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J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



SPIRAEA. 



Meadow Sweet. 



ARUNCUS. Goat's Beard, (3 to 5 feet.)— Exceed- 

 ingly graceful with attractive pale green pinnate foliage 

 and tall stems, surmounted with feathery panicles of 

 small, creamy white flowers in July and August. Es- 

 pecially useful for planting with shrubbery. 



FILIPENDULA FL. PL, Double-flowered Drop- 

 WORT. (12 inches.) — A beautiful plant and an old favor- 

 ite. Its graceful, pretty fern-like foliage of deep green 

 is exceedingly attractive, and the stems support beautiful 

 heads of double white flowers with a creamy tinge, in 

 great profusion throughout the summer. Excellent for 

 cutting. 



PALMATA. Crimson Meadow Sweet. (3 feet.) — 

 Produces broad corymbs of crimson purple flowers, hung 

 on purple-red stems, in profusion during June and 

 July. A superb variety. 



PALMATA ELEGANS.— Similar to the preceding but 

 with silvery-pink flowers. 



STOKESIA. 



Cornflower Aster. 



Spiraea ulmana fl. pi. 



ULMARIA fl. pi. Double-flowered Meadow 

 Sweet. (2 to 3 feet.) — Handsome foliage and large 

 graceful panicles of double white flowers. (See cut.) 



ULMARIA VAR. — Foliage with variegations of bright 

 yellow either side of the midrib of each leaf in an unique 

 and charming manner. 



VENUSTA (lobata). Queen of the Prairie. (3 to 

 5 feet.)- — One of the handsomest and finest of the herba- 

 ceous Spiraeas. Large showy panicles of sweet-scented 

 deep rosy-carmine flowers, on naked stems, in June and 

 July, 



Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 

 A set of the 7 varieties for 75c. 

 (For Spiraea Japonica, Spiraea Gladstone and Spiraea 

 Sinensis, see Astilbe.) 



STENANTHIUM ROBUSTRUM. 



Mountain Feather Fleece. 

 A rare and exceedingly beautiful species growing four 

 to five feet high, and producing numerous large, long 

 showy panicles of fleecy pure white flowers. Succeeds 

 best in moist soil. Each, 30c; doz., $3.00, 



Stokesia cyanea alba. 



CYANEA, (18 to 24 inches.) — 's a single specimen 

 or grouped in the border, it makes for itself a place 

 that is not filled by any other hardy plant. Blooms from 

 July until late into October. Its beautiful Centaurea- 

 like flowers of a delicate lavender-blue color, are four 

 or five inches in diameter and are highly prized tor 

 cutting. No picture or description can do justice to its 

 delicate beauty. Of the easiest culture, succeeds in any 

 sunny location. Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



CYANEA ALBA. — In this new variety we have a 

 counterpart of the species, except the flowers are pure 

 white. A valuable addition. Each, 15c; doz., $1.50; 

 100, $10.00. 



SCABIOSA. 



CAUCASICA. Blue Bonnet— The flowers are a soft 

 lavender and are borne on strong stems, 15 to 18 inches 

 tall, from June until September. A very handsome and 

 valuable hardy perennial; one of tne best for cutting 

 and remains in good condition for a long time. Each, 

 15c; doz., $1.50. 



THALICTRUM. 



^lowers ^'.^l^-^M^vr^. 

 during 



ADIANTIFOLIUM. 



(1 1-2 to 2 feet.)— Leaves fVV'h -?v*"'-'- 



closely resemble those o.-^'v^y^>>';v!.^'*^' 

 of the Maiden Hair h^'ri^'^^^'^''^--^"-'^ 

 Fern. Remarkably airy 

 and graceful. Flowers 

 greenish yellow 

 August and ?pritemher. 



AQUILEGIFOLIUM. 

 Meadow Rue. (3 feet.) 

 — A graceful plant with 

 finely cut foliage and 

 airy sprays of small yel- 

 lowish white, feathery 

 flowers in profusion dur- 

 ing late summer and 

 early autumn. Especial- 

 ly valuable for massing 

 at the back of borders. 



Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 

 100, $8.00. 



