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 Duchesse de Brabant. Dark 



centre. " red. 



Anemoneflora. Dark rose. Jeanne d'Arc. Pure white. 



Boule de Feu. Red. 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. 

 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, 12 to 15 inches high, 

 $1.50 each. 



Berberis (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 64. 



New Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 



Callicarpa Purpurea 



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 bushy plants, 10 to 12 incheg 



high '.$0.40 $3.50 $25.00 



Strong bushy plants, 15 to 18 inches 



high 60 6.00 40.00 



Callicarpa (Beauty Berry) 



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 are covered in August 

 with tiny pink-tinted flowers, followed in late September 

 by great masses of violet-purple berries, which 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. 



CalyCanthllS (Sweet Shrub) 



Floridus. An old favorite with double reddish brown or 

 chocolate-colored flowers in May. 60 cts. each. 



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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