HARDY PERENNIALS 



LovetVs Nursery, Inc. 



LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



Candytuft (I be r is) 



BLEEDING HEART 



(Dicentra) 



Bleeding Heart {D. speciahilis) . 2 ft. 

 Popular old garden favorite, producing 

 long drooping stems, which hold up 

 graceful, heart-shaped, rosy-red flowers 

 from early Spring to early Summer. 

 Good for semi-shaded border and an 

 attractive cut flower. Each 40c, doz. 

 §4.00, 100 §27.50. 



Fringed Bleeding Heart {D. eximia). 1 ft. 

 Excellent for border or rockery, this 

 newer sort bears handsome pink heart- 

 shaped flowers from late Spring until 

 frost, from plumy, fern-hke foliage, ex- 

 ceptionalh' beautiful even when not in 

 bloom. (R). Each 30c, doz. .$3.00, 100 

 $20.00. 



BUGLE {Ajuga) 



Carpet Bugle {Ajuga reptans). 3 to 4 in. 

 Compact bronzy foliage ^aelds many 

 deep purple-blue flowers in late Spring. 

 Good ground cover, succeeding in shade 

 under trees. (R). Each 25c, doz. $2.50. 



BUGLOSS {Anchma) 



With clear blue flowers beloA'ed by 

 gardeners. 



Dropmore Bugloss {A. italica "Drop- 

 more"). 4 to 5 ft. Stately biennial, good 

 for border background, with big spikes 

 of intense gentian blue flowers in eeirly 

 Summer. 



Opal Bugloss (A. italica "Opal"). 4 to 5 ft. 

 Like Dropmore, save for the color of its 

 bloom, which is an attractive pale blue. 



Forget-me-not- Flowered Bugloss {A. 

 myosotidiflora) . 1 ft. Unique dwarf 

 Anchusa, this charming Russian sort 

 bears clusters of rich blue flowers Uke 

 Forget-me-nots, in May, from broad 

 mats of heavy, deep green foliage. Good 

 groimd cover, and succeeds admirably 

 in shady locations. (R). Each 25c, doz. 

 $2.50. 



BUTTERFLYFLOWER 



{Asclepias) 



Butterflyflower (Asclepias tuberosa). 2 ft. 

 A show^ native with erect heads of 

 bright orange-scarlet in July and August. 

 Good cut flower, and best in hot, dry 

 locations. 



CAMOMILE {Anthemis) 



Perry's Camomile (Anthemis tincloria, 

 "Perry's Variety"). 15 to 18 in. Free- 

 flowering border plant, \\"ith deep golden 

 flowers, frequently three inches in 

 diameter, from deUcate fern-hke foliage, 

 aU through the Summer. Popular as a 

 cut flower. Each 25c, doz. §2.50. 



G4NDYTUFT (Iberis) 

 Perfect for low borders, edging, rockery 

 or wall planting. 



Evergreen Candytuft (/. sempervirens) . 

 8 to 10 in. In early Spring, the glossy 

 evergreen foUage is completely hidden 

 beneath clusters of fragrant white 

 flowers. (R) 



Gibraltar Candytuft (7. gibraltarica). 8 

 to 10 in. Reautiful new Candytuft, with 

 delicate pale pink blooms in April and 

 May. (R) 



CAMPION {Lychnis) 



Campion, INIaltese Cross (Lychnis chahe- 

 donica). 2 to 3 ft. Old favorite border 

 plant, starthng in the intensity of its 

 rich scarlet flowers in dense flat heads 

 from June to September. 



Cardinal Flower — See "LobeUa" page 14. 



CERASTIUM 



Cerastium, Snow in Summer (C. bie- 

 bersteini). 10 to 12 in. Silvery foliage, 

 covered with white flowers from June 

 through August. A creeping Alpine 

 plant, good for walls or rockery. (R). 



Chinese Lantern Plant — See "Ground- 

 cherry" — page 12. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Why should your garden cease blooming when Fall arrives? With some of those hardy 

 "Mums" we hst below, you may enjoy floral beauty in your borders and vases right 

 up until the coming of Winter. Our carefully selected hst of varieties can not be surpassed, 

 and they are just waiting for the chance to brighten and beautify your Autumn home. 



DISTINCXrV E TYPES 



Arctic Chrysanthemum (C. arcticum). 



1 ft. Good in border or rockery are these 

 rosettes of shiny, deep green foliage, 

 from which spring many white flowers, 

 centered gold, and frequently tinged 

 pale rose, from September until Novem- 

 ber. (R). 



Korean Chrysanthemum (C. coreanum). 



2 to 4 ft. Korea should be proud of her 

 hardy Mums, which produce an amazing 

 quantity^ of extra-large Daisy-hke white 

 flowers, centered bright yeUow, eind 

 tinted pink with the frost, in October 

 and November. 



Pirds Cushion Chrysanthemum. 1 to 

 IJi ft. Perfect rockery or border plant, 

 forming a dense cushion, frequently 

 three feet in diameter, covered with 

 pink flowers from late Summer imtU 

 frost. (R). 



Pink Cushion Chrysanthemum 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Hybrid Korean 



These beautiful hybrids have tak- 

 en the country by storm. They 

 combine the stamina and attractive- 

 ness of the better hardy Mums ^Yith 

 that of the lovely Korean Chrysan- 

 themum. Rlooming for a long time 

 in the Fall months, they wiU add 

 just that touch of gorgeousness to 

 your border or geuden for which you 

 yearn at that time. All are centered 

 golden yellow. 



Apollo. Bronzy red petals. 

 Ceres. Coppery bronze petals. 

 Daphne. Soft pink petsJs. 

 Diana. Salmon pink. 

 Mars. Deep amauanth red. 

 Each 35c, doz. §3.50 



Apollo 



10 



All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c, doz. §2.00, 100 §14.00 



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



