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LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— DAHLIAS— GLADIOLI 



Of Special Interest to Lovers of Dahlias & Gladioli 



THE number of meritorious varieties of these two exceedingly popular flowers being legion we do not 

 attempt to compete with specialists in their quantity production. But we do grow such as we con- 

 sider outstanding leaders of merit in' their respective classes. We grow these in limited quantities, so 

 that we can truly claim for our plants that they get the very best of care, cultivation, and such attention 

 as causes the individual plants to do their best. 



DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT 



Amun Ra. (Dec.) — Immense flowers on long 

 stiff stems. Color is coppery bronze. Unusually 

 strong plant. Tubers $1.00. Plants, 50c. 



Bashful Giant (Dec.) — Immense flowers of ap- 

 ricot and gold shading. Tubers $1.50. Plants 75c. 



Jersey's Beauty (Dec.) — True pink. Large 

 perfect flowers freely borne on long stiff stems. 

 Tubers $1.50. Plants 75c. 



Mabel Thatcher (Dec.) — Pure yellow, large 

 fine flowers. Tubers $1.00. Plants 50c. 



Mrs. L de Ver Warner (Dec.) — Deep mauve 

 pink. Flowers early, and freely, on long stiff 

 stems. Tubers 75c. 



Jersey's Beacon (Dec.) — Chinese Scarlet with 

 tan reverse giving a two tone-effect. Wonderful 

 exhibition variety. Tubers $5.00. Plants, $2.50. 



Myra Valintine (Dec.) — Large golden bronze 

 flowers held on good stems. Tubers $2.00. 

 Plants $1.00. 



Roman Eagle (Dec.) — Large exhibition decor- 



ative of a flaming brilliant burnished copper, one 

 of the most admired dahlias at the shows. Tubers, 

 $3.50. Plants, $1.75. 



Sagamore (Dec.) — Bright gold with tints of 

 salmon at the center. Tubers $3.50. Plants 

 $1.75. 



Trentonian (Dec.) — A giant decorative dahlia 

 of a shade that appeals and captivates at a 

 glance and is really symbolic of Autumn. The 

 color is that of an "Indian's skin" a wonderful 

 blending of old gold, amber, and a coppery bronze. 

 Tubers $3.50. Plants $1.75. 



Venus (Dec.) — Soft shade of creamy white 

 lavender suffusion. Flowers well above the foliage 

 on stiff stems. Tubers, 75c. • 



Wonderland (Dec.) — Face of petals a pleasing 

 hue of violet carmine and reverse of petals a deep 

 rose pink. Petals are twisted and curled, making 

 a charming two-toned effect. Tubers $5.00. 

 Plants, $2.50. 



GLADIOLUS 



King of Summer 

 Flowers from Bulbs 



GLADIOLUS, as garden flowers have served flower-lovers for 

 generations. The Gladiolus bulb is a flower in embryo. Put 

 it in soil ever so poor and it will bloom! The varieties offered below 

 represent both new sorts and old stand-bys of distinct merit. All 

 bulbs offered in this catalog are extra selected and of large size. 

 NOTE: We want to call special attention to our mixture. This is not an ordi- 

 nary commercial mixture in the sense that it represents a surplus of the odds and 

 ends with a liberal quantity of common varieties added for good measure. The 

 Field mixture represents a surplus of the finer varieties we grow and is actually 

 composed of the very best of named sorts. 



Aviatrix (Prim Hybrid) — 



Very pleasing shade of shrimp 

 pink, with occasional dashes of 

 rose. Base of three lower petals 

 shaded capucine buff, overlaid 

 with tyrian rose feathering. 

 Ea., 15c; doz., $1.50; nun., 

 $12.00. 



Anna Eberus — Deep rhoda- 

 mine purple, shading into deep 

 Bordeaux center. Ea., 10c; 

 doz., $1.00; nun., $8.00. 



E.J. Shayler — Beautiful pure 

 rose pink. Ea., 10c; doz., 

 $1.00: nun., $8.00. 



pvelyn Kirkland — A beauti- 

 ful shade of rose pink, fading to 

 shell pink in the center. A tall 

 strong growing variety. Ea., 

 10c; doz., $1.00; nun., $8.00. 



Golden Gate (Prim Hybrid) 

 ■ — A pure yellow, producing its 

 flowers on long graceful stems. 

 Ea., 5c; doz., 50c.; hun.,$3.50. 



Jack London — Light salmon 

 with vermillion stripes. The 

 throat is canary yellow with ruby 

 stripes. Ea., 15c; doz., $1.50; 

 hun., $12.00. 



June Delight — Rich deep 

 geranium red, deeper in the 

 throat. Ea.. 15c; doz., $1.50: 

 hun., $12.00. 



Le Marechal Foch — One of 

 the best Holland varieties. Lav- 

 ender pink flowers are held on 

 long graceful spikes. Ea., 5c; 

 doz., 50c; hun., $3.50. 



Pink Wonder — The color of 

 this beautiful Glad is light pink, 

 yellow shading at base of lower 

 petals overlaid with rose. Ea., 

 20c; doz., $2.00; hun., $15.00. 



Mrs. Frank Pendleton — 

 Bright rose pink with blood red 

 blotch. Ea., 10c; doz., $1.00; 

 hun., $8.00. 



Maidens Blush (Prim) — A 

 strong grower bearing medium 

 to large flowers of a most ex- 

 quisite shade of maidens blush 

 pink. Ea., 10c; doz., $1.00; 

 hun., $8.00. 



Niagara — A large creamy yel- 

 low, many flowers open at one 

 time. Ea., 10c; doz., $1.00; 

 hun., $8.00. 



Field Mixture — This mixture 

 consists of all shades and colors 

 of both the plain petaled and 

 Primulinus type. There are 

 many gems in this mixture that 

 if sold by name would cost much 

 more. See NOTE above. 

 Doz., 50c: 25, $1.00; 50. $1.75: 

 100, $3.50. 



