Hardy Perennials 



LOVETT'S NURSERY, INC. 



German Iris 



GROUNDCHERRY (Physalus) 



Groundcherry (Chinese Lantern 

 Plant) {Physalis franchelti). 2 ft. Many 

 large orange-scarlet fruits like lanterns, 

 in the Fall. Cut and dried, these fruits 

 make good Hallowe'en household decor- 

 ations. 



HELENIUM 



Helenium, Great (if. autumnale superb- 

 urn). 2Y2 to 3 ft. Lovely Fall cut flowers 

 of deep golden yellow. 



Helenium, "Riverton Gem." 3 to 4 ft. 

 Best of the Helenium family, with many 

 rich old-gold flowers from August until 

 frost, which change slowly to deep red 

 as they mature. A graceful and colorful 

 Fall cut flower. Each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



HOUSELEEK (Sempervivum) 

 Miniature Cacti for your rockery. 

 Albert Houseleek {S. alberti). 1 ft. Ever- 

 green, with big, long stemmed, yellow- 

 ish June flowers. (R). 

 Atlantic Houseleek (S. atlanticum). 6 in. 

 Pink flowers from lovely foliage in June. 

 (B). 



Doell Houseleek {S. doellianum) . 4 to 6 

 in. Good in mass, with psuiicles of red 

 flowers from small hairy rosettes of pale 

 green leaves, tipped with red. (R). 



Globe Houseleek (S. globiferum). 1 ft. 

 Yellow-gray, lipped brown; pale yellow 

 June bloom. (R). 



Roof Houseleek (S. iectorum). 1 ft. Old 

 favorite, with pale red flowers from 

 broad foliage rosettes. Grandmother 

 called it "Hen-and-chickens." (B). 



Spiderweb Houseleek (5. arachnoideum) . 

 4 in. Hairy stars of foUage, pale purple 

 June flowers. (R). 



COLLECTION 

 No rock garden is complete without 

 these six lovely sorts. We offer one 

 strong plant of each variety for only 

 85c. 



HELIOPSIS 



Heliopsis, Pitcher {H. pitcheriana). 3 ft. 



Good border plant with flowers of deepest 



yellow in late Summer. 

 Heliopsis, Rough {H. scabra). 3 ft. Big 



semi-double golden blooms from July 



until Autumn. Good cut flowers. Each 



25c, doz. $2.50. 



HOLLYHOCK (Althaea rosea) 



Hollyhock, Double {Althaea rosea fl. pi.). 

 6 to 8 ft. Popular for years, with huge 

 flowers which EO'e attractive among 

 shrubbery Euid in clumps on the lawn. 

 A stately, exquisite old favorite, bloom- 

 ing in middle and late Summer. We offer 

 the following colors: Maroon, Pink, 

 Salmon, Scarlet, White, and Yellow. 



IRIS 



Crimean Iris (/. pumila) (R). Miniature 

 German Iris, never exceeding 4 to 5 

 inches in height, these Spring blooming 

 sorts are perfect rock plants. 

 Blue Jay. Best blue sort. 

 Canary Bird. Best yellow sort. 

 Sea Gull. Unusual gray white sort. 



COLLECTION 

 These three lovely floral birds (one of 

 each) for only 50c. 



GERMAN IRIS (/. germanica) 

 2 to 3 feet. 



Best of the hardy orchids, with colorful 

 Spring flowers for cutting. 



S. — "Stands," (Upright petals); F. — 

 "Falls" (Drooping petals). 

 Charles Dickens. S., pale violet; F., 



indigo, beised white. 

 Count St. Clair. S., white; F., violet, 



white border. 

 Flavescens. S., primrose; F., paler, pen- 

 ciled brown at base. 

 Florentina. S. and F., white, flushed 



lavender; prominent orange beard. 

 King (Iris King). S., clear chamois; F., 



maroon, yeUow border. Each 25c, doz. 



$2.50. 



Pallida Dalmatica. S. & F., clear laven- 

 der-blue. Each 20c, doz. $2.00. 



Pecutem. S. & F., white, pencUed lilac 

 toward outer edges. 



Purple Queen. S. & F., rich violet purple. 

 Early. 



Queen of May. S., rosy lilac; F., deeper 

 lilac. 



Rebecca. S., golden; F. mahogany. 

 All German Iris (except as noted), 

 each 15c, doz. $1.50, 100 $9.00 



COLLECTION 

 Ten Triumphs. All ten of these gorg- 

 ous, fragrant Iris for only $1.00 



GERMAN IRIS, MIXED 



Many rare sorts are included in this 

 glorious mixture of the best colors in the 

 Iris world. You can never be disappointed 

 in the beauty of their flowers, for they are 

 all varieties that have long given joy to 

 coimoisseurs for floral perfection. 



Each 10c, doz. §1.00, 100 $6.00 



JAPANESE IRIS (/. Kaempferi) 

 3 to 4 feet. 



Richly colored flowers, shapely and 

 large, in eai\y Summer. 

 Dorothy. Big, sky-blue petals, splashed 



with French white. 

 Eleanor Parry. Very patriotic red, white, 



and blue flowers. 

 Gold Bound. Best double white Japanese 



Iris, with a creamy glow emeuiating from 



its center, and bands of gold on its 



petals. 



Mahogany. Last to bloom, with big, deep 



velvety mahogany-red petals. 

 Mrs. Lovett. Late; blue, with white and 



gold at center. Double. 

 Patrocle. Best single Japanese Iris, with 



three large deep purple petals. 

 Peacock. Bich purple-violet petals, veined 



white. For garden or vase. 

 Stella. White veined, violet-hued Iris, 



perfect in bouquets. 

 Templeton. Shapely, double flowers, 



mottled crimson-purple and white. 

 Thompson Lovett. Overlapping violet 



petals, each based with a band of gold. 

 All varieties Japanese Iris, each 25c, 

 doz. $2.50, 100 $16.00 



COLLECTION 



All 10 of these Midsummer glories 

 for only $2.00. With each collection, 

 ordered, we wiU include one 

 "Mystery Japainese Iris" with flow- 

 ers similar to those of Gold Bound, 

 but with even larger petals, and 

 more attractively waved and crink- 

 led. 



JAPANESE IRIS, MIXED 



A few years ago, a hybridizer, speciaUz- 

 ing in Iris, sold us his surplus of unnamed 

 seedlings, many so distinctly beautiful as 

 to be weU worth offering separately. To 

 those we added a few good varieties, the 

 labels of which had become lost in our 

 nursery. We are offering you this truly 

 superb combination of the finest blood in 

 the Iris famUy. 



Each 15c, doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 



OTHER IRIS 



Siberian Iris, Blue King. 2 to 3 ft. 



Lovely blue Iris in early Summer, good 

 for garden or bank of stream. Each 20c, 

 doz. $2.00, 100 $14.00. 



Siberian Iris, Snow Queen. 2 to 3 ft. A 

 wealth of shapely white flowers. Each 

 20c, doz. $2.00 100 $14.00. 



Yellowband Iris (/. Ochroleuca). 3 ft. 

 June flowers on tall stems for cutting. 

 We can offer you the following separate 

 colors: Lavender, Yellow, Cream, and 

 Mixed. Each 40c, doz. $4.00. 



Yellowflag Iris (7. pseudacorus) . 4 ft. All 

 through the Summer, bright yellow 

 blooms grace the tall stems of this 

 lovely sort. Thrives in rather heavy 

 moist soil. Each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 

 $14.00. 



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



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