THE LOVETT COMPANY. 



BLUE BEAUTY 



OR 



GIANT PERENNIAL SWEET PEA, 



(Centrosema Virginianum, syn. grandiflorum.) 



The finest hardy herbaceous perennial vine of recent 

 introduction, surpassing even in its wealth of bloom 

 and beauty the finest varieties of the superbly grand hy- 

 brid Clematis. It forms a mass of graceful, light green 

 foliage, six to eight feet high, which throughout July and August is covered with Sweet 

 Pea-like blossoms one and a half to two and a half inches in diameter. The color is a lovely 

 shade of lilac-blue with feathery markings of a deeper shade and a dash of pure, clear white in 

 the centre of each flower. Occasionally pure white flowers appear, while others are broadly 

 margined with a showy, white band. The under surface of the petals being pure white 

 (thus causing the large, unopened buds to appear white also), the plant presents the appear- 

 ance of producing flowers of varied colors upon the same stem ; which is exceedingly inter- 

 esting and pleasing. Like the Sweet Pea its fragrance is delicate, but it differs in that the 

 flowers hang with the large petal down instead of erect. The plant is perfectly hardy and 

 is well adapted to general culture. 



Seeds, 15c. per packet ; 2 pkts for 25c. Plants, i year, ea. 25c.; 3 for 50c. {by mail). 

 Strong 2 years, ea. 35c.; 3 for 75c, {too large for mailing). 



For 40c. we will mail a packet each of the Two American Beauties, or one good strong plant 

 of each. 



