14 Hardy Perennials 
LOVETT’S NURSERY, Inc 
GASPLANT • Dictamnus 
Purple Gasplant (D. fraxinella rubra). 2V2 ft. 
Rosy pink flowers in early Summer, from fragrant 
foliage. Improves with age. Each 35c., doz. $3.50. 
GAYFEATHER • Liatris 
Cattail Gayfeather (L. pycnostachya). 4 to 5 ft. 
Dense spikes of purple flowers for a long time, 
in late Summer. An excellent cut flower, very 
lasting in its beauty. Plant with Hollyhocks for a 
charming effect. 
HELIOPSIS • Heliopsis 
Lovely golden cut flowers. 
Pitcher Heliopsis ( H. pitcheriana). 2 to 3 ft. Deep 
orange yellow flowers of unusual leathery texture, 
perfect for cutting, are produced freely from July 
until Fall. 
Rough Heliopsis ( H. scabra excelsa). 3 ft. Mid- 
July until the end of September finds this hardy 
sort a mass of chrome yellow. Zinnialike flowers, 
turning pure yellow as they mature. Each 25c., 
doz. $2.50. 
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) 
GRASSES, HARDY ORNAMENTAL 
For a striking contrast to your short-grassed lawn. 
Blue Fescue ( Festuca glauca). 12 to 15 in. The 
original Kentucky Blue Grass, with dense tufts 
of narrow blue leaves. 
Fountain Grass ( Pennisetum japonicum). 4 ft. 
Profuse bearer of rich purple bronze flower heads; 
foliage conspicuously tipped white. 
Japanese Eulalia ( Eulalia japonica). 6 to 7 ft. 
Graceful silver gray plumes rise above long, nar¬ 
row green foliage. 
Ribbon Grass ( Pbalaris arundinacea picta). 12 to 
18 in. Highly ornamental, with leaves longitu¬ 
dinally striped white. 
Variegated Japanese Eulalia ( Eulalia japonica 
variegata). 6 to 7 ft. Gaudily distinctive, with 
long leaves striped lengthwise with white, cream, 
light green, and often pink and yellow. 
Zebra Grass (Eulalia japonica zebrina). 7 to 8 ft. 
Another gaudy sort, with broad, yellow bands, 
this time horizontal, and silvery plumes. 
All varieties of Hardy Grasses, 
each 25c., doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Cattail Gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya) 
GROUND CHERRY • Physalis 
Chinese Lantern Plant (P. francheti). 2 ft. Very 
popular because of its big, orange-scarlet Fall 
fruits, which resemble Chinese lanterns. 
HELENIUM • Helenium 
The name of Autumn Gold would better fit these 
lovely flowers. 
Great Helenium ( H. autumnale superbum). 5 to 
6 ft. Branching heads of deep gold in late Summer 
and Fall. 
Riverton Gem ( H. Riverton Gem). 3 to 4 ft. Lovely 
old-gold flowers in August and September, turning 
to deep red as the plant matures. A marvelous 
improvement on the older sorts. Each 30c., doz. 
$3.00. 
Hollyhock (Althaea Rosea) 
HOLLYHOCK • Althaea rosea 
Althaea rosea florepleno ( H. Double). 6 to 8 ft. 
Not only are the double flowers very large and 
wonderfully perfect in make-up, but they are pro¬ 
duced in far greater numbers and for a much 
longer season than the old-fashioned Hollyhocks. 
We grow them in separate colors, namely: 
Maroon, Pink, Red, Salmon, White and 
Yellow. 
