J. T, Lovett Co. — Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 



IRIS. 



Japan Iris (I. Kcempferi)— The most beautiful 



species with blue flowers, delicately veined and 

 spotted with yellow. Foliage narrow, a free bloomer 

 and fine for borders. 



LOBELIA. 



Cardinal Fiower or Wild Scarlet Sage 

 (L, cardinalis). —A 

 showy and hardy 

 border plant, one of 

 the best in cultiva- 

 tion. The flowers ap- 

 pear in late summer, 

 in dense spikes of a 

 vivid scarlet or car- 

 dinal color. Said to 

 be the most brilliant 

 and vivid in color of 

 all flowers in exis- 

 tence, producing a 

 most striking effect when contrasted with the dark 

 green of neighboring foliage. 



MOSS PINK. 



Plilox subulata. Pink, White.— A dwarf 



of all the Iris family. Entirely hardy and succeeds best 

 In a moist soil. The flowers are very large and hand- 

 some and diflfer in form from ordinary kinds, being 

 broad and flat; present a remarkable variety of color, 

 from pure white and ranging through the various 

 shades of blue, purple and violet, with occasional 

 markings of yellow and white. It is quite distinct 

 from all the other species and is a valuable acquisi- 

 tion. Mixed colors. 

 German Iris (I. Oerma7iica).~We offer a 

 choice assortment of 

 the finest and best 

 named varieties such 

 as : 



AUREA, rich golden 

 yellow. Celeste, del- 

 icate, pale lavender. 

 Donna MARiA,white, 

 shaded with laven- 

 der. IMOGENE Ware, 

 clear, delicate laven- 

 der. La Tendre, 

 pale violet or laven- 

 der ; very fine. MAD. 

 Chereau, white vein- 

 ed and feathered vio- 

 let ; very showy. Pal- 

 lida SPECiosA, pale 

 Indigo-blue. Rebecca, buff and maroon, shaded 

 yellow. Sampson, rich golden-yellow and maroon, 

 veined white. Sappho, blue and indigo ; fine. 



Iris cristata.— A beautiful species with short 

 flower-stalks and blooming early. The flowers are 

 pale blue, shaded, fringed and dotted with orange- 

 yellow, producing a charming effect. 



Florentine Iris (J. Ftormtma).— Produces 

 large flowers in great abundance. White tinged and 

 veined with blue, changing later to a bright creamy 

 color. Fragrant. 

 Siberian Iris (I. Siberica)—A tall, handsome 



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plant forming a dense mat, and Is completely cov- 

 ered in early spring with beautiful bright pink 

 flowers. The white form Is the same In all but color 

 of bloom. Unexcelled for bedding or carpeting-. 

 MOUNTAIN FLEECE. 

 Polygonum amplexicaule var oxyphyl- 

 lum.— One of the best hardy herbaceous plants that 

 has been introduced for some time. The root throws 

 up a compact mass of stalks from 3 to 4 feet high, well 

 furnished with foliage to the ground. The flowers, 

 which are borne in large panicles,are white and small, 

 but very numerous, and take on a pink tinge with 

 age on the approach of frost. They bloom from early 

 September to frost and are very fragrant The great 

 white masses of bloom, at a distance, may well be 

 likened to fleecy clouds. 



POPPY. 



Oriental Poppy (Papaver orienfaZe).— Very 

 handsome and showy. 

 Flowers of immense 

 size,of dazzling crim- 

 son color, with a 

 large black blotch at 

 the base of each petal. 

 Leaves, dark green, 

 flnely cut and like 

 ferns. A strikingly 

 effective plant for use 

 in the border. 



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