LOVETT'S NURSERY, INC. 



Hardy Shrubs 



SPIREA 



Still the favorite shrub for millions. 

 Anthony Waterer Spirea. 2 to 3 ft. 



Compact; many broad flat pink-crimson 

 floral heads through the Summer. Good 

 "facer" in foundation plantings, and a 

 fine low hedge. Each: 12 to 18 in. 35c, 

 18 to 24 in. 45c, 2 to 23^ ft. 60c. 



Billiard Spirea (S. billiardi). 4 to 5 ft. 

 Bears many dense upright panicles, 

 fuzzy with lilac-pink flowers, from July 

 to October. Each : 2 to 3 ft. 35c, 3 to 4 ft, 

 45c, 4 to 5 ft. 60c. 



Bridalwreath (S. prunifolia fl. pi.). 7 to 8 

 ft. Roselike white Spring flowers and 

 brilliant red Fall foliage. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Froebel Spirea {S. froebeli). 4 ft. More 

 open than S. Anthony Waterer, with 

 bronzy red Spring and Fall foliage and 

 crimson-pink flower heads in June and 

 July. Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 2 to 3 ft 

 45c, 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 



Improved Douglas Spirea {S. richmen- 

 sis). 5 ft. Many big pink flower spikes 

 on a handsome spreading shrub from 

 Summer until mid-Fall. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

 45c, 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 



Korean Spirea {S. irichocarpa) . 4 to 5 ft. 

 Worthy new sort, a neat, spreading 

 globular bush with white flowers like 

 those of the Van Houtte Spirea, but 

 even larger, and holding a distinct 

 "eye," in dome-shaped clusters. Each: 

 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Thunberg Spirea {S. thunhergi). 5 to 6 ft. 

 A dense, feathery bush, whose slender 

 arching branches are covered with misty 

 white flowers like snow in early Spring. 

 The superfine pale yellow-green foliage 

 becomes orange-scarlet in Fall. Each: 

 2 to 3 ft. 45c, 3 to 4 ft. 65c. 



Van Houtte Spirea (S. vanhoutlei) . 7 to 8 

 ft. Most popular flowering shrub, whose 

 graceful branches droop beneath their 

 lovely burden of snowy flower garlands 

 in May and June. A graceful, adaptable 

 bush which needs no pruning. Each: 

 2 to 3 ft. 30c, 3 to 4 ft. 40c, 4 to 5 ft. 50c. 



White Japanese Spirea (S. callosa alba). 

 2 to 3 ft. Beautiful for a flowering hedge, 

 with white flowers all summer, from 

 unusual purplish foliage. Each: 15 to 18 

 in. 35c, 18 to 24 in. 45c, 2 to 2}i ft. 55c. 



STEPHANANDRA 



Cutleaf Stephanandra (S. flexuosa). 4 to 

 5 ft. A fountain of drooping branches 

 covered with finely cut foliage, reddish 

 purple in the Fall. Good for borders or 

 rocky banks. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c, 3 to 4 

 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 



ST. JOHNSWORT (Hypericum) 



Van Fleet St. Johnswort (Hypericum 

 vanfleeti). 2 to 3 ft. Beautiful low growing 

 shrub with countless golden flowers in 

 mid-Summer. Succeeds in rocky or 

 sandy soil, and is indispensable in the 

 low border. Each: 18 to 24 in. 65c, 

 2 to 3 ft. 90c, 3 to 4 ft. $1.25. 



SUMMERSWEET (Clethra) 



Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia). 4 to 5 

 ft. Best in moist shade, with exception- 

 ally fragTEint spikes of white bloom from 

 July to September. Each: 15 to 18 in. 

 35c, 18 to 24 in. 45c. 



SWEETSHRUB (Calycanthus) 



Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus). 4 to 

 5 ft. Many double chocolate flowers in 

 May; with a spicy crushed-strawberry 

 scent. Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 2 to 3 ft. 

 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



TAMARIX 



African Tamarix (T. africana). 10 ft. 



Drooping panicles of pink bloom in late 



Spring from feathery grayish foliage. 



Good for the seashore. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 



35c, 3 to 4 ft. 50c. 

 French Tamarix (T. gallica). 8 to 9 ft. 



Pale pink flowers from bluish foliage in 



May and June. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 35c. 



