THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 

 RUDBECKIA. SUNFLOWER. Helianthus. 



75 



Golden Clow. One of the 



most distinct and beauti- 

 ful of all hardy perennials, 

 fairly glorious in its pro- 

 lusion of bloom. Imagine 

 a plant of from four to six 

 feet high, much branched, 

 well furnished with hand- 

 some foliage and covered completely with large, double, 

 golien yellow flowers in continuous profusion. The 

 flowers are borne on long stems and are splendid for 

 cutting. Words fail to convey a sufficiently high idea, 

 of the great beauty of this delightful new variety. 

 Ea., 12c; 3 for 30c; doz., $1.00. 



Rudbeckia maxima. Great Cone Flower. A tall 

 stately plant with large, handsome foliage and im- 

 mense showy flowers of clear bright yellow with coni- 

 cal dark brown disc in centre, produced very freely 

 during July and August. Very striking aud effective, 

 and fine for planting among shrubbery or at the back 

 of the border. Ea., 15c; 3 for 35c; doz., $1.25. 



Rudbeckia subtomentosa. Exceedingly handsome and 

 ornamental, of vigorous growth, and covered with 

 numerous showy flower heads of clear lemon yellow 

 with dark centres produced in great abundance 

 throughout summer. Ea., 12c; 3 for 30c; doz., $1.00. 



SANTOLINA INCANA, 



hardy. 



3 for 21 



doz., 75c. 



A dense, 

 dwarf grow- 

 ing plant with 

 fine, feathery, 

 silvery gray 

 foliage, very 

 graceful and 

 delightfully 

 erective. Ex- 

 cellent for 

 roc k-w o r k , 

 vases, etc., and 

 also for the 

 edges of bor- 

 ders. Entirely 



Ea., 10c; 



STACHYS LANATA, 



Woolly Woundwort. 

 A beautiful little, low, tufted plant, valuable for 

 edging, bedding or rockwork, with oblong, mullem- 

 like leaves, silvery- white and woolly, with stems of the 

 same character. Especially desirable for its ornamen- 

 tal foliage, but it bears, during summer, numerous dull 

 purple flowers. Ea., 12c; 3 for 30c; doz., $1.UU. 



SALVIA LYRATA. 



A splendid hardy perennial and one of the most 

 showy bloomers of its season. It throws up tall, showy 

 spikes of large, violet-purple in great numbers, during 

 early summer, with delightful effect. It is a fine plant 

 for massing on the banks of streams or elsewhere. Ji,a., 

 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c. 



Double or Dahlia Sunflower. Helianthus multi- 

 florus fl. pl. Exceedingly effective and showy ; one 

 of the most valuable of hardy plants. A vigorous 

 grower of compact habit entirely covered with per- 

 fectly double, rich golden flowers of the size and form 

 of the finest Dahlias, from early June until winter. 

 Splendid for massing in shrubbery and for cut blooms. 

 Ea., 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c. 



3 for 25c 



Helianthus 

 Itetifl or u s. A 



large, showy, 

 erect plant, ex- 

 ceedingly free- 

 flowering and 

 succeeding everywhere. T h e 

 fljwers are large, semi-double, 

 and cup-shaped, golden yellow, 

 carried on long stems, from 

 August to October. For produc- 

 ing striking and handsome effects 

 in border and shrubbery there 

 are few plants better than this, 

 doz., 75c. 



Helianthus [Maximillianii. Grows five or six feet high 

 in good ground. Large, clear yellow flowers in late 

 autumn, which are produced in profusion. A grand 

 and distinct species. Ea., 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c. 



Helianthus mollis grandiflorus. A very handsome and 

 distinct species with silvery-white, downy foliage and' 

 very large, showy, bright yellow flower heads in great 

 abundance from July to September. Ea., 10c; 3 for 

 25c; doz., 75c. 



Set of one each of the four varieties for 30c. 



SPIRAEA. 



Spirsa Hlipendula 

 fl. pl. Double 

 Dropwort. The 

 grace and beauty 

 of this variety have 

 made it at all times 

 a favorite. The 

 plant is of dwarf 

 h bit with beauti- 

 ful, deeply-cut, 

 fern-like foliage of 

 deep green, very 

 attractive, and 

 large, graceful 

 heads of double 

 flowers, beautiful 

 creamy- white, on 

 slender stems, in 

 great numbers 

 throughout the summer. It is splendid for cutting, 

 and charmingly effective anywhere. Ea., 12c; 3 for 

 30c; doz., $1.00. 



Spirsa palmata elegrans. One of the handsomest of 

 hardy plants and its grand blooms are fine for cutting. 

 The flowers are surpassingly lovely and are borne in 

 terminal spikes on erect stems, consisting of large, loose, 

 fleecy panicles of rich creamj r -white flowers, with clear 

 carmine anthers, It must be seen to be appreciated. . 

 Ea., 12c; 3 for 30c; doz., $1.00. 



