J. T. Lovett Co. — Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 

 PHLOX. 



Hardy or Perennial.— The linprovernent handsome. Ball ov Fire, one of the most charm- 

 that has been made In Hardy Garden or Perennial ! Ing of all varieties. Bright crimson. Exdale, rosy- 



Phox of recent years is truly wonderful. The varie- 

 ties iostead of being a lot of tall, naked stems with 



lilac, very large. Glorik des Masseiffs, white, 

 with pink eye and tube^, large panicles, late, ex- 



small tufts of bloom at the top for a little while in \ quisite. I.ndei'EndkxcEi pure snowy-white; profuse. 



midsummer as of old, are dwarf and stocky with 

 flower heads 8 to 10 Inches long and 6 to 8 inches in 

 diameter (see cut) of greatest brilliancy and purity 

 of color, and are produced from June until frost. 

 The colors are of various shades from white to brll - 

 liant crimson and purple. Some are all of one color 

 whilst others have two or more, delicately shaded or 

 blended together and others yet have a centre or 

 eye of a color distinct from that of the rest of the 

 flower. The plants are of easy culture and require 

 but a rich soil to give good results. We {give the 

 names of a few of them with brief notes. 



Amabilis, white, penciled and shaded with lilac, 

 changing to rosy-lilac. Compact, odd, distinct and 



compact, very fine. Joan ok Arc, dwarf, one foot 

 high; large panicles of pure white. Lothair, bright 

 flame color, creamy eye, large. Mad. Louise, rosy- 

 crimson, bright venrillion eye. Miss Lingard, 

 white, suffused rays of delicate lavender from eye 

 and open stem. Reve d'Or, rose-peach, carmine 

 eye. Robin Hood, white clouded purple with car- 

 mine eye, very showy. Rosy Gem, very large, 

 violet-rose, passing to clear pink. Snow Qi ee.v, 

 pure white, dwarf, profuse, beautiful. Star op 

 Lyon, pure white, with distinct rosy-lilac eyes, 

 dwarf, early and profuse, one of the best. Vulcan, 

 crnnson-lilac, showy. IWm. Robinson, plum-crim- 

 son, brilliant. Special rates for planU in large 

 quantities. 



Phlox Amoena (Dwarf Phlox).— A beautiful early blooming dwarf growing species. The 

 plants form a dense mass of evergreen foliage about six inches high, producing a mass of bright pink 

 '.flowers In compact clusters that completely envelope the plant from April till June. Each blossom 

 head Is raised well above the foliage on a clean stem, as shown in the lower left portion of the illus- 

 tration. A very valuable and handsome little plant. 20c. 



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