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



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THE ROSE, IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS AND TYPES NEVER FAILS TO SATISFY THE GARDENER'S IDEAL OF A PERFECT 



FLOWER FOR JUNE GARDENS 



HARDY ROSES — The Ideal Flower through the Centuries 



A FLOWER, to be ideal, must possess four 

 certain characteristics. Above all, it should 

 be of pleasing form and color (appeal to the 

 eye); it should be fragrant (appeal to the sense of 

 smell); it should be long lasting after being cut (long 

 usefulness); and it should have such constitutional 

 virtues as to grow thriftily and bear many flowers 

 with a minimum of care. The one flower that com- 

 bines all these desirable qualities in an extraordinary 

 degree is the Rose — and therein lies its popularity 

 with the peoples of many lands. 



The founder of Lovett's Nursery, appreciating 

 the importance of the Rose as a flower indispensable 

 to any garden, began, many years ago, to study 

 systematically the merits of the various classes for 

 different purposes, soils and sections. These ex- 

 periments, after two score of years, have become an 

 integral part of our establishment. And our con- 

 tinued efforts in this direction constitute, we believe, 

 the real reason why our annual sales now run into 

 over 100,000 rose plants of one type alone, while 

 wholesale transactions in all classes cause our sales 

 to exceed the quarter million mark annually! 



The Hybrid Tea (Everblooming) Roses we offer 

 will provide a liberal display of flowers this coming 

 June. If in doubt which varieties to select, let us 

 call your special attention to -the Lovett dozen of 



Hybrid Tea Roses offered in the collection below. 



Dig out the bed to a depth of 12 inches, scatter- 

 ing 3 to 4 inches of good top soil in the bottom of the 

 trench. On top of this put well decayed manure to 

 a depth of 4 to 5 inches and mix thoroughly with the 

 top soil already in the trench . Then place good quality 

 top soil over this until the bed is just a trifle higher 

 than the surrounding ground. Set the Rose bushes 

 2 or 3 feet apart each way, placing them a little 

 deeper than they have been growing in the nursery 

 row, as indicated by soil marks on the bark. All 

 budded Roses should be planted so that the place 

 where the bud was inserted comes at least an inch 

 or two beneath the surface of the new bed. 



AUxlasses of Roses should be pruned back severely 

 at time of planting. 



We supply both budded and own-root Roses. 

 Where varieties do best on their own roots we en- 

 deavor to supply that type. On the other hand, 

 where a variety is constitutionally weak we supply 

 budded stock. Early in the season we shall supply 

 heavy, field-grown dormant plants; later (May) 

 we propose to ship out these same strong plants — 

 but pot grown and they will reach customers in 

 leaf! Late in the season we reserve the privilege to 

 substitute unless the customer states expressly: "Do 

 not -substitute!" 



LOVETT'S 1927 CHOICE AMONG EVER BLOOMING HYBRID TEA ROSES 



THE LOVETT DOZEN FOR $7.50 



To qualify for this "elite" 

 group, a variety must have made 

 its mark, and won its "laurels" 

 wherever grown. It also must 

 have passed muster in our most 

 exacting tests. In its entirety, 

 the collection forms a well-bal- 

 anced assortment as to color, 

 fragrance, continuity of bloom 

 and adaptability to a wide range 

 of soils, sections and varying cli- 



mates. If in doubt as to how to 

 select varieties assuring a maxi- 

 mum amount of lovely Roses, 

 from the scores of sorts offered 

 in the following pages, you may 

 safely pin your faith to these: 

 Alexander Hill Gray, lemon 

 yellow; Etoile de France, deep 

 red; Wm. R. Smith, creamy 

 pink; Gruss an Teplitz, ever- 

 blooming red; Hoosier Beauty, 



velvety red; Jonkheer J. L. 

 Mock, clear pink; Kaiserin 

 Augusta Victoria, grand white; 

 Killarney Brilliant, deep pink; 

 Madame Abel Chatenay, rosy 

 carmine; Radiance, silvery pink; 

 Red Radiance, clear red; Sun- 

 burst, sulphur yellow. 



One strong, two year old, 

 field grown plant of each for 

 $7.50. 



NOTE. — More detailed descriptions will be found on pages 37-40, in regular alphabetical order. We reserve the privilege of 

 substituting (properly labeled) another variety or varieties for any of the Roses mentioned in this offer, should our supply become 

 exhausted before the end of our shipping season. 



