THE HARDY BORDER— EVER-CHANGING 

 AND ALWAYS ATTRACTIVE 



AVENS (Geum) 



Beautiful tufted plants with striking 

 flowers. 



Fire Opal. 1 Vz to 2 ft. Flowers of a rich 

 orange-scarlet, frequently three inches 

 across, from May to October. (R). Each 

 50c, doz. S5.00. 



Mrs. Bradshaw. 1 V2 to 2 ft. Big double 

 flowers of brilliant fiery red, all through 

 the summer. (R). Each 25c, doz. $2.50. 



HARDY PERENNIAL 



FLOWERING PLANTS 



Why not avail yourself this season of the opportunity to buy some 

 of the magificent bargains listed below? They will bloom this year and 

 for many years to come, brightening your borders and gardens, and 

 adding unsurpassable charm and beauty to the vases of your house. 



All varieties (unless otherwise noted), each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 $14.00. 



All are strong blooming age plants. 



(Add 10 per cent to your remittance if shipment is desired by Parcel 

 Post.) 



(R) following descriptions indicates that such varieties are especially 

 adapted to the rock garden. 



AGERATUM, HARDY (Eupatorium) 



Blue Mist Flower (E. coelestinum) . 18 to 24 

 in. Fuzzy blue flowers, like those pro- 

 duced by the familiar annual Ageratum, 

 but on longer stems; good for cutting. 



Snow Thoroughwort (E. ageratoides) . 3 ft. 

 Good for cutting or massing, with many 

 broad floral heads of pure white in late 

 summer. Best in moist shade. 



Alum Root — See "Coralbells," page 33. 



ALYSSUM 



Basket of Gold (A. saxatile compactum) . 

 8 to 12 in. Showy and popular for edging, 

 border fronting or rockery, with big broad 

 compact clusters of bright golden flowers, 

 which hide the gray-green leaves in 

 early spring. (R). 



AMARYLLIS 



Hardy Cluster Amaryllis ( Lycoris squami- 

 gera). 12 to 15 ft. Amazing big bulbs 

 which produce loose clusters of fragrant, 

 rose-lilac, lily-like flowers in the summer, 

 after which the foliage disappears com- 

 pletely. Mammoth bulbs, each 75c; doz. 

 $7.50. 



ANEMONE 



Hupeh Anemone (A. hupehensis) . Good in 

 semi-shade and rockery, these rosy 

 mauve flowers, borne from late summer 

 to frost, are also lovely when cut. (R). 

 Each 30c, doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



Pasque Flower (A. Pulsatilla). 9 to 12 in. 

 Good for rockery or border, with many 

 violet-purple flowers in April and May, 

 from attractive woolly foliage. (R). Each 

 3Gc, doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



JAPANESE ANEMONES 



(A. japonica) 

 Perfect cut flowers for your fall table. 

 Queen Charlotte. 2 to 3 ft. Semi-double, 



clear pink. Sept. -Oct. 

 Rubra Superba. 1 V2 ft. Semi^ouble, rosy 



red. Sept.-Oct. 

 Whirlwind. 2% to 3'/2 ft. Semi-double, pure 

 white, a gorgeous sort. Sept.-Oct. 

 All Anemones, each 30c, doz. S3.00, 

 100 S20.00 



SPECIAL OFFER 

 One strong plant of each of the above three 

 hardy Japanese Anemones for only 75c. 



ASTERS 



For fall's gardens and vases. 



New England Aster (A. novae-angliae) 4 ft. 

 Showy deep royal purple flowers in 

 August and September. 



Rock Aster (A. alpinus superbusj. 6 to 10 

 in. Lovely lavender-blue flowers, centered 

 gold, in an Aster unusual in its dwarf 

 height and springtime flowers. (R). 



Rosy New England Aster ( A. novae-angliae 

 rosea). 4 ft. Pink-flowered form of the 

 popular New England Aster. 



Tatarian Aster (A. tataricus). 6 ft. Tallest 

 and latest blooming Aster, with purple- 

 blue flowers in October and November. 



NAMED SORTS 

 Anita Ballard. 2 to 3 ft. Double fall flowers 



of clear violet. 

 Blue Beard. 2 to 3 ft. Azure-blue flowers, 



centered cream. 

 Climax. 4 ft. Large lavender-blue Asters, 



centered gold. 

 Feltham Blue. 3 ft. Popular deep blue 



Asters. 



Harrington Pink. 3 ft. Unusual sort, with 

 huge flowers of a rich clear pink, lovely 

 for cutting. Each 50c, doz. $5.00. 



Lou vain. 1 V2 ft. Smaller flowers, and of a 

 deeper pink than the above. 



The Queen. 4 ft. Pale mauve flowers in 

 September, fading white. 



White Queen. 3 ft. Best white-flowered 

 Aster. 



(R) HARDY DWARF ASTERS (R) 



Good for edging or grouping in front of 

 borders and simply ideal in the rock 

 garden. 



Lady Henry Maddox. 10 to 12 in. Com- 

 pact and neat with clear pale pink bloom 

 in September. (R). 



Lilac Time. 12 in. Pretty lilac-blue flowers 

 in m_id-September. (R). 



Nancy. 10 in. Many flesh-pink flowers. 

 Late Sept. (R). 



Snowsprite. 10 in. Best white dwarf Aster. 

 Early Sept. (R). 



Victor. 8 in. Clear lavender-blue, very 

 dwarf. Early Sept. (R). 



COLLECTION 

 One each of these five Perfect Rockery 

 Plants for only 90c. 



130] Hardy Perennials 



Lovett's Nursery. Inc. 



