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



SPIRAEA. 

 Spiraea Palmata [true] . Very handsome, 

 with large showy heads of deep crimson flowers 

 produced very freely in succession throughout 

 June and July and splendid palmate foliage. Ea., 

 20c. ; doz., $2.00. 



Spiraea palmata 

 elegans. One of the 



finest and handsom- 

 est of hardy plants, 

 and a rare form of the 

 above. Its superb 

 flowers are produced 

 in large terminal 

 plumes made up of 

 fleecy panicles of rich 

 creamy white flowers 

 with deep crimson 

 anthers, delightfully 

 effective and rich. 

 The flower-heads are 

 unsurpassed for cut- 

 ting. Ea., 15c. ; doz., 

 $1.50. 



HARDY SUNFLOWERS. 



Helianthus Maximiliana. A grand tall- 

 growing species of from five to seven feet high 

 excessively free-flowering during autumn and 

 until severe frost. The flowers are large, single, 

 clear yellow, with several rows of petals and very 

 full centre. Ea., 12c. ; doz., $1.25 ; 100, $8.00. 



Helianthus Mollis {Downy Sunflower). 

 Very distinct and handsome, with thick, velvety, 

 downy foliage of silvery white. The flower heads 

 are large and showy, single, bright yellow and 

 produced in great numbers from Julv to Septem- 

 ber. Ea., 12c. ; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



Helianthus MultiTlorus fl. pi. {Double 

 or Dahlia Sunflower) . One of the most showy 



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and effective of all hardy plants, splendid for 

 massing in the border or planting among shrub- 

 bery. It forms a compact bush, entirely covered 

 with perfectly double, rich golden-yellow flowers, 

 of the size and form of fine Dahlias from June 

 until Winter. Ea., 12c.; doz., $1.25 ; 100, $6.00. 



Helianthus Multiflorus Grandiplenus. 

 An improvement upon the preceding in size, the 

 flowers sometimes being five inches in diame- 

 ter. It has broad Dahlia-like petals and for gen- 

 eral effect and usefulness is without an equal. 

 The best of all. Ea., 15c. ; doz., $1,50, 



VERONICAS, or Speedwell. 



Veronica longifolia subsessilis. A 



truly grand variety, thriving and blooming with 

 tbe greatest profusion in all soils and locations. 

 The flowers are exquisitely beautiful and of a rich, 

 deep blue color borne in dense, erect spikes a 

 foot long throughout August and September, 

 completely covering the plant. Foliage large, 

 dark green and handsome. It is one of the most 

 beautiful of border plants, and by far the finest of 

 all the Veronicas. Splendid for cut flowers. Ea., 

 15c. ; doz., 11.50. 



Veronica incana. A most charming plant, 

 especially valuable for rockwork, etc., only six 

 to twelve inches high. Its foliage is of a beauti- 

 ful silvery grey and the flowers are deep blue, 

 borne on very numerous small spikes throughout 

 Summer. Ea., 12c. ; doz., $1.25. 



Veronica Spicata. An attractive plant 



making a great show of bloom in summer. The 

 plant is bushy, one and a half feet tall and pro- 

 duces on erect stems numerous graceful spikes 

 of rich, deep blue flowers — most beautiful in 

 color. A splended border plant and merits its 

 general popularity. Ea.,12c; doz., $1.25. 



VIOLETS. 

 Princess of Wales. A superb variety, bear- 

 ing large, single flowers of rich, soft violet-blue 

 on stout stems, and of the most exquisite and 

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



WOOLLEY WOUNDWORT. 



Stachys Lanata. Vastly ornamental in its 

 foliage, which is its chief value, but it bears, 

 during summer, numerous dull purple flowers. 

 It is a beautiful little, low tufted plant with oblong 

 mullein-like foliage, silvery white and woolly, 

 with stems of the same character. Especially 

 desirable for edging beds, walks, etc., and also 

 very useful for bedding and rockwork. Ea., 12c. ; 

 doz., $1.25; 100, $6.00. 



STONE-CROP. 



Sedum Maximum {Great Stone-crop). A 

 handsome plant of robust growth with large, pale 

 green foliage and large, broad heads of greenish- 

 yellow flowers in Summer. Ea., 12c. ; doz., $1.25. 



