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



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DOUBLE CHINESE VARIETIES. 



Abel de Pujol. — Lilac-rose, shaded white. 



Andromariensis. — Vivid cherry. 



August Miellez. — White, flushed pale flesh. 



Brennus. — Bright crimson. 



Dark Crimson. — Rich deep crimson; full and 

 fragrant. 



Dr. Brottoneau. — Dark rose. 



Francois Ortegal. — Purplish-crimson ; rich and 

 fine. Extra. 



Humei. — Bright rosy-pink; very large and 

 full ; a superb varietv and one of the best ; quite 

 late. 



Lady Bramwell. — The finest of its color, which 

 is soft silvery-rose; of charming delicacy, full 

 and elegant form; ven>' fragrant. Awarded first- 

 class certificate by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society of England. 



Lains. — Silvery-rose ; short petals. 



Lady Derby. — Of immense size, ven.* double, 

 pure white with outer petals daintily and deli- 

 cately tinted with rose when they first open. 

 The finest and most beautiful Peonia in culti- 

 vation; surpassing even the celebrated Festiva 

 Maxima. Each, .50c.; doz., S5.00. 



Lucy Mallard. — Rosv-carmine ; large. 



Madame Calot. — White, tinted rose on the 

 guard petals. 



Maxantius. — Dark crimson; very fine. 



Medusa. — Lovely; rosy-lilac; full and fine. 



Miss Brice. — Rose; \'ery large and full; of fine 

 form; superb. 



Modeste. — Rosy-purple, centre rose; very late. 



Nellie Pleas. — An American variety; silvery- 

 rose and very fragrant ; resembles closely Lady 

 Bramwell in appearance and habit. 



Palene. — Pure snow-white, double and fine; 

 a most profuse bloomer; grand. 



Phormis. — Deep purplish- wine ; exquisite. 



Queen Mary. — Rose guard petals: light centre. 



Queen Victoria. — Flesh, large compact centre 

 with a broad guard petal and a red blotch to the 

 centre of petal. 



Susanna. — Bright rosy-pink; American. 



PEON IAS. 



The most beautiful of all Hardy Herbaceous 

 Plants; rivalling the Rhododendron in magnifi- 

 cence of bloom. They are of the easiest culture, 

 as hardy as an oak tree, and thrive in any soil. 

 They excel as a garden flower and for cutting no 

 flower is richer or more decorative. Of all the 

 cultivated hardy plants the Peonia undoubtedly 

 occupies the first position. We now have all shades 

 of color, from the purest white to the most intense 

 purple, in blooms of immense size, exceedingly 

 double and sweetly scented; flowering in unfailing 

 abundance during May and June. Planted in 

 masses in the border, large groups among the 

 shrubberv- or in clumps upon the lawn, there is no 

 other plant that will make such a magnificent dis- 

 play of color. 



The varieties I offer have been selected from an 

 assortment of over two hundred varieties of the 

 celebrated Kelway stock of England fall of them 

 choice and many of them prize winners) and also 

 from the best American sources. My collection of 

 Peonias was awarded a certificate of merit by the 

 American Institute of Xew York. 



If to be sent by mail, add oc. per root to cover 

 postage. 



Souvenir de I'Exposition Universelle, — Blush 



guard petal, with white narrow central petals. 



Thisbe. — Beautiful flesh-white. 



Price, strong roots, 2 to 5 eves (except as 

 noted), ea., 20c.; doz., $2.00; 100,' S12.00. 



OFFICINALIS PEONIES. 



The early-flowering Peonies — which flower 

 nearly two weeks in advance of the Chinese va- 

 rieties and hybrids — and are in great demand. 

 They are used quite largely for forcing under 

 glass for cut flowers. All those offered have 

 double flowers. 



Officinalis rubra plena (Old Double Crimson). 

 — The well-known earlv crimson Peonv. Ea., 

 20c.: doz., S2.00: 100. Si2.00. 



Officinalis alba plena (Mutabilis. Old Double 

 White). — Bright coral or pink, changing to pure 

 white. 



Officinalis atro purpurea plena. — Deep pur- 

 plish-crim.son. 



Officinalis rosea plena (Old Double Rose). — 

 Rich, bright, shining rose. 



TenuifoUa, fl. pi. — Finely cut fern-like leaves 

 and double crimson flowers. 



Price, strong roots (except as noted), ea., 2oc. ; 

 doz., 82.50. 



SINGLE PEONIES. 



The single-flowered Peonies are so elegant and 

 graceful in form and beauty that they are pre- 

 ferred by many to the double-flowered varieties. 

 They are extremely decorative and intensely 

 interesting. All are quite rare, and the following 

 six are selected as the best, from Kelway 's 

 choice collection of twenty-five varieties: 



Abolus. — Rosy-pink. 



Bridesmaid.— White. 



Climax. — Cherry-rose. 



Lydia. — Bright rose. 



Nabis. — Rosy-purple. 



Morpheus.— Cherry-rose. 



Price, strong roots, ea., 2.5c.; doz., $2.50. A 

 set (one each of the six varieties) for SI. 25. 



