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LO VETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. — HARD V PERENNIALS 



All Perennials (unless otherwise noted), each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.50 



BOCCONIA. Plume Poppy 



Cordata (Japonica). 5 to 6 ft. — A 

 stately plant with ornamental foliage, 

 producing large terminal spikes of cream- 

 colored flowers. 



BOLTONIA 



Asteroides. 5 ft. — Pure white flowers 

 in great numbers, forming a cloud of bloom. 



Latisquamaea. 5 ft. — Shell pink 

 flowers with centers of golden yellow, re- 

 sembling Hardy Asters. Very beautiful. 



Latisquamaea Nana — Very much 

 more dwarf and compact in growth than 

 the above variety. We consider this the 

 best of the Boltonias. 



CAMPANULA. Harebell or Bell Flower 



Carpatica. CARPATHIAN HAREBELL. 9 

 in. — Dwarf-tufted habit. The deep blue flowers 

 are borne on strong stems in generous numbers 

 throughout the summer. 



Carpatica Alba. WHITE CARPATHIAN 

 HAREBELL — Identical with the above, except 

 that the flowers are white. 



Persicaef olia. PEACH-LEAVED HARE- 

 BELL. 18 in. — Of erect habit; producing large, 

 bright blue, bell-shaped flowers on slender, grace- 

 ful stems. 

 Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 



CANTERBURY BELLS 

 Campanula Media 



An old favorite; also known as "Cup and Saucer." 

 Grows 2 to 3 feet high, and blooms incessantly 

 through July and August, with a profusion of bell- 

 shaped flowers. 



In Blue, Pink, and White; also Mixed Colors. 



CENTRANTHUS 



HED VALERIAN. JUPITER'S 

 2 ft. — Of .spreading habit, with numer- 



AST1LBE OR HERBACEOUS SPIRAEA ONE OF THE 



FINEST PLANTS FOR BORDERS OR BEDDING 



ARABIS. Rock Cress 



Albida. ALPINA. 8 to 12 in. — A charming 

 little rock plant of low-tufted habit, covered with 

 pure white, fragrant flowers from early spring to 

 midsummer; thrives in dry places. 



ARMERIA 



Meritima laucheana. SEA PINK — A dwarf- 

 growing Perennial with attractive deep rose colored 

 flowers. In growth the plants resemble Hardy 

 Pinks. 



ARTEMISIA 



Lactiflora. 4 to 5 ft. — A desirable new border 

 plant, with large branching panicles of creamy white 

 flower heads, produced in late summer. Fragrant. 



Stelleriana. OLD WOMAN. 1% ft. — Foli- 

 age deeply cut; silvery white. 



ASCLEPIAS 



Tuberosa. BUTTERFLY FLOWER. 2 feet — 

 Although occasionally found in fields and meadows 

 throughout the United States, this is one of the most 

 unique and showy of all hardy flowers. Thrives in 

 all soils and produces numerous large, compact, flat 

 heads of bright orange-yellow flowers — a color 

 found in no other perennial. 



ASTILBE. Spiraea 



Gladstone. 1 5 to 18 in. — A great improvement 

 upon the well-known Astilbe Japonica; produces 

 lace-like spikes of pure white flowers. 



Peach Blossom — Its graceful plumes of bright 

 pink furnish a charming contrast to the two other 

 sorts offered. 



Queen Alexandra — A beautiful Astilbe with 

 soft, dainty pink flowers. Perfectlv hardy. 



Each, 50c; dozen, $5.00. 



BAPTISIA. False Indigo 



Australis. 3 ft. — A stately species with large 

 spikes of showy dark blue flowers. 



Ruber. 



BEARD. 



ous clusters of reddish-purple flowers 

 June to October 



Blooms from 



CENTAUREA. Hardheads 



Macrocephala — Bright golden yellow flowers; 

 July and August. 3 feet. 



Montana. PERENNIAL CORNFLOWER. 

 1% to 2 ft. — A very useful plant, of the easiest 

 culture. During July, August, and September pro- 

 duces large, violet-blue, fringe-like flowers. 



Montana Alba — Large white flowers. 



Each, 25c; dozen, $2,50, 



CERASTIUM 



Biebersteinii. SNOW IN SUMMER. 6 to 10 

 in. — A low, densely growing plant, with small sil- 

 very leaves which appear as though covered with 

 hoar-frost. Valuable for edging rockeries and for 

 holding steep banks. White flowers. 



CLEMATIS 



Davidiana. 2 to 3 ft. — Produces large clusters 

 of beautiful, fragrant, hyacinth-like flowers of deep 

 celestial blue from mid-July to late September. 



Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 



