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Title: 50th anniversary, 1878-1928, Lovett's better fruits and flowers
Identifier: 50thanniversary11928jtlo (find matches)
Year: 1928 (1920s)
Authors: J. T. Lovett Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Plants Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New Jersey Little Silver
Publisher: (Little Silver, N. J. : Lovett's Nursery)
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY, 1 8 78 - 1 9 2 8 Hardy Perennials (Continued) All varieties (unless otherwise noted), each, 20c; dozen, ^2.00; 100, ^14.00. fashioned Hollyhocks. We grow them in separate colors, namely, Maroon, Pink, Red, Salmon, White and Yellow. Extra selected field-grown roots, each, 20c; dozen, ^2.00; 100, ^14.00. Double Hollyhocks, Mixed Colors, strong roots, each, 15c; dozen, ^1.50; 100, ^10.00. Single Hollyhocks—The "old-fashioned Holly- hocks," much improved in size, and purity of color. All colors mixed, strong field-grown roots, each, 15c; dozen, ^1.50; 100, ^10.00. IBERIS (Candytuft) Sempervirens—8 to 10 inches. A low-growing plant with evergreen foliage, completely covered in spring with clusters of pure white flowers. Especially valuable for borders and rock gardens. Gibraltarica—10 to 12 inches. In several respects, an improvement upon Sempervirens, with a larg- er head of bloom and the individual flowers larg- er than those of Sempervirens. Snowflake—8 to 10 inches. A greatly improved variety. Its pure white flowers are larger than other varieties and appear in lavish masses dur- ing May and June. IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS (Iris Kaempferi) These diff^er from the commonly grown, and better known, German Irises off^ered below in that they carry their flowers on top of their stately stems. The individual flowers are of truly enor- mous size (6 to 8 inches in diameter) and of the most gorgeous and richly varied colors imagin- able. Blooming season, June-July. Double White (Gold Bound)—Six large, milk-white petals, deep yellow at base.
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GERMAN IRIS Peacock—Nine large, overlapping petals; violet purple, veined with white. Pyramid—Nine large petals, indigo blue, veined with white. Stella—Three violet petals, veined white. Strong roots, each, 40c; dozen, ^.00; 100, ^30.00. IRIS PUMILA HYBRIDS Of the same general physical make-up as the German (Liberty) Iris, but of rather compact growth and among the very first to bloom. With us, they have graced the rock garden—together with Grape Hyacinths and Snowdrops—fully 5 weeks ahead of the other Iris. The following Hybrids were produced by Dr. Van Fleet, the celebrated plant hybridizer. They are very strong growers (8 inches) and bloom very freely. Canary Bird—Produces, as do all these Hy- brids, an almost solid mass of color, the flowers of this variety being a bright canary yellow. Sea Gull—The flowers are the same gray, but not a cold gray, that one sees frequently in a winter sky. It is also the color of the plumage of a sea gull. Gold Finch—Creamy-white with a very faint bluish cast. Blue Jay—Produces flowers of a cheerful bright blue which, contrasted with the lighter colored blooms of the other three sorts, give a most striking and beautiful effect. Each, 30c; dozen, ^3.00. Iris Pumila, Mixed—The colors range through the various shades of blue and yellow. Many show bloom early in May. Each, 20c; dozen, ^2.00. GERMAN OR LIBERTY IRIS (Iris Germanica or Fleur de Lis) A Cultural Hint—Most planters set Iris roots too deeply. They should be so placed that the neck of the root is just level with the surface of the ground. The upright petals are termed "stands," the drooping ones, "falls." VARIETIES OF UNUSUAL MERIT Florentina Alba (Silver Queen)—Stands and falls porcelain, shading to pure white; flowers large; blooms very early; fragrant. Iris King—Stands, clear lemon-yellow; falls, rich maroon, bordered with yellow. Flowers very large and exceedingly brilliant in color. Pallida Dalmatica (True)—Stands, tender lavender; falls, deeper lavender with shadings of soft blue. Flow- ers very large and fragrant. Tall habit. Purple Queen (Florentine Blue) — Stands and falls, rich violet-purple. Flowers very large, the earliest of all. Each, 25c; dozen, ^2.50. STANDARD SORTS Abd-El-Kadir (Victoria)—Stands, smoked-yellow; falls, yellow, veined purple-plum. Brooklyn—Stands, porcelain; falls, light blue, veined with russet shading to light blue. Chas. Dickens (Orova)—Stands, light violet; falls, indigo with white at base. 23 open

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