. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1925. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 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. SHRUBS are as much a
. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1925. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 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. SHRUBS 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 welharranged 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. Aralia Pentaphylla. A very distinct ornamental Shrub with graceful arching branches and bright green foliage. 60 cts. each. — Spinosa {Hercules Club, Angelica Tree or Deiil's Walkingslick). 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, which make it attractive until late in fall, an odd tropical-looking plant. Strong plants, $ each. Berberis 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
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