THE LOVETT CO 

 BLUE SPIRAEA. 



Caryopteris mastacanthus. 



From every side come words of praise concern- 

 ing tliis lovely Chinese shrub. Nothing sent out 

 for years has given such universal and complete 

 satisfaction. The prediction is freely made by 

 the best horticultural authorities that the Blue 

 Spiraea will be universally adopted and soon be 

 planted in every dooryard. It is of singularly 

 neat and clean habit, growing about three feet 

 high and flowers from August until after hard 

 frosts. The flowers are produced in the most aston- 

 ishing profusion in rich lavender-blue masses, 

 always one of the rarest and most pleasing colors, 

 but especially acceptable late in the season. When 

 cut and placed in water the flowers last in perfec- 

 tion for two weeks and are very attractive with 

 their pleasant, aromatic fragrance and graceful, 

 delicate appearance. It remains in bloom long 

 after the hardiest native flowers have ceased. 

 Insects do not trouble the plant in any manner. 



Bushy, field groA-n plants, 12 to 18 in., doz , 

 1.25; 100, $8.00. 



JAPAN IRIS (I. Kaempferi). 



Nothing can excel the purity and richness of 

 color of the improved Japan Iris. We offer the 

 following very fine varieties and remarkably low 

 rates for fine plants. Blue Danube, violet-blue 

 with yellow centre. Blue Jay, pale blue deli- 

 cately lined with white. Chameleon, grayish- 

 white mottled with purplish-red. Eclipse, deep 

 purplish crimson. Excelsior, violet, veined 

 white. Gold Band, pure white, gold banded 

 centre. Mahogony, dark red, shaded maroon. 

 Pyramid, violet-blue, veined with white. Robt. 

 Craig, white shaded with violet. Wm. Tell, 

 gray and blue, centre blue and ;yellow. 



Strong roots, doz., 75c; 100, |5.00; 1000, $40.00. 

 Our selection of varieties, doz., 60c: 100, $4.00: 

 1000, $30.00. 



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Have a very large stock of superb varieties of 

 German Iris and offer the following bargains: 

 The plants are strictly true to name and pure. 

 Aurora, golden yellow. Blue Bird, violet blue. 

 Celeste, pale lavender. Florentina, porcelain 

 blue, shaded, and orange-yellow, fragrant, very 

 fine. Donna Maria, white, shaded lavender. 

 La Tendre, pale violet. Pallida Speciosa, pale 

 indigo-blue. Rebecca, buff and maroon, shaded 

 with yellow. Sappho, blue and indigo. Samp- 

 son, yellow and maroon, veined white. 



Good root§, doz., 60f^; 100, $4.00; 1000. 

 830.00. Mixed for our selection of varieties. d« z., 

 oOr: 100, .^3.00: 1000, $20 00. 



Dwarf Iris (/. nudicaule'). Grows but six 

 inches high producing large, violet and purple 

 flowers on short stems in early spring. Doz., 75c; 

 100, $4.00; 1000, $30.00. 



