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HENRY A. DRBER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Azalea Mollis. 



CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS. 



No Charge for Boxes or Packing or Delivery to any Express, Freight or Steamship Line in Phila. 



Hardy Azalea Mollis for Forcing 

 and for Planting. 



In the open border these are among the showiest of our very 

 early flowering shrubs, producing their flowers early in May 

 before the foliage appears, while for forcing for which purpose 

 they are gaining popularity very quickly, they are very profitable 

 as they can be handled at a minimum expense for heat and 

 labor ; and they should prove especially useful for Easter flower- 

 ing this year, this holiday coming so very late. Many who have 

 no special facilities for carrying the Indian Azaleas in a retarded 

 condition could profitably handle this type which can be stored 

 in the open until four weeks before being wanted, potting them 

 up and bringing inside at that time ; with this in view we have 

 this season '^imported an extra quantity and we are in position to 

 supply an exceptionally fine lot of nicely budded plants, 15 to 18 

 inches high. $4.50 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Hardy Ghent Azalea. ( A - pontica.) 



These are used extensively in out-door planting in connection 

 with Rhododendrons and hardy shrubs, and are valuable for 

 their bright colors and extreme hardiness. Good bushy plants, 

 15 inches high. $4.50 per doz.; $35. 00 per 100. 



Hardy Azalea Anthony Koster. 



Though not new, this beautiful Azalea, which is one of the 

 prettiest of the Mollis section, is yet but little known. Its 

 flowers, which are of the most intense golden orange-yellow 

 •color, are of exceptional large size and are produced very freely 

 early in May. The plant will be found most useful to plant in 

 connection with Rhododendrons, or for the front row of the 

 Shrubbery border, while it also responds quickly to forcing 

 when grown in pots, and can readily be flowered during the late 

 winter and early spring months, at which time it will be found 

 valuable for conservatory and house decoration. 



Strong bushy plants well set with buds, 60 cents each ; $6.00 

 per doz. 



Hardy Japanese Azalea Yodogama. 



This charming Japanese variety is a perfect gem for outdoor 

 planting. It forms a strong bushy shrub, about 3 feet high, 

 which in May is literally covered with. semi-double lavender pink 

 flowers of a shade which is at once distinct from all others, and 

 very pleasing. We cannot recommend this shrub too highly. 

 Good plants, 80 cents each ; $9.00 per doz. f 



Two Hew Crested Altheas 



Or Rose of Sharon. 



The Altheas are especially valuable on account of flowering 

 at a season of the year when comparatively few shrubs are in 

 bloom ; commencing to flower early in August, they continue 

 until late in the fall, and in these new varieties we have an en- 

 tirely distinct type, combining the free-flowering qualities of the 

 single sorts, to which a crest of curled petals in the centre gives 

 the appearance of a double flower, yet not crowded, thus dis- 

 playing the crimson eve very distinctly, and, at the same time, 

 showing a loose graceful flower entirely different from the old, 

 heavy double forms. 



Crested Beauty. Pure white, with brilliant crimson eye 



and snow-white crest. 

 Crested Pink. Soft pink, with pink crest and crimson eye. 



Strong plants \ l / z to 2 feet high. 35 cents each ; $3.50 per 



dozen. 



lew Silver-Leaved Dogwood 



Cornus Brachypoda Argentea Variegata. 



An important addition to our all too short list of variegated - 

 leaved hardy shrubs. This variety has foliage of large size 

 which is of a dark green color, beautifully marbled on the edges 

 with white, and, while the most of the variegated forms of Dog- 

 wood suffer from exposure to the sun, this variety delights in 

 full sunlight, and is perfectly hardy. Good pot grown plants, 

 75 cents each. 



Dentzias for Forcing. 



Gracilis Rosea. Identical with Deutzia Gracilis in general 

 habit, but with flowers fully double the s,ize of that graceful 

 variety, to which is added the additional charm of being suf- 

 fused with a delicate rosy tint just sufficient to relieve the 

 dead white which is objectionable in the type, and which will 

 undoubtedly place it in the front rank of shrubs for winter 

 forcing. 



Strong two-year old plants, suitable for 6-inch pots, $1.00 

 per dozen ; $8.00 per 100. 



Lemoinei. Deutzia Lemoinei is now a standard forcing 

 -variety, and when better known will no doubt entirely sup- 

 plant Deutzia Gracilis for this purpose. Not only is it valu- 

 able for forcing, but it is equally good for the garden, being 

 just as hardy as the type, while its flowers are three times as 

 large, and are produced in broad-based cone-shaped heads of 

 from 20 to 30 flowers each, which are of the purest white. 



We offer strong two-year-old plants for forcing, suitable for 

 6 and 7-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen ; $8.00 per 100 ; $75.00 

 per 1000. 



Hydrangea Panicnlata Grandiflora. 



We offer a grand stock of this most popular of all Shrubs. 



Extra heavy, bushy plants, 24 to 30 inches high, $1.25 per 

 dozen; $10.00 per 100. 



Extra heavy bushy plants, 30 to 36 inches high, $2.00 per 

 dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 

 Standard or Tree= Shaped. An extra fine lot of heavy, 



well branched plants, $4.00 per dozen ; $30.00 per 100. 



Hydrangea Panicnlata. ( T yp e ) 



This must not be confounded with Hydrangea Paniculata 

 Grandiflora, it being the original type from which the variety 

 Grandiflora originated, and while not so well known as the last 

 named variety, it is by many considered superior to it on 

 account of the large flower heads having a less number of sterile 

 flowers, which reduces the weight of the large heads of bloom, 

 thus enabling the plant to carry its flowers more erect, and 

 showing same to better advantage. The flowers are creamy 

 white, and turn to a purplish red as they fade. A large block 

 of these plants at our nursery last summer were much admired 

 while in flower. 



We offer strong bushy plants, about 24 inches high, $3.50 per 

 dozen ; $25.00 per 100. 



