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



Deciduous and Ever^* 

 green Shrubs 



MALUS (Flowering Crab Apple) 



A most interesting group of rounded, com- 

 pact little trees, valuable for their flowers, which 

 are profuse and lovely; their fruit, which is odd 

 and ornamental, and their foliage, which is glossy 

 and colors richly in autumn. 



Atrosanguinea (Carmine Crab) — A purplish 

 tinge overlays the carmine bloom of this va- 

 riety in May. 



loensis Plena (Bechtel's Crab) — Justly popular, 

 bearing large, fragrant, double, rose-like flow- 

 ers of a clear pink. Hardy and compact. 

 Purpurea (Purple-leaf Crab) — Bright red flow- 

 ers, purple foliage, purple fruits; very showy. 

 Spectabilis (Chinese Crab) — Opening buds coral 

 red, changing to delicate rose. Reddish yellow 

 fruit follows the bloom. 



All varieties, 3 to 4 ft., ^2.50; 

 4 to 5 ft., ^3.50 each. 



PHILADELPHUS (Mock Orange) 



Ornamental, upright shrubs with showy, white 

 flowers, delightfully fragrant. 



Coronarius — 8 to 10 feet. This old favorite 

 produces large and very fragrant white flowers 

 in June; excellent for cutting. Upright, hardy 

 and vigorous. 



Gordonianus (Gordon's Mock Orange) — A large 

 shrub with spreading, greyish-brown branches; 8 

 to 10 feet tall. Produces its white flowers in 

 great racemes late in the summer. 

 Grandiflorus — Similar to Coronarius, with large 

 flowers, but not so fragrant. 



Virginal — Vigorous and tall; flowers in clus- 

 ters, large, double and very fragrant; pure white. 

 These points, added to its long blooming sea- 



HYBRID FRENCH LILACS 

 Unsurpassed for Fragrance and Beauty. See Page 37 



son, make this newest Mock Orange the best 

 of all varieties. It is practically everblooming. 

 Illustrated, page 36. 18 to 24 in., 75c; 2 to 3 

 ft., ^1.00 each. 



Zeyheri — Tall, spreading and arching. Bears 

 clusters of large, fragrant white flowers. A fine 

 sort. 



Any of the above, except as noted, 3 to 4 ft., 

 50c; 4 to 5 ft., 75c each. 



SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI 



A fountain of bloom on large, arching stems — the finest of spring blooming Spireas. No home ground is 

 complete without its presence to enrich the landscape. Useful in foundation plantings, as specimens or as flow- 

 ering hedges. See Page 37. 



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