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



Hardy Perennials 



All varieties (unless otherwise noted). 



FESTIVA MAXIMA PEONY 



LYSIMACHIA 

 Clethroides (Loosestrife) — 2 feet. Graceful, 

 drooping spikes bearing pure white flowers from 

 June until September. Imported from Japan. 



LYTHRUM 



Roseum Superbum (Rose Loosestrife) — -3 to 4 

 feet. Literally covered, in July and August, with 

 spikes of rosy-purple flowers. 



MONARDA (Bergamot) 

 Didyma Splendens (Oswego Tea or Bee Balm) — 

 2 to 3 feet. An excellent plant with large heads 

 of intensely rich crimson-scarlet flowers. An odor 

 of mint emanates from the leaves. Illustrated on 

 page 22. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not) 

 Palustris Semperflorens — 4 to 8 in. A lovely little 

 plant. Small, pale blue flowers. 



OENOTHERA 

 Pilgrimi — 12 in. Bears large clusters of yellow, 

 poppy-like flowers; excellent for rockery. 



PARDANTHUS 

 Sinensis (Blackberry Lily) — 3 to 4 feet. Bears 

 lily-like flowers of rich orange-yellow, thickly 

 spotted with dark crimson and brown. 



PACHYSANDRA (Japanese Spurge) 

 Terminalis — 6 to 9 in. Splendid as a 

 ground cover where grass will not grow. 

 Thrives in any location, whether in full 

 shade or bright sun. Its glossy, evergreen 

 foliage is very attractive and is further 

 enhanced by white flowers during May 

 and June. Illustrated on page 25. Strong 

 plants, each, 25c; dozen, $2.50; 100, 

 ^17.50; 1000, $150.00. 



each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $14.00. 



~ PENSTEMON (Beard Tongue) 



Bears many hairy throated blooms, shaped 

 like a trumpet. 



Barbatus Torreyi — 3 to 4 feet. Spikes of 

 bright, scarlet red flowers. June and July. 

 Digitalis — 2 to 3 feet. The throats of this un- 

 usual variety are purple, the petals white. 



PEONIES 



At last the Peony has "come into its own." 

 Every year sees a host of new varieties, each 

 better than the last, more delicately fragrant, 

 or more unusual in color. Everyone should 

 introduce these lovely plants into his garden. 

 All Peonies (except noted), extra strong 

 roots, each, 75c; doz., $7.50. 

 Alexander Dumas — Crown-type, brilliant pink, 

 good for cut flower purposes, very early. 

 American Beauty — Red. A real beauty. 

 Andre Lauries — Rose-type, very late, rose 

 shading to deep red in the center, an all- 

 around good Peony. 

 Baroness Rothschild — Pale lilac rose. 

 Claire Du Bois — Rose-type; late mid-season. 

 Rich, clear satiny pink with glossy reflex. 

 Duchesse de Nemours — Crown-type, very 

 early, sulphur white, very distinct Peony. 

 Duchesse de Orleans — Bomb-type, mid-season, 

 deep pink with salmon center. 

 Edulis Superba — Crown type, very early, called 

 by many the Decoration Day Peony. Mauve- 

 pink with silvery reflex. 



Eugene Verdier — Light hydrangea pink, center 

 deeper with yellow tints. Erect, strong grower, 

 medium height, mid-season. 



Felix Crousse — Rose-type, late mid-season, large, 

 globular flowers shading to ruby red. Each, $1.00. 

 Festiva Maxima — Pure white, with dashes of 

 blood-red at center. Early. One of the finest. 

 Fragrans — Rose-type, late, light red. 

 Francois Ortegat — Semi-rose type, mid-season, 

 deep crimson blooms with golden yellow anthers. 

 Fulgida — Semi-rose type, late mid-season, ruby 

 red. 



General Bertrand — Bomb-type, early, the nearest 

 silver Peony we grow. 



Glory de Boskoop — Rose-type, mid-season, white 

 splashed with crimson pink. 



Queen Victoria — Bomb-type, early mid-season, 

 white with a faint blush tint. 



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Lovett's Peony Collection 



6 SPLENDID VARIETIES 

 Claire Du Bois, Duchesse de Nemours, Edulis 

 Superba, Festiva Maxima, Francois Ortegat, 

 Glory de Boskoop. 

 One Selected Root of Each of the Six Varieties, 

 for $4.00. 

 INCARVILLEA (Delavayi) 

 Fifteen to eighteen inches. An unusual plant 

 of exceptional merit. Rose-colored flowers pro- 

 duced in large trusses. June and July. Hardy 

 when protected. Each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 



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