J. T. LOVETT, INC., LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— HARDY SHkUBS 



HYDRANGEA 



HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS STERILIS 



ARBORESCENS STERILIS (Arborescens 

 Grandiflora). Snowball Hydrangea. — Of up- 

 right habit and perfectly hardy. It has large, full 

 heads of snow white flowers in lavish profusion from 

 late in June until the last of August, when but few 

 other shrubs are in bloom. Especially useful for 

 planting in connection with the popular Hydrangea 

 paniculata grandiBora to precede it in giving 

 flowers. (See cut.) 



PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA.— One of the 



best known and most popular of flowering shrubs. 

 Of vigorous growth and spreading habit with broad 

 terminal panicles of pure white flowers; in August 

 frequently a foot long. In September, the flowers 

 change to pink or rose color, and remain in good 

 condition for a long time. 



Either variety, 2 to 3 ft., each, 25c.; 3 to 4 ft., 

 35c. each. 



JAPANESE MAPLES 



The Japanese Maples are the most refined and 

 graceful of all hardy shrubs. The airy lacelike 

 highly colored foliage is truly exquisite when the 

 plants burst into leaf in spring and is gorgeous in 



autumn. These Maples are also attractive and 

 interesting throughout the summer. In the course 

 of ten or twelve years they become small trees. 



BLOOD-LEAVED (Acer polymorphum atro- 

 purpureum). — Its dainty deeply cut leaves are 

 rich blood red. The most popular variety. 2 ft., 

 $1.00; 3 ft., $1.50. 



BLOOD-LEAVED WEEPING (Acer poly- 

 morphum atropurpureum dissectum). — 



Slenderjweeping branches and lacelike finely cut 

 leaves -that are a pretty rose in color when young, 

 changing to^i deep^red and purple. 2 ft., $1.25; 

 3 ft., $1.75. 



FERN-LEAVED (Acer palmatum scolopendi- 

 folium). — Of stronger growth than the others 

 with quite large deeply divided fern-like leaves of 

 silvery green, rose and yellow. 2 ft., 75c.; 3 ft., 

 $1.25. 



GOLDEN-LEAVED (AcerJaponicum aureum). 



— Large bright yellow leaves that later become suf- 

 fused with green. 2 ft., $1.25; 3 ft., $1.75 each. 



ILEX 



CRENATA (Japanese Holly). — A handsome 

 evergreen shrub of slow growth. It is of upright 

 habit. Its small box-like leaves are a cheerful deep 

 green. During autumn and winter its branches are 

 thickly jstudded with blue black berries. 2 to 3 ft., 

 50c.: 3 to 4 ft., 75c. each. 



