Hardy Perennials 



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LOVETT'S NURSERY, Inc. 



DIANTHUS (Hardy Pinks) 



Splendid flowers for the rockery. 



Dianthus, "Beatrix." 1 ft. An everblooming 

 Pink, with lovely pink flowers all Summer. (R). 

 Each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



D. Furth Bismarck. 1 ft. Like "Beatrix," but 

 darker in color. (R). Each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



D. plumarius florepleno (Double Grass Pink). 

 1 ft. Early, fragrant, mixed colors. (R), 



D. semperflorens (Perpetual Pink). 1 ft. Fra- 

 grant, double pink blooms. 



GRENADIN PINKS (Hardy Carnations) 



Grenadin Pinks. 2 ft. Excellent cut flowers, 

 borne on longer stems than are most Pinks. We 

 offer Red, Pink and White sorts. 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS (Sweet-william) 



Dianthus barbatus (Sweet-william). Sweetly 

 clove-scented flowers in profusion in May and 

 June. Mixed colors. 



DICENTRA (Bleedingheart) 



Dicentra spectabilis (Bleedingheart). 2 to 3 ft. 

 Very popular, with rosy crimson ' 'hearts' ' along 

 its slender, arching stems, from April until June. 

 Each 35c, doz. $3.50. 



DICTAMNUS (Gasplant) 



Dictamnus fraxinella rubra (Purple Gasplant). 

 2}/2 ft. Red flowers in June and July rise above 



the fragrant foliage of this sort, 

 doz. $3.50. 



Each 35c, 



FUNKIA (Plantainlily) 



Attractive both in flower and foliage; ideal for 

 margins of pools. 



Funkia caerulea (Blue Plantainlily). \y 2 to 2 ft. 

 Blue flowers in late Summer. 



F. lancifolia undulata variegata (Variegated 

 Wavyleaf Plantainlily). 1 ft. A splendid plant 

 for edging, with blue flowers in early Summer 

 from graceful leaves with fluted white edge. 



F. marginata alba (Margined Plantainlily). 1% 

 to 2 ft. Foliage distinctly margined white. 



F. subcordata grandiflora (Great White Plan- 

 tainlily). 12 to 18 in. Broad, pale green foliage, 

 from which rise spikes of fragrant, very large, 

 lily-like flowers in Midsummer. Each 25c, 

 doz. $2.50. 







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Dicentra spectabilis (Bleedingheart) 



GRASSES, HARDY ORNAMENTAL 



Spots of beauty against a short-grassed lawn. 



Eulalia gracillima (Maiden Grass). 3 to 4 ft. 

 Very graceful, with narrow foliage of bright 

 green, with a silvery midrib. 



E. japonica (Japanese Eulalia). Silvery gray 

 plumes rise 6 to 7 ft. above the long, narrow, 

 graceful green foliage. 



E. japonica variegata (Striped Eulalia). 4 to 5 ft. 

 Long, narrow leaves striped light green, creamy 

 white, and frequently pink and yellow. 



E. japonica zebrina (Zebra Grass). 6 to 7 ft. Sil- 

 very plumes spring from the variegated green 

 and yellow leaves of this attractive grass. 



Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue). 12 to 15 in. Dense 

 tufts of narrow bluish leaves. Good for edging. 



Pennisetum japonicum (Fountain Grass). 4 ft. 

 Profusion of rich mahogany grass, tipped with 

 white. 



Phalaris arundinacea picta (Ribbon Grass). 

 Attractively variegated green and white grass, 

 1 ft. tall. 



All varieties o£ Hardy Grasses, each 25c, 

 doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 



GYPSOPHILA (Babysbreath) 



Gypsophila paniculata (Perennial Babysbreath). 

 Late Summer finds this popular border plant 

 covered with misty white flowers. 



HELENIUM (Sneezeweed) 



Beautiful flowers, despite their unattractive 

 name. 



Helenium autumnale superbum (Great Sneeze- 

 weed). 5 ft. Late Summer brings branching 

 heads of deep gold to this strong plant. 



H. "Riverton Gem." 2}/ 2 to 3 ft. Old gold flow- 

 ers from August until October. Each 25c, 

 doz. $2.50. 



HELIANTHEMUM (Sunrose) 



Helianthemum croceum (Rock Sunrose). 6 in. 

 Broadleaved evergreen with deep yellow flowers 

 in late Summer. (R). 



HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 



Big gaudy blooms, which face the sun all day. 



Helianthus, "Miss Mellish." 5 to 6 ft. Huge 

 golden blooms in July and August. 



H. mollis (Asby Sunflower). 5 to 6 ft. Large gold- 

 en Fall flowers. 



H. sparcifolius (Darkeye Sunflower). 3 to 4 ft. 

 Big yellow flowers all Summer. 



HELIOPSIS 



Heliopsis pitcheriana (Pitcher Heliopsis). 2 to 

 3 ft. Excellent as a cut flower, with deep, orange 

 yellow blooms of leathery texture produced 

 freely from July until Fall. 



H. scabra excelsa ( Rough Heliopsis). 3 ft. Gold- 

 en yellow flowers like Zinnias, from mid-July 

 until September's close. Each 25c, doz. $2.50. 



Prices for all varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 



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