LoveWs Nursery, Inc. 



LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



Plumbago, Larpenie 



Meadowsweet, Siberian — See "Spirea," 

 page 17. 



MOUNTAIN FRINGE 



(Artemisia) 

 Invaluable for their lovely foliage. 



Silver King. 3 ft. An outstanding novelty 

 with foliage like a frosted silver mist. 

 Ideal for setting off bouquets, since it 

 lasts well when cut, and is charming in 

 the house as a "frame" or background 

 for other floral pieces. 



White Mountain Fringe (A. lad i flora). 

 5 ft. Good cut flowers of creamy white 

 in August and September, in big, plumy, 

 fragrant panicles. 



MARSHMALLOW (Hibiscus) 



Meehan's Crimson Mallow. 6 ft. Huge 

 and startlingly gorgeous blooms of rich 

 crimson, from late Summer until mid- 

 Fall, good for accent or background 

 plants. Each 40c, doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00. 



Meehan's Mallow Marvels. 6 to 8 ft. 

 Mammoth blooms grace these tall plants 

 from August until frost. Mixed colors 

 only — Fiery Crimson, Scarlet, Pink and 

 White. 



PAINTED DAISIES 



Pyreihrum roseum hybridum 

 18 to 24 inches. 

 Lovely flowers in all the colors from deep 

 crimson to white, like long-stemmed Dais- 

 ies, excellent for cutting, in early Summer 

 and intermittently thereafter. 



PENTSTEMON 



Torrey Pentstemon, or Firecracker 

 Flower (P. barbalus torrey i). 4 ft. Long, 

 loose spikes of bright scarlet flowers from 

 June to August, very showy in the hardy 

 border. 



PLUMBAGO 



Larpente Plumbago. 6 to 8 in. Spread- 

 ing dwarf with many clusters of red 

 buds turning to deep cobalt -blue flowers 

 from late Summer to frost. Good for 

 border or edging, and when planted 

 among evergreens. Bronzy red Fall 

 foliage. (R) 



PEONIES 



3 to 4 ft. 



Perfect cut flowers, rivalling the Rose in 

 charm, and long the show spots of any 

 perennial collection. 



Prices, all varieties of Peonies, extra 

 large roots, each 40c, doz. $4.00, 

 100 S25.00 



Couronne d'Or. Flowers Uke waterlilies 

 hold white petals about a prominent 

 circle of golden stamens, exceptionally 

 fragrant and shapely. 



Duchesse de Nemours. Early, with 

 white petals guarding a center of sul- 

 phur. Large, full flowers on a dependable, 

 lasting sort. 



Claire du Bois. Many rose-pink blooms, 

 very large and double, grace this popular 

 late Peony. 



Edulis Superba. Stifl the best early pink 

 Peony, this lovely sort, with many big 

 shapely blooms, reflexed silver, has held 

 its popularity for well over a century. 



Felix Crousse. Many fragrant globes of 

 rich amaranth red grace this exceedingly 

 popular variety in midseason. 



Festiva Maxima. A very dependable sort, 

 with clusters of huge, fragrant, waxy 

 white flowers, flecked with crimson at 

 their centers, very early. Probably the 

 most popular Peony grown today. 



Floral Treasure. Midseason. Rose type 

 Peony, with delicate salmon pink petals. 



Karl Rosenfeld. Early and very tall, with 

 many flowers of a rich intense crimson, 

 shapely and lasting. 



Marechal MacMahon. Late. Deep vin- 

 ous red flowers. 



Umbellata Rosea. Very early. Outstand- 

 ing in color and shapeliness, with guard 

 petals of delicate salmon and La France 

 pink, about an amber white center. 



"PRIDE OF THE PEONY 

 WORLD" COLLECTION 



All ten of the fragrant beauties 

 described above, for only $3.50. 

 With each order for this collection 

 we will include free of charge a 

 beautiful variety, of a deep, rich 

 glowing red, known as President 

 Roosevelt. 



PINKS (Dianthus) 

 Lovely clove-perfumed rockery flowers. 



Beatrix. 1 ft. Lovely salmon-rose blooms, 

 from Spring to frost, highly fragrant. 

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



Grenadin Pinks. 2 ft. Beautiful and 

 fragrant Summer cut flowers with bi- 

 ennial tendencies. We can offer in Pink, 

 Red, and White. 



Maiden Pink (D. deltoides). 6 in. Pros- 

 trate, with crimson blooms in early 

 Summer. (R). 



Perpetual Pink {D. semper florens) . 1 ft. 

 Countless double, fragrant pink flowers 

 edl Summer. (R). 



Sweet- William {D. barbaius). VA ft. 

 Beautiful old favorites for the heirdy 

 border, with scaulet, crimson, salmon, 

 pink and white flowers, spicily fragrant, 

 in May and June. We offer them in the 

 following colors — Pink, Red, White, 

 and Mixed. 



PLANTAIN LILY 



( Hosta or Funkia) 

 Beautiful flowers from broad, attractive 

 foliage. 



Blue Plantain Lily. (F. caerulea). 2 ft. 

 Good edging plant, with drooping spikes 

 of showy, deep blue flowers from sym- 

 metrical waxy big leaves in late Summer. 



Great White P. L. (F. subcordata grandi- 

 flora). 2 to 23^2 ft. Big fragrant flowers 

 like white Lilies in August and Septem- 

 ber from bold, attractive pale green 

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



Margined P. L. {F. marginala alba). \}/2 

 to 2 ft. Pale lavender flowers from white 

 margined leaves in late Summer. 



Variegated Wavyleaf P. L. {F. lancifolia 

 undulata variegata). 12 to 15 in. Beauti- 

 ful edging or border plant, with narrow 

 green leaves striped creamy white, and 

 l)lue flowers in July and August. (R). 



COLLECTION OF AUGUST LILIES 



One each of the above four lovely sorts, 

 for only 75c 



Peon ies 



All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 S14.00 



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



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