3 to 4 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 



Mayflower Viburnum 



VIBURNUM 



Glorious in flower, fruit, and Fall foliage. 

 Arrowwood (V. dentatum). 10 to 12 ft. 

 Creamy May flowers and blue-black 

 fruit from purple-red Fall foliage. Each : 



2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 60c, 4 to 5 ft. 85c. 

 European Cranberry (V. opulus). 8 to 



10 ft. White Spring flowers and clusters 

 of crimson berries from coppery Fall 

 foliage. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 

 Japanese Snowball (V. tomentosum pli- 

 catum). 7 to 8 ft. Indispensable shrub 

 with showy compact white flower heads 

 in June and beautiful deep green foliage, 

 turning purple in the Fall. An erect 

 shrub, extra hardy. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 75c, 



3 to 4 ft. $1.00. 



Kentucky Viburnum (V. molle). 10 to 

 12 ft. Like the Arrowwood but with 

 larger leaves of deeper green. Each: 



2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 

 Mayflower Viburnum (V. carlesi). 4 to 



5 ft. Best of the family, this Korean sort 

 bears lasting round flower-heads of 

 delicate waxy pink bloom, like Arbutus, 

 in early May, spicily fragrant. Broader 

 than tall, this extra-hardy Viburnum is 

 a necessity to your garden or low border. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. $1.50, 2 to 3 ft. $2.00, 



3 to 4 ft. $2.50. 



Nannyberry (V. lenlago). 15 ft. Fragrant 

 white Spring bloom, and black fruit on 

 red stems among purplish Autumn 

 leaves. Each: 3 to 4 ft. 90c, 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. $1.75. 



Snowball (V. opulus sterile). 7 to 10 ft. 

 Most popular of all the species, weighted 

 down with big round heads of white 

 flowers for Decoration Day. Succeeds in 

 semi-shade. Each: 18 to 24 in. 45c, 2 to 3 

 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Wayfaring Tree (V. lantana). 12 to 15 ft. 

 Bold accent plant, with white May 

 blooms in big clusters and red fruit, 

 turning black among red Fall foliage. 

 Each: 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



WEIGELA 



Beautiful flowers in late Spring and 

 Summer. 



Eva Kathke Weigela. 4 ft. A wealth of 

 deep ruby-red floral trumpets through- 

 out the Summer and Fall make this the 

 showiest and most popular of all the 

 lovely family. Each: 18 to 24 in. 45c, 



2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 85c. 



Pink Weigela (W. rosea). 5 to 6 ft. 

 Popular Chinese Weigela, with countless 

 intense rosy-carmine flowers in late 

 Spring. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 35c, 3 to 4 ft. 50c, 

 4 to 5 ft. 65c, 5 to 6 ft. 90c. 



Purpleleaf Weigela (W. rosea foliis pur- 

 purea). 5 to 6 ft. Distinct novelty, with 

 bright pink flowers from its rich bronzy 

 purple foliage in June. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

 65c, 3 to 4 ft. Sl.OO. 



Snow Weigela (W. Candida). 6 ft. Best 

 white-flowered sort. Creamy trumpets in 

 May and June, extra large. Each: 2 to 3 

 ft. 40c, 3 to 4 ft. 60c, 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



Variegated Weigela (W. variegata). 5 to 

 6 ft. Pale pink blooms from late May to 

 July; fohage variegated yeUow and pink. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 2 to 3 ft. 45c, 



3 to 4 ft. 60c. 



WINTERBERRY (Ilex) 



Winterberry (Ilex verticillata). 8 to 10 ft. 

 Lovely native with ornamental lustrous 

 foliage, bearing bright sparkling red 

 berries from October to mid-Winter, 

 much prized for Christmas decorations. 

 Each: 2 to 3 ft. 65c, 3 to 4 ft. 90c. 

 WITCH-HAZEL ( Hamamelis) 



Witch-Hazel { Hamamelis virginiana). 15 

 to 20 ft. Famihar to our native woods, 

 the Witch-Hazel is the last shrub to 

 bloom, throwing its fringy yellow flow- 

 ers after the leaves have fallen in No- 

 vember. Lovely in mass. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

 75c, 3 to 4 ft. $1.00, 4 to 5 ft. $1..50. 



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Eva Rathke Weigela 



