10 Hardy Perennials LOVETT'S NURSERY, Inc. 
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Bellflower 
BALLOONFLOWER 
Platycodon 
Maries Balloonflower (P. mariesi). 
18 in. Erect stems hold a horde of 
buds, which resemble small bal¬ 
loons and turn to big, deep violet- 
blue flowers like cupped stars, all 
Summer long, from broad, thick 
foliage. (P.) 
BEEBALM • Monarda 
Blazing Beebalm (M. didyma 
splendens). 2 to 3 ft. Aromatic 
foliage and big heads of rich crim¬ 
son flowers in July and August 
will attract many bees to your 
garden. Needs little care. 
Bleedingheart 
BELLFLOWER • Campanula 
Floral bells to ring out the beauty of your border 
Canterbury-bells (C. medium). 2 to 3 ft. Popular 
with our grandparents, this hardy biennial bears 
big, deep bells which are turned back at their 
edges, and fluted charmingly. We can offer these 
floral prizes in Blue, Pink, or White flowered 
sorts. 
Carpathian Bellflower (C. carpatica). 8 in. Clear 
blue flowers like cupped bells are thrown up all 
Summer on wiry stems from compact tufts of 
attractive foliage. Good edging plant for the hardy 
border, and the perfect rockery perennial. (P.) 
Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Cup-and-saucer (C. calycanthema). 18 in. Prolific 
with its huge cup-shaped flowers, set in a saucer¬ 
shaped calyx. Unusual, charming sort, which we 
are offering in three colors— Blue, Pink, and 
White. 
Peachleaf Harebell (C. persicijolia). 2 ft. Tall, 
graceful spikes of purple-blue flowers, showy and 
good for cutting, in June and July. Each 25c., 
doz. $2.50. 
BLACKBERRY LILY 
Pardanthus, Belamcanda 
Chinese Blackberry Lily (P. sinensis). 2 ft. 
Charming old-fashioned sort with a Summer 
bloom of orange flowers spotted black. Good for 
the hardy border. 
BLANKETFLOWER • Gaillardia 
Perennial Blanketflower (G. grandijlora). 18 to 
24 in. Among the most striking of perennials, 
with its large flowers centered maroon and ringed 
with crimson, orange and vermilion from June 
until November. Needs no care and is indifferent 
to soil if placed in full sunlight. 
BLEEDINGHEART • Dicentra 
Bleedingheart (D. specfa6i/is). 1)4 to 2 ft. An old- 
fashioned favorite which is still immensely popu¬ 
lar, with its rosy crimson, heart-shaped flowers 
along slender, arching stems in May and June. 
Each 40c., doz. $4.00. 
Fringed Bleedingheart {D. eximia). 12 to 15 in. 
Excellent for the rockery, with finely cut foliage, 
drooping like that of a fern, whence come the 
showy, compact racemes of pretty pink flowers 
from May to September. (P.) Each 30c., doz. 
$3.00. 
BOLTONIA • Boltonia 
Dwarf Pinkray Boltonia (P. latisquama nana). 
3 ft. Best of che Boltonias, this dwarf, compact 
bush is hidden behind countless dainty pink 
flowers in late Summer and early Fall. Each 30c., 
doz. $3.00. 
Violet Boltonia (P. latisquama). 4 to 5 ft. Lavender 
pink flowers, like Michaelmas Daisies, in amazing 
profusion during the Fall; good for cutting. 
White Boltonia (P. asteroides). 5 to 6 ft. Myriads 
of white flowers in late Summer. 
BUGLE • Ajuga 
Carpet Bugle (A. replans). 3 to 4 in. Excellent 
ground cover in sun or semi-shade, with deep 
purple-blue flowers from its compact, bronzy 
foliage in late Spring. Excellent in rockery. (P.) 
Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
BUGLOSS * Anchusa 
Those lovely tall, blue perennials. 
Dropmore Bugloss (A. italica, “Dropmore”). 5 to 
6 ft. This bushy plant produces big spikes of deep, 
velvety blue flowers in early Summer, and inter¬ 
mittently thereafter. Good for cutting, and a 
perfect background perennial. 
Opal Bugloss (A. italica^ “OpaV’). 4 to 5 ft. 
Particularly beautiful sort, with extra large, pale 
turquoise-blue flowers all Summer long. 
Siberian Bugloss (A. myosotidiflora). 1 ft. A dis¬ 
tinctly different type of Anchusa with clusters 
or rich blue flowers like Forget-me-nots in the 
Spring. Good ground cover, succeeding alike in 
sun or shade. (P.) Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
BUTTERCUP . Ranunculus 
Tall Double Buttercup ( P. acris florepleno). 18 in- 
Excellent for border in a wet location, with bright 
golden flowers, good for cutting, in late Spring. 
BUTTERFLYFLOWER • Asclepias 
Butterflyflower (A. tuberosa). 2 ft. Perhaps our 
gaudiest native flower, with brilliant orange-scarlet 
umbels of bloom in late Summer. Good when 
grouped in a dry, sandy border, and an excellent, 
lasting cut flower. 
All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $14.00 
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