. Dreer's garden book 1929. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. GENERAL LIST OF HARDY SHRUBS. Althea Wm, R. Smith Althea {Rose of Sharon). The Altheas are among the most valu- able 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. We offer the following choice double-flowering sorts; White, crimson Berberis Thunbergi {Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety with small foliage, as
. Dreer's garden book 1929. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. GENERAL LIST OF HARDY SHRUBS. Althea Wm, R. Smith Althea {Rose of Sharon). The Altheas are among the most valu- able 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. We offer the following choice double-flowering sorts; White, crimson Berberis Thunbergi {Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety with small foliage, assuming the most v-aried 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; per doz. Plants for .^ hedges offered on page 207. — Wilsonae. A pretty dwa^f species of recent infroduction with glossy green leaves and long spines, in the fall the foliage takes on the most beautiful autumnal tints. 75 cts. each. Callicarpa Purpurea {Beauty Berry). A splendid berried Shrub for the border or planted in clumps on the lawn; it grows about 3 feet high, its branches grace- fully recurving; these are covered in August with tiny pink-tinted flowers, followed by great masses of violet- purple berries, these remain on the plant until mid- winter. Strong plants, 60 cts. each. Calycanthus Floridus {Sweet or Strawberry Shrub). An old favorite with double chocolate-colored strawberry- scented flowers in May. 60 cts. each. Cercis Japonica {Judas Tree, or Red Bud). A showy tall Shrub or small tree. All the branches and twigs are covered with a mass of small rosy-pink flowers early in the spring before the leaves appear. Plants, 2 to 3 feet high 75 cts., each. Clethra alnifolia {While .Alder, or Sweet Pepper Bush). One of the best of our
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