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J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N, J, 



LYCHNIS. 



Lychnis Semperflorens Plenissima. The 



old hardy I^ychnis or true Ragged Robbin in an 

 ever-blooming, double form, and it is one of 

 the best hardy perennials ever introduced. The 

 flowers are very double, borne upon long stems 

 m great profusion and are of an exquisite, bright, 

 rosy red in color. It forces readily under glass or 

 in the house and is of the easiest culture, comes 

 into bloom in spring and continues all summer. 

 Unsurpassed for cutting and so charming in both 

 color and form that every one should have it. 

 Ka., 15c. ; doz., $1.50. 



MOUNTAIN FLEECE. 

 Polygonum amplexicaule oxyphillum. 



A large, robust plant, forming a compact bush, 

 from two to three feet high, with abundant foli- 

 age and covered with large panicles of very num- 

 erous, small white flowers from late summer until 

 frost. Especially valuable for late bloom and 

 planting with shrubbery. Ka., loc. ; doz., $1.50. 



Phlox Amoena. A beautiful early-bloom- 

 ing, dwarf plant, only six inches high, forming a 

 mat of evergreen foliage, literally covered with 

 delightful, bright pink flowers from April until 

 June. The bloom is borne in close heads raised 

 above the foliage and is very effective. Ka., 12c. : 

 doz., $1.25. ' 



HARDY GARDEN PHLOX. 



Phlox decusata. 



A grand family of hardy plants and one of the 

 most popular. The vast improvement that has 

 been effected in this class is marvelous and the 

 Phloxes of to-day are models of excellence and 

 beauty, perfected not only in flower but in habit 

 of plant. The new type is quite dwarf and stocky, 

 producing bloom in immense panicles, sometimes 

 eight and ten inches long, and from six to eight 

 inches across, of the greatest brilliancy and purity 

 of color, from white to crimson and purple, bloom- 

 ing profusely from June until frost. Those here 

 named are the finest of their color and the most 

 reliable and profuse bloomers. 



Amabilis. White marked with rosy lilac ; 

 compact. 



Ball of Fire. Immense heads of rich, fiery 

 crimson ; extra fine and very showy. 



Independence. Pure snowy white ; elegant, 

 compact. 



Joan OT Arc. immense panicles of pure white; 

 dwarf. 



Robin Hood. White, clouded purple with 

 carmine eye. 



Rosy Gem. Violet-rose, changing to clear 

 pink ; large. 



Star of Lyons. White with rosy-lilac eye ; 

 dwarf and extra fine. 



Strong plants, ea., 12c.; doz., $1.25; 100, 

 $8.00. 



Mixed. This is composed of choice named va- 

 rieties, but the labels have been lost and the colors 

 are not known. Doz., $1.00 ; 100, $6.00. 



MOUNTAIN FRINGE. 



Adlumia Cirrhosa. A beautiful and very 

 graceful climber, specially valuable for covering 

 trellises, stumps, etc. Its foliage is as handsome 

 as that of the Maiden-hair Fern, which it resem- 

 bles, and the beautiful drooping flowers are tubu- 

 lar in shape and ©f a delicate flesh-color. It is ex- 

 ceedingly free-flowering, literally covering the 

 entire vine with bloom. Ea., 12c. ; doz., $1.25. 



