HARDY PERENNIALS 



Lovett's Nursery, Inc. 



LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



DAYLILY {HemerocaUis) 



The far East brings us its golden charm. 

 Aurantiaca. 3 ft. Strong sort, vdth huge 



bright orange flowers in July. 

 Dr. RegeL 3 ft. Early blooming, with rich 



deep golden Lilies, fragrant and large, 



in June. 



Double Daylily (H. kwansa). 4 ft. Many 

 big double golden-bronze July flowers. 



Early Daylily {H. dumortieri). 2 ft. 

 Countless orange-yellow blooms in May 

 and June. 



Golddust. 2}/2 ft. Rich copper yellow buds 

 become clear yellow flowers tinged with 

 red. in early Summer. 



Japanese Daylily {H. thunbergi). 3 ft. 

 Last to bloom, w ith a wealth of shapely, 

 fragrant, buttercup yellow flowers in 

 mid-Summer. Good for back of border. 



Orangeman. 2 to 3 ft. Big orange yellow 

 flowers from mid-Summer until frost. 



LOVETT'S LEMON. 3 to 4 ft. 



Tallest, and with largest, most 

 beautiful and most highly fra- 

 grant of all the lemon yellow 

 sorts. Will charm your eyes from 

 Mid-Summer to early Fall. 



LOVETT'S OR.^NGE. 3 to 4 ft. 



Leads the orange DayliUes by as 

 great a margin as Lovett's Lemon 

 leads the pure yellow sorts. Try a 

 few of both sorts for a lon ely and 

 fragrant garden or border. 

 Each 50c, doz. S5.00, 100 830.00 



DRAGONHEAD (Physostegia) 

 Gorgeous pink floral spikes. 



Virginia D. (P. virginiana). 3 to 5 ft. 

 Showy in wild geirden, border or vase, 

 with branching spikes of deUcate tubu- 

 lar rosy-pink flowers, in late Summer. 



Vivid D."(P. virid). 15 to 18 in. Dwarf sort 

 with deep rosy purple flowers, larger 

 than abo^ e. and two weeks later. Last- 

 ing when cut. (R). Each 25c. doz. $2.50. 



Evening Primrose — See '"Sundrops," 

 page 17. 



Dragonhead ( Physostegia) 



Flax (Linum) 



FLAX {Linum) 



Indispensable to the rockery. 

 Golden Flax (L. flavum). 12 to 18 in. Big 

 handsome yellow flowers in early Sum- 

 mer. (R). 



Perennial Flax (L. perenne). 18 to 24 in. 



Airy feathery fohage, and flowers like 



porcelain-blue buttercups on graceful 



stems from May to August. 

 \^ hite Flax (L. perenne album). 18 to 24 in. 



White-flowered form of above (R). 



COLLECTION 



Three each of these Colorful Rockerv 

 Plants (9 in All) for Only 81.25 



FORGET-ME-NOT {Myosoiis) 



Forget-me-not (Myosoiis paluslris sem- 

 perflorens). 6 to 8 in. Lovely dwarf 

 perennial with charming clusters of pale 

 blue flowerets in continuous bloom from 

 May to September. Good ground coxer. 

 splendid along the edge of a pool or in a 

 shady border, and a perfect rockery 

 plant. (R). 



FOXGLOVE (Digitalis) 



Gloxinia Foxglove (Digitalis gloxiniae- 

 flora). 3 to 4 ft. Picturesque from June 

 to August ^vith their colorful flower 

 thimbles pendant on long spikes, fre- 

 quently dotted with crimson or chocolate 

 brown. Our grandparents called them 

 Witches' Thimbles. We offer the follow- 

 ing colors — Pink, Purple, White or 

 Mixed. 



GASPL_ANT (Didamnus) 



Purple Gasplant (Dictamnus fraxinella). 

 2 ft. A very permanent border plant, 

 with spikes of quaintly shaded deep pink 

 blossoms, with deeper veins, in May and 

 June. The entire plant emits a delicate 

 lemon fragrance. Each 35c, doz. $3.50. 



GAYFEATHER (Lialris) 



Kansas Gayfeather (Lialris pycnosta- 

 chya). 4 to 5 ft. Excellent for massing or 

 back of border, with big, dense, showy 

 spikes of purple flowers, conspicuously 

 tipped rosy lavender, lasting when cut. 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL 



GRASSES 



Beautiful as specimens or in groups on a 

 short-grassed lawn. 



Fountain Grass (Pennisetum japonicum). 



4 to 5 ft. Beautiful grass with a profusion 

 of mahogany floral heads, tipped white. 



Maiden Grass (Eulalia jap. gracillima). 



6 to 7 ft. Called "Japan Rush," with 

 long narrow green leaves having a silver 

 midrib, and bearing tall plumes in the 

 Fall. 



Ribbon Grass (Phalaris arundinacia pic- 

 la). 12 to 15 in. These broad leaves, 

 striped lengthwise with cream, are some- 

 times called "Gardener's Garters." 



Striped Grass (Eulalia jap. variegata). 



5 to 6 ft. Gaudy leaves are striped with 

 white and paler green — frequently vnth 

 yeUow and pink. 



Zebra Grass (Eulalia jap. zebrina). 6 to 



7 ft. Silvery plumes grace the narrow 

 blades, which are striped with many 

 broad yellow bands. 



All varieties of Hardv Grasses, Each 

 30c, doz. mm, 100 .820.00. 



GROLTNDCHERRY (Physalis) 



Chinese Lantern Plant (Physalis fran- 

 cheti). 2 ft. Hallowe'en favorite, with a 

 Fall crop of orange scarlet fruits lik e 

 gaudy lanterns. These fruits, cut and 

 dried, make good household decorations. 



HELENTUM 



Ideal for late Summer bouquets. 



Riverton Gem. 3 to 4 ft. Many old-gold 

 flowers, from August until frost, turn 

 slowly to a deep red as they mature. A 

 glorious cut flower. Each 30c, doz. 

 $3.00. 



HELIOPSIS 



Rough Heliopsis (H. scabra). 3 ft. Many 

 big golden semidouble flowers from mid- 

 July until Fall, good for cutting. Each 

 25c, doz. S2.50. 



Heliopsis 



All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c, doz. 82.00, 100 .§14.00 



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



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