22 Hardy Perennials 



LOVETT'S NURSERY, Inc. 



Sunflower Soleil d'Or 

 One-third natural size 



TORCHLILY • Tritoma 



Express Torchlily (T. "Ex- 

 press"). 3 ft. Rich orange 

 scarlet blooms on tall stems 

 from August to October. A 

 startling perennial. Needs 

 W inter protection north of 

 Trenton, N. J. 



TUNICFLOWER 



Tunica 



Saxifrage Tunicflower {T. saxi- 

 Jraga). 6 in. Light pink flow- 

 ers afl Summer from attrac- 

 tively tufted foliage. (R.) 

 Each 40c., doz. $4.00. 



Violet, Jersey Gem (VioUi) 

 Hardly one -half nattiral size 



SUNFLOWER • Helianthus 



Golden flowers which face the sun all day. 



Ashy Sunflower ( H. mollis). 4 ft. Mammoth 

 lemon yeHow blooms in August and September, 

 from downy white foliage. 



Darkeye Sunflower (H. sparcijolius). 4 ft. Good 

 border sort, with big yellow flowers in mid-Sum- 

 mer. Lovely cut flower. 



Miss Mellish ( H. Miss Mellish). 5 to 6 ft. Tallest 

 of the species and a perfect border plant, with big 

 yeUow Sunflowers in late Summer. 



Soleil d'Or (H. multiflorus grandiplenus). 4 ft. 

 Truly a "Golden Sun" is this best of the double 

 Sunflowers. 



SWEET PEA . Lathyrus 



8 to 10 feet 



Lovely old-fashioned climbing flowers for the 

 hardy border or trellis. 



Perennial Sweet Pea (L. latifolius). Deep rosy 

 red flowers in June on a prostrate plant with 

 climbing tendencies. 



Pink Beauty (L. "Pink Beauty"). A Ipvely sort, 

 with large racemes of pleasing rose pink blooms 

 throughout the Summer. 



White Pearl (L. "White Pearl"). Best of the white- 

 flowered, hardy Sweet Peas. 

 All varieties, each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 



SWEET-WILLIAM. See Pinks, page 20. 



THERMOPSIS • Thermopsis 



Carolina Thermopsis (T. caro/iniana). 3 ft. Long, 

 showy spikes of yeflow flowers in June and July. 

 Each 25c., doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00. 



THRIFT • Armeria 



Ideal rockery perennials with evergreen foliage. 



Rosalie Thrift (A. laucbeana). 3 to 6 in. Showy 

 heads of rosy red flowers in May and June. (R.) 



Tall Thrift (A. Jormosum). 12 in. Highly attrac- 

 tive, with pink, red, and white flower balls all 

 through the Summer. (R.) 



THYME . Thymus 



Mother-of -thyme (T. serpyllum). 10 in. Purple 

 lilac flowers aU Summer from delightfully fra- 

 grant foliage. (jR.) 



AH varieties, unless otherwise noted, 



(Add 10% to your remittance if 



VALERIAN . Valeriana 



Garden Heliotrope (V. officinalis). 3 to 4 ft. 

 Early Summer brings the showy heads of rosy 

 bloom to this lovely sort. Carries heliotropa 

 fragrance. 



Jupitersbeard {V. coccinea). 2 ft. Showy heads of 

 rosy pink flowers from June to October. (R.) 



VIOLET . Viola 



Glories of the Spring woodland, improved, and 

 ready to plant in your garden or rockery. 

 Double Russian. A most hardy sort which bears 

 very fragrant and double flowers of a rich dark 

 blue in earlv Spring with a return of bloom in the 

 Fall. Good^'in shade. (K.) Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 

 100 $20.00. 



Governor Herrick. Bright blue Violets in early 

 Spring. Good in shade. (R.) 



Jersey Gem. Rich violet, long-stemmed flowers, 

 from May until the Summer's end. A fragrant 

 favorite of our nursery. (R.) 



Purple Glory. Huge purple Violets like Pansies 

 on a neat little plant. (Not absolutely hardy 

 north of Trenton, N. J.) {R.) Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 



Rosina. A worthy novelty which produces in 

 Spring, until late Autumn, hordes of dainty pink 

 Violets, with fragrance stronger than that of any- 

 other sort. An exceflent ground cover, succeed- 

 ing in semi-shade or sun. {R.) Each 30c., doz. 

 $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



WILD-INDIGO . Baptisia 



Blue Wild-indigo (B. australis). 3 ft. Good for the 

 border or informal garden, with long racemes of 

 dark blue flowers like Sweet Peas, in June and 

 July. Splendid cut flower and bears attractive 

 foliage. 



YARROW . Achillea 



Graceful border plants, good as "fillers" in 

 bouquets. 



Boule de Neige (A. ptarmica, Bcule de Neige). 12 to 

 15 in. Good in garden or vase, with double white 

 flowers like small Pompon Chrysanthemums in 

 early Summer. (R.) 



Fernleaf Yarrow (A. filipendulina). 2 to 3 ft. 

 Flat heads of bright golden flowers from lacy 

 foliage, all Summer long. 



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



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