LOVETTS NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. — EVERBLOOMING ROSES 29 



Hardy 



ROSES 



For years we have made a 

 j specialty of Roses. That our 

 special efforts in providing plants of 

 ^#3*5 t kj s q U€en G f a {[ flowers are highly 

 appreciated by thousands of satisfied 

 customers is attested to by the fact that 

 our annual sales run well over 100,000 

 Rose bushes. One of the reasons for the cus- 

 tomer's faith in Lovett Roses is found in our 

 constantly changing the make-up of our collec- 

 tion. Before we offer a variety to the Rose lov- 

 ing public we test it out thoroughly and unless it 

 measures up to a standard which we believe will win 

 the approval of exacting Rose hobbyists, we do not 

 offer it. 



AH the sorts described in the following few pages have 

 passed our own exacting tests and will, we feel, behave as 

 well in our customers' gardens as in our trial grounds; better, 

 perhaps, because of the greater care and attention paid to them 

 under home garden conditions. 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 

 f *a iP^B^ a depth of 4 to 5 inches and mix thoroughly with the 



^*""jB " to P so ^ a ^ reaC ^y m the trench. 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. 



All classes 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 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 pot up the same heavy plants and 

 they will reach customers in leaf! Late in the season we reserve the 

 privilege to substitute a similar variety, properly labeled (in case we are "sold out" of what is called for), 

 unless the customer states expressly: "Do not substitute" ! 



The Lovett Dozen of Hybrid Tea (Everblooming) Roses for 1926 



One strong two" to thr ee*y earmold field~grown plant of each of twelve 

 splendid varieties for $7.50 



Every year we select from among the scores of meritorious varieties which we grow a dozen varieties that 

 we believe will "make good" for both the sophisticated as well as the easily pleased newcomers to the ranks 

 of Rose lovers. The sorts which we include for this coming year have proven their value wherever soil 

 and climatic conditions are congenial to Roses. Their blooming season extends from early to late and we 

 can promise you, especially from the hardier varieties, liberal quantities of buds and flowers as late as 

 September and early October. For .varieties included in this most remarkable Rose offer of the sea- 

 son see second cover page of this catalog. They bring a wide range of colors and bloom freely 

 throughout the season clear up to frost. 



Note. — We reserve to ourselves 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. 



