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/. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. /. 



Five Superb Hardy Flowering Plants. 



SHOWN ON COLORED PLATE OPPOSITE. 



AMERICAN DRAGON HEAD. 



{Physostegia Virginicd) . 



Too much can scarcely be said in favor of this 

 grand perennial; its large, graceful spikes of tender 

 shell pink flowers being produced in such great 

 profusion from the middle of June until frost. 

 The flowers themselves are intensely interesting 

 and attractive, resembling large heather or small 

 orchids. As they are very lasting and the stems 

 are long and strong, it is of great value for cutting. 

 The plants form large dense clumps, three to four 

 feet high, require no petting and succeed on all 

 kinds of soils. Especially valuable for planting 

 with shrubbery yet equally valuable for massing 

 on the border. Bach, 12c. ; doz., $1.25. 



PURPLE CONE FLOWER. 



{Rudbeckia Purpurea.) 



WHITE DAY LILY. 



[Ennkia Subcordata Grandifiora.) 



Unsurpassed 

 for planting in 

 clumps on the 

 lawn and simi- 

 lar 1 o c at io ns 

 where its hand- 

 some foliage 

 and exquisite 

 flowers pro- 

 duce charming 

 effects. The 

 foliage is large 

 and glossy of 

 a bright, pale 

 green, prettily 



veined; the flowers are large, long and trumpet- 

 shaped, purest white, with a delicious fragrance 

 and are produced very abundantly on tall stems 

 throughout the summer. Ea. 15c. ; doz., $1.50. 



BLUE DAY LILY. 



{Fuitkia Ovata.) 



A gem among 

 hardy plants ; es- 

 pecially valuable 

 for its ornamental 

 character. Of neat 

 and symmetrical 

 habit and of the 

 easiest culture, 

 thriving in both 

 sunshine and 

 shade. Its foliage 

 is very handsome, 

 dark green, broad 

 and glossy, and it 

 produces numer- 

 ous tall stems, 

 clothed with blue, 

 lyily-like flowers 



during July and August. It succeeds everywhere 

 and is adapted to the border, lawn and rockery 

 but should be planted in groups for best effect. 

 An attractive and decorative plant at all times. 

 Ea., 10c. ; doz., $1.00. 



JAPANESE LEMON LILY. 



{Hemorocallis Thumbergu.) 



In addition to its extreme beauty it is valuable 

 for its late blooming — ^in August and September 

 — and it is very attractive and desirable. The 

 bloom is abundant and continuous and is useful 

 for cutting, its flowers being of a bright lemon- 

 yellow, borne on long, graceful stems and are de- 

 lightfully fragrant. Ea., 12c. ; doz., $1.25. 



^p^QJ^I^I^HaFor 50c. I will send one plant each of the above Five Superb Hardy Flowering 

 Plants. 



For $3.00 I will send six each ; for $5.00 twelve each of same {by mail if preferred) . 



Exceedingly striking and effective. It forms 

 strong bushy plants of from two to three feet 

 high, producing a constant succession of flowers 

 from July to October in great numbers. These 

 are very distinct from all others both in form and 

 color and are very large — usually about four inches 

 across — of a rich, reddish-purple with large, brown, 

 cone-shaped centre thickly set with golden-yel- 

 low tips. Exceedingly interesting and pleasing ; 

 lasts a long time and valuable for cutting. Ea., 

 15c.; doz., $1.50. 



