COLE'S CMOlCe NOVELTIES. 



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+ Verbena Hybrida £oii?paGta.+ 



(TOM THUMB VERBENA.) 



A new and fine strain. The plants spread so 

 as to form almost circular bushes of about two 

 feet in diameter, throwing up in a singularly 

 compact manner, on stiff and erect stems, a 

 great number of flowers, which are elegantly 

 carried above the dark green foliage. The indi- 

 vidual flowers are large and well formed. The 

 mixture contains a great variety of color. 

 Per pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts. 



TOM THUMB VERBENA. 



TOM THUJVIB ZINNIA. 



, These Dwarf Double Zinnias produce 

 compact dwarf bushes, varying from six to 

 twelve inches in height, and from six to four- 

 teen inches in diameter, coming mostly true 

 from seed. The little plants are covered with 

 he handsome double flowers, of many bright 

 and rich colors. Such dwarf and compact plants 

 attract great attention when grown in beds or 

 borders. Plants are very free flowering and 

 continue in bloom till destroyed by frost. 

 Per pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 







CURLBD and CRBSTBU ZINNIJIS. 



These new, odd and charming Curled and Crested Zinnias, are of perfect form, large, round, 

 full and double, the petals being twisted, curled and crested into the most fantastic and graceful 

 forms, rendering them entirely free from stiffness characteristic of this family. The plants form 

 compact bushes about two feet high by two feet through, and bear well above the foliage an abun- 

 dance of large and double flowers. Their early, prolific and long continued bloom and variety of 

 colors will render Curled and Crested Zinnias a popular garden favorite. 



Per pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



CENTROSEMA GRANDIFLORA. 



(BUTTERFLY PEA.) 



The discoverer; Mr. William F. Bassett, of New Jersey, says of it: " It is a perfectly hardy vine 

 of rare and exquisite beauty, which, from seed sown in April, even in poor soil, will thrive from 

 early July until cut down by frost, and produce large clusters of inverted pea-shaped flowers 

 delightfully fragrant, one to two inches in diameter and ranging in color from rosy violet to reddish 

 purple, with bright feathered markings through the center. The large buds and back of flower are 

 pure white, maRing it appear as if one plant bore many different colored flowers. It is we^ll adapted 

 for every purpose desired for a climber, running six to eight feet in one season. 



Per pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



