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A dedication of this fiftieth anniversary catalog to the memory of our 

 founder, Mr. J. T. Lovett, Sr., for whom this great nursery stands 

 today as a monument to his ideals and as an expression of his love 

 for gardens. 



NOT alone by the nursery which bears 

 his name is Mr. J. T. Lovett known. 

 His work and love for plants have 

 passed far beyond the circle of this com- 

 pany and its customers until the name of 

 Lovett is significant wherever the thought 

 or conversation turns to nursery stock. 

 His years of enthusiasm in a work that be- 

 came his hobby have left a distinct and 

 lasting tribute in the accomplishments he 

 made. 



Those years saw the introduction by him 

 of many varieties, among them the Caco 

 Grape; the Cuthbert, Golden Queen and 

 St. Regis Raspberries; the Mt. Pocono, Joy 

 and Mersereau Blackberries; the Van Fleet 

 Hybrid Strawberries (including Early 

 Jersey Giant, John H. Cook and Edmund 

 Wilson); the Three Lovett Sisters Climb- 

 ing Roses (Alida, Bess and Mary), and 

 many others that are likewise the very best 

 in their respective classes. 



The boy who after hours of work 

 in the farm fields could yet find 

 time for his hobby, a garden of 

 plants and flowers by the side 

 of the house, and who later 

 carried that idealism and love 

 into his life's work, has left 

 for you a heritage of wisdom 



and experience from which you can draw 

 profit and pleasure in your garden, whether 

 you work amidst growing and blooming 

 things as a hobby or a livelihood. 



The ground that man prepares and 

 plants returns to him many fold what he 

 has given it. The inspiration of the flower 

 turning its head to the sun after a storm; 

 the courage of the first blossom peeping 

 through the last snows of spring, as well 

 as the glorious farewell of the last rose of 

 summer; the hope and strength of plants 

 of varied hue as they laugh and dance in 

 the breeze; the rhythm and grace of sway- 

 ing trees, and the poetry of budding 

 branches, bring to man an enthusiasm that 

 makes his garden a satisfaction and a de- 

 light, and a source of joy forever, that 

 buoys him up and helps him to carry on. 



And the hobby of Mr. Lovett brought 

 him joy both from the plants and flowers 

 he loved, and from the pleasure that his 

 careful work gave to others in their 

 flowers, for his indeed was a work 

 of devotion — a life spent in grow- 

 ing, guarding and improving 

 those plants that now can 

 make your garden hobby the 

 sunshiniest moments of your 

 life. 



