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LOVETT' S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— LOVETT SISTERS ROSES 



We are indebted to Mr. Peter Bis- 

 set of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 

 for the following pleasant message: 



"I take pleasure 

 in sending you here- 

 with a copy of a 

 photograph that I 

 took of the Alida 

 Lovett a few years 

 ago in northern Cal- 

 ifornia. This is a 

 splendid rose and 

 does very well not 

 only in California 

 but right here 

 Washington. It is a 

 rose that should 

 be more commonly 

 grown and will.be as 

 soon as people real- 

 ize its beauty." 



ALIDA LOVETT — In habit it is quite like the 

 popular Van Fleet, but with larger and more beau- 

 tiful mildew-proof foliage, while the color of the 

 flower is brighter. See illustration above. 



Both buds and flowers are large, of ideal form, 

 and held on stiff stems a foot and a half to two feet 

 long; and the color is a lively bright shell -pink with 

 shadings of rich sulphur at the base of petals — a 

 combination that is both novel and beautiful. The 

 plant is of strong growth, a free bloomer and of 

 ironclad hardihood; flowering for a long season. It 

 is also quite fragrant. Price, heavy plants from 

 field each, $1.50; dozen, $15.00. 



BESS LOVETT — Is of strong growth, with 

 large, glossy Silver Moon-like foliage, and, what is 

 remarkable in a climbing rose, the flowers are ex- 

 quisitely fragrant. Flowers are lavishly produced; 

 are of good size, double, full and cupped form, being 

 similar in make-up to the Climbing American 

 Beauty, but very much brighter in color and more 

 fragrant by far. 



The 



Lovely Trio of the 

 Lovett Sisters Climbing Roses 



These are all the result of efforts of the 

 famous hybridizer, Dr. Van Fleet, to whom 

 we are indebted for some of the choicest 

 lew creations in Roses. Among climbers 

 he following rank unsurpassed: — 



The color is a clear bright red. The roses, which 

 are very lasting, are also very beautiful in bud and 

 are borne on long stems, hence are admirable for 

 cutting. Price, heavy field-grown plants, each, 

 $1.00; dozen, $10.00. 



MARY LOVETT— It is very much like the 

 beautiful Dr. W. Van Fleet Rose, except in that 

 the large full flowers are pure snow white. They 

 are held on long, strong stems and are delightfully 

 sweet-scented. It blooms in late summer and au- 

 tumn, as well as in June. It is a strong grower, 

 with abundant mildew-proof foliage, and is exceed- 

 ingly free flowering. The flowers are very lasting. 

 The finest and most valuable climbing white rose 

 as yet offered. Price, heavy field-grown plants, 

 each, $1.00; dozen, $10.00. 



Special Offer — We will supply i each of 

 the 3 lovely Lovett Sisters Roses, strong field- 

 grown plants, for $3.00. 



