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COLE*S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



VERBENA. 



A well-known favorite, 

 and is valuable for bed- 

 ding on account of their 

 low trailing habit, and 

 the dazzling brilliancy 

 :^^!K^m their beautiful flow- 

 ^^ml^^ ers; blooms freely the 

 first season from seed, 

 and are more healthy 

 and make larger and 

 hardier plants than if 

 grown from cuttings; re- 

 quires a very rich, mel- 

 low soil. The seeds 

 sprout very unevenly, 

 and some will not be 

 started at the time 

 others must be removed, 

 hence the soil should be 

 disturbed as little as 

 possible. Half-hardy per- 



VERBENA HYBRIDA. enUialS. 



Hybrida Compacta, See Novelties 10 



New Mammoth. See Novelties 15 



New Ijtalian Striped. Brilliant colors, striped 

 carnation-like on vaiious colored grounds, 



best mixed.- 10 



Alba. Pure white; a desirable variety for 



florists for the cemetery 10 



Extra Choice Mixed. Saved from large named 

 varieties of the richest and most brilliant 



colors 10 



Fine Mixed 5 



ZINNIA (Youth and Old Age) 



Plants of great beauty, of branching habit, and 

 splendid brilliant colored double flowers, rival- 

 ing in beauty and form double Dahlias. Bloom 

 in great profusion and with increased splendor 

 from June until cut otf by frost; begins to bloom 

 when quite small. Easy of culture: thrives in 

 any good soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



Double Choice Mixed. Finest large flowering 

 varieties, 2 ft 5 



Double White, comes true from seed, perfect 

 in shape 5 



Striped Zebra. Double flowers, distinctly 

 striped, of perfect shapp. The largest per 

 cent are striped, the self colored are also 

 fine; best mixed 5 



A WILD FLOWER GARDEN. 

 (Choice Mixed Hardy Flowers.) 



The introduction of these has proved a most 

 marked success, and becoming more popular 

 every year. The "Wild Garden," for its unusual 

 and varied effects, cheapness, and the small 

 amount of labor necessary for its construction, 

 has no rival. The "Wild Garden Seeds" are a 

 mixture of the different hardy flowers, thus en- 

 suring, on account of the di>ferent seasons of 

 bloom, something new almost every day. Per 

 pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Ornamental Gra33e3. 



Some of the ornamental grasses are indispensable, and should be grown by all who cultivate the 

 Everlastings for winter ornaments. The light, feathery and beautiful gossamer appearance of some 

 of the varieties make them very desirable for companionship with the stiflfer flowers of the Ever- 

 lastings, and they produce a beautiful and pleasing contrast when Interspersed with flowering plants 

 and to use for summer bouquets. Grasses require to be cut when they are green, before commenc- 

 ing to turn yellow, and strong looking in appearance. Tie in small bunches and dry the same as 

 Everlastings. 



All varieties 5 cents per packet. 



Agrostis Nebulo- 



sa. The most 

 elegant of all; 

 line and feath- 

 ery, very deli- 

 cate; cannot be 

 surpassed; 10 

 in. ; h. a 

 Agrostis Pulchel- 

 la. Very grace- 

 ful an d deli- 

 cate; fine for 

 borders and 

 edgings; 12 in.; 

 h. a. 



Briza Maxima {Qwjkinij Grass.) An elegant 

 Shaking grass; a most beautiful variety, use- 

 ful in bouquets. Large racemes or beautiful 

 rattles; 1 ft. ; h. a. 



Eulalia Japonica. A most magnificent Grass, 

 exceedingly graceful, with long, narrow leaves, 

 striped with white and green. A single plant 

 often makes 30 elegant recurved flower spikes 

 of a light violet color, resembling curled 

 Ostrich plumes. Beautiful for vases and 

 bouquets. Plant entirely hardy, of easy cul- 

 ture; 6ft.; h. p. 



BUIZA MAXIMA. 



Erianthus Ravennae. Extremely elegant, like the 



Pampas Grass, which it resembles in appear- 

 ance and habit of growth, but it is more hardy ; 

 its noble plumes of silvery flowers are puie 

 and white and most decidedly beautiful; 

 blooms the second season; 7 ft.; h. p. 



Gynerium Argenteum. (Pampas Grass.) This is 

 the most ornamental, stately-growing and 

 profusely flowering Grass known. Bearing 

 large feathery-like plumes 18 to 24 inches long, 

 of silvery white and silky color. In northern 

 latitudes it should be protected in winter; 6 

 ft.; hh. p. 



lagurus Ovatus. (Hare's Tail Grass.) A dwarf, 

 very pretty variety, with small, silky-white 

 plumes; 1 ft.; h. a. 



Pennisetum Longistylum. A very graceful Grass, 

 with heads c f featkiory flowers presenting a 

 beautiful appearance; 18 inches; h. a. 



Tricholaena Rosa. A liandsome rose-tinted Grass; 

 2 ft.: h. p. 



MIXED ANNUAL VARIETIES of Ornamental 



Grasses. All our customers should at least 

 have a packet of this mixture— It Is prepared 

 by ourselves and contains seed of all the anyiual 

 varieties named above and many others, thus fur- 

 nishing ample material for home decoration 

 in winter. Per pkt. 10 cts. 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



