LOVETT'S NURSERY, INC. 



Hardy Perennials 



CLEMATIS 



Clematis, Fragrant Tube (C. davidiana) . 



2 to 3 ft. Good for shady borders, with 

 many fragrant bell-shaped flowers of 

 deep lavender-blue in late Summer. 

 Each 35c, doz. $3.50. 



CONEFLOWER (Rudbeckia) 



Black-eyed Susan {R. subtomenlosa) . 4 ft. 

 Countless brilliant lemon-yellow flowers 

 with purple center cone, good for cutting, 

 in late Summer. 



Golden Glow {R. laciniata fl. pi.). 5 to 6 

 ft. Golden blooms like Dahlias from 

 July to September. Showy in mass. 



Purple Coneflower (/?. purpurea). 3 ft. 

 Drooping petals of purplish red surround 

 a prominent center cone of chocolate- 

 brown, tinted gold. Ideal in bed and 

 border, flowering from July to October. 



COREOPSIS 



Coreopsis, Big Double (C. grandiflora 

 flnrepleno). 2 to 3 ft. Perfect for cutting, 

 with big golden blooms all Summer. 



CORNFLOWER ASTER 



(Stokesia) 



Cornflower Aster (Stokesia laevis). 2 ft. 

 Handsome big sky-blue flowers from 

 July until frost. Good for border front. 



CUPID'S DART (Catananche) 



Cupid's Dart or Love Plant {Catananche 

 caerulea). IJ-^ to 2 ft. Many pretty blue 

 flower heads, good for cutting, all Sum- 

 mer. Each 30c, doz. S3. 00. 



DAISIES 



Daisy, Midsummer (Erigeron speciosus). 



3 ft. Good in border or vase, with hand- 

 some flowers like violet-blue Daisies 

 centered gold, all Summer. Good last- 

 ing cut flower. 



Daisy, Shasta (Chrysanthemum maxi- 

 mum). 2 to 3 ft. Mammoth Daisies in 

 countless array, all Summer and Fall. 



Purple Cone/lower 



Day Lily 



DAYLILY ( Hemerocallis) 



Golden beauties from the far East. 



Aurantiaca. 3 ft. Big bright oremge Lilies, 

 July. 



Dr. Kegel. 3 ft. Deep golden June flowers. 



Double Daylily ( H. kwanso). 4 ft. Double 

 bronzy-gold July bloom. 



Golddust. 2J4 ft. Distinctive sort, with 

 rich copper-yellow buds, turning to clear 

 yellow flowers, tinged red, in early 

 Summer. 



Japanese Daylily (H. thunbergi). 3 ft. 

 Late blooming, with clear yellow flowers 

 in mid-Summer. 



Lovett's Lemon. 3 to 4 ft. Tallest, 

 and with largest, most beautiful 

 and most highly fragrant flowers 

 of all the lemon yellow sorts. Will 

 charm your eyes from mid-Sum- 

 mer to early Fall. 



Lovett's Orange. 3 to 4 ft. Leads 

 the orange Daylilies by as great a 

 margin as Lovett's Lemon leads 

 the pure yellow sorts. Try a few 

 of both sorts for a lovely and 

 fragrant garden or border. 



Each 50c, doz. $5.00, 100 §30.00 



Delphinium. See Larkspur, page 25. 

 DIL4GONHEAD {Physostegia) 



Dragonhead, Virginia (Physostegia vir- 

 giniana). 3 to 5 ft. Showy in wild garden, 

 border or vase, with branching spikes of 

 delicate tubular rosy-pink flowers, in 

 late Summer. 



Dragonhead, Vivid (P. ''Vivid"). 15 to 18 

 in. Dwarf sort with deep rosy-purple 

 flowers, larger than above, and two 

 weeks later. Lasting when cut. (R). 



Dragonhead, White (P. virginiana alba). 

 4 to 5 ft. Lovely white flowered variety 

 of the Virginia Dragonhead. 



FLAX (Linum) 

 Indispensable to the rockery. 

 Golden Flax (L.flavum). 12 to 18 in. Big 

 handsome yellow flowers in early Sum- 

 mer. (R). 



Perennial Flax (L. perenne). 18 to 24 in. 

 Airy feathery foliage, and flowers like 

 porcelain-blue buttercups on graceful 

 stems from May to August. (R). 



White Flax (L. perenne album). 18 to 24 in. 

 White-flowered form of above. (R). 



COLLECTION 

 Three each of these Colorful Rockery 

 Plants (9 in all) for only SI. 25 



FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosoiis) 



Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis paluslris sem- 

 perflorens). 6 to 8 in. Lovely dwarf 

 perennial with charming clusters of paU> 

 blue flowerets in continuous bloom from 

 May to September. Good ground cover, 

 splendid along the edge of a pool or in a 

 shady border, and a perfect rockery 

 plant. (R). 



FOXGLOVE (Digitalis) 

 Foxglove, Gloxinia (Digitalis gloxiniae- 

 flora). 3 to 4 ft. Picturesque from June 

 to August with their colorful flower 

 thimbles pendant on long spikes, fre- 

 quently dotted with crimson or choco- 

 late brown. Our grandparents cafled 

 them Witches' Thimbles. We offer the 

 following colors — Pink, Purple, White 

 or Mixed. 



GASPLANT (Dictamnus) 

 Gasplant, Purple (Dictamnus fraxinella) . 

 2 ft. A very permanent border plant, 

 with spikes of quaintly shaded deep 

 pink blossoms, with deeper veins, in 

 May and June. The entire plant emits a 

 delicate lemon fragrance. Each 35c, doz. 

 $3.50. 



GAYFEATHER {Liairis) 



Gayfeather, Kansas (Liatris pycnostach- 

 ya). 4 to 5 ft. Excellent for massing or 

 back of border, with big, dense, showy 

 spikes of purple flowers, conspicuously 

 tipped rosy lavender, lasting when cut. 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL 

 GRASSES 



Beautiful against your short-grassed 

 lawn. 



Fountain Grass (Penniseium japonicum). 



4 to 5 ft. Countless floral heads of ma- 

 hogany hue, tipped white. 



Maiden Grass (Eulalia japonica gracilli- 

 ma). 6 to 7 ft. Tall Autumn plumes from 

 long narrow leaves with silver midrib. 



Ribbon Grass (Gardener's Garters) 

 (Phalaris arundinacea picla). 12 to 15 in. 

 Broad leaves, striped lengthwise with 

 cream. Produces tall plumes in Autumn. 



Striped Grass (Eulalia jap. variegala). 



5 to 6 ft. Gaudy narrow leaves striped 

 white, peJer green, yellow and pink, 

 above which appear tall plumes in early 

 FaU. 



Zebra Grass (Eulalia jap. zebrina). 6 to 7 

 ft. Silver plumes grace narrow blades 

 which £U"e broadly striped yellow. 



All varieties of Hardy Grasses, Each 

 30c, doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20e, doz. $2.00, 100 $14.00 



(Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired by parcel post) 



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