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LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— HARDY PERENNIALS 



Plants for the Old-Fashioned Hardy Qarden 



Fashions come and fashions go — in the garden as well as in mankind's attire. Most of us remember 

 the vogue of carpet bedding in the early 90's, followed by stiffly conventional gardens with equally severe 

 lines. Then fashion swung backward: some one "re-discovered" the old-fashioned informal gardens of 

 Grandmother's time, and, presto ! the old-fashioned hardy garden has come back into its own, as attested 

 to by the yearly increasing sales of plants such as we offer in the following twelve pages. 



Planting hardy perennials is like investing your garden money in good bonds. The first investment 

 is the only investment. After that, you gather regular interest in form of increase in plants, and extra 

 dividends in ever-increasing crops of flowers year after year. 



Because the choice among hardy Perennials is so great as to be bewildering, we have made it a point 

 to help newcomers by offering a Complete Hardy Garden for $5.00. So great has been the satisfaction 

 created by this offer, that year after year we have sold greater quantities, which in turn has enabled us to 

 give greater values. For 1925, we promise to give you the greatest collection yet. Here is what it contains: 



51 Sturdy Plants 



— bound to bloom — 3 each of 17 <fcCT.OO 

 distinctly worth-while classes, for 4 r- , = 



Achillea "Boule de Neige" — Splendid for cutting. 

 Alyssum saxatile — "Basket of Gold" 

 Columbine — long-spurred Hybrids 

 Chrysanthemums — hardy outdoor varieties 

 Coreopsis lanceolata — the brightest yellow gar- 

 den flower. 



Daisy, Shasta — most popular for cutting 

 Delphinium or perennial Larkspur — blue shades 

 Hemerocallis or Yellow Day Lilies 



Hollyhocks, double — mixed colors 

 Heliopsis — an early form of hardy Sunflower 

 Iberis or Hardy Candytuft — best for edging 

 Iris — Germanica, or Liberty, Iris 

 Iris pumila — a dwarf form 

 Lysimachia — the attractive Loosestrife 

 Phlox — tall hardy kinds 

 Phlox subulata — dwarf, for edging 



Pinks — hardy clove, or spice, pinks 



This is absolutely the greatest value of old-fashioned hardy plants that we have ever offered ! Tell 

 your neighbors about it ! Get 5 orders for 5 collections and we'll send you 1 dozen new and rare peren- 

 nials, also a Lovett Sister climbing rose, with our compliments, in appreciation of your efforts ! 



GENERAL LIST OF HARDY PERENNIALS 



Our collection is considered one of the finest in this country. We offer in this catalog only those sorts 

 that can be grown without much care and that we consider the most beautiful. 



The prices are for well-developed plants, nearly all of which have been grown in nursery rows. They 

 will bloom profusely the first season. 



The weight of Hardy Perennial plants varies greatly with the different varieties. However, in the 

 table of weights (on inside back cover) the average weight of these plants will be found, from which 

 patrons who wish shipment by mail can determine the amount to remit for postage. All varieties (un- 

 less otherwise noted), each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.50. 



ACHILLEA. Milfoil 



Ptarmica. BOULE DE NEIGE. 15 to 18 

 in. — The finest of all the Achilleas. Produces 

 larger and more perfect flowers than Achillea "The 

 Pearl"; splendid for cutting. 



AEGOPODIUM. Bishop's Weed 



Podogaria variegata. 9 to 12 in. — A rapidly 

 growing plant, with variegated green and yellow 

 foliage which it holds without fading, even during 

 the hottest weather. A fine border plant for edging 

 groups of shrubs. 



AN "OLD-FASHIONED" HARDY BORDER, LIKE THIS, CONSTITUTES A JOY FOR EVER ! 



