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J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, NJ.— HARDY PERENNIALS 



LILIUM. Lily 



No "hardy border" is complete without at 

 least a few lilies dotted through it. 



Auratum. GOLDEN-BANDED LILY.— 

 Immense bell-shaped flowers, ivory white, 

 thickly marked with chocolate dots, with a 

 stripe of bright yellow through the center of 

 each petal; and almost overpowering with rich 

 fragrance. Large bulbs that will flower this 

 year, each, 35c.; dozen, $3.50. Giant bulbs, 

 each, 50c.; dozen, $5.0U. 



SPECIOSUM LILIES 



These are not only the most popular of the 

 Japanese Lilies, but the most popular of all 

 Lilies for outdoor culture. Their large, wax- 

 like flowers are very beautiful and delightfully 

 fragrant. All are hardy. 



Speciosum album. — White with faint dots 

 and a light green band through the center of 

 each petal. Large bulbs that will flower the 

 first year, each, 35c.; dozen, $3.50. Giant bulbs, 

 each, 50c.; dozen, $5.00. 



Magnificum. — This comparatively new sort 

 is claimed to be an improvement on rubruui, 

 it being larger and brighter colored. Large 

 bulbs, each, 40c.: dozen, $4.00. 



Melpomene. — Words fail to describe the 

 beauty of this variety. The flowers are frosted 

 white, spotted, clouded and bordered with 

 pinkish crimson. Petals very much incurved. 

 Large bulbs, each, 40c.; dozen, $4.00. 



Rubrum. — Very much like 5". album, except- 

 ing the white waxy recurved petals are shaded 

 and spotted with rosy-carmine. Large bulbs, 

 each, 35c.; dozen. $3.50. Monster bulbs, each, 

 50c.; dozen, $5.00. 



LOBELIA 



Cardinalis. CARDINAL FLOWER. VA 

 to 2 ft. — Startling in the brilliancy of its bloom. 

 The flowers, of vivid cardinal red, are borne in 

 dense spikes in autumn. Each, 20c.; doz., $2.00. 

 LUPINUS. Lupine 



Polyphyllus. 3 ft. — Finely cut foliage and 

 large flowering spikes of pea-shaped deep blue 

 flowers from June until September. 



Polyphyllus albus. — A variety of the above 

 producing white flowers. 



Each, 20c.; dozen. $2.00; 100, $15.00. 



LYCHNIS. Campion 

 Chalcedonica. MALTESE CROSS. 3 ft.— 

 A fine old sort with close heads of brilliant 

 scarlet flowers and dark green foliage. Showy 

 and useful for cutting; blooms all summer, 



Viscaria fl. pi. DOUBLE RED LYCHNIS. 

 18 in. — A magnificent variety with thickly 

 tufted evergreen foliage which turns to bril- 

 liant colors in autumn. The flowers, which 

 are produced in June, continuing for six weeks, 

 are in tall spikes; double, of pure rosy-red 

 color and pleasantly fragrant. This is one of 

 the most brilliant and valuable hardy plants in 

 cultivation. 



Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



LYSIMACHIA 



Clethroides. LOOSESTRIFE. 18 in.— 

 Flowers pure white, in long, dense spikes. Its 

 bright green leaves are showy in summer and 

 assume rich tints in autumn. Blooms from 

 July to September. Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



LYTHRUM 

 Roseum superbum. ROSE LOOSESTRIFE. 

 3 to 4 feet. — An improved variety of the pur- 

 ple Loosestrife, L. salicaria. It forms a shrub- 

 by plant that is literally covered in July and 

 August with spikes of rosy-purple flowers. 

 Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



MONARDA. Bergamot 

 Didyma splendens. OSWEGO TEA OF 

 BEE BALM. 2 to 3 feet.— Large heads of in^ 

 tense rich crimson-scarlet flowers in grea' 

 numbers, forming a gorgeous mass of bloom. 

 It flowers all summer. 



Fistulosa. WILD BERGAMOT.— Flowers 

 are deep lavender. A free bloomer. 

 Each, 15c.: dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 

 MYOSOTIS. Forget-Me-Not 



Palustris semperfiorens. 4 to 8 in. — A lovely 

 little plant especially valuable for rocky or 

 moist situations. Completely covered with 

 small pale blue flowers from early summer un- 

 til late in autumn. Of all the flowers of its 

 character, none are more beautiful or dainty. 

 Each, 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



OENOTHERA. Evening Primrose 

 Pilgrimi. 12 inches. — The finest of the Even- 

 ing Primroses. Bears large clusters of bright 

 yellow flowers. Does well in exposed sunny 

 places and splendid for rockery planting. Each, 

 20c.; dozen, $2.00; 100. $12.00. 



PACHYSANDRA 



Terminalis. 6 to 9 inches. — A trailing spe- 

 cies, especially valuable as a cover plant, under 

 trees and other shady places. Its bright, 

 glossy, deep-green leaves are very cheerful and 

 attractive, and during May and June it pro- 

 duces numerous spikes of pretty little flowers. 

 Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $18.00. 



