Dreer's garden book 1939 : 101 years of Dreer quality seeds plants bulbs . dreersgardenbook1939henr Year: 1939 Dreer's Choice HARDY SHRUBS Red-Leaved Japanese Maple Acer palmatum atropurpiireum. (M) Magnificent purple-red foliage of attractive, gracefully laciniated form. A lovely well-branched shrub while young, eventually growing into a well- shaped small tree. Most attractive at all seasons. Strong plants, size 12-2 ft., each. Philadelphus Virginal Philadelphus (T) ® Mock Orange Popular old-fashioned shrubs with showy white flowers borne in the greatest profusion during May or Jun
Dreer's garden book 1939 : 101 years of Dreer quality seeds plants bulbs . dreersgardenbook1939henr Year: 1939 Dreer's Choice HARDY SHRUBS Red-Leaved Japanese Maple Acer palmatum atropurpiireum. (M) Magnificent purple-red foliage of attractive, gracefully laciniated form. A lovely well-branched shrub while young, eventually growing into a well- shaped small tree. Most attractive at all seasons. Strong plants, size 12-2 ft., each. Philadelphus Virginal Philadelphus (T) ® Mock Orange Popular old-fashioned shrubs with showy white flowers borne in the greatest profusion during May or June. They suc- ceed in almost any location and are much in demand for planting in semi-shaded locations where they grow well. Atlas. A vigorous tall variety with blooms of truly enormous size. A hybrid of outstanding value. Size 3-4 ft., 60c each. Virginal. Most desirable. Slightly fragrant blooms which measure 2 inches in diameter. Makes a magnificent show in May and early June. Size 3-4 ft., 60c each. Prunus Flowering Almond Japonica fl. pi. (Double-Flowering Almond). (M) Widely grown with lovely fully double flowers arranged all along the branches early in May before any leaves make their appearance. Grows only 5-6 ft. tall. We can supply them in either White or Pink. Both are very lovely for planting in the fore- ground of the shrubbery border. Size 2-3 ft., 7Sc each. Pyrus (M) Cydonia, Japanese Quince Japonicus. Early in spring the rugged branches are simply covered with masses of large orange-scarlet blooms. The plants grow 4-5 feet tall and are splendid for the mixed shrubbery border as well as for forming a beautiful flowering hedge. Size 2 ft., 75c each. Named Varieties (M) — Appleblossom. Showy pink and white flowers. — Corollina. A splendid shade of charming salmon-apricot. — rosea grandiflora. Has magnificent clear pink flowers. — rubra grandiflora. Rich blood red blooms of great beauty. — sanguinea. Large brilliant crimson flowers of cup-shape. A ny of I h
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