Hardy Perennials •{ 8l> LOVETT'S NURSERY, Inc. 
CENTAUREA. Centaurea 
Centaurea macrocephala. Globe Centaurea. 3 ft. 
Bright golden flowers like thistles in July and 
August. Excellent cut flowers and good in the 
hardy border. £■*? 
C. montana. Mountain-bluet. 2 ft. Blue flowers 
like the Cornflower from Midsummer to Fall. 
C. montana alba. White Mountain-bluet. 2 ft. 
White form of above; a good contrast plant. 
CERASTIUM. Cerastium 
Cerastium biebersteini. Taurus Cerastium. 5 to 
6 in. Creeping sort, with long, silvery foliage 
and countless small white flowers in May and 
June. ( R). 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Chrysanthemum arcticum. Arctic Daisy. 2 to 
2^2 ft. One of the best of all Fall-flowering 
perennials, with its attractive rosettelike clumps 
of foliage completely covered in September and 
October by a dense mass of white flowers, cen¬ 
tered golden, and from 2 to 2J^ in. in diameter. 
Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
C. coreanum. Korean Chrysanthemum. 3 to 4 ft. 
Flowers like large Daisies, with golden centers 
and claret pink petals, burst forth in October 
and November in the greatest of profusion. 
Just the flower for the most fastidious people, 
who want a perennial to be extremely beautiful, 
extremely hardy, and as much at home in a vase 
as it is in their garden. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
C. maximum. Shasta Daisy. One of the great 
hybrids of that greatest of all hybridizers, 
Luther Burbank. In June and July come the 
myriads of flowers which resemble field Daisies 
seen through a powerful magnifying glass. A 
beautiful spectacle when in full bloom. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Hardy Named Varieties 
This list of varieties is much the finest that we 
have ever offered. You will find no disappoint¬ 
ments below, but only those varieties that are 
hardiest and that have given our patrons the satis¬ 
factory results which they have a right to expect. 
Strong plants, that will bloom freely this 
year, each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(unless quoted otherwise) 
Aladdin. A beautiful new early flowering sort, 
blooming from early August until frost. Produces 
a multitude of beautiful flowers which are orange 
red, a deep “fire” color, with inner petals cad¬ 
mium yellow. Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 
Alice Howell. Large, semi-double, orange yellow 
flowers. 
Gometo. Mauve pink, centered gold. Early to 
midseason. Pompon. 
Ethel. A deep crimson bronze Pompon. 
Excelsior. A splendid large yellow flowered sort. 
Field of Snow. Creamy white flowers with a 
pinkish tinge make a planting of this variety a 
true field of snow from early Fall until the first 
real frost. Large Pompon. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Continued 
Harvard. The sons of Harvard may well be proud 
of their large, dark crimson namesakes. 
L’Argentuillais. Shapely scarlet bronze flowers, 
tipped with gold. Very hardy. Large flowered. 
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Early to midseason. A 
large, single flower of a rich, pure, scarlet, cen¬ 
tered with brightest gold. A beautiful combina¬ 
tion of distinct colors. 
Mrs. L. Birchard. Many medium to large flow¬ 
ers of a deep claret pink which approaches 
mauve. Early to midseason. 
October Girl. Early sort with many pale mauve 
flowers with thick petals, semi-double. 
Pink Dandy. A beautiful sort with many large, 
brilliant pink Pompons. One of the very best 
of all hardy “Mums.” 
Red Indian. Very late, with many large blooms of 
an unusual color, copper, flushed with straw¬ 
berry red. 
Ruth Cummings. Very double and floriferous, 
with fiery orange blooms. Large flowered. 
Scarlet Beauty. A late sort which produces a 
myriad of beautiful pure scarlet flowers. De¬ 
serves a place in every garden. 
Skibo. Early blooming golden Button. 
Victory. A medium late sort with large, double 
flowers of a pure white, borne on long stems 
which lie along the ground. 
Wanda. Midseason. Flowers a blend of pale pink 
and cream, very double and produced in abun¬ 
dance. Large flowered. 
Yellow Normandie. Early variety with many 
decorative flowers of a light bronzy yellow, 
large and open. 
Special Offer 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Each Chrysanthemum that will be sent 
out on these special collections will be a 
thoroughly desirable, hardy variety, the 
collection to include one strong plant, that 
will bloom freely the same year planted, of 
each of our twelve most dependable hardy 
sorts. 
To introduce our splendid Hardy Chry¬ 
santhemums, we will send 12 strong plants, 
each different and correctly labeled, for 
$1.75. 
Choice of varieties must be left to us. 
CONVALLARIA MAJALIS 
Lily-oj-th e-valley 
One of the first perennials to bloom in the Spring, 
with its dainty and fragrant white blossoms. Best 
in shade, and especially effective when planted with 
Gov. Herrick Violets. 8 to 10 in. 
Strong clumps, each 35c., doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
COREOPSIS. Coreopsis 
Coreopsis lanceolata. Lance Coreopsis. 2 to 3 ft. 
Produces countless large golden blooms from 
early Summer until frost, on long, wiry, stems. 
Prices for all varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired by parcel post) 
