Hardy Perennials 



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LOVETT'S NURSERY 



SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek 



Rock garden plants with delightful cactuslike 

 foliage. 



Alberti. Albert Houseleek. A pale yellow flower, 

 about an inch in diameter, is produced on a foot- 

 long stem from the grayish green leaves of this 

 variety in June. (R). 



Globiferum. Globe Houseleek. Rosettes of gray 

 green leaves 2 to 3 inches in diameter, tipped 

 brown, throw up pale yellow flowers in hairy 

 panicles in June. 1 foot. {R). 



Soboliferum. Hen-and-chickens. Perfect plants 

 for the rock garden, like small, stiff Cacti in 

 their highly unusual appearance. {R). 



Tectorum. Roof Houseleek. Pale red flowers 

 spring on foot-long stalks from broad rosettes 

 of foliage, with leaves tipped a reddish brown. 



{R). 



All Semper vivums, each 25c., doz. $2.50 

 SPIRAEA. Spirea 



Palmata elegans. Showy Siberian Meadowsweet. 

 Silvery pink flowers. Each 30c., doz. S3.00. 



STACHYS. Betony 

 Lanata. Woolly Betony. A fine, dwarf rock garden 

 plant with silvery white, woolly foliage and clus- 

 ters of light purple flowers. 4 in. {R). 



% STATICE. Thrijt 



Latifolia. Bigleaf Sea-lavender. 12 to 18 in. Large 

 heads of small lavender blue flowers in July and 

 August. Lacelike and lasting as cut flower. 

 Good for the rock garden. {R). 



STOKESIA. Stokesia 



Laevis. Cornflower-aster. 18 to 24 in. Delicate 

 lavender blue flowers from July through October. 

 A hardy plant of the Aster family. 



All varieties (unless otherwise noted) 



VALERIANA. Valerian 

 Officinalis. Garden Heliotrope. 3 to 4 ft. Showy 

 heads of rose tinted flowers in June and July with 

 a delicious odor of Heliotrope. 



VERONICA. Speedwell 



Amethystina. Amethyst Speedwell. Masses of 

 slender stems, literally hidden by sky blue flow- 

 ers in June and July. 8 to 10 in. Good for border 

 or rock garden, and beautiful in either a vase or 

 a natural planting. {R). 



Longifolia subsessilis. Clump Speedwell. 2 ft. 

 Abundant, deep blue flowers in July and August, 

 in long, compact spikes. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 



Spicata. Spike Speedwell. 18 in. Long spikes of 

 bright violet blue flowers in June and July. 



VIOLA. Violet 



Double Russian. Beautiful flowers, dark blue 

 and very double, appear on this plant as soon as 

 the frost leaves the ground, and repeat their 

 arrival in the Fall. Especially fragrant. {R). 

 Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



Gov. Herrick. Bright blue, long-stemmed flowers, 

 grace the shiny green foliage of this fragrant 

 Violet for more than a month in early Spring. 

 Excellent in either the rock garden or the low 

 border, and particularly charming when planted 

 with Lilies-of -the- valley. {R). 



Jersey Gem. Dwarf in habit and continuous in 

 bloom. Color is a pure, rich violet and flowers 

 slightly perfumed. Blooms from May to the 

 end of the season. Succeeds in any soil, with 

 plenty of sun. Plants are compact and sturdy, 

 with flowers borne on good stems about 6 in. 

 long. {R). Each 25c., doz. $2.50, 100 $16.00. 



, each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 



(Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired by parcel post) 



LOVETT'S OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN COLLECTION 



A delightful assortment of the Perennials most popular and easiest to grow. 

 Will provide a wealth of color over a long blooming period 



ACHILLEA, ''Boule de Neige." 1 to 2 ft. 



White. All Summer. 



IRIS pumila Hybrids. 8 in. Early flower- 

 ing. Like dwarf Orchids. 



ASTERS, Hardy. Fall flowers in variety of 

 colors. Tall. 



CAMPANULA persicifolia. l^i ft. Blue. 

 June and July. 



COLUMBINE. \^ariety of color combina- 

 tions. 2 ft. April. 



COREOPSIS. Bright vellow. 2 ft. June and 

 July. 



DAISY, SHASTA. White, flowers all Sum- 

 mer. 1 ft. 



HEMEROCALLIS. Daylily. Fragrant. 

 Yellow. June. 2 ft. 



DELPHINIUM. Shades of blue. 3 ft. June 

 and later. 



HELIOPSIS. Orange. 2 to 3 ft. August and 

 September. 



IBERIS. Hardy Candytuft. White edging 

 plant. 



IRIS, German or Liberty. Assorted colors. 

 LUPINUS. Large spikes of blue flowers. 3 ft. 

 May. 



LYSIMACHIA. White flowers. Ij/^ft. July. 

 PHLOX. Shades of red, pink and white. 2 ft. 

 July. 



PHLOX subulata. Edging plant; pink 



flowers. April. 

 PINKS. Spice Pinks of our grandmother's 



garden. 



51 STURDY PLANTS, 3 of each variety, bound to bloom next year if planted this Fall, 



$5.00 postpaid 



