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. 



OHRUBS 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. 



i 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 them 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 branrhes 

 and bright green foliage. 60 cts. each. 



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



f -.„ late in fall, an odd tropical-looking plant. Strong plants, 



~~ ., $1.00 each. 



'&Qrheris1\\.\mheTg\ (Japanese Barberry). A beautiful var- 

 iety with small foliage, assuming the most varied tints 

 of coloring in the autumn, and attractive scarlet berries 

 which 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; 

 i $3.50 per doz. Plants for hedges offered on page 56. 



/ Buddleia Variabilis Veitchiana (Butlerfly 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 cultivation, 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 gracefuUy 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. 



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, for which they are admirably adapted. 

 We offer the foUowing 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. 



— Rubis. Single, deep crimson. 



— TotUS Albus. Single pure white. 



60 cts. each. Set of 7 varieties, $3.50. 



— 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. 

 $1.00 each. 



Calycanthus Floridus (Sweet or Strawberry Shrub). An old 

 favorite with double chocolate-colored strawberry -scented flow- 

 ers in May. 60 cts. each. 



Cercis Japonica (Judas Tree or Red Bud). A showy taU Shrub 

 or smaU tree. All the branches and twigs are covered with a 

 mass of small rosy-pink flowers early in the spring before the 

 leaved-appear. Plants, 2 to 3 feet high, $1.00 each. 



Clethra a^nifolia (White Alder or Sweet Pepper Bush). One 

 of the best of our native dwarf Shrubs, bearing spikes of pure 

 white, deliciously fragrant flowers during July and August. 

 60 cts. each. 



Corchorus or Kerria Japonica Fl. PI. (Globe-flower). A 

 particularly valuable 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. 



We will supply all Shrubs priced at 60:^]ts. each for $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



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