J. T. Lovett 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 



Old-time favorites. Uniquely formed flowers, 

 held gracefully on long, slender stems. They 

 flower for a long period; during late spring and 

 through the summer. All attain a height of quite 

 two feet except A. flalellata nana, which grows 

 but 12 inches high. The foliage of all resembles 

 a Maiden Hair Fern and is verv airv and beauti- 

 ful. 



CANADENSIS. Wild Honeysuckle.— Bright red 



and yellow flowers, held on long stems. 



CHRYSANTHA. Golden-spurred Columbine.— 



Flowers of rich yellow, with long spurs. 



COERULEA. Rocky Mountain Columbine.— 



Flowers brifrht blue with a white corolla. 



-A beautiful species 



FLABELLATA NANA. 



with pure white flowers. 



GLANDULOSA. — Large, long spurred flowers 

 of richest blue, surmounted by five short petals 

 of pure white. 



VULGARIS ALBA. Munstead White Colum- 

 bine. — Pure white and hung on long stems. 

 Each, 12c.; dozen. $1.25; 100, $8.00. 

 A set of six varieties for 60c. 



ASCLEPIAS 

 TUBEROSA. Butterfly Flower. 2 ft.— One of 



the most unique and showy of all hardy flowers. 

 It thrives in all soils and produces numerous 

 large, compact, flat heads of bright orange-yellow 

 flowers — a color found in no other hardy peren- 

 nial — during the entire summer. Each, 15c.; 

 dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



Hardy Perennial Plants 



HARDY ASTERS 



(Michaelmas Daisies. Starworts) 



These charming, interesting perennials are high- 

 ly esteemed for their great profusion of star-like 

 flowers in autumn. Some are tall growing, others 

 are quite dwarf. 



ALPINUS SUPERBUS. Early Aster. 18 in.— 

 Showy lavender-purple flowers in May and June. 



ESMA. 1 foot.— Pure white ; early. 



GRACE. 3 feet.— Rosy lilac; lace-like. 



L^VIS FLORIBUNDA.— Bright blue. 



LADY TRAVELYN.— Pure white; large. 



MADONNA. 3 feet.— Snowy white ; profuse. 



NOVA ANGLE A. New England Aster. 4 feet. 



— Bluish purple: large flowers in masses. 



NOVA ANGLEA ROSEA. 4 feet.— The showi- 

 est of all Hardy Asters. Strong growing and 

 exceedingly free flowering; presenting a mass of 

 rosy-pink flowers in late summer. 



PERCIUS. 2 feet.— Light blue, nearly white. 



PULCHERRIMA. 2 feet.— Light blue; early. 



TARTARICUS. 6 feet.— A distinct tall grow- 

 ing species with smooth, large leaves and heads 

 of dark blue flowers. Blooms late. 



THOMAS H. WARE. 3 feet.— Light blue. 



TOP SAWYER. 4 feet.— Bright rosv-violet. 

 Each, 12c.: dozen, $1.25; 100. $8.00. ' A set. 

 one each of the 13 sorts, for $1.25. 



ARTEMISIA 



STELLERIANA. Old Woman.— A very hardy 



and enduring plant, valued for its deeply cut 

 silvery foliage. Largelv used for edging. Each, 

 10c. ; dozen, $1.00; lOO', $6.00. 



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