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J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



PHILADELPHUS. 



Syringa. 



COROXARIUS. Mock Or- 

 ange. — Of, tall habit with 

 long gracefvil branches. It 



produces, in June, masses of 

 large, pure white, fragrant 

 flowers that resemble Orange 

 blossoms in appearance and 

 odor. (See cut.) 2 to 3 

 feet, each, 20c; doz., $2.00. 



CORONARIUS N A X U S. 



DwARp Syringa.— Of low, 

 compact habit, forming solid 

 masses of bright, cheerful, 

 green foliage. Very useful 

 and pretty. Bushy plants, 

 12 to 18 inches, each, 20c; 

 doz., $2.00. ■ 



P. coronariiis. 



CORONARIUS KAXUS AUREUS. Golden-leaved Syr- 

 inga. — Of the same habit as the preceding, but the leaves 

 are of a bright golden yellow, which color they retain 

 throughout the summer and autumn. Bushy plants, 12 

 to 15 inches, each, 25c; doz., $2.50. 



PURPUREA MACULATA.— A new variety valuable alike 

 for the color and exquisite perfume of its flowers. The 

 flowers are purple and white commingled in an unusual 

 manner. Perfectly hardy and a very free bloomer. 2 to 



3 feet, each, 35c; doz., $3.50. 



PRUNUS PISSARDI. 



Purple-leaved Plum. 

 Valued chiefly for its highly colored foliage, which is 

 abundant and a lively wine color in early summer, chang- 

 ing to rich crimson. In spring its branches are garlands 

 of single white flowers. Of strong upright growth, 3 to 



4 feet, each, 30c; doz., $3.00. 



RHUS. Sumach. 



Cut-leaved Staghorn Sumach. 



COTINUS. Purple Fringe. Smoke Tree.— A shrub 

 with beautiful foliage, often attaining a height of 15 feet. 

 It is rernarkable for the curious feathery appearance of 



its bloom, which is borne in large, loose panicles of a 

 light purplish color, over the entire bush, in June, giving 

 it the appearance of being enveloped in smoke or mist. 

 Known also as Venetian Sumach. 2 to 3 feet, each, 2Sc; 

 doz., $2.50. 



TTPHINA LACINIATA. Cut-leaved Staghorn Sumach. 

 — A new shrub and one of the most beautiful plants in 

 nature. It is of spreading habit with large, long, finely 

 cut, lace-like, wonderfully graceful leaves. The foliage 

 is of pleasing green, always healthy and clean and turns 

 in autumn to varied hues of pink, crimson and gold. 

 The effect, resembling, as it does, rare lace, its beauty is 

 impossible to describe. (See cut.) 



Two to 3 feet, each, 25c; doz., $2.50. 3 to 4 feet, 

 each, 35c; doz., $3.50. 



RHODOTYPUS KERRIOIDES. 



White Kerria. 

 A Japanese shrub of medium size, with such pretty 

 foliage it presents a pleasing appearance when out of 

 bloom. During late May it has a profusion of large, 

 single, white flowers and it is then indeed beautiful. 

 Stocky plants, 2 to 3 feet, each, 25c; doz., $2.50. 



ROSA. 



Rose. 



RUGOSA. Japanese Rose. — Few shrubs are so orna- 

 mental as this. It grows to a height of 4 or 5 feet, with 

 abundant, very dark, rich green, glossy foliage of leathery 

 texture, and produces in great numbers all summer, large, 

 single flowers of bright, rosy crimson, followed by large, 

 red fruits, borne in clusters. 



— ALBA. — A variety producing pure white flowers, - 

 1^ to 2 feet, each, 20c; doz., $2.00. 

 2 to 3 feet, each, 30c; doz., $3.00. , , 



ROBINIA HISPIDA. 



Rose Acacia. 



Also known as Sweet Pea Shrub. Of low growth, with 

 handsome pinnate foliage, producing in June and through- 

 out summer, racemes of beautiful rosy-pink. Sweet Pea- 

 like flowers in great abundance. The stems and branches 

 are covered M'ith red, mossy growth like the Moss Rose. 

 2 to 3 feet, each, 20c; doz., $2.00. 3 to 4 feet, each, 30c; 

 doz., $3.00. 



Comanche Co., Okla., June 22. 1910. 

 The flowering shrubs I ordered this spring are doing 

 well, with the exception of four or five. The Rhododen- 

 drons up to now have done splendidly, S. I. McFlhoes. 



