LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— ROSES 



THE ROSE, IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS AND TYPES, NEVER FAILS TO SATISFY THE GARDENER'S IDEAL OF A 



PERFECT FLOWER FOR JUNE GARDENS 



HARDY ROSES— r/r^ Ideal Flower through the Centuries 



A -flower, to be ideal, must possess four cer- 

 tain characteristics. Above all, it should be of 

 pleasing form and color (appeal to the eye) ; 

 it should be fragrant (appeal to the sense of 

 smell) ; it should be long lasting after being cut 

 (long usefulness) ; and it should have such con- 

 stitutional virtues as to grow thriftily and bear 

 many flowers with a minimum of care. The 

 one flower that combines all these desirable 

 qualities in an extraordinary degree is the Rose 

 — and therein lies its popularity with the 

 peoples of many lands. 



The founder of Lovett's Nursery, appreciat- 

 ing the importance of the Rose as a flower 

 indispensable to any garden, began, many 3'ears 

 ago, to stud}'- s\'-stematically the merits of the 

 various classes for different purposes, soils and 

 sections. These experiments, after two score 

 of years, have become an integral part of our 

 establishment. And our continued efforts in 

 this direction constitute, we believe, the real 

 reason why our annual sales now run into 

 over 100.000 rose plants of one type alone, while 

 wholesale transactions in all classes cause our 

 snles to exceed a quarter million annually! 



The Hybrid Tea (Everblooming) Roses we 

 offer will provide a Hberal display of flowers 

 this coming June. If in doubt which varieties 

 to select, let us call your special attention to 



our Elite Collection, consisting of eight splen- 

 did sorts ; also to our Art Shades Collection of 

 Everblooming Roses. 



Dig out the bed to a depth of 12 inches, scat- 

 tering 3 to 4 inches of good top soil in the 

 bottom of the trench. On top of this put well 

 decayed manure to a depth of 4 to 5 inches 

 and mix thoroughly with the top soil already 

 in the trench. Then place good quaHty top soil 

 over this until the bed is just a trifle higher 

 than the surrounding ground. Set the Rose 

 bushes 2 or 3 feet apart each way, placing them 

 a Httle deeper than they have been growing 

 in the nursery row, as indicated by soil marks 

 on the bark. All budded Roses should be planted 

 so that the place where the bud was inserted 

 comes at least an inch or two beneath the sur- 

 face of the new bed. 



All classes of Roses should be pruned back 

 severely at time of planting. 



We supply both budded and own-root Roses. 

 Where varieties do best on their own roots we 

 endeavor to supply that type. On the other 

 hand, where a variety is constitutionally weak 

 we supply budded stock. Early in the season 

 we shall supply heavy, field-grown dormant 

 plants ; later (May) we propose to ship out 

 these same strong plants — but pot grown. 



The 

 and 



fine quality of Lovett's roses are best known 

 appreciated by persons who have grown them. 



Mrs. S. D. Buchanan, Lubbock, Texas 



Lovett's Nursery, 

 Little Silver, N. J. 



Gentlemen : Enclosed you will find a 

 photograph of roses made in my home. 

 The roses were from my yard, and the 

 plants were bought from you last Febru- 

 ary—the Ophelia, Red and Pink Radiance. 



Very truly, 

 MRS. S. D. BUCHANAN. 



