. Dreer's mid-summer list 1917. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIAâHARDY SHRUBS 35 Magnolia Conspicua {Chinese White Magnolia). A highly prized species, large white flowers, which open about the middle of April. Fine bushy plants, about 3 feet high, $ each. âQrandiflora. A magniticent species, with handsome evergreen foliage, producing in June immense white delightfully fragrant flowers. While there are several fine specimens of this tree in the v
. Dreer's mid-summer list 1917. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIAâHARDY SHRUBS 35 Magnolia Conspicua {Chinese White Magnolia). A highly prized species, large white flowers, which open about the middle of April. Fine bushy plants, about 3 feet high, $ each. âQrandiflora. A magniticent species, with handsome evergreen foliage, producing in June immense white delightfully fragrant flowers. While there are several fine specimens of this tree in the vicinity of Philadelphia, it is not considered reliably hardy north of Washington. Pot-grown plants, 2 to 3 feet high, 50 cts. each. âKobus. One of the hardiest species in cultivation. Forms a large tree with white flowers 4 to 5 inches across, blooming in April and May. Strong pot-grown plants, 24 to 30 inches high, 50 cts. each. âSoulangeana Alba Superba. A splendid white flowered va- riety, $ each. Lennei. A variety of Soulangeana in which the outside petals are of a deep crimson. Strong heavy plant's, $ each. âStellata. A Japanese species, of dwarf habit and pure white, semi-double flowers during April. The earliest to bloom. Strong plants, $ each. JAPANESE (Acer Japonicum and Polymorphum.) These are exceedingly beautiful, especially in spring, when they burst into leaf, and the colors of the foliage are deep and decided. Japonicum Aureum. Golden yellow foliage. Polymorphum Atropurpureum. Purple leaved variety, deep- ly cut. Polymorphum Dissectum Atropurpureum. A handsome variety; leaves a beautiful rose color when young; change to a deep and constant purple as they become older; deeply and deli- cately cut, giving them a fern-like appearance. Price. Any of the above Japanese Maples in fine four-year- old pot-grown specimens, 18 to 24 inches high, $ each. Two-year-old plants, 6 to 8 inches high, 50 cts. SPECIAL NOTE All of the shrubs offe
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