet or Strawberry Shrub). An old 

 favorite with double chocolate-colored strawberry-scented flow- 

 ers in May. 60 cts. each. 



Cercis Canadensis {Judas Tree or Red Bud). 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. Plants 3 to 4 feet high, $1.00 each. 



Clethra alnifolia {While Alder or Sweet Pepper Bush). One of the best of 

 our lative dwarf Shrubs, bearing spikes of pure white, deliciously fragrant 

 flowers, during July and August. 60 cts. each. 



CDrchorus or Kerria Japonica Fl. PI. (Globe-flower). A particularly val- 

 uable shrub on account of its clean, graceful habit of growth and its free and 

 continuous flowering, producing its attractive double golden-yellow flowers 

 continuously from June to October. 60 cts. each. 



Cornus Alba Sibirica (Siberian Dogwood). A strong growing variety, 

 crimson colored branches in winter. 60 cts. each. 



— — — Eleg-antissima. Foliage beautifully variegated with white. 60 cts. 

 each. 



— Florida, (White-flowering Dogwood). An ornamental, spreading, irregularly 

 shaped tree, producing large white flowers in spring and rich crimson foliage 

 in autumn. Plants, 4 to 5 feet high, $1.00 each. 



We wrill supply all Shrubs priced at 60 cts. each for $6.00 per doz. ; $40.00 per 100. 



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