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 admirably adapted. 



Alba plena. White, crimson 



centre. 

 Anemoneflora. Dark rose. 

 Boule de Feu. Red. 



Duchesse de Brabant. Dark 



red. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Pure white. 

 Paeoniflora. Rosy purple. 



William R. Smith. The glistening pure white single flowers 

 are of giant size, fully 4 inches in diameter, 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. 



Price. Any of the above, 60 cts. each. Set of 7 for $3.50. 



Andromeda (Pieris) 



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. 



Aralia 



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



Spinosa. 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, 

 $1.00 each. 



Pentaphylla. A distinct decorative Shrub valuable on account 

 of its effective habit of growth and attractive bright green 

 foliage, which is borne on gracefully arching branches. 60 cts. 

 each. 



New Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 



Althea, William R. Smith 



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 Barberry 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 full 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 



BerbeHs (Barberry) 



Thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety 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; $3.50 

 per doz. Plants for hedges offered on page 69. 



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



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