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



CAPE OR SUMMER HYACINTH. 



Galtonia 

 (Hyacinth- 

 US) candic- 



a n s . A gi- 



gantic species 

 of Hyacinth 

 growing three 

 to five feet high 

 and producing 

 spikes of pure 

 white fiowers 

 over two feet 

 in length dur- 

 ing August and 

 September. 

 Perfectly hardy 

 and sure to 

 grow and bloom 

 the first season. 

 They canbe 

 planted in beds 

 or groups, and 

 produce a de- 

 lightful effect in combination with other plants. 

 A few planted in the center of a bed of Gladiolus 

 is very effective. Especially adopted to cemetery 

 planting. Each, 5c. ; 6 for 25c. ; doz., 40c. 



, CINNAMON 



VINE. 

 [Dioscorea Batatus. 



A popular and very 

 desirable climber, a 

 quick grower and very 

 beautiful. Its tubers 

 are hardy and it makes 

 its entire growth in a 

 season, dying down to 

 the ground in autumn. 

 The foliage is abund- 

 ant, neat, heart shaped 

 and of glossy green. It 

 flowers in mid-summer, 

 producing racemes of 

 small, white blooms, 

 having the fragrance of 

 cinnamon. It will 

 rapidly cover an arbor 

 or veranda, transforming it into a veritable bow- 

 er of beauty. Easily grown. Each, 10c. : doz., 

 40c. Large, heavy roots, ea . 15c. (by express 

 only). 



COBAEA SCANDENS. 



A popular vine of rapid 

 growth, attaining a 

 height of twenty feet or 

 more in a season, cling- 

 ing closely by its tend- 

 rils to trellis or other 

 support. 1 1 produces, 

 freely, large bell-shaped 

 flowers of a rich deep 

 purple. It is handsome 

 and desirable for quickly 

 covering unsightly ob- 

 jects — walls, fences, etc. 

 From 21^ in. pots, ea., 

 10c. ; doz , $1.00. Strong, 

 from in. pots, ea., 

 15c.; doz., $1.50. 



DUSTY MILLER. 



Cineraria Maritima. 



A popular bedding plant with beautiful silvery 

 gray foliage ; extensively used for border work, 

 ribbon planting, baskets, tubs, etc. Valuable for 

 planting in contrast with other foliage. Entirely 

 hardy. Each 6c. ; doz., 50c. ; 100, $3.50. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



/Illegheny 



HOLLYHOe;;^ 



The Hollyhock is an old time favorite ; one of 

 the finest and most decorative of hardy plants, 

 vastly improved in recent years. Invaluable for 

 planting in the border or among shrubbery or m 

 nooks and corners about the grounds, their splen- 

 did spikes of bloom standing out with great bril- 

 liancy and effectiveness. 



Henderson's Hybrid Everblooming 

 Hollytioeks. This extremely valuable strain 

 is a hybrid from two distinct types and it is 

 remarkable for its ever-blooming propensity in 

 addition to the large size and beauty of its flow- 

 ers. These are exceedingly diverse in color, 

 comprising very full double flowers, semi-double, 

 and single flowers with small double centres, 

 whilst the petals of same are smooth and others 

 fringed and crimped. All are large and many of 

 them measure 5 inches across. In color they 

 range from the showy and rich maroon to the 

 dainty and delicate faintest blush through all the 

 intermediate shades with various colored throats 



