COLE'S FLOWER SEEDS. 



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LINUM (Flowering Flax.) 



The abundance and beauty of its flowe-»s, their 

 ;rich color, and blooming all through tiie sum- 

 mer renders this a fine plant for the garden. As 

 bedding plants they are extremely beautiful. 

 Hardy annuals. 



Per pkt. 



Grandiflorum Cocciueum. Beautiful saucer- 

 shaped flowers of a rich, brilliant scarlet, 

 with dark-black center; 1 ft 4 



LARKSPUR (Delphinum.) 



Plants of great beauty, richness and endless 

 variety of colors, with great duration and pro- 

 fusion of bloom, and when planted in beds, 

 masses of ribbons are strikingly eifective; few 

 plants are so useful for their decorative qual- 

 ities, either in the garden or when cut for bou- 



•quets, etc. Hardy annuals. 



Dwarf Kocket. {Double Hyacinth-flowered.) 

 Mixed colors; 1 ft 4 



Imperial. {Emperor Larkspur.) A profuse 

 bloomer, a single plant often producing 100 

 close, erect spikes of flowers; mixed colors. 4 



Tine Mixed; many varieties and colors 5 



LOBELIA. 



A very beautiful class of mostly dwarf grow- 

 ing plants. Their delicate, drooping habit, and 

 the profusion of their charming little flowers 

 render them exceedingly fine for vases, baskets, 



bedding or edgings. Hardy annuals. 



Tine Mixed, all varieties mixed; 6 in 5 



■Crystal Palace Compacta. Blue, the best bed- 

 ding variety; 6 in 5 



MARIGOLD (Tagetes.) 



A free-flowering plant of easy culture, with 

 double flowers, of rich and beautiful colors, pro- 

 •ducing a splendid effect, whether planted in beds 

 or borders; and continuing in beauty until de- 

 stroyed by frost. Half-hardy annuals. 



JEl Dorado. This is the finest type of this 

 showy flower, many single plants having 

 from 75 to 100 flowers in full bloom at one 



time 5 



African Mixed. Best double colors ; 2 f t 4 



Dwarf Trench. Finest double mixed; 1 ft — 4 



MATRICARIA (Feverfew.) 



Extremely beautiful plants, with handsome 

 light green, l^ciniated foliage. Grows freely in 

 any garden soil and bears numerous, perfectly 

 •double, pure white flowers, one inch in diameter, 

 and resembling Anemone-flowered Asters. 

 Hofrdy annuals. 



Tximia Grandiflora. Fine for bouquets; 15 in. 5 

 MARVEL OF PERU (Mirabilis Jalapa.) 



The well-known Four O'clock. A handsome, 

 free-flowering garden favorite; blooming the 

 first season from seed; the flowers, which are 

 produced in clusters, open in the afternoon and 

 wither the next morning. Hardy annual. 



mixed. Beautiful colors; 2 ft 4 



Tariegated Dwarf. Leaves light green, 



marbled with yellow ; 1 f t 5 



MIMULUS (Monkey Flower.) 



Among the gayest ornaments for flower gar- 

 dens, hanging baskets, and for culture in the 

 house, not many plants will give more satisfac- 

 tion. The seed is very fine and care must be 

 taken in sowing, shading and supplying mois- 

 ture till well rooted. Half hardy perennials. 



Tigrinns. Finest hybrid mixed; 9 in 10 



Moschatns. {Musk Plant.) This fragrant and 



favorite little plant is much adnaired 



on account of the musky odor of the plant. 



Fine for pots ; 6 in 10 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



Profuse flowering dwarf trailing plants ol 

 great beauty, blooming the whole summer, 

 thriving best in a dry, loamy, or sandy soil, re- 

 quiring a warm, sunny situation; fine for beds, 

 edgings, rock work, etc. Half hardy annuals. 



Per pkt. 



Crystallinum. {Ice Plant.) Flowers white; 

 prized for its singular icy foliage 5 



MIGNONETTE (Reseda Odorata). 



This fragrant little plant is probably the most 

 popular annual grown. If the plants are thinned 

 out they will grow stronger and produce larger 

 spikes of flowers; fine for pot or garden culture, 

 and can be had during the whole year by sow- 

 ing at intervals. Hardy annuals. 



Machet. The plants are dwarf, of vigorous 

 pyramidal growth ; they throw up numerous 



stout flower stalks, bearing massive spikes 

 of red flowers 5 



Sweet-Scented. (Odorata.) The old variety, 

 very fragrant; 1 ft. Per oz. 15 cts 4 



Miles Hybrid Spiral. This Mignonette is far 

 superior to other sorts in cultivation; with 

 spikes often 8 to 14 inches in length 5 



Golden Queen. The flowers are golden yel- 

 low and powerfully fragrant 5 



MIMOSA. (Sensitive Plant.) 



Grown as a curiosity, being so sensitive that 

 the leaves curl up by being slightly touched or 

 shaken. Suitable for growing in pots, or in the 

 open border. Tender annual. 

 Pudica; 18 in. .. , 4 



NASTURTIUM DWARF. 



(Tropceolum Minor.) 



Very desirable free-flowering annuals. They 

 are among the most useful for bedding, massing, 

 or ribboning; thevareof compact, dwarf growth, 

 nrofusely covered with their extremely rich and 

 brilliant flowers of all colors, blooming in suc- 

 cession all through the season; they should be 

 grown in rather poor soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



King of Tom Thumbs. Deep scarlet blossoms, 

 bluish green foliage; 1 ft 5 



King Theodore. Dark green foliage, flowers 

 almost black; 1 ft 5 



Pearl. Pearl white, very choice; 1 ft 5 



Mixed Varieties ... 5 



NEMOPHILA. (Love Grove.) 



Of neat, compact habit; blooming freely all 

 summer if planted in a rather cool, shaded place, 

 and in not too rich a soil; hardy annuals; Ifoot. 

 Mixed. All varieties and all colors 4 



OXALIS. 



A splendid class of plants, with richly colored 

 flowers and dark foliage; suitable for borders, 

 rock-work, hanging-baskets, etc. Particularly 

 adapted for the parlor, where they bloom in mid- 

 winter. Half-hardy annuals. 



Rosea. A neat plant, with rose-colored flow- 

 ers; blooms abundantly; 9 in 5 



Tropseloides. A splendid plant for edging or bor- 

 ders. It only grows four inches high, with 

 neat, beautiful brown leaves, and bright 

 yellow flowesr f 



