THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



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for 35c; doz., $1.00; 100, $5.00. 

 doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



HARDY ORANGE. Citrus trifoliata. 



We are confident that were the great excellence of this 

 more generally known it would be found in every home 

 grounds in the country. Grown either as single speci- 

 mens upon the lawn or in hedges, it is exceedingly 

 handsome, effective and satisfactory. It is very orna- 

 mental and the oranges, though small in size compared 

 with those in the markets, are equally beautiful. They 

 are, however, too acid to eat out of hand, being used as 

 lemons for making a refreshing and pleasant drink. It 

 fruits freely and blooms in spring with wonderful pro- 

 fusion. The blossoms are large, pure white, and impart 

 the same exquisite fragrance as other oranges. In habit 

 the tree is dwarf, upright, and with abundant, rich, in- 

 tensely dark green, three-lobed foliage, which remains 

 upon the tree until after Christmas, and then falls. So 

 valuable as to well merit cultivation for its beauty 

 alone, or for its delightfully fragraut blossoms, which 

 are produced during almost the entire spring, summer 

 and autumn. Though so ornamental and desirable as 

 a single specimen for any yard or lawn, it is especially 

 adapted for pc rmanent hedges, possessing a dense habit 

 of growth and an abundance of sharp thorns. Being 

 of dwarf habit it needs but little trimming. The effect of such hedges, pre- 

 senting a solid wall of deep, glossy green foliage, is indescribably beautiful. 



The plants we offer were grown by us, are thoroughly acclimated, are 

 stocky, well branched and handsome and cannot fail to please. They have 

 been subjected to full exposure at all times, and have never been given the 

 slightest protection. To encourage the planting of this extremely valuable 

 plant we have placed prices exceedinglv low. 2 yrs., 12 to 18 inches, ea., 12c; 

 3 for 25c; doz., 75c; 100, $4.00 (by mail). 3 yrs., 18 to 24 inches, ea., 15c; 3 

 2 to 3 ft., ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.25; 100, $7.00. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; 



DWARF 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY. 



Of a bushy habit of growth, rarely exceeding four feet in height, 

 and is really a fine ornamental shrub that would grace any lawn, 

 bearing in spring a mass of beautiful white bloom. The advent of 

 this very desirable dwarf cherry tree will fill a much needed want, viz. 

 that of a productive dwarf cherry tree for family gardens, for which 

 its early bearing — it begins to fruit at two years old — and ease of 

 culture renders it admirably adapted. It is as hardy as an oak, hav- 

 ing withstood a temperature of forty degrees below zero, unharmed 

 in either fruit-bud or branch. It is one of the most productive of 

 all fruits, sixteen quarts of fruit having been picked from off a three- 

 years-old bush and eighty cherries off a branch, twelve inches long, 

 of a two-years old bush. The illustration here given, which is from 

 a photograph of a branch, will give some idea of its productiveness. 

 The fruit is jet black when fully ripe, averages somewhat larger 

 than the English Morello, its season of ripening being after all others 

 are gone. In quality and flavor it is akin to the sweet cherries, ex- 

 cellent in flavor and a pleasant fruit for eating out of hand. It is an 

 interesting shrub for garden culture and a few bushes of it will be 

 found a welcome addition to the home supply of fruit. The young 

 plants always present a rather scraggy appearance, lacking fibrous 

 roots, but they grow readily, however, if carefully planted. Strong, 

 transplanted plants, ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50. (Too large to 

 mail). 



BUFFALO BERRY. 



(Shepherdia argentia). 



A tree-like shrub attaining a height of ten feet when well grown, 

 of compact symmetrical habit. Leaves numerous and silvery- white; 

 an ornament in any yard for its foliage alone, but when laden with its 

 dense, rich clusters of crimson fruit from early summer, through the 

 fall and entire winter, it is a sight to be remembered with pleasure. 

 The fruit is round, smooth and glossy, resembling in size, form and 

 color, the cultivated red currant. The fruit forms in clusters to the 

 very tips of the branches. It is a constant and prolific bearer, entirely 

 hardy, having endured 25 degrees below zero. Before being touched 

 by frost it is very acid; freezing subdues it, until it becomesso rich and 

 palatable that as a dessert fruit in midwinter it is excellent, and for 

 jellies and preserves it is equal to any. It is well worthy of cultivation 

 for its fruit alone but it is also a fine ornamental shrub, and every family 

 garden should contain a few plants of it. It succeeds in all soils and 

 locations both at the far North and under southern suns and is both 

 useful and ornamental evervwhere. Strong plants, 2to3ft., ea., 20c; 

 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50. (Too large to mail). 



