J.T.LOVETT. LITTLE JILVEIV.,N.J 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS. 



Iris Kaempferi. 



"Little wonder that a plant so boldly decorative in 

 outline and bearing a flower of exquisite coloring so 

 marvelously formed should make its strongest appeal to 

 the artistic Japanese. From these foremost gardeners 

 of the world has come a strain of irises that neither 

 orchids nor lilies can rival in beauty of form, texture, 

 coloring, markings and general effectiveness. * * * 

 Yet the Iris Kaempferi may be as easily grown as the 

 potato. Moreover, it is perfectly hardy. High, dry lands 

 do not suit its moisture loving roots, but good garden 

 soil, enriched with thoroughly decayed manure, deeply 

 dug in and well watered during June and July — the blos- 

 som months in the northeastern United States — will pro- 

 duce flowers of wonderful size. Do not select a shady 

 place for your irises. They thrive under full exposure 

 to the sun, but moisture they must have to bloom their 

 best, and sometimes their roots will penetrate 2 feet 

 deep to get it. Naturalized in the water garden, where 

 the tall, narrow blade-like leaves rise in phalanxes around 

 the shore and the stately beauty of the flowers is reflected 

 in the mirror below, they are ideally situated ; but let 

 no one forego the delight of growing Japanese irises 

 merely because he has not a pond or a stream on his 

 place." — The Garden Magazine. 



AGNES — Six rather small flat petals, white broadly 

 margined with deep lilac. Early, very free, showy. 



ALIDA LOVETT — Six large, overlapping, drooping 

 petals ; French white suffused and veined with azure ; 

 frosted surface ; exquisite. 



BOPEEP — Three petals; french white veined with 

 lavender and with satiny luster. 



DANDY— Three large petals, pearly white, penciled 

 with indigo ; center petals rich plum. 



DOROTHY — Nine crimped and twisted petals, splashed 

 and blotched with french white. 



DOUBLE WHITE OR GOLD BOUND— Six large 

 open petals ; milk white, bound with yellow at base. 



J. T. LOVETT (Navy Blue)— Six large petals; bright 

 blue changing to Yale blue, with large band of golden 

 yellow at center. 



MAHOGANY — Nine long petals; rich velvety maroon 

 with soft luster. 



MISS HOBROUGH— Three petals; ivory white, thick- 

 ly veined and splashed with plum. 



PAINTED LADY— Three large, drooping petals; 

 white, suffused and splashed with claret. 



PEACOCK — Nine large overlapping petals; violet- 

 purple veined with white. 



PYRAMID — Nine large overlapping petals; indigo blue 

 with ivory white at base. 



SHERWOOD— Three large drooping petals; pearly 

 white, deeply edged with bright rose. 



SPOTTED QUEEN— Six large wavy petals; white, 

 spotted with violet-crimson. 



WM. TELL — Six petals ; cobalt blue with distinct 

 white rays and white at center. 



Strong roots, each, 20c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 



A set, one each of the 15 varieties, for $2.00. 



SEEDLING JAPANESE IRIS— Almost every con- 

 ceivable color in grotesque combinations ; strong roots. 

 Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $6.00. 



INCARVILLEA DELAVAYI. 



Hardy Gloxinia. 

 A tuberous-rooted hardy perennial of recent introduc- 

 tion and a very choice variety. Its large flowers are pro- 

 duced in clusters on stems a foot and a half high. The 

 blossoms are rose colored, resemble the Gloxinea in 

 form and last a long time in perfection. The roots should 

 be given winter protection. Each, 20c; doz., $2.00. 



LAVENDULA. 



Lavender. 



VERA. Sweet Lavender. (18 inches.) — The true 

 variety. Produces small, very fragrant flowers freely 

 during July and August. Each, 15c; doz., $1.50. From 

 inch pots, each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 



LIATRIS. 



Blazing Star. 



GRACILIS — A newly introduced species. It flowers 

 late in the autumn, after almost all other hardy flowers 

 have disappeared, each bulb producing six or more 

 slender stems 6 to 8 feet tall which are densely clothed 

 for half their length with soft, feathery, light purple or 

 lilac flowers and present an effect that is almost startling 

 in beauty and blaze of color. 



PYCNOSTACHYA. Kansas Gay Feather— 4 to 5 

 feet. Handsome and very showy. Pale purple flowers 

 on tall, round, dense spikes in August and September. 

 Prefers a dry soiL Very fine massed in shrubbery. 



Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



Essex Co., N. J., Sept. 19, 1908. 

 Box of plants received and they are in excellent condition. Thanks for the little surprise. The singular thing 

 about it is, that it is exactly what I wanted. MRS. H. E. DIGNAM. 



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